1925-05-12 — Page 11

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1925.

HISTORY'S ASH-HEAP.

MR. TUSSAUD ON HIS LOSSES.

IRREPLACEABLE RELICS,

experts

Looking over the ash-heap to which the world's finest

Na poleonic relies had been reduced in an hour, a silvage expert, said sadly: "One Iron door would have prevented this holocaust of history," Many

had decided in their curt, business-like way that the small fame that had grown on the Wednesday night to rol London and the nation of its Madame Tussaud's had kindled somewhere in the main hall, had licked wax, and in ten minutes of mad craving for giore

the parrot was rescued it was so dazed that part of the crowd were belting whether it was real or not, But it soon began to preen its feathers, and is said to have con- vulsed everybody within hearing by remarking. “This is a rottes business."

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TUSSAUD'S WILL RISE AGAIN. Mr. John Tussaud, a director of the company owning Madame Tusaud's and the designer for it. said that the damage done was about "£250000, and was, the thought, almost fully, covered by insurance. "There have been many negotiations in the history of Madame Tussaud's," he said, "hut recent negotiations for its sale have made much greater.pro. gress than any others and the sale of it was probabic. Whether sold or not, London will still have its Madame Tu-saud's despite this fier It will rise again. We had have all the moulds to make the devoured hundreds of effigies,wax figures all over again-moulds Delicate dresses of past decadesuing hack to the work of Madame and heavy curtainings round Tusand herself. But the loss of the Napoleon section is an irre place- the ball had, mopped up, wax

able one. Money is no measure 69 and become hage torches.

the loss of it the ve

Cool business men, following the track of angry dames, they came to one sanal blackened arch, where had been the only door way linking the main hall and the smaller room packed with the evidences of history. The fines

Had licked through that "door

The blackened, and water. soaked fabric over which I trip». ped when I followed the experts, writes a "Daily Mail" reporter, was the mattress and illows on which "Napoleon had breathed his last.

An Insurance correspondent writes: The lass will fall upon Londen companies where the hulidings and contents are insured for, it is stated, about £245,000 adlong there is an insurance at Loyd's, to cover loss of profits. for about £25,000

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TUSSAUD'S CONTROL. The control of Madame Tussaud's was on the point of passing into new hands when the fire broke out..

This mass of iron, mixed, up

A company had heen formed, and exactly four hours before the with blackened. fragu ents of beams and, states and glass and outbreak of the fire the final melted tead, had been. the prospectus had been given to the

Am military gorgeous

official of the of printers.. roach. Napoleon, which had borne him to Midward Trust, Lid, Coleman- the icy wastes of Russit, and to street, E. C. the body which was Waterloo. In it he had made the fo the point of effecting the most surprising military decisions change said to a "Daily Mail." in history.

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ST. HELENA "COACH: More contorted iron. This had been the coach built for his coron tion in Milan. Another fitter had been the less proud coach that he used at St. Helena.

Among the tons of ashes Mitered boot deep around was lost his coronation robes, his toiler box, his jewel case, his gold repeater watch and scarf pin and camen ring, bis' table knife, order ribbons, pen, boots, botile case; his stock at Waterloo and the atlas, containing

reporter

The new Madame Tussaud's was to have included 8 restaurant, a continuous kinema show,

A wireless TOGR and beautiful gardens.

Maid Please, mummy L pop over to the top shop and get a skipping-rope ?"

Mistress;--"Whatever do you want a skipping-rope for?"

me

Maid:"Eve just took medicine, and forgot ter shake the bottle!"

COT/JOHN COOLIDGE & GOV. BIĻIINGS.

Colonel John Coolidge, father of President Calvin Coolidge, was [photographed with Governer Billings, as he passed through, New York on his way, to. Washington to be present at the inauguration of his Bon as President of the United States.

plans drawn in his own hand, that HUMAN

he used for years; and much more.

I raked the ashes with his sword

of honour, one of the few things of

which a trace remained, and found nothing except ashes and molten metal, and plaster and slate.

There was one scorched piece of the coat that Nelson wore at the battle of the Nile, but nothing of letter he wrote and many other evidences of his life.

FISH" LANDED,

land Albert Canning, a swimming master, in 15 minutes with a 10ft.

MONTREAL'S MORALS.

CHARGES AGAINST

POLICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

UNHAPPY SCOTSMEN.. NEED FOR TACT,

LOSS OF "NATIONAL

BEVERAGE.""".

QUEEN VICTORIA, AND

KAISER...

