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Show BIRTHDAY OP TIE Helena's Children Give1 to Poor Instead of Buying Buy-ing Gifts for Her Rome, Jan. 3. Following the desires de-sires expressed by Queen Helena, the ! anniversary of. her birth, which was observed here today, was not attend-. ed by any of the usual festivities. Her j majesty Is reported to have said that this vear she wished to celebrate the j dav bv working doubly hard for the Calabrian and Sicilian earthquake survivors sur-vivors whose sufferings she cannot drive from her mind. Her two daughters, daugh-ters, Princess Yolanda and Princess 11a-fald'a, 11a-fald'a, respectively 7 and 6 years old, instead of buying birthday presents for their mothor, turned over the contents con-tents of their money boxes to tne relief re-lief fund. The little crown prince, who is four years eld, not wishing to be outdone bv his sisters, parted with what had been his greatest delight, a complete company of tin soldiers of which he is the commander. He took his toys to his mother, saying. "This Is all I have; please send them to the poor children." The news that the Duke or Con-naught Con-naught Is to arrive here Sunday has produced great satisractlon and is regarded re-garded as a fresh demonstration of the svmpathy of Great Britain in the earthquake disaster. British Ehlps rendered great help in the southern provinces during the first days of the relief work. |