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Wll1-■■I.■Mil—I. OUR LONDON…
Wll 1- ■ I. ■Mil —I. OUR LONDON LETTER. fFrom Our London Correspondent.) Several minor alterations are in progress in the guests' apartments at Windsor Castle, the orders for which were given by the King before he went abroad. The work includes the addi- tion of a bath-room for every bedroom intended for the occupation of guests staying at the castle, but for the carrying out of these improve- ments one of the long rooms, known as t,- tapestry room, has had to be sacrificed. Shore is a rumour that King Edward will early in the autumn pay a visit to Hungary as the guest of Count and Countess Festetics, ad should the news be true it will give great satisfaction to the Hungarians, who have a warm place in their hearts for the English, and have not forgotten that it was this land that sheltered th&ir exiled patriot, Louis Kossuth, after his defeat in the War of Independence. His Majesty will find good sport on the estates of the count, which are some of the best in the country. The Countess festetics, who is an Englishwoman, a t-ister of the late Duke of Hamilton, is well known in London society, and last summer was present at the wedding of her niece, Lady Mary Hamilton, to the Marquis of Graham. The Crown Princess of Roumania and the Crown Prinse are to be the guests of King Edward and Queen Alexandra during several weeks of the London season, and will be present with their Majesties at Ascot races. The Prin- cess. who was Princess Marie of Edinburgh, is the eldest daughter of the late Duke of Coburg and of the Duchess Marie, and is one of the mast gifted of King Edward's nieces. She was little more than a child when she was married to the heir of the Roumanian throne, fche is frequently to be seen walking in Bucharest with one or more of her beautiful children, and while the exhibition was open there last summer, she roamed through the courts with her little girls like ordinary tourists. The Princess is greatly beloved in her husband's country, and spends most of the summer at a charming country seat at Sinaia, on the borders of Roumania and Hungary, where King Charles and Queen Carmen Sylva have their summer palace. Two years ago the Princess visited England, and lived during a part of the summer, with her children, in a little villa at Cowes. For some weeks past a statement has been going round that the Emperor of Germany would visit Cowes at the close of his cruise in northern waters on board the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern. Notice has now been taken in official quarters of these reports, which are de- clared to be without foundation, since nothing of them is known in competent quarters. This, it is stated, must not, however, be held to dis- pose of the matter, as the Emperor dislikes exceedingly his plans becoming known, and denials have been forthcoming before now con- cerning royal arrangements which have after- wards been carried out. It is quite possible that his Majesty, when coming south from Nor- wegian wateis, may prolong his trip to Cowes, especially as English yachting possesses a great attraction for him. It has been decided to launch the King's new yacht, which is to be named the Alexandra, at Glasgow on April 30. The late Queen Victoria had three yachts of varying sizes, and used them all more or less frequently. One of them has already been replaced by the Victoria and Albert, which, though meeting with bad luck soon after her completion, eventually proved a great success. It is necessary, however, that there should be a smaller yacht in addition to the large one. The hull of the Osborne, after some 30 years of service, was found to be very defective, and her general use for sea voyages would be undesirable should his Majesty ren- quire to visit any port of his dominions or any harbour on the Continent which the Victoria and A Ibert cannot enter. So the Alexandra is intended to replace the Osborne. She is a vessel of 285ft. long by 40ft. broad and is 2,Coo tons gross. Three Parsons turbines will be the propelling power, each of these turbines driving separate shafts, and the speed capacity will be 17 knots. Shorter by 137ft. than the Victoria and Albert, and of less than half the tonnage of the former, the new vessel is intended only for the Royal Family and their immediate attendants, and will be used primarily for short cruises and for visiting har- bours where the draught of water is limited. The new yacht is a most elegantly appointed vessel, her fittings and handsome decorations making her, in this respect, quite the first craft afloat. The Queen's drawing room and the smoke room are on the upper deck aft, and the whole of the decorated work, furniture, &c., will, as far as possible, be made in Scotland. There has for a