At the Treasury; Whitehall, the A book on the unce famous Lord The report of Judge Coderse on Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. John Manners and his friends, by the Montreal Police investigation, Winston Churchill, received a Mr Charles Whihley, contains an which was published at great, deputatlon representing the Na.interesting lester from Lord length in the Montreal newspapers, tional Consultative Council of the John Manners, written in 1888, on occupying beurly thirty columns, Retail Liquor Trade on the sub the subject of Queen Victoria's is exciting much attention in ject of taxation imposed in the relations with the Kaiser. The Montreal, especially in view of the licensed trade. The deputation letter is as follows:- face that Judge Coderrè condemns was headed by Councillor Allan the city to bear the $50,000 cost of S. Belsher (chairman of the the investigation, which stretched council, and chairman of the over several months. The report London Central Board), contains sharp strictures on the police and civic authorities, con-

·REVJJ O'CONNOTE:

Bev, J. S: O'Connor read on the seistaograph shown heen the path of the earthquake which recently shook New York City and the whole East- ern Coast...

demns the Chief of Police és in- 'competent" and recommends bis speedy retirement on peasion; with an immediate strengthening of the police force, while it criticises the way in which city aldermen have interfered, with the police administration, not always to gond purposes. The report also recom- mends the suppression of "the red light" district, which for many years has been a noturious feature of Montreal. It is estimated there are over 3.000 inmates of the brothels there. with numerous souteneurs and other male workers profiling by commercialised vice, which Judge Coderre recommends should be mercilessly dealt with.

While the report merely official 1y confirms the conditions which are generally known to exist in Montreal's under.world, with inefficient police conditions and aldermanic interference, i bas created a great sensation in both the Montreal and Quebec Legisla ture, where it is expected steps will be taken to reduce the city's! costs of the investigation to pro-) bably not more than $35,000. A special meeting of Montreal City Council' will be held to discuss the report and consider what action should be taken, while the matter will also be considered by a Special Committee of the Quebec Legislature. The unsav oury revelations made during the investigation, with Judge Coderre' drastic report, will, it is expected, lead to a reorganisation of the Montreal police system, probably

The German Ambassador has very earnestly, but quite unofficial- ty, communicated to me the dread that is felt by persons of influence Mr. John S. Calder (president of at Berlin, whom he did the Scottish Licensed Trade not name, lest the Queen Defence Association) stid the should treat Prince William in a lowest increase in the spirit duty manner likely to offend him. She was put on at a time when the thinks very badly of him, resents trade was more prosperous than his conduct to his mother, and has (now, and in view of the diminish more than once shown her resent- ed spending power of the people ment very plainly. He is intensely the existing duty was not justified. irritated at this treatment, being In Scotland, whisky W85. the quite conscious of his own position. national beverage, but the high it is feared the Queen will repeat duly had placed it out of the the process when she comes to reach of many. Scotsmen did not Berlin, with results most disastrous like this treatment.

to the interests of two countries. Mr. Calder commented upon the Do what you can to warn and alarmingly inceused consumption restrain her. The matter will of methylatud spirit in conse- require much tact, but you can do quence of the dearness of whisky it if anyone can. She is very un- and other spirits, and said he feis manageable about her conduct to sure that a return to the duty of her own, relations, She will -50 would be a gain to the, rayenue persist in considering William

of the country."

only as her grandson. But the ME TE Whaley, P. (pre-matter his become political and sident of the Licensed Vic-very grave, and she must listen to tuallers Defence Lague of advice." England and Wales), complained that the high tax on beer was unjust.

The book also contains an ex- tract from Lord John Manner's diary tor June 14, 1885, which has Mr. H. Weber Brown, C.C. (vice- an historical interest." Gladstone's chairman of the London Central ] Government had just been beaten Board) contended that it was on an amendment to the Budget indefensible that the licensed and had resigned. After reciting retailer should have to pay the these facis Lord John Manners same amount of duty for the [proceeds in his diary as follows:- privilege of trading nine hours a day as he formerly paid when. he traded for to1⁄2 hours.

"On Thursday. Bath, Salisbury lunched' with us and had a long confidential conversation Mr. Churchill, in reply, said he with me. In the event of the appreciated the way in which tief Queen's asking him to form a deputation bad presented their | Government he should stipulate; case. The trade's memoritis had that he should" be Foreign Secre- also been attentively examined. tary as well as Prime Minister, and he would give the whole | proposing that Northcote - should matter his full and careful con-be First Lord and lead the .Com- eideration.

mons; Cross to be Chancellor of Another deputation, represent-the Exchequer, Gibson Home ing upwards of 4,000 political and Secretary, Churchili Indian, Reach 'non-political working men's clubs, Colonial Secretary, Carnarvon with an aggregate membership Lord Lieutenant. He then, after exceeding 1,500,000, also waited | discussing minor appointments, upon. the Chancellor of The asked us to consider whether, in Exchequer ·10 request the dealing with the Irish problem, Cabinet to give favourable con- that country could be divided, for

