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LOVE ROMANCE OF A FUTURE QUEEN.
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ENGAGEMENT OF PRINCESS JULIANA.
ROYAL STUDENT,
There have been many rumours during the last few years regarding the engagement of Princess Juliana,' the only daughter of Queen Wil- helinina, and heiress to the throne
of the Netherlands.
Most of these have been prompt ly contradicted by the Dutch Court officials.
POISON IN COCK-
TAILS.
"THE GREEN DEATH.”
Why is England allowed to poi. son herselff
This is the theme of a detailed at- tock on "Absinthe und Absinthe
UNIVERSITY LIFE AND BUSINESS.
BRIDGING THE GAP.
INTENSIVE TRAINING
SCHEME.
Drinking in England," by O. W. J. the entry into business of academic An interesting scheme for helping Brasher, M.D., in the the Lancet.nly trained men was inaugurated The manufacture and sale of ab- at a luncheon in the Connaught France, Belgium, Switzerland, leaders in university teaching and sinthe have been prohibited in
Rooms, London, attended-by Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria. It in commerce, last month. is manufactured and exported to England and is consumed in qua
A large house in Marlborough Gate has been converted into a new
It is now certain, however, that titics through the medium of the kind of college where men from the
within a few months, the Princess' betrothal to Prince William' von
Erbach-Schonberg will be officially
announced.
The future Consort is 28 years of age, and studies forestry at the University of Hanover. He is ex- pected to take his degree very soon. Prince William's family is one of the oldest in Germany, and can be traced back to the times of Charle- rasgüç
Although
wealthy. they possess the town of Michelstadt and the pretty Forest of Oden (where, according
to legends, Prince Hagen slew Siegfried).
A Love Match.
cocktail. '
centres
public schools and universities can take an intensive business course of three months. The sim is to bridge the gap of which so much has been heard between academic life and
:|
Absinthe, "the green death," has been made famous in fiction and earned the title of "the world's wickedest drink." Wormwood is one of its main ingredients, and business. according to the "Encyclopedia
Beadjusting Idear. Britannica," the wormwood acts
Experience has shown that one powerfully on the nerve and causes delirium and hallucina of the greatest difficulties that a chses by university or public school man has tions followed in some
an entering commercial life is the idiocy,"
When & cocktail is ordered." readjustment of ideas and the writes Dr. Brasher, "it is custom-carrying out of duties to time-table. This is perhaps more serious a 'spot' ary to inquire whether shall be added the 'spot' being ab. handicap than lack of knowledge of business terms and business ideas. sinthe. The names of several brands of absinthe, vermouth and The course aims as well at giving education, in the general routine of business. ***
"YARD'S" SILENT WOMAN.
MISS PETO SUBMITS TO A PHOTOGRAPH.
SPEAK-NO, NEVER!
photographed at Scotland Yard, By allowing herself to be publicly
Miss Dorothy Peto, Q.B.E., who is advising the Commissioner of Police
Police Force, made a graceful con- on the organisation of the Women's
cession which involved a big ordeal,
has earned the reputation of being Since her appointment, Miss Peto
a strong, silent woman because of her dislike of any form of personal publicity.
Just a Smile,
All attempts to
interview or photograph her for publication had failed until that day, when, in de ference, it is believed, to the views of some of her colleagues, she con sented to be photographed-but interviewed, no, never! Thus Miss Peto did not break her silence. There was no necessity to speak to the photographers, and she just smiled at them when ✰ wà đ
over.
She had to face batteffes of nearly 30 cameras, and abe liced
at all willingly.
As the Princess is, the only child chartreuse (both the latter liquors definite instruction, as opposed to them bravely though not, one felt,
of the reigning Queen, the interests of the dynasty of the House of Orange makes an early marriage almost imperative.
The Queen, as well as the Dowa- ger Queen Emma, has for some time been considering à choice.
containing essential oil of worm- wood) appear in the current price lists of many of the large London
stores and wine merchants.
The Cocktall Habit.
It is certain that the Govern- ments of France, Italy, Belgium, It was left to the Princess her- Germany, Switzerland and Bul- self, however, to take the nalgaria had good reason for prohibit
decision.
The consent of her parents, well as of the Dutch Cabinet, has
been obtained.
ing the sale and manufacture of as | absinthe...`. If, as we have seen, six of the most patriotic and pro. gressive of European nations have prohibited the manufacture of ab- Honeymoon in Indios? Princess Juliana attained her 21st sinthe and absinthe-containing be- birthday recently.
She was graduated at Leyden University, and now living at her own little palace Kneuterdyk, once the home of the. Stuarts in Holland. Princess Jalians will, later in the year, make an official visit to the Dutch East Indies, where, up to now, no member of Dutch Royalty has ever set foot,
It is not yet decided whether this visit shall be a.State visit of a honeymoon trip.
verages, why is England indiffer- ent to the dangers of absinthe How is it possible that absinthe should be shipped from the Con tinent to England ?"
