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The Seaforth News, 1928-01-19, Page 7Sir Arthur Sullivan's Life Romance'of the Career Of the Great Composer as Told in •I•lis ''^ "ettersand Diary ; r ' There has been published in Dug! writer in 'tile Lend= Daily IOxprsss, lana now lite of SirArhur Sullivan "but something is said aboat it. Mrs, by his nephew, Herbert Sulitvan, in;Rorialds is descl'tbecl as 'the greatest collaboration with Newman Viewer, iMalmo in Sullivau's life, "SirArthur Sulilven —Hie Fife Let -1 !'Nut a single letter plat passod be - ter* and Diaries;' which George H. tween Mrs, .Ronalds and Sullivan is Doran has brought out in New York quoted. Not a line from hie dairy this autumn, ,.And this bock reveals about her is, printed -although Sull•(- Sir Arthur's romance, , 1 Van gave her a manuscript.,00py of There have,: been . many velumes ;'The Lost Chord,' which, by Iter in - printed about . Gilbert and Sullivan,'structlone, was buried with her when whose "The Mikado" Winthrop Ames she died, . Altholtgb,• details of their la -presenting in the Royale Theatre, romance are not 'given, .it is clear but all of them have beenimpersonal, that they loved each other deeply, er et least impersonal in oompaiisen Mrs. Ronalde, we are told, for more with the, present-day meds 'elf b1e- than' twenty years was Mir 'Most graphy, loherieeed singer' of 'The Lost • Chord.' Data of all -kinds, letters about the She sang the song at , her tiunday operas, plays' and ramie the one or the inusioal evenings, when all the mus% other wrote, the quarrel between the nal society of Loudon, met in her two mon, anoedote* of humorous na- house, ture, ail these have •formed' the con "She was a member of an old Poe - tent of .previous histories of these two ton family named 'Carter, and she famous, nten, but curiously the pee- married Pierre Ronalds in 1859: It soual aide of their livor has been wase not a happy marriage,and they. dealt with in utmost reticence. ." came to Europe' only . to separate, The presentrauthors, it is true, are Pierre Ronalds returned to America, exoeediegiy reserved about Sullivan's and she went to Algiers. private life, though more thorough "'Ultimately,' it is said, 'she be - and explicit in matters pertaining to came 'associated with the Empress his public capers and his collabora- I+lugenie's circle at the Tuileries, •R t Resorts lctacik The Falser Mr. and is agitating Limb job es.0 Two Women Film Lost Cities in "Closed" Deserts of Africa. Ax sricans Miter interior of Tripoli to Photograph Wonder( of Ancient Civilization Covered by Sands Since 100 AD, New Yorke—Bringing a tale of ad- venturo as Colorful as any told in Re- tain, Miss Qriluoy Smith er Washing. ton, D.C., arrived bore 'recently with the first motion ,and still pictures of Italian ea;oavatious at the aucient lost cities of 1;eptts Magna aul Zabrata and of Italian-AP:nyacttvllies and the t'umons racing camels of the interldr of Italian Tripoli. Miss Smith and her " companion, Miss Lloyd Preston, nn American wo- nman, now living in Paris, were said to be the first white women ever to roach the Mahar" district of interior Tripoli, The pictures include 3,000 feet of motion; picture films and a trunkful of, still pictures, made with special permission' of the Italian Gov- erement for exhibition. .before Audi- ences in universities and schools. THE PRISONER OF DOORN AND HIS WIFE •., Enter "Closed" Country Mrs, .ISo 'ehaol ern as tlrey'appeal• to-day'though the"' " Missusstill After a series of con r ,,, , ift sneer with, for the return of tier ancient and disct'odlted hubby to his old Italian authorities ino Rome, the two he goverumerits dread. American women got permission to travel into southern Tripoli, Miss tion with Gilbert, but they have at where ,her wonderful voice. and rare least 'rode brief referonee to the ro- beauty attracted the attention of two mance of Sullivan's life, about 'which capitals. With the fall of the Empress the world knew 'little and probably she migrated to London and became never will know mach. At.all' events, one of the few untitled people who even this .glint teaches the composer, had the privilige of calling informally with a • ray of humanity that is wel. upon the Prince and Princess. of Wales eome_and may do something to rescue (King Edward and •Queen Alexandra), hfm from a too sacrosanct niche in "'Tho i:nfluenoe of Mrs, Ronalds ,the -hall of. tdolators, upon Arthur Sullivan ,llas often been "During the last hour of his life," discussed, it is said, and usually•mts- write his•biographers, "a woman, Iran- understood. She was at all ttmes:,his tic with fear, waited vainly for a cab, mentor, and he consulted her in most London ,.An effort is to be made to At the first warning that the end' was things, in almost everything. When; legalize expenditures or advertising approaching, Mrs. Ronalds had risen abroad he wrote to her daily, and if by the towns, cities and resort areas and dressed quickly. The street was no' letei• or