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Show LONDON. Dec. 23. William Hohen-j Hohen-j zollern has arranged for himself a Christmas celebration after the traditional tra-ditional German style, as far as the 1 circuinstancos will permit, according to a dispatch to tho Daily Express I from Amsterdam today. The arrange -i ments, by the ex-emperor's insistence, !t will include elaborate religious cereal cere-al t monies on Christmas Eve The idea ; ! of using the village cbnpel for these, ! 4 however, has proved impracticable for various reasons, one of them being the fear of possible hostile demonstra- Hons. The services accordingly will be held in tho drawing room of the ,: Amerongen castlo which will be converted con-verted into a chapel, j Tho ex-emperor desired td have the j court chaplain, Dr. Ernst von Dryen-x Dryen-x der, come from Berlin to preach' the sermon at the Christmas 'Eve cero- inony, but the Berlin government, says I j the dispatch, has refused permission for the chaplain lo'go to Holland. The j service consequently wilLbe conducted i -j by a German missionary? from Zeyst; ! near Amerongen, but Herf Hohenzol- lern himself will deliver the sermon i Many friends of Count von Bentinck, jl the former c;nperor's host, have been f ; asked to attend the service, tho mos- : aage adds, but have refused, Tho for-l for-l mer emperor's audience, therefore, will consist of Count von Bentinck and " his family, the ex -emperor's suite and 1 the servants of the castle. ', Christmas trees will be provided, as ! usual for the celebration. Herr Ho-lienzollcrn Ho-lienzollcrn cut those down himself with the help of two men of the estate- in ihe Ainerohgen pine woods, g 1'hp trees are being decorated and j loadod with gifts. . Jc..r '-" |