long time been talk of a Tea House in Hyde-park, and Mr. Lewis Har- court has now indicated the site of the one which he proposes to erect at a cost of £ 3,000. It is to stand near the Ranger's House and the superintendent's office, will be about a quarter of a mile from the Marble Arch and 700 yards from the old Reformers' Tree. The scheme will shortly be laid before Parliament, and as soon as the necessary assent is given the First Com- missioner will order the plans to be prepared by the Office of Works. Nothing further will be done during the London season, but in the autumn operations will commence, and it is hoped that the Tea House will be ready for use next spring. It will be couch etsd on thoroughly democratic lines; and while refreshments of every reasonable kind will be procurable, al- coholic drinks will be absolutely forbidden. With the revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas at the Savoy Theatre everyone hoped for ^another chance of witnessing The Mikado," which by general consent is the prettiest and most tuneful of the works. But it would seem that we are doomed to disappoint- ment. Mrs. D'Oyly Carte had intended that "Patience" should be followed 'by "The Mikado," but now the intimation is made that, owing to representations which have I- euii made to her, she has decided not to produce the opera. What the representations were has rot been" stated, and much curiosity has been aroused by the announcement, but it is generally urderstood that, although the Japanese Em- bassy made no move in the matter, the decision not to give the work is the result of abint from a very high quarter that its revival at the pre- sent time Ü., undesirable from an international point of vi,)w while it is possible that it might wound the susceptibilities of the subjects of the Mikado. The last revival of the opera at the Savoy took place ten years ago, when the thou- sandth presentation on the stage was celebrated. The marriage of Miss Edna May to Mr. Oscar Lewisohn, the son of the American copper king, is arranged to take place in June, but, much to the disappointmont of those ladies who delight in going to see weddings, the exact date and place will be kept a secret, so as to avoid any public demonstration. Meanwhile Miss May will continue to appear in Nelly Neil" at the Aldwych, but at the close of this piece she will retire from the stage. She intends, however, to make her home in England, and she will continue to take an interest in those charitable institu- tions connected with the theatrical profession which for many years have received her prac- tical support. A rumour has been current that Miss Jane May, Edna s sister, is to marry Mr. David Sassoon, a member of the celebrated and immensely rich Jewish family, but this story turns out to be unfounded. Miss May knows Mr. David Sassoon as a friend, and she is not engaged to anyone. S. J.
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ANOTHER POLICE BLUNDER. I
ANOTHER POLICE BLUNDER. I An alleged police blunder came before Mr. Kennedy, the magistrate at the Marlborough- street Police-court, when Mrs .Lily Ives, an engineer's wife, was charged with disorderly behaviour in Piccadilly-circus. A policeman said that he saw Mrs. Ives speak to a man, and he arrested her. Mrs. Ives declared that she spoke to no one, and that she was waiting for her husband, whom she had missed at Charing-eross. She went to the Cafe Monico, expecting to meet him there, but did not find him, and she was walking up and down waiting for him when a policeman seized her by the arm and took her to the station. She declared that a few minutes before this two intoxicated men lurched against her, but she did not hear them speak to her. Mr. Sidney Pare Ives, who said he was an electrical engineer attached to the Woolwich Borough Council, corroborated his wife's. story, and Mr. Kennedy discharged her, expressing his regret that she had been troubled by appear- ing at the court.
LOVERS' MEETING PLACE. I
LOVERS' MEETING PLACE. I The use of the church door as a lover's meet- ing-place, common in most small towns, has become so marked at Cuckfield (Sussex) parish church that Mr. Lewin, one of the sidesmen, made it a subject of complaint on behalf of elderly parishioners at the Easter vestry meet- ing. The young women duly attend evening service, he said, but the lads, absenting them- selves, assemble around the door just before the Benediction. "Puffing their cigarettes, thev intently scrutinise the departing congre- gation to pick out their sweethearts, and the laughing and chatting which ensue when the lovers meet betoken scant reverence for the sacred place." They obstruct the pathway, making it difficult for the congregation to dis- perse. Appeals having been useless, the police have been asked to stop the nuisance."