telegram was forthcom- of Great Britain. At present Black - empty.: no vehicle could be obtained Ing tis day 'was spelled. pool is believed to be the only mull! - to bear her to the death chamber.' "" 'It was a 'friendship of fidelity; cipality which can legally spend part When at last duewasprocured and which lasted 'tilr death, and: during of the funds, collected in the form of she arrived cit Queen's' Mansions, the nisny,e-ears was never broken for a local taxes for advertising purposes, heavier •footstep of Sir Thomas Dar• single boar.' low followed her up the stairs. But Arthur• Sullivan' was never married. both had come too late. Sir Arthur It is not known whether Pierre Ron - was deed." (Barlow was the royal aids outlived his wife or not. The - book does not even m•eution iter Chris- now .taken the patter up and hopes Mian name, It is said that Sullivan to secure the authorization of expen- loved two other women before he met ditures of this sort both by resort Mrs. Renaids and each of them ,in- centers seeking .to.attract visitors and stilled some of his songs, by industrial towns' which have rootit for additional, industries affording, em - Seek to Advertise "Come to Britain" Movement Seeks to Have Present Re- strictions Removed — A- mazing Figures on Contin- ental Practice Are Made Public. physician wee attended him.) 'Phe Lull story of Arthur Sullivan's • friendship with Mrs. dlonalds—an American woman. of 'rare beauty'—is not unfolded in this book," says a but largely through an agitation start- ed by the "Como to Britain Bovement" it ise ped to have the law modified. The Advertising Association has British Guild of Empire Woh-ie a Honor Leader "General" 'Drummond 'Avers Supreme Faith in Abili- ty of English Worker London. -Mrs. Flora ("General") Drummond, controller -in -chief of the Women's !Guild of Empire, who, with a number' of other representatives of that patriotic British organization, has just returned from a 'tour of Canada with the object of finding homes and work for England's un- employed, was the guest of honor at a luncheon at the Hotel Cecil, at which .the Viscount Burnham, Mrs. R. S. Henderson, vice-president of the guild, and W. A. Appleton, C.B.E., secretary of the' General Federation of Trade- Unions,- paid high tribute to to 40,000 women and their leader who are endeavoring to bring industrial peace to Great Britain. During the last seven years, the Women's Guild of Empire, according to the:speakers, has figured promin- ently in forwarding arbitration and methods of. conciliation�in trade dis- putes, notably in the coal strike of 1921 in Scotland and South Wales. In 1924 it was especially active;' in all mining centres before and during the widespread stoppage, advocating a policy of district settlements and in- ducing many men to disregard the advice of extremist leaders. LABOR ON CLYDE SURVEYED Two 'years ago the women :cam- paigned against am-paigned'against the so-called "unof- iiciaT" seamen's strike, exposed .its Tactical origin and helped to end it. This year more than 2,000 of the ir0embss visited industrial plants on the Clyde or. a first-hand survey of the relatit s of capital and. labor ,there and l ,Ve since been engaged in educational --work in other industrial centres of Scotland, north England,. South Wales, Battersea and the East End of London. "General" Drummond made it clear that her organization has supreme faith in the British worker and that "no material well-being can be last- ing, or even possible, unless founded, on the solid basis of ,mutual under- standing and individual indepond- •once." With more than 1,000,000 un- employed, many trillions of acres. at home and oversea11 undeveloped and unpopulated, almost unlimited min, nerals untouched and sources of power a untapped, the problem was how to translate need' and supply into prac- tical achievement, The Women's Guild of Empire's slogan was: "Pee - role the soil, bring miners to the min - orals and • engineers': to harness the power!" C;P,R. AIDS INVESTIGATION Their tour in Canada, said M. Drummond, had been marked by. groat hospitality and enlightenment, the Canadian Paciiio Railway par- lie ally affording the iitve8tigatorb every -facility to see and speak to many of the settlers and.explore every possibility and hope of success' for the prospective. rash emigrant. The Women's Guild of Empire would give these details to all who sought' them. Canada, she said, is a land of great promise and the authorities there already have an excellent sys-1 tem' of -looking after the welfare of newcomers. The urgent need of labor in the Dominion at present, continued Mrs. Drummond, made .it scessary for the Government to admit many non -British aliens. Prothers of lanrilics in crowded home cities were •urged ""bo inspire' their children with fearless Maonfi- dence to seize the opportunities_Jos fore them." Canada wanted young men, but she also needed women and older men who had confidence in themselves and their future. British capital' and labor, She said, would be cordially welcomed by Canadians, but the newcomers must be devoted whole-heartedly to the service of the' Dominion. .