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LONDON, January 12th.

TE SOOTH BIRTHDAY OF “GUY'S,”

Medical men wherever they may be must note with interest and pleasure the bicentenary of Guy's Hospital. It was celebrated this week with due ceremony. Sir Sidney Lee, the historian, has been There was a memorial service in South-

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Terence at University College that the late King Edward was a normal boy, but

of Wales as President of Guy's, and many other notable persons, while the

it was laid down as part of his training Bishop of Oxford preached the sermon.

THEATRE ROYAL.

Remember the Dates !

that he should never be without a good it is curious to recall tout Thomas Guy. FEBRUARY 25th, 26th and 28th, at 9.30 p.m.

He

book, with the result that the King the founder of the famous hospital, had probably never read a book through in the reputation-in his lifetime of being a the course of his life. Sir Sidney ought very selfish and avaricious man.” to know, as he has just finished the first made a big fortune out of the printing of Bibles under a contrnet with the Uni- volume of his Life of King Edward.

It seems that the Prince Consort drew versity of Oxford; and also in selling up a time table for the boy's education, his shares in South Sen Stock at a hand- some proft. There is also a story that and this was rigidly adhered to.

The

Prince had to spend so many hours each

he had an unfortunate love affair, and

that this disposed him to charity.

day at prescribed studies under a tutor,

Like most hospitals now-a-days Guy's and when he was not learning a langis heavily in debt, und, a big effort is unge, or playing the piano, or atteöding

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As I write I learn of an item of news BOOKING NOW OPEN AT ANDERSON'S..

n history lecture, or something of the being made to raise £200,000. Sir Alfred kind he was expected to have his nose Fripp, the senior surgeon on the staff, is able to recall that in his young, days in a good" book Then, when he was there was only one operating table, about nineteen he rebelled against this

whereas now, there are ten theatres. tyranny of tutocage, and for the remain-working at full pressure. There are 616 der of his life he disliked reading beds, 9,751 in-patients, and nearly half a

million out-patient attendances. Altogether it is not surprising.

Probably there are some who will doubt AS ULD ESSEX FAMILY. whether the carefal instructions of Prince.

with a personal interest to Hongkong. Albert were entirely responsible for the It records the death of Mrs. Frederic result recorded in the case of King Marriage, of Chelmsford, a member of one of the oldest Quaker families in the Edward. Many of the late King's re-

county of Essex. Mrs. Marriage, whe labives were naturally unbookish. It is

passed away a few days ago in ber 89th extremely unlikely that the Prince of year, was the mother of thirteen child- Wales has ever rend a book right ren, of whom nine survive, and one of through, and it cannot be said that he her daughters is Mrs. Aubrey, wife of Dr. G. H. Aubrey, of Hongkong, a son has been the victim of a' rigorous edu-of the late Mr. G. H. Aubrey, for many cational system. On the other hand, years a well-known figure in the public King George and Queen Mary are fond life of the Chelmsford district, of reading, and Prince Henry may often be seen turning over new books in the shops in the neighbourhood of Piccadilly.

WEMBLEY XEXT MAX.

The announcement was made this week by Sir Travers Clarke, Chief Commis sioner of the British Empire Exhibition, that the Exhibition would re-open in the first week in May. This statement was made in reply to a question after

Mrs. Marriage, whose husband died eighteen years ago, lived for half a cen- tury in a delightful old house known as Barnes, Mill, near Chelmsford, on the banks of the. Chelmer, with its farm, and orchard, and gardens-a typical English bomestead and in addition there was the ancient mill with a huge water wheel where golden corn grown on the broad acres of Essex was ground for the whole countryside for many generations. Mrs. Marriage, who retained wonderful

THE PARIS CONTERENCE

a speech he delivered at the English vigour of mind and body, was a very Speaking Union. Answering another charming old lady, beloved and revered questioner he said all the Crown by all who knew her. Colonies are to exhibit again at Wembley with the exception of Fiji, which is show- ing its products at the Dunedin Exhibi- tion, in New Zealand, and cannot bear the expense of Wembley as well. It is too early to speak of the probable stengium, Italy and Japan, in respect of the Division of the Dawes annuity and of

Mr. Churchill. Chancellor. of the Ex- chequer, is orer in Paris for the financial conference with our Allies France, Bel-

of the Exhibition this year, or wheth the receipts, from the Ruhr, The aver there will be a Rodes, and other attiec tions that were popular last yeag