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STABBED WITH A PAPER KNIFE.…
STABBED WITH A PAPER KNIFE. I At Eastbourne Percy James Funnell, alias Joe Jones, 34, an Islington man, was commit- ted for trial on a charge of attempting to mur- der Mrs. Viola. Accused had lodged at her house, but, it appeared from the evidence, left in consequence of a quarrel. On February 25 Mrs. Viola received a letter from Funnell making an appointment at the Cosmopolite Arms beerhouse. She kept the appointment. When they were alone in the bar accused said, Have you done going out with me?" and witness replied "Yes." He said, "I never loved a woman as I loved you." Then, taking a large paper-knife from his coat, he stabbed her three times in the back. Dr. Colgate said that when prisoner and Mrs. Viola were admitted into the hospital Funnell was suffering from four wounds, presumably self-inflicted, in the chest, and there were two wounds in the abdomen.
THE LANCE, TON "TILIA" BISCUITS.…
THE LANCE, TON "TILIA" BISCUITS. I We congratulate ourselves on being the first to record the great food value of Peek, Frean's "Tilia" preparations. The Lancet has since devoted over half-a-column to an elaborate analysis of Tilia Powder, Cocoa, and Biscuits, and its eulogistic re- port is highly flattering to our premier biscuit people. It says A biscuit prepared without I Ti' ia but with the same flour, showed on analysis 8.80 per cent. of protein, so that in the 'Tilia' biscuit the protein is increased by nearly 300 per cent." This is proof positive of the phenomenal amount of nourishment contained in Tilia biscuits.
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In view of the uncertainty regarding the Kaiser's plans for the summer, some interest attaches to the announcement made that the alterations to the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern are complete, aiyi that the vessel will this year go for a Northern cruise, and afterwards attend Cowes Regatta. All that has hitherto been re- ported of the Emperor's intentions is the rumour that he will meet the Emperor Francis Joseph at Teschen in May, and will visit Copen-, hagen at the beginning of July.
DEATH OF MR. T. BEECHAM.
DEATH OF MR. T. BEECHAM. Mr. Thomas Beecham, the founder of the famous pill-manufacturing firm, died on Satur- day at Southport. Mr. Beecham had been ill a fortnight, but nothing serious was anticipated until two or three hours before his death. He was eighty-six years of age. Mr. Thomas Beecham had control of his great business at St. Helens until about thirteen years ago, when he relinquished it to his son, Mr. Joseph Beecham, who has since had the entire manage- ment. He leaves two sons—Alderman Joseph Beecham, who was Mayor of St. Helena a few years ago, and Dr. W. Beecham, of London. The world-wide renown of Beecham'e pills sprang from very small beginnings. A native of Oxfordshire, Mr. Thomas Beecham as a youth went to Wigan. Then about fifty years ago he commenced at St. Helens, Lancashire, the manufacture and sale of Beeeham's pilLs. At first the business was on a very small scale, Mr. Beecham selling pills from a stall in the market-place. The stall consisted of a fish-tub and his tray was part of a door. It might be said that he made his fortune out of a phrase. One day he was standing at a street corner in St. Helens with a trayful of pills, when a woman came up to him and said the pills had done her so much good that they were worth a guinea a box." The phrase pleased Mr. Beecham, and he adopted it. But before this the demand for the pills had increased, and a small workshop was erected behind a house in Westfield-street, St. Helens, and there for some years the pills were made. Ultimately larger premises had to be taken, and finally the magnificent building which now exists was erected and equipped with the most perfect pill-making machinery in the world, the works being a model of arrangement. Twelve years ago, at a public gathering of journalists, Mr. Beecham stated that his firm spent P.100,000 a year on advertising. There are about 120 employees at the St. Helens factory, all of them men, and the majority life- long servants. The firm have depots estab- lished in the Far East, in New York, Mel- bourne, and on the 0ontinent. Recently one representative of the firm was taught Hindu- stani in order to conduct more efficiently the Indian trade.
-IRISH UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS.
IRISH UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS. There is stated to be not a word of truth in the statement published to the effect that the Government has abandoned the idea of intro- ducing an Irish university. Mr. Birrell, having telegraphed in answer to the question, that "the statement is wholly unauthorised and without foundation," further denied it in em- phatic terms on Saturday whilst receiving at Dublin Castle a deputation representing Queen's College, Galway, and the various public boards in the province of Connaught. Mr. Birrell said:- "T should like to say that I observe in the newspapers this morning a very definite and authoritative statement saying that his Majesty's Government had abandoned all pro- spect of legislation with regard to this Univer- sity question. There is not a word of truth in that statement. His Majesty's Government feels a greater interest in it rather than less, and our determination to deal with it at the first pos- sible moment remains unaltered and unaf- fected." Turning to the general question, Br. Birrell said that what he had learned in his present office had not in any way affected his previous feeling that it was a disgrace to the Govern- ment of the United Kingdom that it should so long have failed to deal with a question of such imperative importance,, and they would pro- ceed as quickly as they could to lay their pro- posals before Parliament.