+ GHOST CTTIES OF In a resolution of its executive com- mittee they state: They are "of the opinion that the present condition of the law is a serious handicap to the development of British spas, and watoringplaces on the one hand, and to the iudustriel-development of the great centers of population on the other. This committee is strongly of opinion that, having regard to the great increase of international com- petition on the one hand, and for the world's tourist and holiday traffic on the other; all municipalities in this country should be given full and en- tire freedom to advertise and develop, their .own resources without inter- ference by Parliament." At a meeting recently held on the eontinsut by those who are' in charge of tourist: and other forme of adver- tising propaganda in various noun- tries, at which Britain was - represent- ed, some rather amazing figures were made public as to the sums 'which •various countries, particularly Ger- many, are spending in this way. It is felt that Britain has as much, to advertise as any country in the world, and that if the appeal is properly pre- sented, especially to Americans and to residents of the British Dominions, the volume of tourist travel to the British Isles could -be very largely in- creased. KLONDIKE VANISH Wrangel, Alaska—To . join ghost cities of the Klondike and abandoned diggings all over Alaska, the'Arctic Brotherhood, . once famous fraternal order with 15,000 members, sang its ' swan song'and disbanded here re- cently. The local camp with sixteen. elderly members was the last surviv- ing group. Founded_ by those .adventurous spirits who trod the; trail of '98 the order grew to include: as . honorary members, kings, presidents, members of Congress and Parliament. Forty subordinate camps were established in Alaska, Yukon Territory. and North- ern •British Columbia. A universal custom�e'of' the brotherhood was the Cltrist>fias time eutertainmen for chil- dren near a camp, every member con- tributing from his "pope" for the gifts received from a red-shirted Santa. This idea tools such a bold upon Alaskan settlments that it is contin- ued yet and perhaps will always pre- vail in cerain old mining sections. Although the brotherhood has ex- pired, thousands of members will still wear the emblem, goldpan, with three nuggets, a pick and shovel over all. Man's Three Ages An exatninor asked a class• of boys the following question: "What do You -know of the 'Ages of Man'?"This was the answer given by one precoci- ous youth:— "There : are three ages of man. (1) When, we ars young we think of .the sins wo shall commit when we grow up,, This le the Ago of Imroconoe. (2) When we grow up we commit some of them. This is the -Prime of Life, (3) When We aro old we are Wry wo committed them. This is Dotage." - • A Jewish immigrant had to 1111 up the usual form..:. Tho first ituestion was: "Born?" Thore wad a space for the nine of the place. Bio filled 1t up With the one word, "Yee," Two Irish Leaders Eamonn de Valera, erstwhile Presi- dent of the Irish Republic, is now in this country. But he comes not as a rebel against atathority but as the leader of a constitutional. Opposition. Ile is quietly seeking funds to enable him to found a'newspaper which may serve as the organ of his party. Some time next month•fibew 111 be followed. by President Cosgrave. The chief executive of the Irish Free State comes as an envoy of good will, with one eye on the activities of his farm- er enemy and present rival, the other on the money market on `which Thie Government Is dependent or its oreign loans. It is significant o Ireland's return to normalcy that these two leaders can desert the political arena to visit the United States. And It le sign- flcant' of the large part which this country plays in the' life of Ireland that "they should both come here. Just as De Valera sought support for his republic in the United' States, the Irish. Free State is exerting every ef- fort to retain . American sympathy. Fundamentally this is due to the financial aid they are prepared to offer Ireland as a market for Irish bonds,' but there is also an undoubted feeling that Ireland and the United States are, bound by close ties because of the part the Irish have played in the life of America. Fortunately they can welcome both De Valera' and Cosgrav�the•one as a_ patriot who has finally recognized that his, higher duty was toward- a milted Ireland, the other as the lead- er who made a united, Ireland pos- sible. Certainly A man walked into a tobacconist's shop and asked the man behind the counter: "Can you recommend a good cigar?" "Of course I can,. -sir!" replied the ,polite assistant, who had -just receiv- ed a week's notice. "But what they expeoteme to-do here is to recom- mend these!'' Colonel Lindbergh seems to " be proving that good will in the air will bring peace on earth, :r --- "Snuffles, one of the deadliest dis- eases of rabbits, is now treated by cod liver oil. Smith said, -but with the understand- ing this country was not open to tourists and they were to travel on their own responsibility. They reached the interior by trav- eling on horseback, by motorcar ani. finally on camelback. The most valuable pictures of tin interior, Miss smith said,. were of the Meharistio racing camels, used as reg- ular mounts by the Italian troops.