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THE LIFE OF

· EDWARD VII.

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CHARACTER STUDY. MA GERMAN.

"CHILD WITHOUT A YOUTH."

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This is the reason, says Dr.

Tragedy of Edward VII" (pub lished in German by Mauritius Verlag, Berlin, and in English by Victor Gollancz, Ltd.) for his psy chological study of that great politician

England's King":"The child without &

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A few criticisms by a fockholder [relieved the customary: monotony of the Bank of England halfyearly meeting last month, but Mr. Mon- tagu Norman, the governor, - Was not to be drawn. He deprecated public discussion of the Bank's policy.

Mr. E. T. Hargraves suggested that the constitution of the Bank was archaic, and should be revised. He referred to criticisms passed on the recent action of the Bank of England in regard to the large increase made in the reserve, and to comments made in the Midland

Bank's review.

He suggested that reasoned

stock banks ought to have some

representation in the control of the Bank."

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"Mr. Norman said that he was of a man richly endowed with per not prepared or anxing to eriti

The book is mostly compiled fromise, or answer, remarks made by know biographies, notably Sirone or other of thels principal cus Sidney Lee's and Raymond's Col-tomers the banks. It is the last lection of British Portraits, but it thing," he said, "that I wish to is essentially a human study and, do, and I hope we may here al- being written by a well-known Ger ways, avoid the mention of our

principal customers by name. man publicist, is more likely to feel that very strong wipe out the bitter, feelings left by 1014-18 than anything that has yet come out of Germany.

sonal merits."

Gloomy Tutor.

Dr. Edwards describes how King Edward as Prince of Wales was brought up under the most repres- sive form of Victorian education. This form of "disciplinary educa tion with a view to pollentun the pupils was imported from Ger many by the Prince Consort and his "former tator, "the gloomy Baron

Stockmar."

Harshness, almost inhuman, the denial of all personal worth, and the elimination of every humanis ing influence were the characteris- tic ideas of "disciplinary uphring.

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I believe our criticisms should be made as between friends, and not for ventilation generally."

"The other points you have raised, he said. addressing Mr. Hargraves, I will be glad to dis- cuss with you, after I have had an opportunity of considering them in private.

"You mention the possibility of certain persons having seats on this court. That is a point which has been debated, off and on, for per haps a hundred years. But so far as I am aware no arguments have ever been brought forward which would justify such a course."

Mr. Hargraves, seconding a vote of thanks to the Governor, thank-

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Queen Victoria continued to sup press the personality of the Prince in even a firmer manner than her husband had done." But the Prince fought against these repres sions with all the strength of his

character and threw himself into n vortex of society life. This venue for his activities was rendered the more easy by the fact that the Queen led the life of a hermit after the death of the Prince Consort.

had dealt with the points raised.

Mr. Norman had previously an- nounced a 6 per cent, dividend for the half-year, payable October 5th. This rate has now been declared for eleven successive half years.

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via

Contrast To The Kaiser. "AB a result he constantly at- tracted to himself eminent person. alities, and in this he was a strik. ing contreat to his nephew, the Kaiser. All efforts of his mother to isolate him, to rule him out of State affairs, to close avenues of FOUR CENTURY-OLD DISPUTE Ladies Section Helena May In

information were frustrated by the leading statesmen of the country.

SETTLED.

ZURICH, Oct. 14th. of the International Court at The Professor Huger, Vice-President flague, to-day decided that the Island of Palmas, to the east of the Philippines, belongs to Holland.

Peace is thus established on this

The man who by his qualities was fitted to be the most capable and eminent constitutional King and who succeeded during the last aine years of his life in consolidat ing the constitutional monarchy as the only possible form of govern- ment for England was compelled long-debated question, settling, a to create for himself when he was quarrel of 400 years standing be Prince of Wales the position of tween Spaia and Holland. being, simply the first gentleman

of Europe.

"Behind these clichés was hid

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den the foreign politician, who by treaty was never ratified by Russia; Europe vid San Francisco (Preti

the time he had reached his thir tieth year had evolved pro- gramme of his own for the peaceful reconstruction of the world."

Tuesday,

(October 23rd.) V.R.C. Sports: Ladies Harbour

Queen's Theatre: "It" and "A Day's Pleasure."

World Theatre: "Sainted Devil." Star Theatre: The Grand Duchess and the Waiter."

nevertheless, a secret arrangement remained whereby, in event of war between England and Germany or Russia, neither country would raise England's World Power."

any objection to the other's occupa- "His desire was to lead the two other works, the Kaiser visualised

tion of a neutral Denmark. In Race. greatest dangers threatening Eng his "Serap of Paper Iud's world power-Russian Im in 1905.

axiom even perialiam and the naval and com-

The theory that Sir John Fisher mercial competition of Germany by building the Dreadnought catab- and England-into a definite" chan-lished a situation which made a nel. He was anxious to sweep naval war between England and away before his death these latent Germany possible, is interesting, possibilities of coufiet."

and has been advanced before. Dr. Edwarda abows through his life King Edward work- tive strength of the navies was ail Prior to the Dreadnought the rela- ed for an understanding with Geralmost three to one in England's many; but was each time checkmated favour. The Dreadnought render- by the duplicity of his nephew the ed all ships obsolete and

William II," he says, Germany the advantage of being "never had a peace mentality. able to commence building level, This dangerous ruler, who was un-almost ship for ship, with ourselves doubtedly mentally abnormal, used until in 1014 she had a zavy almost Open Harbour Race.

Kaiser.

that

bis love of peace only as a 'moral

disguise. His 'secret poliey, which as strong as ourk.

public, but is now-revealed-did-not by any means strive to exclude war as a method of furthering his poli- tical aims."

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Queen's Theatre The Studcat. always to their advantage, but Prince." showing all through that their World Theatre: "Benu Geste."

Star Theatre: "The policy was to follow the King's lead and work for peace. The Duchess and the Waiter." political cartoons reproduced from.

Principal Mails:-Outward; funch are well chosen, and lend an Europe vid Vancouver and Europe additional interest to this psycho-vid Biberia (Empress of Russia), 10 logical and historical study,

A very interesting chapter deals with the abortive treaty of Björkö, which was signed in July, 1005, by the Kaiser and the Tanr, The (Continued on nest Oolumn).

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