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Mr. R. A. Scott James writes în the Daily Gkromieła ---

Mr. Harold Spender has been greatly daring in venturing at this, moment upon a life of the Prime Minister. Such a task, when the Prime Ministar in at the-height of his powers and the central figure in public life, Is ona which [might well daunt the historian, who shrinks from present polition, and much more the political, writer, who may be accused of. favour or prejudice." But Mr. Spender has the one indispens- fable qualification without which suoh 60 attempt would be foolhardly; he has an anfail ing, an unbounded enthusiasm— the kind of enthusiasm which Mr. Lloyd George awakens in popular audiences when he is speaking to them, the enthusiasm which | kindlas even the House of Com- (mons after one of the Premier's greater utterances a faith which does not desert Mr. Spender ut any moment as he looks back: over his hero's career,

BY PLUCK AND RESOLUTION. And he finds ready to his hand a theme rich in all the elements which make popular biography thrilling-that of a youth emerg- ing from the humblest origins, by pluck and resolution over- coming innumerable obstacles, and in manhood retaining the affections of his earliest friends whilst he steers the destinfion off the State. Mr. Spender loves a good moral, and where could be And more congenial opportunities for homely precept and exbort- stion than in the boot-maker's |cottage at Llanystumdwy, where the young David was brought up onder the watch al ayes of his mother and his strict, but devot- ed, uncle?

'It was under these influences that the boy, a Welsh Noncon- formist who had to be educated at a Church school, gave an early proof of his spirit when he organised amongst the children a revolt against an examination In

the Catechism. But he was a {diligent pupil, and, thanks to the efforts of his uncle, be remained at school till he was 14, and then applied himself to Latin and French in order to pass the Law In | Preliminary Examination. I'dos course he was articled to a frm of lawyers at Portmador, And later set up in business co his own account from his uncle's house at Criccieth.

WELSH NATIONALISATION.

It was not long before he 'had become a local celebrity, partly from the enthusiasm and skill with which be fough: the cases of farmers and quarrymen in the courts, and partly from his bril- liance as a political erator. was as a young exponent of Welsh nationalism that he was adopted as a Parliamentary can- didate for Carnarvon Boroughs, seat which he won from the Tories at a by-election in 1800. when elsewhere. the tide W43 turning against Liberalism.

His first experience at West- minster seems to have disappoint. ed him.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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AN OIL, DISAPPOINTMENT.

Landon, April 1

Tha "Times” says the idrop in prion nl-tan-shillings-in- the shares of the British Borneo Petroleum Syndicate is attributed to a report that the Anglo-Persian interests bave intimated - that they do not intend to prossed, with experi- imental development work on the Syndicate's landa. It is unolicially sistoď that while the sarts revealed the prosenés of a certain amount of oil the indications were not saźiciently promising to indues devalintoɑnt by the Company.

SAN REMO CONFERENCE.

Paris April 18 - 5 Mr. Matsui and Marshal Foch reached San Remo al 6:45 pm, and were welcomed by Signor-Nitti and taban authorities The American Ambassader in Rome who arrived in the evening says he is merely passing through and will proceed to Rome after the visit. It is learned that nothing has been definitely fxed with regard to the agenda or the duration of the conference. It is hoped that the members will be able to leave Italy within a work-Havas.

SWEDISH ORDER FOR PRES. DESCHANEL.

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Paris, April 18.

The King of Sweden arrived at Paris on his way to the Riviera. He lunched at Elysee and handed Pres. Deschanel the Swedish, Order of Seraphin-Havas.

FRENCH BACHELORS TAXED.

Paris, April 13

The French Chamber voted yesterday 3 per cent. suple- mentary income-tax for unmarried men-Havas.

FIGHTING IN TURKEY.

Constantinople, April 19. The Nationalists attacked Ortakeni in Anatolia, attempt. ing to overwhelm the Greek population, and there was severe bat indecisive Babting. Mustapha Kemal decided to defy the Sultan and declare war against the Constitutionalist From Southern Anatolia is likewise unsatisfactory.

THE LONDONDERRY RIOTING.

News

Loudon, April 19.

In the Londonerry rioting, till two in the morning the crowd attacked the soldiers with sticks and crowbars. Fifteen Police baton charges were made and subsequently there was 6ghting between Unionists and Sinn Feiners.

US. RAILWAY STRIKE

New York, April 12

A speedy collapse of the railway strike is forecasted Large numbers of railwaymen are resuming work.

TRAGEDY IN A CHURCH.

New York, April 18

The well Enawa surgeon. Docto: James Markos, has been shot dead while taking the collection at St. George's Episcopal Church by an escaped fanatic.

THE WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING.

Londen, April 19.

Lloyd's toms show 3,291,000 tons of shipping building

in the United Kingdom at the end of March representing 40,000 tons increase compared with the pre-war period The world's águres show nearly eight million tons building

NEW MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

Mexico City, April 19 Governor Robie of Michoacan has revoked in sympathy with the revoloticals: Obregon.

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His letters and diaries reveal that he felt an immediate chill on contact with the House of Commons. He found the drink question being used 85 а great party weapon 07 both! eides. Shrewd political cal. colations bad annexed one The students planned a meeting this morning to be followed.by. party to drink and another demonstration. They were attempting to close the shops as 5

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young Lloyd George, drunk with were called off this morning and nothing happened. No reason is GENTLEMEN'S the temperance faith, detected no ascribed for the change of plans. Meanwhile efforts are being made real enthusiasm on either side.

to convince the labourers to join but there are no results yet. The "The debate." he wrote to his situation is very much in the air but the students are failing to gain anele on May 16, "was rather an ground. Lecturers continas. unreal one, no fervour or earnest- ness characterising it.”

CAPTAIN MATTHEWS' ACCIDENT.

Singapore, April 21.

But his own power of penetrat- ing through and beyond these un- realitiea soon marked bim out as a new kind of force in politics. He did not hesitate "to tell the comfortable and wealthy thatthey were living on the poor." His method of waging guerilla war- fare in the House made him force to be reckoned with, and it was not long before he had won also a large following in the country.

might have been probed a little his hero in many lights, as z böy' We cannot hera dwell upon the wors deeply. For if we appreciate of exceptional seriousness, as a well-known events of his political those years we shall understand young politican winning bis career. Mr. Spender describes that his was never a parochial spurs, as a democraţic statesman, them rather briefly. He is at Liberalism, that his was that kind as a wager of war, as the Jender his beat when be explains of statesmanship which was not of a national party intent on Mr. Lloyd George's attitude at paly bound to be on the profound-combining the forces of the the time of the Boer War, Hely national side-in-the-issues of nation-at-a-time whendis might with advantage bave de the war, but, as Mr. Spender fully ruptive tendencies are strong. voted more space to those years realises, whole-heartedly and un- He dwells upon his

power of between 1905 and 1914, when the swervingly so. "I can under-making two conflicting parties Minister proved his powers of stand's man opposing a war," he see one another's point of view." constructive statesmanship, and used to say, "but I cannot under- "Speakers attack too much, earned and won the confidence of stand his waging a war with half he often used to say; “ theg the working classes,

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ought to aim at persuasión” THE WAR LEADER.

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Matthews in continuing his fight so far after so many sad reverses.

The Dutch papers are fall of praise of the courage oLCaptain | The press express great sorrow that Captain Matthews' eventful and valisot dight has ended so bitterly.

[While attemptinga landing at Bali, Captain Matthews' machine was destroyed and he was injured.)

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