= These camels for centuries have been bred for speed by the natives, and travel, carrying a person, as far as 100 miles in a day: of eight hours, or at' anaverage rate of more than 12 miles an hour, In 'appearance the teeing camels' are entirely different from other Camels, having long thin legs and a high hump, and are the most uncomfortable means oflocomn tion -ever discovered, 'Miss- Smith de - dared. The racing camels main- tains their high-speed gait day after day, and, as they go five slays with- out water, aro the surest and ewlftest carriers of the desert,. Saved From Bandits Returning toward the coast, the automobile used by the two women broke down' and when night came on they set fire to the brush on a moun- tain side as 'a signal of distress, Italian mounted troops arrived to of- fer safety just ahead of two bands of Tourag natives, the raiders of that part of the desert, Reaching the coast again the two women made motion and stili pictures of Leptis Magna and Zabrata, which Miss 'Smith describ as the most gorgeous of all the Classic rums xo far unearthed,' Leptis Magna was discovered 43 Years ' ago and the Italians believe they have excavated about a fourth of the old city. Gorgeous Buildings The buildings of the Oriental ven- ter of civilization and art were built Of colored brick, faded with beauti- ful colored marble. The houses were floored with gold,deoorated and stud - led with 'precious and semiprecious 'ones, including malachite, rose nnar- 'le and -lapis lazuli. The etreets of bie City were paved with bright blue ,imestone. Buildings and streets • are the same now, Miss Smith said, as when the sand drifted In and buried the city about 100 A.D. The excavation work at Zabrata, near by oa the sea coast, is jest be - 'ginning, she added. In Morocoo - the two women were caught hi tee Moroccan floods, but escaped with their baggage abroad a freight steamer with 170 other refu- gees, finally reaching Algiers.' NAPOLEON RELICS .. SHOWN" IN BERLIN Berlin—An exhibition of Napoleon souvenirs was arranged in connec- tion with the recent showing of the "Napoleon" film 1n Berlin by 3' M. Kircheisen, who has .made the study of the great .little Corsican hie life's. work. The collection of (historical memen- tos was derived from various sources, among others from the well-known Venettiseh and Verde collections. There was a well preserved title deed from the year 1792 bearing the signa- tures of the deputies from Arras, in- cluding that of Robespiere. Among many parts of uniforms, weapons, hel- mets, etc., a high rod Jacobins' cap. with a faded cockade attracted much attention. A rare find was an uncut leaf of French revolutionary' assig- nate,' or emergency paper money, showing that -at the time French cur- rency had depreciated to a 844th part of its nominal value. A cut by Gros depicted Napoleon re. viewing his troops in :the Lustgarten of Berlin 1n 1804. A white shirt, still immaculate, worn by Napoleon .and taken from his !carriage by the Field - Marshal von Bluecher after the bat. tle cf Waterloo and a proclamation by Bluecher in Brussels on June 19th, 1815, were also appreciated. A uni- que relic was a permit of the town mayor of St. Helena of the year 1832 entitling the bearer to visit the grave of Napoleon and to tear "one leaf" from the adjoining willow tree as a souvenir. Rome From the Air THE CITY OF THE, CAESARS SHAKEN vastaced dsinao was dote by areoetit shook thatlasted tio minutes and ceased gre °sting View shows the lay -oat of the ancient city, alarm. The above inter - ENGLISH CATHEDRALS There is 'sure to be a hearty and generous response if the proposed ap- peal for funds to support the fabrics of English cathedrals is issued, as seems most likely, after the state- ment made in the Church Assembly at Westminster by the Archbishop of York. Almost every cathedral in Britain, he eays, stands urgent need of large expenditure. Within the next few years a sum of $2,500,000 will be required. The explanation of the present widespread state of decay is to be found in the fait that the. diocesan funds, and the purely dio- cesan appeal, have nor been nearly adequate tothe demands. The up- keep of such fabrics as York Minster and Westminster Abbey—to name_ two of the most famous to-day—is a very costly affalr, involving the continu- ous employment of experts, andsuch work as the various" dioceses &aye been able to accomplish in the past has been largely of a temporary re- mota' nature. The Cathedrals Commission, how- ever, plans to put every, cathedral in Great 'Britain