The Exeter Times, 1920-3-18, Page 3Li
GERMANS LEARN TO LIKE
BRITISH RULE ON THE RHINE
'Get Fair Hearing in Court Cases and Generally Find Army
Regulations Better Than Stern .Teuton Laws,
,4,, despateb from Cologne says:--- Some, little time ago it was wisely
; dri.th certain obvious differe, oes- decided, thanks, I thief, to the tnitia-
4hiet among which, are the reduced live of the coMmander-in-chief,. that
dize of the British army of occupation. both ofllcere end men who could af•
end the attenuated exchange value of ford to support them would be allowed'
lee German mark -lite at Cologne, to bring their wives and children out
title among the foreign garrison and to 'the Rhine. About sixty of these
he native inhabitants, remains very children go to a school which has been.
Mushh what it was a few months ago, specially started' for them by the
before the process of demobilization Y. M. C. A., where you may see the
had begun, son of a general and the son of a prl
General Sir William Robertson is state soldier learning their lessons and
gtill the commander in•ohief of the singing and dancing side by side.
now comparatively email force on the
Rhine, which, in caseit became neces-
sary to take further military action
against Germany, would form, the van-
guard and nucleus of the British con-
tribution to the allied "armies. The
men under his command are mostly
young soldiers who will eventually re-
turn to civilian employment at home.
The conditions of their life here are
abnormal, When their few hours of
professional work and training are
over they have every day long spells
The highest testimony to the stand-
ard set tap by both officers and men of
our army' on the Rhine is that the
Germans among whom they live ap-
pear to have a decided preference for
our administration over that of the
other Allied armies. It is not too
much to say -with obvious reserva-
tions -that they like it better, or at
least dislike it less, than the east -iron
methods of their own military .caste,
as they knew .them before the war.
The arrival of out military police on
of unoccupied time on their hands, the scene of some local disturbance
which might easily lead them into with which the German police -`have
mischief. (greatly to their credit and vainly tried to deal will at once re-
that of the commander-bachief, and store order without rousing' any re -
the many soldiers and civilians who sentiment in the minds of the public.
•are working with him in their interest, • They have learned by experience
they have stood the test wonderfully that we are straight, and that our rule,
well. Their discipline and general be- though strict, is neither petty nor
Rtavior in public places are excellent vexatious, In. the thousand and one
-decidedly better than when I was cases that are constantly brought be.
last here, before certain undesirable fore our administrative officers, they
elements had been dealt with and re- know that they can count on a fair
moved, hearing. In our summary courts,
Many of them make full use of the where offences against the regulations
wide and wise scheme of education de- of the army of occupation are tried,
vised by the army authorities for their German barristers have more than once
benefit, Theatres and the opera, box- been moved to express publicly their
ing competitions and regimental foot- admiration of the way in which we al-
ba' matches, dances, concerts, cinema minister justice. Underneath that
shows, whist drives, lending libraries, feeling of appreciation there lies, of
gymnasiums, and many other games course, a.. still deeper feeling of re -
and amusements are commonplaces of sentment at the fact of our being here
their existence. When they go Immo at all. But if they have to put up with
they will find village and. even town the conqueror in their midst they
life very tame in comparison with the would rather have us than any one
delights of Cologne. else.
SYRIA DECLARED recognize Syria, under a threat of
co-operation udtlt Vie Turkish Na-
Lji FREE S'T'ATE tionalists if independence as 'refused
them. r
The Arabs claim to have 100,000
troops ready to co-operate with the
Turks in Ciliata and . Anatolia. Ap-
parently they are willing to accept
French advisors.
Rig Army in Readiness to En-
'' force Claims.
A despatch from London says: -
Prince FeisaI, son of the King of
e Hedjaz, has been proclaimed King
,Syria, aaoording to adviees re-
ceived in Cairo from Beirut, says a
despatch to the London Times from
the Egyptian Capital.