LIVING BY ACCIDENTS. )
LIVING BY ACCIDENTS. ) A man who, it waa alleged, lias made his liv- ing for several years by having aeci-dents, was charged on Saturday at the Stratford Police- court with trying to obtain zC40 by false pre- tences from the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd. He was charged as Samuel Burton, of Albert-road, Ilford, but it was stated that he had also used the name of Bittan and several other addresses. Mr. Leycester, who prosecuted for the Ocean Corporation, said that he had been making claims for compensa- tion for accidents for several years against tradesmen and others. Mr. Leycester said that his practice appeared to be to walk about the streets looking for a rope stretched across the pavement, or a tar- paulin, or a defective mat or step. When he found what he wanted he fell over it and made a claim for compensation. He nearly always claimed for an injury to the right knee, and it was a fact that lie had an injured knee which could be made to appear much worse than it really was. It was stated that cases had been traced since 1903 in which he had received more than £ 200 in compensation for accidents, and several other cases were mentioned in which he had dropped his claims when the tradesmen or insurance companies resisted them. Several insurance in- spectors and other persons gave evidence con- cerning his claims and the payment of money to him, and he was remanded, hail being al- lowed in £ 25.
WOMEN'S EARS CUT OFF. I
WOMEN'S EARS CUT OFF. I The latest exploit of the hooligans of Mar- seilles has struck terror into the heart of every woman in that city. A few nights ago a woman on her way home was suddenly approached on the Quai du Vieux Port by a stranger and asked to hand over her gold earrings. She started back in alarm, and a minute later screamed and fell fainting to the pavement. When she was picked up by a policeman it was found that the lobe of her left ear had been cut off, and the earring with it. A lady wearing a pair of pearl earrings was accosted by a well-dressed man in a quiet street and asked to give up her earrings. She offered resistance and screamed. In an instant her left ear was cut entirely off, and the thief ran away with the ear. Another woman lost both ears. Quite a number of women have been simi- larly robbed during the past few days. Several ears have been found, and M. Cavial- ler, the Marseilles juge d'instruction, has had them preserved in alcohol. In one case the assailant has been captured, and is to be tried before the assizes at Aix, when the ear will be produced as evidence. One result of the crimes is that the women of Marseilles have now begun to discard earrings altogether.
MR. CARNEGIE'S GIFTS. I
MR. CARNEGIE'S GIFTS. I The Paris "Herald" publishes a dispatch from Pittsburg stating that Mr. Carnegie has given a sum of £ 800,000 in five per cent. bonds as an additional endowment to the Carnegie Institute, £ 200,000 in cash and £ 200.000 in bonds to the Carnegie Technical Schools. The trustees are instructed to purchase paint- ings of modern artists for the art galleries of I the institute. Mr. Carnegie says he wants works of the present. day which are likely to become I the old masters of the future. This gift doubles the institute's endowment, and makes a total ¡ of C4,720,000, which Mr. Carnegie has given to Pittsburg. The estimate of his benefactions for I all purposes is £ 30,000,000.
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Influenza has broken out in an epidemic form at Wr-abness, near Harwich. Most of the adults have been attacked, and as all the fichool teachers are confined to their rooms the schools have been closed. A bronze urn about two feet high, contain- ing burned bones, was unearthed at Oving- dean, Sussex. A local expert is said to com- pute the age of the urn as 1000 B.C. It was announced by the mayor at a meet- ing of Salisbury Town Council that a e.rl memorial to the victims of the American ¡' boat train disaster in July last will be placed in Salisbury Cathedral.
