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CROWN JEWELS.
WHERE DO THEY GO IN WAR TIME ?
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They were taken out of London for safety: but they were not hidden in any of the romantic ways imagined by the rumourists of the period.
KING EDWARD'S WAY.
Į VETERAN ACTOR'S DEATH.
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A. GENUINE POLITICIIN.
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AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE'S PEN-PICTURE.
SHALL, NOT PLAY, 70-NIGHT.”
***Go down and tell them that I shall not be able to play to-night.”
A slight but trenchant pen picture
With these words on his lips passed of King Edvard is sketched by the away Jack Sergent, one of our oldest ex-Archsluke Leopold Ferdinand, who actors and one of the most charming Where did the Crown Jewels go in under the name of Loppold Wolfling fellows who has ever driven the
continues his memoirs in the Berlin Thespian cast afield. war time?"
After a description of Fifty years in all Mr. Sargent spent Morgenpost. King Leopold 11 of Belgium, who be on stage, in which time he played says, was not popular at the Austrian • Sir Henry Irving. Ben Webster, Count owing to a penchant for being elder Compton, Creswick, Bock- iate and spending the time in charmston, Osmond Teate, Dion Boucicault ing bur doubtful society, the ex-william Farren, Charles Matthews, V. S Penley, Miss Hellen Faucit Archduke goes on
Hardly less unpopular at the Court (Lady Martin), Madame Celeste, and host of others long since unfort- of Vienna was King Edward VII, of
to join the great England even when he was still mately gone Prince of Wales. The Emperor Fran- majority.
The real truth abore the guarding of the Crown Jewels against German bombs, as revealed by Major-General Sir George Younghusband, K.C.M.G, the Keeper of the Jewel House in the Tower of London seems, indeed, tame compared with the imaginative efforts of people who really knew that the
jewels were-
*
1. Sunk in the Thames Tower.
of the
2. In a specially-constructed con- crete vault at Bath
3. In a castle in Cornwall.
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PALESTINE.
AMERICAN'S VIEWS,
A RARE BOOK.
THE CABINET MAKER.
PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM SECURES CHIPPENDALE'S DIRECTOR.
New York, Dec. 12--The natural The rest resources of Palestine are greater
A
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cis Joseph had a pronounced dislike Naturally Sargent had a wealth of for him which I did not share. His reminiscence, and lew if any actors THE DAIRY FARM, IOE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. Lack of constraint and his aversion to have ever enjoyed telling a story Court slanders and etiquette, not to against themselves as he did. He mention his ironical remarks about began at the old City of London these things, pleased me immensely. Theatre, Norton Folgrie, in 1868, What struck me most was the con- when, as he used to say, he had the tinuous ellats. of King Edward (the impertinence to assume the character 4. Hidden in a remote district in author is speaking of the time when of Claude Melmotte in the "Lady cl Cumberland.
he was Prince of Wales) to make the Lyons."
"I -hall never forget it" he said NATURAL RESOURCES GREATER THAN acquaintance of as many men as pos
It was the most terrible frost sible who had distinguished them once
THOSE OF CALIFORNIA. Sir George Younghusband explains selves in some walk of life. He had ever seen. The only person in the
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 16. Social Canada has been stirred to in his fascinating book, The Jewel always been very eager to get into house who had the slightest use for (published to-day, Herbert touch with Austrian feeling, and he' me was my poor mother, who had
(By Mail). the core by a ferocious attack on danc- House
addition to the ly appeared about the rubber indus ing and what he calls "sexits" de- jerkips, 15s.), that after four bombs showed a burning interest in the com- come to witness my debut.
livered by Dr. Streton, pastor of Cal- had dropped unpleasantly near the plicated question of Austrian internal well they just pelted me with four than those of Southern California, lue that an attempt to envisage vary Baptist Church, New York. Tower it was decided that the jewels poitics. He also took a deep inter bags; and that was the end of the first and are able to support decently Pennsylvania Museum of interest to about 4,000,000 people, Mr. Harry cabites-makers is that of a buge the sitution as a whole will be well Dancing masters here threatened him would be safer a little way out of est in all economic questions, especi- lesson."
Cory, Sargent, however, persevered. CharThomas sily with regard to shipping. He bad
former Director- quarto volume of "The Gentleman repaid. In the first place, however, with an action for $2,000 damages London.
the happy knack of extracting in- les Morton gave him an engagement, General of foreign relief for the and Cabinet Makers Director" by Thorias Chippendale, master there is no desire on our part tousless he withdrew what they regard. TALE OF TROOPS AND MACHINE-GUNS.