Official advices state that the sit-
untion in Damascus is serious. Emir
F,eisa1 • son of the King of the Hed-
jaz, it is explained, has thought it
advisable to summon the .Syrian Con-
gress, which intends to declare the
complete independeneee of the coun-
try and proclaim him King.
The Emir, itis stated, succeeded
temporarily in forestalling ' such
action, securing. the ,postponement of
tahe meeting of the Congress, which
had been called for March 6, but
the excitement is said to be ea great
that he probably will be compelled
to accede to the demands.
Much opposition has been evi-
denced in Syria over the proposed
•arrangement for the future Govern-
ment of the country. It was report-
ed from Paris, in January that
Emir (Prince) Feisal had resolved
an agreement with the French Gov-
ernment, under which he would' re-
cognize a French mandate for the.
whole of Syria, in return for which
France would recognize the forma-
tion of an Arabian State, to include
'Damascus, Aleppo, Hera and llam-
as, under the administration of the
Priuee. Later advices, however, in-
dicate that the Syrians were insist
Mg Upon independence.
An assembly of twenty-nine Meso-
potamian notables now sitting in
Oatnascus probably will proclaim
Mesopotamia a State and forte a
joint Government with Syria under
the regency of Zeid, a brother of
Prince Feisal of the }Iadjas, ac-
cording to The Daily Mail's Cairo
correspondent. .
Palestine, Lebanon and Northern
Mesopotamia are included inthe
districts where the Arabs axe voting
freely, apparently with the purpose
of forcing the Peace Conference to
Interior of the Legislative Ch amber, Toronto, where the first Ontario
Farmers' Parliament met on March 9, the first of its kind in Canada.
MORE OUTRAGES
IN IRELAND
U.F.O..---U.F.W.0,
An American writer of some note
states,ihese as the requisites, for the
triumph of any movement: a just
cause, thorough organization, co -opera,
tion, and wise leaders who cannot be
tempted by personal consideration to
swerve from the straight course. Does
this Farmers' Movement contain these
essential features?
The first and last of these are iztt
mediate requirements. The second
and third are matters of growth or de-
velopment which require time to
evolve.
Is theirs a just eause-just to them-
selves, and equally just to other class-
es in the community or factors of na-
tional life?
One of the chief lessons for us all to
learn is that the workers, in any or all
of the different branches of industry
are not and cannot be independent of
each other. Legislation which favors
any one class in undue proportion to
thinnest possible wedge of control, es-
pecially . in the West, through co-
operative organizations, a thinner one
in Ontario through our company, but
.the fact remains that the prices are
set upon these products without the
producer having a voice in the natter,
Labor, organized, sets a price on its
work -so much per hour, for so many
hours a day. The farmer does not
seek to do that. His aim, crystallized
in the badge he wears, is a seeking to
accomplish the clasped hands of pro-
ducer and consumer, each meeting the
other half way. But the urban labor,
from the janitor up to the highest paid
clerk, from the laborer to the contract-
or, from the highest to the lowest in
any branch,' is thoroughly imbued with
the idea that it is the farmer who is
getting rich at his expense; he is
taught that, purposely mislead by
those who are . profiting by these
things.
Have we a just cause? Margery
Mills.
One Constable Killed, Many
�,�
� otrndetl, in Various
Districts.
•
A despatch from Dublin says: -A
number of addibional outrages are
reported to have taken place in vari-
ous parts of Ireland. Police Segt.
Nater was shot dead and Constable
Doyle was wounded at Rathheale, 17
miles south-west of Limerick. In the
Cork district, Inspector McDonagh
was dangerously wounded in the head
by a bullet from a revolver while ex-
changing shots with crowds which
attacked hint and another officer.
One civilian was badly wounded dur-
ing the fighting.
In Limerick, Constable Murphy was
ambushed and " shot and dangerously
wounded. At Kilbeggan, County West
Meath, 100 armed men raided Durrow
Castle, a private residence, for arins.