WOMEN AND THE CIGARETTE,

ge. Englishman has only a hazy notion of what it all means, but he entertains a fervent hope that as a result something The old controversy whether women will be done that will have the effect should smoke or not has been started of reducing the load of taxation which in the papers again because a disting is weighing him down. He is paying uished woman said the other day that sixty millions a year to America to dis cigarette smoking is fatal to feminine charge Britain's war debt to that coun- beauty. Pale and sallow cheeks are, it try, a debt contracted mainly on behalf is predicted, among the sorrows in store of our European Allies, and he cannot for the woman who blows clouds of be blamed if he demands that the latter incense in honour of the Goddess should be plainly and firmly told that Nicotine. But as far as I can judge the it is about time they began to think of. defenders of smoking have the argument letting him have something on account or their side. They reply that the rogue of what they owe Great Britain. Up till of the cigarette corresponds in point of now they seem to imagine it is a matter time with the greatest increase in the of no importance.

THE LITTLE OF JUTLAND AGAIN.

health of women The sex bas never Mr. Churchill is finding, therefore, an been better physically than to-day, and opportunity to display kis talents in in- This is a new the standard of good looks has also international-diplomacy. ereused. Cigarette smoking in excess is, rôle for him. It is especially a novel of course, barmful, but eyen that is prob experience since he has scarcely ever ably less injurious than" tight lacing a been out of England in the Continent. thraldom from which women have happily He knows and has fought in many areas escaped.

in which the British Army has had to carry on campaigns-the Indian frontier, Egypt South Africa. Once he went to A book just published by Admiral Sir Cubs because he heard there was likely Reginald Bacon, who was for so long to be, Eghting there; but I believe the in charge of the Dover Patrol, has kind only known time he has been on the led afresh the fires of controversy over Continent was when he went to "Antwerp the Battle of Jutland. There are two early in the war, when he hoped that schools of thought in respect of that his the Naval Division might save the city torie naval engagement. One holds that from the on-coming German hordes, or Lord Jellicoe was the Man of Destiny at any rute delay their advance.--H.B. who fought well and cautiously, and maintained for Britain the.command of the sea till the close of the war. The other holds that Lord Beatty was the Superman who would have sent the Ger- man High Seas Fleet to the bottom if only his superior officer haul followed his lead.

CRIMINALS NEW TERROR..

INCREASING USE OF WIRELESS.

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The authorities at Scotland Yard are It is impossible to reconcile these, well satisfied with the progress that has, divergent views. Generally speaking, been made generally in the utilisation cutside the Navy the opinion is held that of wireless for tracking criminals. Ex- Lord Jellicoe did wisely in refusing to periments have bees,, and are still be- run enormous risks--the kind of risks we ing, made in wireless in regard to finger

and prints are told. Lord Beatty would have cheer strides have been made in the equip

the greatest photographs, but fully undertaken-and he thereby kept meat that has been attached to the mo the Grand Flect supreme till all danger tor-vans used by the Flying Squad.... had finally passed as regards, the safety Seven covered vans are now in use, of this country from invasion and the and the latest includes improvements maintenance of our food supplies. The that overcome many difficulties that a point of interest about Admin Bacon's moving van experiences. An ineffi

the acreening caused by Scandal," is that he accuses Lord Beatty buildings,

book, which he calls "The Jutland dient Heatheries, electric rail-

of failing to perform his primary duty ways, tramcurs, all interlere with of keeping in touch with the German the receipt and despatch of messages to Fleet, and informing Lori Jellicoe of its Scotland Yard, but the experiments car-

and

Mr. G. A. position. There are other charges, stat ried out by Major Vitty ed with vigour and some asperity, and H. Wootton, who are in charge of the no wonder the experts in the two schools resulted in the discovery that the use engineering branch at Scotland Yard,

of thought aforesaid are up in arms,"

I suppose the controversy over Jutland of

will continue indefinitely possibly til the circuits cut out most of these |

had

•Proved antisfactoce

and messages are now received clearly. With the new van, Mr. cad of time. The chief satisfaction the Wootton atated, communication with ordinary layman is able to extract from Scotland Yard was established with ease the discussion is that only good can rand rapidity, and

teste sult from the actions of all the leading commanders in the battle being sub-

Four of the have

yans invisible aerials. jected to close scrutiny and candid the wires being flat along the roof, but eriticism. Lord Jellicoe has had a great in the latest van the aer

Aerial has five wires many bricks thrown at him in the last mounted upon adjustable arms attached few years, and he has endured the at to the roof. The messages sent from tacks with dignity, well knowing that the and received by the vans are coded, 300 suggestion constantly made is quite un af they were picked up by a modern provable that others might have done criminal

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