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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1925.

INDISCRETIONS.

SIR ALMERIC FITZROY'S MEMOIRS

BUTTER AFFACKS ON LIVING

MEN

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EX-CLRÍK TO TIỀM PRIVY COUNCIL.

J is unfortunate that a Civil Servant of high position should have attended against certain of the canons of good tasty as Sir Almeric Fitzroy doos in these volumes, says reviewing the Daily Muit,"

Memoirs, by Sir Annerie Fitzroy... 2 vols. (Hutchinson, 128.) He re. pents, for example, unflattening: criticisms by one eminent living man on another eminent living man, when such criticis:ns were presum- ably given › him confidentially and: if disclosed, must cause great pains : -

Having filed an office of the highest trust such as the clerkship | of the Privy Council, he might have been expected to show discretion:

and reticence. He is very ready to blame other people, but seems here: totally to forget at times. The res | sponsibilities of his place. This is the more noticeable because of the very superior attitude which he adopts throughout. Thus this Clerk of Privy Council writes of Vis Joh Simon, a Privy Councillor, in anc of his aid paragraphs :

His conscience is a

parcel of punetition: he is sensitive a fidgety by temporument; and his mental disposition, ignoring the bu hamionies of conduct, deals) him to dwell on superficial con- tradiotions - in intermittent scrupulosity of confetence fink

omplement in the timidity of thy over-trained lawyer, o He has no more right to uk in this style than a batik clerk has to alue is directory.

KING EDWARD'S FUNERAL Nor could anything be much more aerimonious than this description of the Windsor ecclesinaties conduct at King Edward's funera in 1910;

The choir con fell into a dis- graceful disarray: the minor canons seemed lost to all sense of the dignity of the ceremonial on which they were engaged, and, instead of observing their station and attitude of attention. were -occupied in craning their "neck* forward in every posture of ide

THE NEW TANGO

SLIDING DANCE OF

FOUR STEPS:

THE CHINA MAIL.

TWICE AS FAST AS THE CLD ONE.

Mr. B. T. G. Akini Mr H Bateen Mtr A 8. Abbott MN Boak Mr T MJ Babar Bogalm

[and ·Men B. J.

Mr And Mrs Cl

Mr. Leo Ma E Layy

Mr C. Mansint

okay

found that tifter.... an Englishman of his alance writing "tor dhe Purjers to warn tmvellers of this || Carsharper who frequented the life under the mine of Rossell, and was with great difficulty us duced to relinquish his design ob being sued that his companion It is now evident that the www less & person sh the Lord Tango or to be precise, the Chief Justice of England.

French Tango, which is quite There are some stage stories different front the pro-war Tango counted with the death of famontwill be dominating the London H. Haliliber. At sakay men'

hallrooms within the next few Mr R. J. Bieback Am extraordinary incident weeks: occurred in connection with Hip The musical director of a load. B

My V. Bartimin Mr.d. Bads J. Fergusson's death in thing West End hotel told a "Daily Bu

Mr Bun Jamaica earthquake of 1907. Mail reporter that during the Mr D. Rapple mano Churles Ferguson (now Glover coming winter the French Tango Mi J. Dama

MR Blad nor-General of New Zealand will equall the foxtrot in populi Cook was on his way up to London hearity, though both the waltz and wa. Concor the night express who, in the Charleston will find a place on Cond. Darrora't Dr. F.

* 7: Di lökler natter most vivid dream, he saw dance programmes. The Tango, M father killed in an earthquake, however, will, he predicted, be them. W. Davier Mr E Hurton strong was the impression that dancing event of the winter. He W. A D

Mrano Mis Karlo KiJ. W. Parsons added:de

Mr N Bis for the greater part of the journey

Fouros his mind was occupied with reways that this French Tango Wa

It is perhaps a pity in some volving the consequences and not given another name, for it has estimating what he would have

F. JW. Focken

rG. A. Fatuit

Mr E. Fartelll

H. 8. Forster Mr.

little in common with the old Dr. D. R. Gawler The first thing the Argentine Tango. It is infinitely following morning he was called simpler, and is, in fact, as simple. Genty

do.

to the telephone to hear from bias the foxtrot itself. servant the announcement of his father's death.

The dream further proved to have taken place at the exact time the earthquake.

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A STRANGE VISION,

Another anecdote concerns the denth of the second Lord Hampden

It is a placid, sliding dance of four steps, though it is twice, as fast as the pre-war Tango. The suspicion of a pause between the steps auggests the Tango spirit.

Even the best syncopated band cannot capture the rhythm of the Tango, and for that reason the first Tange band to visit London since 1918 will be arriving 48 hours unconscions, when" big fin New York at the end of this eldest son Tom, who had been month.