The family was absent, and only two
servants were in the castle. The raid-
ers gained. entrance to the building
by smashing the big door with sledge
hammers.
its status as a national factor is un- HEAVY ICEFIELDS
IN GREAT LAKES
wise legislation, and as such, must
and ' will lead to national disaster.
There is, we believe, no criticism of
the contention that agriculture is, in
this country, the basic industry.
Eighty per cent. of the national wealth
is derived from this source, and if or
when this industry deteriorates, the
prosperity of the nation is eerie !sly
threatened. The "cause" for which
we exist is to establish this industry
on a sound economic basis. The whole
trouble seems -to lie in the fact that
so few, either rural or urban people,
see in the industry a national factor,
except in a theoreticar sense, and the
main reason for this is that the work-
ers on the farm regarded themselves'
as units and neither knew nor cared
about the national status of farming,
and, of course, the workers in other
lines accepted ue " at our own valua-
tion. That agriculture is not on a
sound financial basis needs no proof,
for people are not leaving the farms
for less lucrative work, and they are
leaving the farms until in Ontario to-
day 30% of the people must grow food
for themselves and the other 70%, and
yet•we wonder what is at the root of
the high cost of living. Every sale
bill you see on the roadside is coo
tributing that much more to the in-
crease of that menace which stares all-
of us in the face. Labor seeks to
meet it by shorter hours and higher
pay, and as the scale of wages rises,
the price of food soars with it, for the
farmer who is producing ° staple food,
which is the primary business of farm-
ing, cannot compete with the other
industries, which can and do meet the
demands of the men for high. wages,
and the .only possible result is de-
creased production and higher prices
for food. It is a circle -or perhaps a
mane -and there seems no way out.
But a 'way out must be found and we
must all work together to find it.
Prices of food will never decrease un-
til plenty is produced, and this plenty
fairly distributed.
It is nothing short of a crime that,
food should be. held until it decays
rather than be sold at any price to the
consumer. Let -a few extra cars of
hogs or cattle go into Toronto stock
yards and dawn goes the price to the
farmer. To the consumer also? Not
on your life!
Farming will never be on a sound
economic basis until the farmer con-
trols his business. He has got in the.
Britishers May Vote
in Canada
A. despatch from Ottawa says: -Pro-
visions of the War Times Election
Act disenfranchising thousands of
naturalized Canadians are not includ-
ed in the new Franchise Bill which
Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Solicitor -General,
introduced in the Commons on Thurs-
day. All persons of British citizen-
ship, whether by birth or naturaliza-
tion, resident in Canada for one year
and in the constituency for two
months, of 21 years of age and over,
and either male or female, are to be
permitted to "vote for Federal candi-
dates.
CANADA TARES PLACE IN LEAGUE
- AS GREATEST NEW WORLD NATION
Weekly Market Report
Breadstuffs,
Toronto, Mar. 16 -Manitoba wheat
-No, 1 Northern, 52.80; No. 2 North-
ern, $2.77. W.,97',ac'
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C. ,
No. 8 C. W., 94%e; extra No, 1 feed,
94%Zc; No. 1 feed, 93%c; No. 2 feed,
PRINCESS MARY OF
BRMSH EMPIRE
`Etf TOUR EURQPEAN
CAprf ALS.
Provisions -'Wholesale
Smoked meats --Rolls, BOe to 31c;;
hams, medium, 86e to 38c; heavy, 88c
to 34c; choked hams, 50c to 58c;
backs, +plain, 49c to 50e; backs, bone-
less, 52c to 56c; breakfast bacon, 42c
to 46e; cottage rolls, 38c to 84o.
Barrelled meats -Pickled pork, $46;
32%c, in store Port Walhalla. mess pork, $45
Manitoba barley --No. 3 C. W., 51.-
67%s; No. 4 C. W., $1.50%; rejected,
$1.36%; feed, $1.36%, in store Fort
William.
