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THE LATE LORD LEVÉKÁ ULME.

The death of Lord Leverhulme, res ported in the papers as I am sending this article to the post. will provide the chroniclers of contemporary history with plenty to write about for some time to come. The late per was one of the most remarkable insiness geniuses the entry has prodnen. He was born at Bolton,

There is scarcely an English operator the son of a grocer in a small way of: trade, and was serving behind the cons on the Loudon end of the London-Pan ter as a boy of 13. He started in his Exchange who has bet passed an exami own account as a grocer. and then aenation in at least one-and, - íødreil, quired a small soap factory that was on several-European languages, and the the verge of bankruptor, with the result girls who are going over to Paris have that he got into soap. as he oner said, nothing to fear. Perhaps it is unneces and started on the high road to Fortune.sary to add that this experiment, which At 33 he had made £80,000, which would is to be repeated if the results are what- have been enough for most. men, but in are expected in the matter of efficiency, the case of Lord Leverhulme was merely has created the greatest interest among the capital wherewith to carry out the telephone operators. The London girls are looking forward to their trip with great schemes he had in his hend for a

lively anticipations of pleasure, and are world-wide"trade.

delightfully excited about it.

a soTE ON FRIZMASONRY.

Personally Lord Leverbalme was a man of the simplest tastes. He never smoked,

I hear that there is a great amount of and drank alcohol very sparingly. All his life, he was accustomed to get up 4.30 in the morning, and except for antisfaction in Masonic circles becaus

His Royal Highness the Duke of York hour for luncheon he worked round the elock till it was time for a late dinner. has definitely decided to preside over the Anmal meeting "of the Middlesex Pro- Life cannot be happy, he was wont te

vincial Grand Lodge later in the present state with mphasis, unless you healthy. and the only way to be eath. Last year the Duke became the Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex, healthy is to work hard with brain and it was enggest by the brethren that and muscle He was a hard man in busi

it would be a graceful act on his part ness, and woe betide the man or boy to make the annual meeting the first who did not put in the full number occasion on which he took the chair working hours per day, and toil strena his Lodge in full state. His Royal High Leusly while at his job. In private life ness most willingly fell it with the idea. Lord Leverhulnie was kindly and gent and the gathering is likely to be remem rous, and he was a most princely sphered Ea a notable cae. There will be a porter of many deserving causes, THE RETURN TO COLD.

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very big muster. It will take place in the Grand Temple of Freemasons Hull in London, the home and centre of Eng-

ish Freemasonry. AT THE ABBEY,

For good or ill the country has been committed to the restoration of the gold standard, and it is perfectly evident from what is appearing in the Press that con! The Chinese commercial mission under siderable misgivings are felt about it. General S. T. Hsu, whose advent here Of course, sooner or later it was ander was noted in my Fast Letter, is now conr- stood that the change would have had ting the provinces, and meeting with a be made; what most erities say is that hearty reception. An official of the Board But of Trade, Mr. H. A. Ottewill, is acting the change has been made too soon. whether the critica-meaning the experts as guide, philosopher and friend of the are right or wrong is not for the man party. When at Manchester General Hau in the street or in the train to decide. noticed the Cenotaph, and asked perniis- The question is too technical for people son to lay a wreath. Later he did so, outside the charmed circle of currency the tribute being composal of pink and and banking interests. When the mattercream roses and blue iriss. This in- came up in the House of Commons the rident gave rise to appreciative comment other night it was plain that most of the at Manchester, legislators who eventually passed the Gold Standard Bill were utterly bemused by the speeches of two or three men whe are authorities on the question-and who cannot agree!

The two

But there was a similar incident in Westminster Abbey before the mission went north. General Hsu placed a large wreath of palm leaves, roses, lilies, and lilac on the grave of the Unknown War.