He had been lying for at least

Mr & Mrs J. Gould

r. E. Gould Mr & Mrs A. B

Guthriv Capt. 1. FS Hall

& Mrs. W Hanibald p Wissen A

Bamil:un

MPS A. &G P

Ve& Mrs Bendry Mr P

Hedgeon

V O.. EL Bolmes

ever

Mr.J

Longor

Mr S. Mason Mr G May Mr G. Bure or KR. G. MoNoRy Eng. Captur MY TRMN cos. Man J. W. WoŬDə Mian D. afeta if W. MOLT

Mr.

Mir

Mra GR. Pries MFR. Pizst Mr R. J. Pope

Major H..

bico

Mr

A Howa

Mr A. IL. Rowe Mr and Mrs. W. A.

Reidel

Mr H. Bohm de Dr. H. B. Mommera Mr B Souk Titob. Mr & B.. Shank Mra parke TA.W.

Mr.J B. Satosky

Spits Mr Seifert. Metaw Mr. D: A. Fran MAM L. Suendaan

Mr & Mrs Tagit..

Mr G. J, Tint

Lt. Col. a Wr. G.

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Thim tha

Mr H. V Fey

Mr. W. Wak..Belth

Mr & Mrs H

Wilms and 2

hudrea

Ma nd Mira G.

Warsinor

Mr D. Wood Wrd Mis "

Walchs

B. Wylis

sitting in the room for most off The spirit of the Tango iar, 0. M.. Hon- the afternoon, seeing no sign of already reflected in some of the Mr. Hugh any change, decided to return to newest evening gowns. At Deau Mr. Jack on his own house for dinner, and ville where the Tango was Mr J. 10. Josaph

H. Job and Lady Humplen took his place it supreme--some of the evening Me T. 9. Jenks the chamber of death. Suddenly owns were starting in their Mr A. T. Jous th the veil was lifted upon the cloud-ength and fulness. The sheath KA K. od mind bende her, and the dying found, does not lend itself either AE.F. KillMJ F. Wright

gown, as the Parisienne his Mrs. T. Kesto

#9 Ch. Hock'anch - mw exclaimed "How is Tom in grace or comfort to the half- In great surprise Lady Hampler lazy, pulsating movements of the answered, "Tom is quite well. Tango. and bas goue home to dinner."* "No," we the reply, and then in tones of great earnestness, he added. "He is in grave danger," relapsing into a state of insen- sibility from which he did not again emerge. Happeared after- wards that, on his way to Hars place, his son's cab was in col- lision with a bicycle, and a bud accident occurred.

of

curiosity, in order to obtain a

But grimmest of all is this account

Lord Robertson's death. Cannes in 1909:

a

view of what was passing outside

|

:

the building, while the Dean of Windeor, whose duty it was as their leader and head to see that order prevailed, deserted his place for a seat among the specta- tars, where he became absorbed in ponyersation with a Judy.

Again, we have such, an unjusti fable attack on a distinguished soldier and Indian Governor as the following remarks

about Tord Sydenham:~

It appears that it this Indian career) was mured by displays of yainglory which had reached mucle atch when Minte came home that he had pecauaded himself his. claims to the succession could not be overlooked,

This the characterisation given of that prominent Inberal politician and Privy Counoillos, Afr. Master-

Masterman, who has to higher ambition than to follow the leuk! of Lloyd George,estande as (the exponent of methods which would faster the effraftory of a party wire-puller. The demoralisation, of the staff. (of Mr. Masterman's office), almost wholly composed of young men, is extreme, and the pics exists for little more this the progressive debasement of the Ciril Berylen

Here and there are opisodes in a lighter vein huoked away in thes austere and bitter puges. So we ure told of

a Scotish muister, who re- cently officiated Craue Church, and in the royal presence. (of Queen Victoria) petitioned the Almighty that he the Queen he came an auld woman": "who' might put on the new man, sei in all righteous causes stand, bes

for her poppin like a he yout upon the moralne,

After her demise

assist at the interm

sights were permis

•Lord Cod

showed arein it was

dogan and not he, who'

to come, in

COST £50,000.

TURKISH PRINCE'S

ESCAPE.

FIFTY PASSPORTS.