Cocktail drinking is attacked and authorities quoted to show that absinthe has ruined hundreds of young people, "who drink to lose their shyness, so that they may become bright and interesting, and, of bravado.. it may be also, partly in a spirit
Do argue that because a com paratively small quantity of this deadly liqueur is consumed at the present time the importation of absinthe may be ignored," is... na dangerous as to suggest a similar course in regard to heroin or co caine." for
A superb suite of 12 luxurious cabins is being crepared in the new mail steamer Marnix van St. Aide- goade, which is being refitted at
Amsterdam in readiness September.
At the Royal stables in The Hague a list of the State carriages which shall be token has already been drawn up.
AIR COMMODORE'S SON AND GUNPOWDER GAME.
MAKING A CANNON:
In simple words a little girl, daughter of Air Commodore Ian M. Bonham-Carter, recently told the tragic story, of her elder brother's fatal accident.
Absinthe is present in many po pular cocktails such as Martini, Bronx, and Manhattan, and is frequently added to other cocktails
POSTWOMEN IN REVOLT.
TROUBLE ABOUT THE "GIRL- GUIDE" HAT.
The postwomen who bear the
rural areas are in révolt... heat and burden of the day in
Neither wages nor hours are the cause of this discontent." The plain, blunt truth is
The boy, Peter Richard, aged 17,
They don't like being made to was badly injured whilst experi- wear their hats in the same style menting with gunpowder in a cop-
as_girl guides... pice near the BAF campit They made representations and, Halton (Bucks), of which his fathers in duty bound, the mainly mere ly male officials of the Union of commands.
At the inquest, the girl, Mary Post Office Workers bearded the Ruth, who was the only witness of for postwomen in the matter of authorities, and demanded freedom the accident, said:—
.
"I was playing with my brother Peter, who was trying to make a sort of cannon that would go off with a bang. We were by the side of the tree
"Peter Lit something in the end of one of the pieces of piping, and there was a bang. I next saw him on the ground.
* It was the first time we had played at the game."
After the Accident. Other evidence showed that after the accident there was found on the trunk of the tree, a piece of from piping, bound with elastic and nail- ed down:EPREN
One end of the piping had been welded over and a hole impressed on the tap. A, smaller piece of piping, with one side burst open, and a packet of gunpowder, were found near the tree.j Mr Bonham Carter had told her that he and his sister were going to-have a game.
bats.
The Mandarin's Reply.
dove was the answer designed to Soft as the cooing of the turtle
turn away the postwomen's wrath.
The new type of hat has been obtained in eight trade sizes," it declared. With one exception these have met all requirements.
Before the bats are issued they are fitted with a G.P.O. cypher on the underside of the left brim, and in order to display the cypher it is necessary to loop up the brim.
"The result appears to be the best obtainable as regarda appear- ance, safety and comfort."
So that's that.o
The Unfashionable Crease. But the postwomen are not the only disgruntled post office workers in matters sartorial.
The postren have asked that said her san. L'ikein..ézarrons Jannas hal
creased at the and provincial telephone operators are angry be cause of an embargo on sleeveless. frocks, ages for pe
He tried to buy something at Tring, but failed He got some thing in Aylesbury, however, but she did not know it was gunpowder he wanted.
They appear to have got about as much satisfaction as the post-
Women
keeping and reading of accounts, The course is built up around the
the organisation of the works and the office, the marketing of com- modities, the keeping of records, the making of returns, the engage
Like a Soldier, »
A tall woman-about six feet high with a commanding presente, Miss Peto stood as erect as a guardsman while asap after ADAP was taken of her by section after section of camera men, in the courtyard of Scotland Yard.
ment and control of staff, and the law relating to all the matters that may arise in the course of business. There will be also a course of secre tarial training, offering classes in shorthand, typewriting and short- hand to women of good education who wish to enter business. Lord Luke of Pavenham is chairman of a strong committee of education-opinion among business ists and business men.
When an interview was suggested Miss Peto shook her head' vigorous- ly in a wordless refusal,
Sir Josiah Stamp said that men had changed, and it was now realised that university-trained men · were Sir Michael Sadler's View... wanted in business. A business Sir Michael Sadler, in eommend. man told him that he had given up ing the scheme from the university employing university men in despair side, spoke of the urgent need of because there was too great a gap closer relations between education between them and the rest of the. ataff. Sometimes a man who bad and business. The percentage of men who came to Oxford with just finished a long course in philo business life in view was increasing.sophy, for instance, found it diff He gave an analysis of the intend-cult to come down to menial tasks, ed careers of 100 applicants for the learning of shorthand and so admission to an Oxford college forth. This course would provide a much-needed bridge between univer- Twenty-six were
sity and business life.
doubtful what
career they would follow; fourteen were going into the law; seven into medicine; three into holy erders: three into the army: eight the civil service; twelve teaching in schools or universities; four forestry; two agriculture; one engineering; one" journalism; one scientific research in industry; and eighteen business The number of men and women for whom the course was intended was
likely to increase in the future.
(Continued on next Column.)
Many business men thought there was less risk in choosing for the, bigher posts men who had been many also were now determined to trained in business routine, but get the best material they could from the universities. One thing. to be learned was that "only 10 per cent, of the time in business is taken by well-trained men in de ciding the right way to do a thing. and 90 per cent, in getting other people to do it.??
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