I THE KING AND QUEEN. ■■■—
I THE KING AND QUEEN. — I King Edward was given a hearty farewe-1 when he left Biarritz for Toulon at nine o'clock on Monday morning last. He was accompanied by Admiral Sir John Fisher and Sir Ernest Cassel. Many English visitors were at the railway station, wherb the Mayor and the Britsh Consul, Mr. Beilairs, were waiting to say farewell. His Majesty expressed the pleasure which his stay had afforded him. The King arrived at Toulon shortly after eleven o'clock at night. His special train pro- ceeded over the arsenal railway to the Missiessy quay, where his Majesty was received by the naval, military, and civil authorities, as well as the officers of the British and Fren-ah squad- rons. The King immediately proceeded on board the royal yacht, which was lying off the quay. Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria, ac- companied by the Empress Marie of Russia, who has gone to Biarritz, left London on Friday morning to join the King at Toulon. Accom- panied by the Prince of Wales, who came up from Frogmore by an early train, they drove in a closed carriage from Buckingham Palace to Victoria Station. Cheering crowds lined the route, and a distinguished company was as- sembled on the departure platform. The Queen, who is travelling as the Duchess of Lancaster, and the Empress Marie were dressed in black, and carried bunches of Malmaison carnations. Prince-ss Victoria wore a grey costume. The line to Dover, and especially all the tunnels and bridges, were carefully guarded until the royal special had passed, and ex- treme precautions were taken at Dover. With the exception of Colonel Owen, commanding the Dover Garrison, and the Mayor of Dover, who received the royal party, no one was allowed on the Admiralty Pier. A number of spectators had gathered where the line passes to the pier, and Queen Alexandra, who was standing at the window of the royal saloon, acknowledged their greetings. The royal party at once embarked on the special turbine steamer Onward, where Queen Alexandra got her camera, and after posing the Empress Princess Victoria, and the members of the suite, took some photographs of them. The weather was excellent for the voyage to Calais, which was made just under the hour. The Russian royal train was in the station, and after the Empress' baggage had been trans- ferred to it, it was despatched to Amiens. While the royal party lunched at the buffet King Edward's train was drawn into the station, and the Queen, Empress Marie, Prin- cess Victoria, and their suites left in it. The Empress rejoined her own train at Amiens. Queen Alexandra reached Paris at seven o'clock, and at 7.30 she left for Toulon. The special train which carried Queen Alex- andra reached Toulon on Saturday morning. King Edward, in the uniform of a Britisn ad- miral, was waiting to receive the Queen an( Princess Victoria on the quay, and the Royal party at once went on board the Royal yacht. The King afterwards received Vice-Admiral Marquis, Maritime Prefect of Toulon; Vice- Admiral Touehard, commander of the soua- Iron; and other French naval officers. His Majesty having expressed a desire to visit the Jena, adding that he did so not from a feeling of curiosity,, but as an act of sympathy, Ad- mirals Marquis and Touchard conducted the King over the vessel. The party boarded the Jena on the port side, and the tour of inspec- tion began with the battery where the explo- sion occurred. Several tiaaes the King ex- claimed "It is frightful!" Visits were paid to the wrecked cabins of Captains Adigard and Vertier. When his Majesty left the Jena, ihortly after eleven, he thanked the French offi- sers cordially, and assured, them how deeply he deplored the loss of the Jena. Their Maijestiea lunched on board the Royal yacht at noon, Ad- mirals Marquis and Touehard being of the party. The Royal, yacht, with King Edward, Queen Alexandra, and Princess Victoria on board, left Toulon foj- Cartagena in the even- ing- King Alfonso, Queen Christina, and the In- fante Ferdinand arrived at Cartagena on Mon- day morning, and reaching the town hall at haif-past seven, held an official reception. They then embarked on the Royal yacht Giralda, and the approach of the Victoria and Albert having been signalled, the Giralda weighed an- chor at a quarter to nine, and went out to meet the