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I THE LAST OF THE CHILDREN.…

I COLLEGE OF VIOLINISTS, LONDON.I

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Llanelly Choir and the Kaiser.

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Llanelly Choir and the Kaiser. The revived interest in the ex- Kaiser makes it worth while per- haps, recalling the account given by Mr. Llewelyn Williams of the visit of the Llanelly Choir to Windsor Castle in November, 1907, when they sang before Wilhelm and other not- able people. King Edward, who had commanded Mr Williams' attendance (he being then member for Llanelly) at once called upon him and said: "Let me present you to the German Emperor." The Kaiser shook him heartily by the hand and said "What beautiful voices your choir baTe, adding that he was pleased to see in the programme a hymn tune com- posed by his grandfather. "Your Welsh hymn tunes are very much like our German tunes," the Kaiser added, "but as you know in Germany we go in for male choirs rather than mixed. choirs." Mr. Williams said that the Kaiser spoke English with a strong German accent—so different from the Empress,—a charming, gracious woman who spoke English like a native. "The Kaiser," con- cluded Mr. Williams, "is a much more insignificant fellow when tou get near him, than you would judge from his photographs, because he has such a low forehead."

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