Anyway, now that a decision has been taken there can be no turning back. rar, the wreath being accompanied by a do not think we should hear much about large tablet of solid brass with an in- the gold standard if it were not for the cription in Chinese characters record- fact that concurrently with the changing the tribute and the name of the giver. which has been made there has been an DRESSES, AT COURT. advance in the bank rute,

By way of a passing note on fashion it things are not necessarily an instance may be stated that a hint has been given of cause and effect, but traders and to the Court dressmakers from exalted manufacturers bitterly complain that with quarters to the effect that while no hard higher bank rate it is more than ever and fast rule is laid down for the coming difficult to carry on. Business activities Royal Courts it is the desire of Queen will inevitably, Le hampered, they say, beMary that skirts shall not be tight, and cause it will cost them more to finance moreover, that they shall not be more their operations. There is something in than five inches from the ground. The this argument which the average man difficulty with the tight skirt'ia that the can grasp at once; for everyone knows wearer ands, it next to impossible to that in these days half the business of make curtseys before Royalty in a grace- the country is only possible by means of ful and dignified manner, and it is said to the credit facilities granted by the buiks. be certain that there will be no abbre Some of the public are surprised that viated sheath skirts this season at Buck there will not be a return to the use of ingham Palace, gold instead of paper notes for ordinary It will be many years before that bappens. At present our not currency amounts to approximately £100,000,000 while the total gold stock is only a little more than £130,000,000. It is obvious that "free convertibility of the note issue is an impossibility:

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Another little item of interest on a similar subject is that her Majesty the Queen, who has often shown her concern for the prosperity of the English lace trade, has expressed a wish among her Iriends that lace gowns should be worn as far as possible at the forthcoming Courts. The hint hús been passed on in the quarter where at the moment pre- parations for the first Court are proceed

This year's Royal Academy which opening at high pressure. It goes without ed as usual on the first Monday in May saying that the effect on the Nottingham has nothing of outstanding, einrace to and Devonshire lace industries is expect set the Town talking. We hear nothinged to be considerable.

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This week becs the commencement of attention, notably Sir William Orpen's cricket again in England, and the "Man, Henst, which shows the booth thoughts of hundreds of thousands are at a Paris fair, and a stage on which turned from football to the great are a man and a bear, the latter stand national game. Eight-ball overs-the ing on its bird legs and performing for proposal that was raised by the Test the amusement of the crowd round the matches in Australia-covered wickets, ropes. The remarkable thing is that the the dearth of fast bowlers, and the painter makes many of the people look incthod of scoring in the championship ing on, obviously of the lowest class; competition have suddenly assumed a From what I am able cruel and bestial of expression, so that vital importance.

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The Academy crowd on the opening of being adopted in this country. There day seemed much the same as in. former are marked differences of opinion as to years. This is one of the things that whether the protection" of the whole of worm never to change, and suggests in wicket, from the vagaries of the weather continuity in the social traditions of before a gamo should be allowed or not- English life, that is really noteworthy. Yorkshire and Surrey, for instance, will The crowd was fashionable, of course not have it because they hold that it with bishops and rural drane and cergy would have an effect on the spirit of the men of all ranks and denominations and game. As regards scoring, before the there was the usual bumber of art stud season in past in effort will be made to ents of both sexes, and touch of Bohe discover sorat rational method of decid- mianiem in dress, and a sprinkling of ing which is the best team of the year.

But after all, while these and other" foreigners, including Chinese

questions are.. of great moment and in- EXCHANGE GIRLS EXCHANGED.

terest to those responsible for running This wook a very interesting innova the county matches, it is the man who tion is being introduced in the exchange sits outside the ropes and smokes his pipe of telephone girls between London and and looks on at the play-and who is Paris. Two girls from the Exchange in generally us acute a critic as any pavilion rules and regulations which may be despaft than cricket na means of scoring deter vised to govern cricket. He is chiefly points. If only the weather is kind, and the Gay City are coming to London, and bolds-whose judgement is a on the same day two girls will leave here mining factor. In his view it is the game anxious to see encouragement given to we have a dry summer, there is no reason for Paris. At each end the visitors will itself that matters more than the new young bowlerk; and he would like to hy this season should not be a great

have more regard paid to cricket as a one. H.B.:: work on the London-Paris telephone and (Continued at foot of nest Column.)

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