Therefore, one day, "a Royal car formation from persons who interest at Woolwich also according to him. American Red Cross, declared in a
eighteenth de drawn into the controversyed as slanderous statements regarding
century. columns their profession. In response he came drove into the Tower and up to the ed him with the minimum of ques-, "a very terrible position"--and even-report to the Zionist Organization of cabinet-maker of the
his recent visit to our correspondence
tually be four his way into Shakes-America, on
The book, which is very rare, was the here and spoke out more fercely than Jewel House. Into it the more im- tions. the extent
It was just this objectivity and perian drama at the old Sadler's Palestine. available rubber supply. In the ever. St. James's Methodist Church, portant and valuable portions of the
church in Regalia, already packed in their own minte interest in Austrian questions Wells Theatre, under the manage Mr. Cory said his findings after a published in London in 1754 and put -short survey of the Holy Land were under the protection of Hugh, Earl of It was all s cases, were handed. course of inquiries we have been the largest Protestant
There are 160 -especially was this the case in re- ment of Miss Hazelwood. informed that acording to avail Canada, was crowded to hear him.
The modem dance is only part of manter of a few minutes, and then the gard to the Southern Stay question Miss Hazelwood engaged Sargent in complete accord with those of Sir Northumberland. able stari-tics, present stocks in Great Britain, America, and the a larger evil," he said. "It is only car drove away to Windsor Castle, that displeased those in high places. at 10s. & week-a princely salary in Williams Willcox, head of the Nile copper plate engravings and the work rubber-producing countries are sufore phase of the wrong relationship and there deposited the jewels in a They would have preferred him to be those days, which Sargent used to Projects Commission of the Egyptian is a large collection of the most. ill-informed public opinion. assure his friends would have made Government, and Professor R. H. dexant and useful designs of house ficient" for a year's consumption between the sexes, which is the secure place."
So simple: much too simple a story Furthermore, owing to the depres greatest danger to our modern civil-
gravitated between the Jockey Club, But it didn't. It failed after and an American student of desert and modern taste.”
This book of Chippendale, which irrigation. sion in trade, consumption is being isation to-day. The root of the trou- for the rumour-mongers, who set to thought he was namely a man who his fortune eventually if the play had Forbes, of the University of Nebraska hold furniture in the Gothic Chinese
the second week. tyre ble is that there is so close an inti work to invent something more pic and the tailor's fitting-room.
The western slope of Palestine isis about to be put on exhibition for curtailed. In the case of
"Not that King Edward was not what: Barry Sullivan next took Sargent manufacturers, for instance, it is macy between the sexes in our modern turesque. Sir George, with a chup-
kle, recalls some of their best efforts, on the Continent, is called a brilliant under his wing story period of naturally better than the Southern the first time, was made thirty years stared that they are turning out life." only 40 per cent, of their ordinary He quoted Dr. Frank C. Richard- The fact that the jewels, dung gentleman, but he was something my life, for be used to curse my heed California region in and about Los i before the Embassy from George I production.
son, of Boston, to the effect that their retirement Windsor, got
more, and that is always resented in off, but it was all experience and Angeles, which has made possible to the Emperor Kien Lung of China,” In view of all this state of the dance hall is the mrsery of the little damp, was possibly responsible, Hers Apparent.
Thus it happened then Sargent wandered into panto that city's enormously rapid develop brought back more accurate informa ment." Mr. Cory said. "The con- tion concerning the costumes and affairs suficient to bring rubber divorce courts, the training ship of he suggests, for the story that they that his brother the Duke of Edin mime. down to about 91. per lb.the Rub prostitution, and the graduation school had been sunk in the Thames, op bargh, who did not trouble his head, His first patto was "Dick Whit-figuration is strikingly similar, and I manner of the Chinese, but it marks *Chinoiserie,ao far as England was Eer Growers Association recently of infamy.
that it was planned to irrigate The various poses and posite the Tower for many months in the least about affairs, was ex- tington," and it will surprise some old was therefore not surprised to learn the height of the fashion for
concerned. Reuter. recommended the restriction of lep steps of the dance are contributed Anyone who did not believe this had tremely popular at the Viennese, playgoers to know that on this occa-
This is now ping by 25 per cent.
derful stories :- perceived to be hopeless as an with devilish ingenuity to excite the the choice of two or three other wot Court. King Edward came to grief sion the captain of the ship was play. /150,000 acres of this coastal land in
instincts of sex."
on the mistrust there always was in ed by that afterwards well-known relatively small units, largely by
**The 500,000 acres are much more One inspired person mentioned that Vienna for every genuine politician, tragedian, Osmond Tearle.
