| Excelsior 06 juillet 1924 |
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01 - AN OFFICIAL LUNCH OFFERED YESTERDAY AT THE ÉLYSÉE IN HONOR OF THE STAY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES MR. PIERRE DE FOUQUIÈRES RECEIVES THE PRINCE ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE ELYSÉE The President of the Republic hosted a lunch yesterday at the Elysée in honor of the Prince of Wales, who arrived the day before in Paris where he is on an official stay. The prince was accompanied by his brother Prince Henry. This lunch was attended, in particular, by Mr. and Mrs. Herriot, the Minister of War and Mrs. Nollet, the English Ambassador, etc. 02 - THE ROME GRAND PRIZE FOR MUSIC WAS AWARDED YESTERDAY TO M. DUSSAUT BY THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS The jury of the Academy of Fine Arts, after hearing the scores admitted to competition, awarded, yesterday afternoon, the Grand Prix de Rome for music to Mr. Dussaut, a student of Mr. Widor, for his cantata “Les Lovers of Verona.” The first second grand prize was awarded to M. E. Gaujac, student of M. P. Vidal 03 - THE FRENCH BOROTRA AND THE ENGLISH MISS MAC KANE WINNERS OF THE WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP As we published yesterday, Miss Mac Kane, by beating Miss Helen Wills in three sets, was declared winner of the tennis tournament (ladies' singles) at Wimbledon. Yesterday. the final (men's singles) pitted our two compatriots, Borotra and Lacoste. Borotra, repeating his success in the French championship, defeated Lacoste in five sets. 04 - THE BEAUTIFUL HORSES OF FRANCE AT THE CHAMP-DE-MARS Yesterday morning, at the Champ-de-Mars, in front of the Military School, the prize-winning animals Thursday in the general horse competition were presented to the public. Mr. Doumergue attended the presentation of the purebred Arabians, the golden chestnuts, the Ardennes, the Nivernais, the Percherons, the roans which followed one another without interruption. 05 - THE SEVENTH STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE: LUCHON-PERPIGNAN BOTTECCHIA, THYS AND ALANCOURT AT THE COL DE PUYMORENS Perpignan, Montpellier, Nimes, Mediterranean, Salon, Toulon, THE COURSE OF THE EIGHTH STAGE, PERPIGNAN TOULON (427 KILOMETERS) This morning, at 2 a.m., the start of the eighth stage of the Tour de France was given in Perpignan. The route to Toulon, despite its 127 kilometers, does not involve any difficulty and only becomes really difficult at the end, around Aubagne, where some serious climbs rise to the last foothills of the Alpe. But there is the Crau to cross and, as long as the sun shines, it will be torture for the runners. Will Buysse stand out from the crowd, like last year? 06 - INDEPENDENCE DAY IN CHERBOURG LEPITTSBURG" PAVOISE THE CONCERT ON BOARD Independence Day was celebrated in Cherbourg where American and French ships in the harbor displayed the large bulwarks. In the evening, aboard the American battleship Pittsburg, a big party was given, during which a concert and a ball took place to which the city's personalities were invited. (Photo Havet.) 08 - BURGLARS INJURE TWO GENDARMES 1-2. M GAGNANT AND HIS THIEVES; 3-4. AGENTS BRABANT AND GUIRAUD Burglars tried to rob Ms. Gagnant's apartment in Aulnay-sous-Bois yesterday afternoon. Surprised, the burglars fled, shooting into the crowd. Only two of them were apprehended. During the arrest, Brigadier Brabant and Officer Guiraud were seriously injured. |
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