The Times Information Service Today's events Royal engagements The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh begin thc day visiting Berwickshire at Fairbairn Court, Grecnlaw, 10.45. Queen Elizabeth The Quecn Mother, patron of International Students Trust, attends a garden party at Park Crescent Gardens, London, 4.00. ThC Prince of Wales, President, The Prince's Trust. accompanied by Thc Princess of Wales attends a concert given by Neil Diamond, in aid of the trust, at the National Exhibition Centre, Solihull, 7.55. Princess Anne opens ACT International, Southfield Industrial Estate, 10.00: and later, opens the Third Twin Town Olympiad. Warout Stadium. 11.05, as part of her visit to Glenrothes. In the evening as president of the Savc the Childrcn Fund she attends a Son et Lumiere at Hampton Court Palace, 8.00. Princess Alice. Duchcss of Gloucester, attends a servicc of thanksgiving to mark thc 40th anniversary of the Incorporation of the Thistle Foundation. at Robin Chapel, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, 2.28. The Dukc of Glouccstcr visits the Royal Agricultural Society of England Show, Stonelcigh, War- wickshire, 10.30. New exhibitions Recent paintings by Maurice Cockrill. Edward Totah Gallery. 13 Old Burlington St. WIt: Mon 2 to 6, Tucs to Fri II to 6. Sat 10.30 to I (ends Julv 31). Works by Lucie Ric and Hans Coper, Fischcr Fine Art, 30 King St, St James's, SWI. Mon to Fri 10 to 5.30 (ends Aug 3). Recent paintings by Nicholas Hclv Hutchinson: 4 Montpclier St, SW7; Mon to Fri 10 to 5.30. Sat 10 to I (ends July 26). Curiouser and Curiouser: photo- graphs bv Martin Proctor; Bhow- nagree Gallery. Commonwealth Institute. Kensington High St. W8: Mon to Sat 10 to 5.30. Sun 2 to 5 (ends J uly 29). Lecture The Place of Sovereignty in an Intcrdependent World by Edward Heath, MP. at thc Royal Society of Arts. 7.00. Wimbledon Today's order of play (2.0) Centre Court: Miss H Mandlikova (Cz) v Mrs J Mi Lloyd (US); Miss M Navratilova (US) v Miss K Jordan (US). P Fleming and J P McEnroe (US) v S Mayer and F Taygan (USI. Court One: P Cash (Aus) ind P McNamee (Aus) v M R Edmondson (Aus) and S E Stewart (US); K Curren (SA) and Miss A Temesvari (Hun) v M C Strode (US) and Miss R D Faibnk (SA); P Dooden (Aus) and M T Fancutt (Aus) v P Cash (AAus) and P Menanee (Aus) or M R Edmondson (Aus) end S E Stewart (US) _~~~~~~~~~ I Parliament today Commons (2.30): Dcbate on Opposition motion on NHS. Lords (3): Police and Criminal Evidence Bill, committec, third day. National Day Venezuela celebrates today the anniversary of its declaration of independence from Spain on July 5, Anniversaries Births: George Borrow; travellor and writcr, East Dcrchamrn Norfolk. 1803: Cecil Rhodes, Bishop's Stortford. Hcrtfordshirc. 1853: Jean Cocteau, poet, painter, film director. Maison's-Lafitte. France. 1889. Deaths: Sir Thomas Stamford Rames. founder of Singapore. London, 1826; Georges Bernanos' writer, author of The Diart oJ' a Colnro I'r iriest, Ncuilly-sur-Scinc, 1948: Walter Gropius, 'architect. Boston. 1969. Bond winner Thc . winning number of this month's ?250.000 Premium Bond prize is 15ZZ 050813.The winner lives in the London Borough of - Redhridgt- ..- -'' ' - - New books - paperback The Literary Editor's selection of interesting books published this week: Adam, One Aftemoon, Fables by Italo Calvino (Picador, ?2.50) Doctor Rat, novel by William Kotzwinkle (Black Swan, ?2.95) Teaching A Stone to Talk, Expeditions and Encounters, by Annie Dillard (Picador, ?2.50) The Illustrated Glasgow Glossary, by Albert Mackie (Allison & Busbie, ?2.50) The Middle Kingdom, Inside China Today, by Erwin Wickert (Pan, ?2.95) The Tree Where Man Was Born, by Peter Matthiessen (Picador, ?2.95) The Revolution of 1688 in England, by J R Jones (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ?5.95) The Years With Ross, by James Thurber (Hamish Hamilton. (4.95) Voltaire in Love, by Nancy Mitford (Hamish Hamilton, ?4.95) Where did the Forties Go? 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