squadron. The two Royal yachts met out at sea at about ten o'clock, and they proceeded to Cartagena, entering the harbour at a quarter to twelve amid the firing of guns. It was a quarter past twelve when King Al- fonso, Queen Christina, and Prince Ferdinand went on board the Victoria and Albert. The two Kings and the two Queens embraced each other affectionately. Queen Alexandra was dressed in white. King Alfonso wore the uni- form of a British general. As King Alfonso stepped aboard the Victoria and Albert the Royal banner of Castile was broken out and flown over the vessel, as well as the British Royal standard. After various presentations their Majesties and the Infante Ferdinand re- tired to the Royal saloons. It was one o'clock when the visitors left the Victoria and Albert, King Edward and Queen Alexandra accompany- ing them to the gangway. The Queens again embraced, and King Edward kissed the hand of Queen Christina. There was a large crowd of boats filled with sightseers in the harbour, and the Royal party were heartily cheered. The Spaniards were especially delighted with the grace and elegance of Queen Alexandra. At three o'clock King Edward and Queen Alexandra went on board the Girulda. His Majesty was in the uniform of a Spanish ad- miral, while the Queen wore the same white costume as in the morning. King Alfonso, Queen Christina, and the Infante Ferdinand awaited their Majesties at the gangway. The vifeit terminated at half-past three, and King Edward and King Alfonso afterwards visited the Spanish warships in the harbour, amid the firing of salutes. The .state banquet which King Alfonso gave m honour of King Edward and Quean Alex- andra began at eight o'clock, on the battleship Numancia. King Alfonso, in proposing the health of his Royal guests, referred to his visit to London as marking an epoch of his own happiness. He stated that the traditional policy of friendship between Spain and Britain was strengthened by the close ties of relation- ship between the two Royal houses. King Ed- ward, in reply, said that he and Queen Alex- andra regretted the absence of Queen Victoria Eugenie, but that the cause which kept her away in Madrid was a matter for rejoicing and congratulation. King Edward left the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert at noon on Tuesday, while at the same time King Alfonso and the Infante Ferdi- nand left the Spanish Royal yacht Giralda, and both proceeded to the British fleet. The boats met as they reached the flagship Queen. Their Majesties and the Infante went on board and took refreshments on the after-deck, afterwards smoking and conversing for some time in pri- vate. Then, having reviewed the crew, they went on board the battleship Venerable, whose men they also inspected. Returning to the Queen, the Royal party lunched in privacy. King Alfonso and King Edward left the Queen at a quarter past three, and proceeded to the Girnlda, where King Edward took leave of his host, afterwards returning to the Victoria and Albert. Queen Christina at one o'clock proceeded on board the Victoria and Albert, where her Majesty was received by Queen Alexandra, with whom she lunched in private. At half- past three King Alfonso and the Infante Ferdi- nand left the Giralda to visit the arsenal. Queen Alexandra and Queen Christina also visited the arsenal, and subsequently went for a trip in a launch in the roadstead, returning to the Royal yacht about half-past four. King Alfonso went outside the harbour in the even- ing, and witnessed some torpedo practice, re- turning to the Giralda at about seven o'clock- At the banquet on board the Victoria and Albert King Edward drank to the health of the King and Queen of Spain and the Spanish Nation, and in his reply King Alfonso spoke in affectionate terms of Queeu Alexandra, who, he said, knew how to win all hearts, and eulo- gised the chivalrous sentiments of King Ed. ward. King A iforiso has conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. on Viscount AI. thorp, Sir Charles Hardinge, Sir John Fisher, and Sir Charles Drury, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet; the Cordon of Commander on Major Ponsonbv and the Hon. J. H. Ward; the Cross of Knight on the Hon. Sidney Greville and the Cross of the Order of Naval and Military Merit on all the com- manders of the British warships.