"The soil of western Palestine-is attempt to help the situation.
"I am so old-fashioned," Dr. Stra
In 1875 Sargent went to the better in all essential particulare, comparable to the irrigated lands in the first place it is not known how
Lyceum "under the management of more fertile and more favourable for Imperial Valley, the south-eastern mary estates have fallen in with to continued, "that my mind cannot from certain information he had re-especially for those who "did not the suggestion, while so far from scinate between a young man ceived a castle in Cornwall had been of
Long after I had turned my back Mrs. Bateman play Young intensive development.. In the lower corner of California overlapping into hugging a young woman upon a sofa secretly acquired, and that the jewels the stocks of rubber in the world and hugging her upon the dancing had been taken there at dead of right. on Austria I met King Edward in Swiard to Irving's "Macbeth" and regions there is no danger from frost. Mexico.
The future of Palestine is entirely being speedily reduced thereby,
dependent upon the human element. surpius supply would still remain in floor. If there is any choice between He added that in front of the jewel Biarritz. I was sitting on the bench in 1880 he went into management on Nowhere in Southern California isi sig for a considerable time to the, two things, the odds are all in train, and behind it, were two other when he came up with several com- his own behalf at the Elephant and there a frost-proof area.
favour of the bugging on the sofa, as trains, full of troops, police, detec-panions. He recognised me at once, Castle.
The greater quantity and better Is that regard I was greatly surpised "I made money then," he once distribution of the rainfall renders and impressed by the fact that the dance is hugging set to music, tives, machine-guns, and what not. gave me a hearty greeting, and sat`
This was outdone by some ingen-down beside me, at the same time wrote, "but I felt there was some dry it ning easier and safer in Probably the Zionists will be able.
to secure very - quickly and masie always has an exciting
ous person who, on no better ground, wiling me with a smile that he was thing missing, and so after four years Palestine regions. effect."
"The valley of the Jordan is an ship of over half the land in that apparently, than that the Keeper of there incognito as Duke of Lancas I went back to the legitimate again. the Jewel House had been at Bath, ter. He then began to talk about: And with the legitims.e he remain-entirely different matter as to climatic country, Farther, the lacd which can taking the waters told his confidants Austria. He had just been visiting ed off and on until less than a couple conditions and many other features be secured is apparently typical of
the Emperor Francis Joseph at Lachi, of years ago, playing all sorts of roles However, Sir William, Professor, the region as a whole.
"The one outstanding element in For the past eight months a deep and the Emperor had given him the ranging from "Sweeney Tod" to Forbes and I are in complete agree and secret vault, lined throughout cold shoulder.
part in "The Thirteenth Chair," the meat as to the feasibility of irrigating the human phase of the situation is with concrete, had been excavated at The Emperor, he had declared, last play in which be appeared. at least 500,000 acres there. Sir the extraordinary morale which I very much like a case of going our of tion has been made to the Straits Bath. and that the jewels were now lived among antiquated views which He was a sound old actor, and, as William and I are entirely satisfied } found · among the Zionists of all
salely deposited there.
even 50 years previously, had prob- we have already said, a very charming as to the ability economically to grades in Palestine. I was impressed ably been wrong. Apart from this he fellow. His death is a very real loss devel p 50,000 horsepower in hydro-with the exuberant spirit of en-
thusiasm and sacrifice for a cause." electric plants. was governed by another influence,, to the profession. against which nothing could be done.
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FROM BAD TO WORSE. From the time this palliative was prprised the situation has developed rapidly. It is actually becoming a question of the existence of many companies. A considerable number be a serious matter for many estates f companies are producing rubber to find even the recessary funds for above market cost, and where their weeding.
serves of capital are small it looks
In these circumstances a sugges business altogether for them. This, and F.MS. Governments that mone however, is not the worst feature of tary assistance should be forthcom the suuation. There are companies ing for the estates unable to finance which can produce rubber at a price themselves through the present The choice of Cumberland as an winch still shows a small profit, but crisis. One proposal which is being other supposed hiding-place for the the point aris-8 as to whether they strongly supported is that these jewels was apparently due to the fact By this King Edward intended to in- can sell it. Stocks are so large ir the estates should stop tapping alto that the late Keeper of the jewel dicate the (German) Emperor Wil- manuf.cturing countries that such gether,
that they should
he had never been friendly inclined-- estates can find a market for only receive an allowance of $3 for House, Sir Arthur Wynne, had setiam, towards whom it was known Ye the smallest proportion of their out every acre bearing rubber at least
But if the romancers were disapa fact he made no secret of. put, and the question of financing two years old. "This would be about pointed to learn that jewels were talked a great deal about Austria, with themselves through the present crisis sufficient to keep these areas fairly farther away than Windsor, they mate whose weakness he was well acquaint- becomes one of the utmost difficulty.free from weeds. Ground bearing the most of the possibilities of real ed. He then expressed the opinion When this is realized it shows the in-younger trees would have to be
return romance about the
of the that a close alliance with England was dustry in art infinitely more parlous abandoned.