American corn -No. 8 yellow, $1.94;
No, 4 yellow, 51.91 track Toronto;
prompt shipment. ,
Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 51.00 to
51.02, according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per
car lot, $2.02 to $2.08; No. 2 do., $1:98
to $2.01; No. 3 do., $1.92 to
shipping points, according to freights.
Ontario wheat -No, 1 Spring, per
dot, $2.02 to $208; No. 2 do., $1.98
to $2.07; No. 3 do., $1.95 to $2.01,
f .o.b. shipping points, according to
freights.
Peas -No. 2, $3.00..
Barley -Malting, 51.75 to $1.77, ac-
cording to freights outside.
Buckwheat -$1.55 to $1.60, ace'ord-
ing to freights outside.
Rye -No. 8, $1.77 to $1.80, accord-
ing to freights outside.
Manitoba fioar-Government stand-
ard, $13.25, Toronto.
Ontarioflour-Government standard
$10.80 to 511.00, Montreal; $11.00 in.
Toronto, in jute bags, Prompt ship-
ment.
Millf eed-Car lots -Delivered Mont-
real freight, bags. included :Bran, per
ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $52.
14A:7 -No. 1, per ton, $27.00 to $28.00
mixed, per ton, $25, track, Toronto.
Straw -Car 'lots, per ton, $16.00 to
$17.00 track, Toronto.
Little Open Water Reported
by Weather Bureau.
A. despatch from Detroit says: The
first ice reportof the season for the
Great Lakes, issued here by the United
States Weather Bureau, says:
"Reports from regular and display
stations of the United States Weather
Bureau and le Ieteorological. Service of
Canada indicate that the fields of ice
in, Lake Superior are extensive, heavy
and windrowed; over the western por-
tion the fields extend out solid for
47 miles, while over the eastern por-
tion the field has remained stationary
since about February 15. St. Mary's
River is solid its entire length and is
covered with snow.
"In Green Bay the ice is heavy and
solid. In Lake Michigan fields are
moving slowly over the north-western
portion, and some open water extends
south to Chicago, while over the east-
ern side the fields extend beyond
vision, with no open water of conse-
quence visible.
"In Lake Huron the fields are ex-
tensive and heavy, and extend beyond.
vision. St. Clair River is open for
abouttwo miles below the mouth of
Lake Huron and heavily packed be-
low this. point to Lake St. Clair, The
ice in Lake St. Clair is heavy, and
probably ranges from 22 to 26 inches
in thickness; Detroit River is closed
with heavy ice from about Twelfth
Street to Lake Erie.
"In Lake Erie the fields are solid
along the south shore, .and no open
water- is visible. Some open water is
reported off Port Stanley. The ice is
reported as heavily windrowed.
"In Lake Ontario the ice in the har-
bors is heavy. Ice fields are reported
over the eastern and central portions.
"In comparison with the same period
last year, there is more ice in all the
lakes.
"As compared with the twelfth year
normal, there is an average thickness
at Duluth, and above the average at
Sault Ste. Marie and at Escanaba."
A despatch front Landon says: --'rhe ley Commission. The news of Mr.
United States, having disassociated
)terseif from the League of Nations,
Canada will now have an in$nence in
the poceedinge cot that body out of
all proportion to her poulation and
much greater than was contemplated
,when she entered it,
According to a stateirient by a pro-
•rrtinent member of the Secretariat of
the League, Canada will practically
take the place which the United States'
Would otherwise have oceupt4d as the
greatest new -world natien. Her in.
fluence in continental afeaire will be
'Weed ott her impartiality of vte•e as
gnextra=TllUropean country. The first
evidence of recognition of 'her %tatua
has been the appointment of ea -Mayor
wcuglt ofWitintpeg td theigSear `Val•
Waugh's nomination has been well re-
ceived here, and it is hoped future
Canadian appointments will not be
few in number, since it is realized, in
the words of my informant, that
"Canadians will be impartial and busi-
ness -like where European matters are
concerned,"
Among the variotts important bodies,
to some of wllich Canadlatri will be
appbinted,'are• the international High
Court of Justice, the Economie Cont
mission, the •Commission on Russia,
the Coi:tunisston on Transit, the Com-
nfis+lton on Armaments, and various
social and Health commissions, The
botntniott le almost certain to have a
representative oti the Commission of
l nntgratton, •
Most Popularr?, of Princesses
This Accomplished, Athletic
Young Lady.
