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White Tropical Suit In Commons: The Duke Of Wellington And The "Quit Rent": Gentlemen V. Australia: The Royal Opera: Prince Of Wales At Golf: Mrs. Despard Celebrates 90th Birthday: Sir William
Clarke's New Post:
(From Our Own Correspondent).
London, June 20. WESTMINSTER IN THE DOG
.DAYS
Mr Macquisten's white tropical sult introduced a lively note to the House of Commons yesterday, Less daring members were probably a little envious of him when he took
his seat.
But Mr. Macquisten could not have been as cool as he looked. He was the first to break cover
LIGHT-HEARTED
BATTING
at Covent Garden, The fact 19 that by importing afty foreigners. work can be found for a period of three months for a very large number of English people."
THE TWO EARLS OF
CARRICE
The Earl of Carrick played the Earl of Carrick in the fifth round of the Parliamentary Golf Handicap at Sunningdale on Saturday. One of them is much better known u -the Prince of Wales. He was beaten by the Earl of Carrick- at the nineteenth hole.
A remarkable coincidence match- ed the Prince-one of whose titles. is Earl of Carrick-with the eighth A holiday atmosphere prevailed Earl of Carrick the Irish peer who at Lord's yesterday, when the Cen-sits in the House of Lords as Baron tlemen of England continued thel Butler. In the United Kingdom
peerage. match with the Atdistrakana.
B. F. Lyon Laughed, again" and again when he shaped for a big it off Grimmett, only to find that that wily bowler had induced the ball to do something tmexpected.
With Robins in the match be- came pure comedy, Time after
with a request that the windows time he ran aimbet balf way down the pitch to Grimmett, while the might be opened.
spectators shouted with laughter,
"The only other member I can re- call having seen in the House in a tropical outfit is Col. Applin, the member for Enfeld.
Sir John Simon, well sun-brown- ed after a gulfing week-end. ap-. appeared on the Treasury Bench at question-time in a light grey mor- ning sult,
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Mr. Eden, whom foreigners re- gard as our best-dressed politician, wore an elegant white, waistcoat: I noticed other members who had discarded waistcoats entirely...
'STRATHFIELDSAYE'S TENURE
The small tricolour flag which Duke of Wellington would have presented to the King yester- day as a quit rent for Strathfeld- saye was handed over by his re- presentative.
the
On several occasions during the *ast few years" the Duke has not made the presentation personally. In view of his great age the King excused his attendance at the Castle for three years murkning, be- fore 1931.
Then the Duke became stronger. took up deer stalking once more, and resumed his personal attend-
ance.
On the occasions when he was unable to attend the flag was handed over, by his secretary to the King's representative.
The Prince, whose handicap is eleven. was beaten in the final of last year. In the competition Saturday's match his opponent's handicap was Afteen, so that the Prince had to concede three strokes.
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MRS. DESPAREN Mrs. Despard, a sister of the late Lord Ypres, celebrated her nine-
Not the way to win Tests, per-tieth birthday yesterday. haps, but one wishes all cricket "People think I am very frail," could be played in the same hap-she told a reporter, "but they are py, sporting spirit.
A DROUGHT TOBY
mistaken. I am feeling wonder-
fully well, and I think the reason is that I have always kept in touch
The latest drought story comes with the world. It keeps you from the Lord Mayor's, Court, în | young." the Mansion House
Charged with d'regarding the that he had rear some water on traffic signals, 'z korist pleaded
the road. This unusual sight so occupied his attention that he fall- ed to notice the lights.
A policeman corroborated his evidence some water had, in fact. escaped from a nearby hydrant and the Lord Mayur dismissed the
case.
TAKINGS OF £48,000
An indication of the financial success of the season of Grand Opera, which ended at Covent Garden last night is contained in the official announcement that:
By the end of the season appro ximately £8.000 will have been paid to the Government in enter- tainment tax and £6,000 ira income-tax.
seen
Entertainment tax is charged at the approximate rate of one penny in five of the payment for ad- mission. On this basis it will be that the takings' totalled The flag is one of many such about £48,000. quit-rents which the Sovereign is The announcement also referred entitled to exact from his subjects. | to the fact that of 680 persons
Other famous ones are:
given employment, less than fifty The flag presented by the Duke were foreign, and added:
of Marlborough in payment for **The above figure does not in- Blenheim Palace on Aug. 15. theclude the employees of all con- anniversary of the battle.
The Duke of Atholl's white rose, given to the King whenever he visits Blair Atholl.
Mrs. Despard spent "yesterday with a woman friend, and last
party at the Minerva Club in night there was a little birthday
Brunswick Square, London, W.C.. For the next ten days she will make a speech a day at meetings in her honour arranged by the Women's Freedom League, of which she was one of the founders.
"On June 241 am, speaking against the Sedition Bill from the plinth in Trafalgar Square," she said.
SIE WILLIAM CLARK Canada will be sorry to lose Bir William Clark, the United King- dom High Commissioner, who is to succeed Sir Herbert Stanley as High Commissioner in South Africa at the end of the year.
Sir William has made many. friends in Ottawa, and no enemies. though the trade negotiations preceding and following the Ottawa
Conference have not always been plain sailing.
He is a first-rate economist, which has facilitated discussions with the Canadian officials, and proved invaluable during the Con ference talks, when he sat with
the United Kingdom, experts.
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Continuing the Metaphor
tractors, numbering fourteen, en- Church service was 'over. tirely British, who provided the three prominent members walked scenery, costumes, and stage equip- | home together.., discussing the ment; nor the employees of the message they had heard. contractors who renovated the "I tell you." said the first, ea- Opera House. British labour was thusiastically "Dr. Blank can cer- employed throughout."
tainly dive deeper into the truth then any minister I ever heard!”
"Yes," said the second man, "and he can stay under longer.”
"Yes," echoed the third, "and come up drier!"
The Marquis of Ailesbury's ivory cup. given to the King whenever he hunts in Savernakej Forest said to be the only for- "We think these figures should est held by a private individual. be sufficient to dispose of the Scotland abounds in similar in-charge that the foreign element stances of quit rents and service predominates over the British dur- rents-relics of feudal days.
ing the International opera season
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