EMPRESS'S COSTLY GIFTS. I
EMPRESS'S COSTLY GIFTS. Before leaving London the Dowager-Empress Marie bestowed a number of valuable presents upon police and other officials who have been concerned looking after her comfort and safety during her stay in this country. Chief Inspector Percival Spencer, chief of the travelling staff of police attached to the Court, who has accompanied the Queen sisters everywhere, has received from the Empress Marie a handsome and valuable ring set with diamonds and a very fine sapphire, while In- spector Hobden (of the Buckingham Palace staff), received a similar present, but slightly different in setting. Chief Inspector McCarthy, of Scotland Yard, was the recipient of a specially fine scarf-pin, the setting being n "pigeon's blood" ruby with two sprays of diamonds and a neat scroll carried out in brilliants, and Inspector Walsh, of Scot- land Yard, becomes the possessor of a valuable gold watch and albert, the former engraved with the Russian Imperial arms. Rings were given to Sergeants Hester and Macnamara, of Scotland Yard, a fine diamond in one case and a large sapphire, set with brilliants, in the other. Gifts of jewellery were also made to Sergeants Fitch, Leneham, McGrath, and In- spector MeBrien, of Scotland Yard and to rail- way and police officials in Norfolk. Mr. R. P. Ellis, M.V.O., superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway, shared in the distri- bution of Royal favours, while Mr. J. Avis (Continental manager) and Mr. W. Thomson (superintendent) of the South-Eastern and Chat- ham Railway, have received gold and enamel cigarettee cases as mementoes of the visit. Mr. J. W. Green, station superintendent at Vic- toria, received a beautiful little scarf pin of choice design set with an uncut emerald and small brilliants. Some of the Palace servants have had gifts of jewellery given to them by the Empress, including, in one instance, a gold watch, and it is understood that some of those higher in authority have been remembered with great generosity. Mr. W. J. Lord, the station superintendent at Dover, received from the Empress a hand- some scarf pin set with diamonds and rubies, in recognition of his services, and Mrs. Close, the stewardess on the Invicta, was presented by the Empress with a gold brooch in the shape of the double-headed Russian eagle set with brilliants. t>
I DISCOVERY OF CARTRIDGES.I
DISCOVERY OF CARTRIDGES. I A discovery of cartridges, similar to that re. p cently made in the Villiers Institute, Sunder- land, was made 011 Tuesday night in Neweastle- ou-'lyne. It is said that the police in Sunder- land suspected there might be other centres in which explosives had been accumulated, and they communicated, amongst others, with the police of Newcastle, where inquiries have led to the confirmation of these suspicions. For some time mysterious cases have been delivered at a house in Leazes-park-road, a thoroughfare branching off from one of the main streets near the centre of the city. Chief Superintendent Robert Wilson, accom- panied by a number of detectives, raided the house, and found in different rooms cases which contained over 31,000 cartridges—6,500 rifle cartridges in wooden boxes, and 25,250 Mauser pistol cartridges in 13 small brown- paper parcels. There were also several hundred cartridge belts. The police found also a con- sigt'I!tt.1)-o:t, in German, relating to State cartridges. One man, a tailor, was arrested, the raid having been made on a magistrate's warrant, and he was charged with being in unlawful pos- session of explosives. He asserted that he was innocent of any wrong intention, and that he would be able to explain the possession of the cartridges. THE SUNDERLAND CAPTURE. I Daniel Currie, who was arrested on suspicion of theft after the discovery of a large quantity of cartridges at Sunderland, was again re- manded on Tuesday. Mr. W. H. Bell, instructed by the Public Prosecutor, said that the charge had been altered, and warrants issued against prisoner and another man for being in unlawful possession of l,9551bs. of gunpowder. Robert Hutchinson, boilersmith, spoke to prisoner having engaged a room in which to store mechanical toys, and to witness's father prising a box open and finding cartridges. Mr. J. T. Green, on behalf of the prisoner, applied for bail. He said that the other man for whom a warant was issued was only imagi- nary. The only other persons connected with Currie were the owners of the cartridges, who were prepared to claim them. The cartridges were openly consigned from Antwerp to Hull, from Hull to Newcastle, and from Newcastle to Sunderland, the boxes being labelled safety cartridges. The magistrates allowed bail in £ 300.
STRUGGLE ON A CLIFF.
STRUGGLE ON A CLIFF. Dr. E. J. Havens, of Clacton-on-Sea, was sentenced to one month's hard labour, without the option of a fine, at Mistley, on Monday, for assaulting Mr. Robert D'Arcy Brennan, a physical culture teacher, of Bow-road E. Mr. Brennan stated that during Eastertide he stayed at a house at Clacton next to that in which the doctor lived. While he and his family were sitting on the cliff the doctor threw a spade at him, and then attacked him with the weapon. He closed with the doctor, and a de- sperate struggle took place on the cliff. A cyclist went for the police, and the doctor was arrested.