in the olden clays they used to have.
a minstrel with a zither to sing the
praises of tire princess: A reporter
with a typewriter makes a pretty poor
substitute. But, despite the twitch,
tions of the twentieth century, Z
would sing of the Princess Mary, only
daughter of their majesties the King
and Queen of England, an outdoor
princess, who rides and rows and ren,.
tiers valuable assistance to her parents
and her brothers, the princes, in make
ing the royal family one of the most
popular"institutions.in this democratic
country.
Princess. Victoria Alexandre ,Alice
Mary will be twenty-three years of
age on April 25 next. She was bore
in the year .of the memorable Diamond
jubilee of her great-grandmother,
Queen Victoria, then ruling over the
British Empire. During her brief lite
she has been great-granddaughter,
granddaughter and daughter of the
reigning queens and monarchs of Eng-
land, yet to -day she is hailed by all her
countrymen as the perfect type of
all-round English girl, fresh, unspoiled,
with that inherent love for the great
outdoors which is the most attractive
characteristic of Britain's daughters.
Green meats--Ou't of pickle, le less'.
than smoked,
Dry ealted meats -Long clears, in
tone, 82i/%c; in eases, 28e to 29e; clear
bellies, 27c to 28%e; fat backs, Bite
to Sac.
Lard-3Cierces, 30e to 30%c; tubs,
30%c to -81e; Pall, 30%e to 31c;
prints, 31%e to 32e. Compound lard,
tierces, 27, c to 28e; tubs, 28e to
28 ac; pails, 281/ac to 28%c; paints,
300 to 30%c.
Montreal Provisions
Montreal, Mar. 16. -Oats -Can-
adian Western, No, 2, $1.17%; do., No.
3, $1.1332- Flour -New standard,
513.25 to 518.55. Rolled oats, bag of
90 lbs., $5.50 to $5.60; bran, $45.26;
shorts, 552.25; hay, No. 2, per ton,
car loins, $29 to $80.
Lard -Pure, wood pains, 20 lbs. net,
31e to 313ie.
Live Stock Markets
in Line for the Throne,
"Princess May," they used to oalt
her in those days when she was a
bonny little blue-eyed tot at York Cot-
tage, Sandringham, her birthplace.
Her father, the present King, was
then only the youngest son of the then
Prince of Wales, later to become King
Edward VII., so the mantle of royalty
did not weigh too heavily upon her
tiny shoulders. Nevertheless, she
was in direct line for the throne, so
the present Queen saw to it that her
education was all that a princess's
should be. Mlle. Dussan was appoint-
ed governess for the little .rinoesa,
and though she never went to school
she was taught more subjects and.
more about then in the short period of
her tutelage than the average Cana-
diet
ansdiet girl learns of in ten years a
study.
One of the best linguists among the
younger royalties, Princess Mary
learned early to speak French, Ger-
man and Italian, the first two lan-
guages with a fluency unexcelled by
her grandmother. Besides these sleet
dabbled in Spanish, Norse and Daniela..
But her schooling was of the alt
round. variety: geography, music, art,
science, needlework, sports, swim-
ming, dancing -there seems io be no
limit to this royal young lady's act
complisbments.