Regalis.
the only means by which the State
have to be considered.
and
..
tled in that country.
did not seem to him to be very rosy.
At the time however, he was al- ready King, and was working towards the grouping of the Powers which was intended to bring about the fall of Austria among other things.
condition than appears at first sight. This would reduce the output to Again, someone in the know" could be held to face its kstore, which
Without question a very bold step some extent but not enough to cope provided a really picturesque picture must be taken if the industry is to with existing evils. It is obviously of the homecoming Sir George be saved. A 25 per cent. reducting impossible for government to issue quotes one account of the desperate of outputsuch as was at first proposed an order that tapping must cease o business.:- does not touch the fringe of the estates able to finance themselves,
At dead of night two officers of the siuation, and the feeling has gained and to overcome this difficulty an Grenadier Guards, dressed in frock ground that a very much more interesting suggestion has been cost with silk hats, and each carrying drastic restriction is required. As put forward. It is that soon as this is suggested questions of tax should be levied upon all an automatic pistol, drove up to the ways and means no less than finance rubber produced above a certain secret hiding place in a closed motor. Amount per acre. One figure put for. With them were two detectives SUGGESTIONS TO GOVERNMENT. ward being 150 1h. This tax would In the industry itself the feeling is require to be sufficiently heavy to that government action is necessary make production on any large scale if the situation is to be saved. Unless prohibitive. estates are to revert to jungle-a
WAITING FOR A DECISION. very rapid process in the rubber-
Up to the present the governments growing parts of the world-they concerned have given no indication must he kept werded, so that even if of the policy they intend to pursue the staff of tappers is eliminated, in regard to the issue at stake. It is strong-room to the car by two off-crowns would be enough to set a bur- weeding must still go on. There is, likely that their attitude will be in cers, whilst the detectives stood gler up for life,
At some time when the jewels however, this difficulty in regard to fluenced by what Java is prepared to tensely at the alert, their pistols cock- the tappers. They have had to be do along the same lines.
ed. In a few minutes all was reedy.were less carefully guarded, some dar- recruited and trained, and there is Until some decision bas" been and the car, sharply wheeling on the ing person found it possible to tamper much indentured labour. Were they reached the position of the industry gravel, sped at the rate of forty miles with the King's crown, and substitute to be dispersed estates would be put will be one of very great anxiety. an hour to the Tower of London.
This opens up horrible possibilides also in civilian clothes, but with bovi- to the burglars, who, known by sight er hats. They, too, were armed with to the warders of the jewel House, tortic pistols. Beside the mili- have been seen with their noses press mary chauffeur, dressed in khaki sated against the bars, wondering how another soldier with his loaded ride they could get hold of the crowns of the King and Queen, the Orb, the at the present."
In a few seconds the Crown Jewels Sceptre, or any of the glittering trea Even one of the smaller were transferred from the secret sures.
WHAT THIEVES MAY EXPECT.
an imitation lor a magnificent aqua- marine, which figured first in the After reading this beautiful inn of King James II.
to much expense and trouble to There is the possibility that no action recruit them again on the revival may be, taken, and in such case of the industry. But whether they one opinion expressed is that some-
THE MISSING SWORD OF STATE. can be kept together or not, it is to thing like 20 per cent of rubber aginative effort it is really rather dis-
Many historians, says Sir George companies will have to go out of appointing to learn that the "return of business. To all intents and purposes the Regalia was no more thrilling a Younghusband, mentioned this stone Sir with speechless admiration; but un- these companies are solvent, but business than its departure. DO YOU COUGH? “
without funds to see them over the George might have left the roman-der the examination of a more expert Do your throat in trying to disse are on their estates. In such a rot admit wg officers in silk hats.
ONT overstrain the fine icembrane crisis they would simply be unable ticists one detective, even if he could and critical eye the aquamarine proved to be nothing more valuable than s lodge the phie m. Chamberlain's Cough
No doubt the jewels were adequate ball of coloured glass. And where is Remedy will accomplish this for you, case there is a distinct fear that a and cere the cold that is casing it. For Equidation would find many estates ly guarded, whether by silk-batted the original stone to-day? sale by all Chemists and Storekeepers. very nearly worthless in the market.
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