REPULSE HAY HOTEL

Qatober

Mr and Mrs Vas. Mesars Nielson and

Andel & chie Eng's

Mr R. Rubelor Mesure Patt and" Mr Chiobger

Mas. M. O. U`atk

And child

Major & Me, Dagger Mrs and Miss

Somer lli

Eveleigh

Mrand Mra

Mie D.1

Mr Gord

Fistin

Prince Ahmed-whose sister was Formerly the wife of King Fuad ol

Egypt (as whom he once fired revolver), and, who, after being de-Miss E. Harry ined in an English asylum for Mr and Mrs D

Mr and Mrs. Lowel I left his hotel at 7.15 to any years, has escaped to the

Joaking dine at a villa some little dis- Continent-hus, left bis septuagen Mrand Mr. tance away. At 8.30 & telephone urian mother reating with friends Levins

Lund message reached the hotel to Bulgaria. She is suffering from Miller inquire whether Lord Robertson the atrain of the rescue and the might be expected soon. An hour journey. Inter Lord Robertson returned The Prince, accompanied by to the hotel na pale as death Pilbeam attendant, and hy utterly distraught and quite in- Ibabim Feridi Paabo, the Turd. Angwin capable of giving an count of Irish Government's representative, Mr. Austin what had happened. After has reached Constantinople stiff glass of spirits he recovered himself enough to stagner out "once or twice, "Oh, the haror

Parcali

Mi-tyad Mr J. N,

Parker

Me & Miss Rizzie Mr V- oder Steen Mra & Min Riration

Lt. Col. and Mrs.

CM...tephen Mc & Mr Role Mad Miry Wall

ard child Mr&Mr Townend Mr & Mrs. J. H

Tiggart

Moser Winskom. I

Martin

TKAK DOTEL.

Seps in ber 10.

Mr 8.44bba;

8.

Dr H. Balcen Elaborate préparations, we belių

Mr & Mr. Bilbo, made at Prince Ahmed's Con-Mr J. A. Barton

lomew stantinople mansion, which he has V. Benjam

of it but would or could give not seen for 30 yemy

no further information. During It is understood that the Turkish

| Alge PoW,

W. H. Boaruu the little time that elapsed before Government's arrangements were Mr H. B. Bray the end arrived nothing escaped so thorough that it provided him, J. Breen. his lips but in occasional with 50 peasports, and it is Mr and Mis B. L. repetition of the same agoniec estimated that the preparations for MPW Drown. very

excape, cost £80,000,

"There was no murk about him Many well-known public peop of huying suffered any violenceussisted in the escape, and a legal, he had not been robbed, and the sensation in likely to be the sequel. only suggestions offered, were blackmail which soothe highly improbable or some terrible! halincination of the approach of which there had been nothing to offtard & sign.

It is interesting to find that when July 1934, the war crisis come.. hers were eminent Faberals who were for the course for which the. Huai and French Governments were pleading withy the British Government i

I saw Herbert Gladstone," who from the tranquillity of his de tached position thought the best security for European peyve lay in a declaration to Germany that unteas ahe: exercised all her if fuence to wrest Austris in the path of provocation, we should djava to take our stend by the alde of "Russia, and France.

ME CHURCEKLIJ.

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B. Col

Med. Corleg

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Mr B. Laison

Mirsad in G. D.

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Miss Lega

Majer AE, Litti.

Jobzs

Hi J. D. Loyd

Mr and Mrs" W.

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Martin

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Capt

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Mand MW. N.

B. Mardock Mias 1 Murdock hra 2. D. Mas WC News Daaby Mr.N. C. Donald Mr

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This is Sin Almeric's personal 14-Cal & Bob. view of Mr. Churchill'

He AH. Finn Ma O Perton Mr. A. Musmall Dr. Mazy Rocks Ma Robert Mr. D

craft Mes' Sabjith

Itin now disparagement to Major & MrH, R. Winston'a extraordinary qualities and ters W, to say that his judgment is not quito equal to his abilities, nor his Mr D. Farben abitties quite equal to MA YAP MW.P arabito His defect is that be La C. Pide je Arh. Bas new evrything through the Lt. Col. 3, U. Przez b magnifying-glass

Gerald Palatul vinya his self-con- fidence.

Tower Mis. The tos

| MW, D. Good Brad Mus 0.

follow JUDOKS AND THEIR RUBES.. Miss M. B. I An umudng story is related about

Mr J. Hawker judges and their robes;

Me

M. Hem Lt Col M Henry D. Tarzer

When Lord Mersey seeded Me Lord Gorell as President of the Lt.Comdr. U. Capt. Mr Probate and Divorce Division he

Cape, 32 8 Walker. Capta

Jenkins bought his predecessor'a robes for M. Z. B. 3010. £25, and at his rimement wrote itär. J. 1. Jebaston to Lord Gorell to say he had sold, Mad Jomph L. A. J. EWAH

MrG. Bagno Miss C. Willment them to. Sir S. Evans for 240 dpi27. Endeks not extravagant for one brought Me and My 21 (25

dom

Writing under date of January 1977, Sir Almece refers thus to Mr. up in the atm

Churchill then.. First merve, Lord Gorell wrate back it

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