Toronto, Mar. 16. -Choice heavy
steers, 513.50 to 514,00; good heavy
steers, 512.50 to $13; butcher's cattle,
•choice, $12.50 to 18; do., good, 511 to
511.50; do., medium, $10.50 to 510.75;
do., common, 58 to 8.50;, bulls, choice,_
510.50 to 511.50; do., medium, 59.50
to 510.00; do., rough, 57.50 to $8.00;
butcher cows, choice, 510.50 to 511.50;
do., good, $9.50 to $10.00; do., medium
$8.75 to $9.25; do., common, 57.50 to
$8.00; stockers, 58.25 to 510.50; feed-
ers, 510.00 to 511.00; canners and But-
ters, 55.25 to 56.00; milkers, good to
choice, 5100.00 to 5150•; do., common
and medium, 565.00 to 575.00; spring-
ers 590.00 to 5150.00;' lambs, per cwt,'
518.00 to 521.50; calves, good to
choice, 513.00 to $20.00; sheep, $7.00
to 513.50; hogs, fed and watered,
$19.50 to $1975; do., weighed off cars,
$19.75 to $20.00; do., f.o.b., $18.50 to
$181.75; do., do., country paints, $18,25
to $18.50.
Montreal, Mar. 16: Buteber steer's,
common, $9.50 to $11.00; 'butcher heif-
ers, medium, 59.50 to $11.00; connmon',
$7.50 to $9.00; butcher cows, meant:,
$7.00 to $9.50; canners, $5.50; cutters,
$6:50; butcher bulls, common, $8.00
to $9.50; good veal, $17,00 to $18.60;
medium, $15.00 to $17.00; grass, $8.00
to $9.00; ewes, $11.00 to $12.50; lambs,
good, $18.00; common, $16.00 to
517.00• off ear weights, selects, $20.50
to $2..00;, Eights, $19.00 to 521.00;
sows, $16.50 to $17.00.
Country Produce -Wholesale
Eggs -New -laid, ca.ses returnable,
54c to 56c.
Butter -Creamery solids, 56c to 58e,
do., prints, 57c to 59e. to 30c;
Cheese -Large,
twins, 30c to 803%.
Honey --White, per th., 68-111. tins,
net 21c to 22e; 10-Bb.tins, gross, 21%e
to 22ic; 5 -ib. tins, gross, 23c to 24e'
Live Poultry -Buyers prices de-
livered. Toronto -Hens, ever 5 lbs. 40e,
tens 4 and 5 lbs., 37e; penis under 4
lbs., 35c; spring chickens, 30e; spring
chickens, milk fed, 3,50; roosters, 25a;
ducklings, 40e; turkeys, 50c; geese,
22c.
Dressed Poultry --Hens, over 5 lbs.,
40e; hens, 4 and 5 lbs., 37e; hens,
under 4 lbs,, 35c; spring chickens, 80e;
spring chickens, milk fed, 36c; roost-
ers, 30e; ducklings, 40e; turkeys, 55e;
geese, 24e.
Prince of Wales
Take your needle, my child, and
work at your pattern; it will come
out a rose by-anddby. Life is like
shat --one stitch at a time taken pa-
tiently and the pattern will come out
all right like the embroidery" -Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
.. ,
John Bull (to Jonathan • : "Come and play. Otherwise the other kids
)
over there can't;"
Sonathau; "I don't know whether Ill play or net. The stakes are too
htglx,'''
In Privy Council
A despatch from London says: -The
Prince of Wales took his place last
week in the meeting of the Privy
Council. Unlike other members, he
was not sworn in, but was merely
summoned by the King. Prince Al-
bert will attend. the Privy Council be-
tore the end of this year.
Meanwhile Princess Mary is taking
a larger part in public life. While the
forthcoming trip there many of the
duties of the Prince of Wales will de-
volve upon her. For this she has been
unostentatiously preparing herself and
has learned to speak in public with-
out embarrassment.
A Frenchman is the inventor of a
flourless bread making machine that
converts whole wheat into dough.
end about
Zealand plans to spend
$2,500,000 in the development of its
Prince of Walesis inAustralia on his water power resotirces.�
An Ardent Athlete.