ME 4MRS. DAN GASWELL, WAE

The "perfectly happy" marriage of June Castleton, farmer stage beauty, and "Dan" Cuswell, heir to a fortune, has gone on the rocks. The simple have agreed that nolther any longer loves the other, and they will seek to obtain a "friendly" divorce.

the appointment of a civic Depart-sideration to a redaction of the ment of Public Safety, with direct beer duty. The delegation is control of the police and detective cluded Mr. R. Richardson. MP departments, and other reforms (president), Mr. B T Hall

a helmet and swivel. The doctor the steak." slayed his fish" until he landed

Overhead, as in the main hall, there is nothing but huge, twisted it exhausted, and in so doing beat girders, from which chatred frag his own record of eighteen years ments of wood hang. Among the débris in the main hall are heaps that occasion also Canning was Lago by exactly one minute. On of white ash that.once were wax the "fish.". effigies.

M.CC. TEAM ASHES. One row of ashes represents the M.C.C. cricket team visiting Australia.

·HEALTHFUL, DAYS AND RESTFUL NIGHTS

childhood

local, and private bill purposes, into four provinces with a central Court of Appeal."

Readers of Morley's "Glad-

A human "fish" was lauded attending to the suppression of (secretary), and Mr R. M Chap stone" will recollect that in the the Baths, Bath, in 7min 35sec. brothels, gambling houses, and man (assistant secretary) of the previous month Gladstone's Following a challenge some other vicious centres, which have Club and Institute Union; Sir Cabinet had considered a plan for month ago, Dr. Charles Begg, a been notorious in Montreal for Herbert Nioid, M.P. (chairman) giving Ireland county government well-known angler, undertook to years past.

and Mr. Frank Solbe (secretary) of with a central board to be the Association of Conservative chosen by the representa. Glad. Guest:"Waiter, this steak is Clubs; and Mr. H. Broadbent, of tive country boards. Ic rod, the line being attached to the like leather and this knife is dull." the National Federation head of the swimmer by means of

of stone's Cabinet all the peers Waiter:"Strop the knife on Liberal Chibs,

excopt Granville rejected and all Sir Herbert Nield, who said he the commoners except Hartington represented 1,502. Conservative accepted this plan. Lord John clubs, with an aggregato, mem. Manners's diary shows how much bership of upwards of 400,000, agreement there

at that declared that the existing high tax moment between the leaders of of £4 a barrel on beer was, without the two parties on a question that, are ngeu ed for little ones who are kept question, deeply resented by the within a few months, became the ont of dargo with the aid of Baby's wage-earning section of the com- subject of the fiercest party conflict

Tablet, Canada's famosa apreific munity, who, rightly or wrongly, of the century. adhyay allments of infacoy saw in its maintenance something As a remedy for intan more than an easy means of rais

tile indigestion, ing revenue. Whereas in 1913-14. colic constipa 37.558,767 balk barrels tion and teething consumed, during the last finan troubles, the Fablets, are cal year only 25 425,000 bulk. ansurpassed They barrels were disposed of; and, on "anlekly check the other hand, the duty col- diarriolected showed an increase of more proup and colds, fan £68,000,000 over the AuM. reduce-fever realised in 1913-14. Such wholesale shoes, opel bleeding of beer-drinkers could Grandma," Baid little

woʻnne," promote Theodore, "will oo kick it?" porceful healthgiving aleen in a perfeo the ground of equity Beer-

not be justified not defended on TRY CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN "Bless the child," said the sur-tat al way, are guaranteed shsolute drinking was no crime, although

BALM, prised old lady, "why do you wish for 10 TOUT there were a few narrow-minded me to do that, darling?

chemists sails AMAND Grow bigots who so zogarded it "Because," replied the young BABY'S OWN TABLETS

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An old lady was on a visit to her married daughter. One day there was company, and little Theodore, the hope of the house, was doing his best to amuse his mother's visitors. Presently he left the room to return soon afterwards with a zinc bucket. This he planted right in front of

A broken-hearted figure search- ing among the débris was Mr. Cattaneo, the bass viol player in the orchestra. He told me that he had arrived that morning to take his place in the orchestra, had found a crowd-and-a destroyed his grandma, while the others mebaasládáno some basica algnofchiscpre-sal-wondering wh

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On the ground floor the greatest damage is by water. In the hall tableaux most of the figures have been covered by tarpaulins to protect them from water that pours in cascades from the roof.

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Foreman: "Yes, I'll give yea job sweepin' an' keepin' the place clean." 4

"But I'm a college graduate.” "Well, then, maybe ye better start or somethin' simpler."

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