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Copper shares, however, in which there was a fairly large bull account, have been pressed for sale to meet differences in other directions, and the quotations of many are consequently lower than they were a week or two ago. There have been recently some remarkable develop- ments in the North Mount Lyell mine, which, we are told, on good authority, have added five years to the life of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company. But in the present temper of the market these favourable develop- ments have been completely overlooked, and the shares are considerably lower than they were before the half-yearly dividend and bonus was raised to 3s. 3d. for the six months ended in September last. For the half-year ending March 31 it is expected that the return will be at least as much as for the previous half- year, viz., 3s. 3d., and it will, therefore, be seen that at the current quotations the yield is ft high one. One of the cheaper-priced shares in the Mount Lyell district is the Mount Lyeil Consols, to which reference was made in this column some little time back. A cable to hand from the head office in Melbourne states that the production of copper will commence in a few months, and that dividends, consequents, should not be long postponed. About 200.000 tons of 3 to 4 per cent. clay are ready for treatment, and only a comparatively small per- tion cf the property has been opened up as yet. The clay is very easily treated, and the work- ing expenses are, therefore, exceptionally low. The capacity of the mill now being erected is about 6,000 tons per month, so that the ore already developed should be sufficient to keep the mill going for about three years, quite apart from further developments. On the basis of an extraction of 65 per cent., which is con- sidered a conservative estimate, the present ore reserves should realise a net profit of about £ 300,000, taking copper at only £ 90 per As the capital of the company is only £ 93 750* it is represented three times over by "the profit actually in eight.—" Daily Telegraph."
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A POISONED RIVER. During shunting at Norton Bridge, Staffordshire, an accident happened to a rail- way tank, containing creosote oii, 2,000 gallons of which were spilled on the railway, and dribbled into the River Meece, destroy- ing thousands of fish. At Stafford Assizes a chief superintendent in the county police force, as a landowner, claimed damages against the L. and N.-W. Railway Company for negligence, and waa awarded = £ 80. Notice of appeal was given.
WATLINGS ENGLISH OX TONGUES.
WATLINGS ENGLISH OX TONGUES. The fame of the firm of Messrs. Watling and Son, Ltd., for their world-renowned Pork Pies is so great that it will he news to many that this house, dating back to 1825, is equally celebrated for its English Rolled Ox Tongues, in glasses and tins. It stands to reason that a firm of this magnitude must have exceptional chances of buying, in fact it com- mands the pick of the market. These English Ox Tongues are a revelation in delicacy of flavour. We have never tasted any so delicious; they are the choicest obtainable.
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Cremation is growing steadily in public favour. According to the report of the medical oiSeer for the City, whereas nine cremations took place at the City of London Crematorium in 1905 (the first year), the number rose to twenty-three in 1906. Throughout the country the number has risen from three in 1885 to 743 in 1906.
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A witness at the Clerkenwell Police-court said that jewellery was worth more than four times as much in the West-end as in Hounds- ditch. An article that would fetch 4d. from hawkers would sell for 3s. in Burlington-arcade. In a printed reply to a question by Mr. Arnold Herbert, Sir Edward Grey says the Government do not think it desirable to approach the French Government with a view to obtaining their assent to the removal to this country from the Abbey of Fontevrault of the bones and effi, glej the Plantagenet Sovereigns—Henry II. and his consort, Eleanor of Guienne, Isabel of Angouleme (consort of King John), and Richard Coeur de Lion. The French Govern- ment could hardly be expected to entertain it. Three London m-otorists-the Hon. Cecil Ed- ardes, the Hon. Winifred Edwardes, and Mr. + ri anIey—a narrow escape from death at 1/lewel, near Llandovery. The car skidded ou the bridge and crashed into a wall, nearly throwing the party into the river below. The car was smashed, and a man walking across the bridge injured. The occupants escaped with a Bhaking. At Birmingham County-court a hairdresser named Christopher George Lewis sued William Charles Jorns to recover £ 10 for professional services, plaintiff having undertaken by means of electrical treatment to make hair grow oil defendant's head, which, before the process be- gan, he described as being "as bald as a blad- der of lard." Plaintiff alleged that defendant do not give the treatment a fair trial, although the experiments continued eight months. Judge Bray held that plaintiff was given reasonable time, but was unable to effect a cure. A ver- dict was entered for defendant.