Behold her to -day, in her twenty-
third year, fair-haired, with deep blue
eyes and the high pink complexion
for which the most beautiful of Eng -
Halt girls are famous; of medium.
height, with a well-balanced figure
which is almost girlishly lissome and
not quite athletically rounded..
Princess Mary isan ardent athlete.
She plays cricket, bowling with the
best of them and wielding a danger-
ous bat when her side is "in"; she
drives and rides, plays a good game
of tennis and a bad game of golf; she
is a really expert swimmer and can
paddle her own caeca.
Princess Mary is shortly to leave
England on a tour of the European
capitals. She will visit Paris, Bruce.
seta, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Chris-
tiania, and possibly Rome and Madrid,
Sinceher brother, the Prince of
Wales, has become overworked, with.
trips everywhere, investitures, open-
ing bazaars, laying cornerstones and
other menet labor designed for royal-
ty, Princess Mary has come to his re-
lief. She attends many functions tte-
voted to English women; she is herself
commandant of the Girl Guides of
England and frequently takes part ie.
their meetings.
Daring the war Britain's princess
did valiant service as a V. A. D. She
studied and became fully qualified as
a nurse. She spent three days of each
of her busy weeks ministering to the
wounded. at Devonshire House. Site
Spas also honorary colonel of a crook
English regiment, and handed out der
aerations to heroes with all the graol-
ousness of her patents and brothers
Expert With a Needle.
A Letter Er am London
Queen Mary has one of the finest
collections of flower pictured in the
country. She is also fond of flowers
used in decoration, as, for instance,
the furniture of Princess Mary's own
room at Windsor, which is hand -
painted with flowers in the French
manner. There are beautiful tall
screens hand -painted with roses by
Miss Van Ileddegheiu in Her Majesty's.
own rooms, and many pictures by. the
same artist. Miss Van kieddeghem
was one of the Queen's "discoveries."
* * a<
People with whom Prince ,:Henry
was brought into contact during his
recent visits to Manchester and Bir-
mingham noted a great resetnblanee
in Itis boyish, frank manner to the
Prince of Wales, though Prince Henry
promises to be taller than his elder
brother, and is cast in a more wieldy
mould.
* * *
He is to remelt at Cambridge for
the full course of Cour years. though,
were. Tie given a free choice in the
matter,, he would prefer probably to
join his regiment, the King's Royal:
Rifles, at once. He has a real liking
for the Army, and desires to make it
his permanent career.
* 5 * +r
The boom in music Which marked
the latter end of 1919, is finding an
echo in the delight of individuals in
music study. Instrum.eztts previously
neglected are being taken up with
enthusiasm. Lord Leopold Mountbat-
ten has, for instattce, taken to the
Mete. The Royal Family is not tin-
musleal, and both the Queen rad
Princess Mary, are elever pianists.
* *
Sir Ian .Ilactilton, who has now re-
tired from the Army, may be expected
to devote te good deal of hie leisure
to writing, for there is no soldier who
has such natural literary gifts. He
has written, -besides professional tram -
tette, charming books on lighter sub-
jects, Ile hasmore than the staff of -
nears' equipment as an artist, anti his
dispatches from Gallipoli introduced
a new loud of despatch writing, at
least in the modem era, --Big Teat,
Needlework is one of Princess
Mary's fortes. When a little girl she
learned to sew -expertly. When war
came and with it the treed of all sorts
of clothing for soldiers and for the
poor she personally made many gar-
ments, whish were distributed. It
was. necessary 10 conceal from the re-
cipients the origin of these gifts, other..
oLato gab ls, the love the English
poor have for their ii,°iiic` they,.
would .have framed thorn for the trait
parlor; but never worn thein.
A princess might have all tite quoit,
ties' possessed by Princess Mary and
yet not be popular with the people.
Vet it is an undisputed feet that just
as th.e Prince of Wales is the most
popular young man in the British tee
pire, so is Princess Mary the moat
popular young lady. It is riot became*
they aro "royalties"; it is a question.
of that subtle, !ineligible.thtitg ettllett
"personality."