in a state of complete and effective repair, so that no tink- ering will be needed for a long time. To cover the cost of their scheme a very large amount of money will be needed. But the appeal should be confined strictly to the ;British. There is good reason to believe that people of British birth the whole world over will be glad to aid in such a worthy work. The history of Great Britain is largely contained within its cathedrals' -walls. They are the Con ctuaries towards which the thoughts of milllons'of Britons turn at such a time as this, year after year. They are places of hallowed memories for many thousands of exiles overseas. In the minds of' the sons of Britain in every land and clime they are in- separably associated with muchthat is dearest and holiest in their lives. To many such it will be both a pleas- ure and a privilege tie be sharers in any expenditure on the restoration of Mese . grey stone edlffices hallowed by time and mellowed by the ofilux of centuries of change and decay. Montreal Star. BERLIN MAKES BID FOR TOURIST CROP - Berlin—The Gorman capital has started In early wtth plans for cap- turing a generous.ehare of the 1928 tourist trade. A special mayor's committee has devised a "Berlin sea' son" which ie • to begin May 12 and end July 15. A novel feature of the "season' will be a series of concerts by the P7rli- harmonic orchestra and other mush - cal organiaztions to be given in the historic Castles of Berlin. and Pots - darn. Tem programs' will be made t0 fit the siflrit of the period in which the various castles Wereo mistreated. Operatic produeCion8 in the civic and the' two state operas are to Con.. stitute the second quarter of the "sea- son," to be followed by two weeks o athletics and sports. During tb.e' closing : quarter Berlin 15 to show: what can be done. In Alio way, of show window display, house decorations,' and artistic gardening both on private estates and' in, meanmean ,Trace Styled The "Ireland" Of Continent Under German Rule, Sought to Become French, Bu. t Is Still Dissatisfied Parts. -From the beginning 1t has been realized that the task of France in Alsae° wpuldnot bo altogether easy, Alsace, which remained under Gorman government ' for nearly 50 years, was restoredte France et the Armistice, together with a pertion of Lorraine, which had also been lost in. 1870. It is not unfair to describe Al - glace as a sort of Ireland. Whether Its rulers are French or German, it a discontented Under German rule t longed for its return to the French polity,' bit after its return, it quickly developed grievances, There has aiming up an . agitation for a largo measure of provincial autonomy. Franco, since the days. of Napoleon„ and indeed since the daya of Richelieu, has come under a Highly centralized authority, and it would be contrary" to French tradition .and. French. ideas to allow a separate little state to exist inside the larger state. Therefore Franco has endeavored to absorb Alsace, perhaps somewhat too quickly, with tho result that the Al- satians have protested rather violent- ly.They do not mind being French if they are regarded as Alsatians first, but they desire their own laws and they would retain their own customs, Conoessiona Necessary, Hence, arises a grave problem. It le irksome for France to admit that French legislation should not be ap- plied in its entirety in ono of the French provinces. Yet some conces- sions are obviously necessary. Tho very language that is spoken by the Alsatians is not French, and a com partitively small proportion of the in- habitants understand French. The Alsatians, again, are deeply religious, and they wish, religion to 'be taught in the achool, though in France itself. the schools are fully secularized. In the majority,, the Alsatians are Roman Catholic, but even , the non-Catholics are equally insistent on religious, teaching whether they be Protestants or Jews. Indeed. as a result of successive up- heavals, it has been found impossible to introduce the whole French regime into Alsace as quickly as was at one time considered possible. Alsace, in short, succeeded in obtaining moot of its demands, and with the commercial arrangements between France and Germany—the latter country being the most convenient outlet for many products of Alsace—it would have seemed that. •the Alsatians would have settled down. Agitation for Autonomy. Nevertheless an agitation for •au- tonomy has been continued, and has been conducted for the most part through newspapers published in the German • language. It is asked that Alsace should be allowed to adminis- ter itself and should have a good deal of financial independence. Various organizations have been formed, and there have been somewhat .dramatic cases which have found their way to the law courts. M. Poincare has set his face against suggestions of:sepora- tiem, while doing his best to remove specific causes of complaint. The French Government has forbidden the operations of a firm constituted to publish autonomous newspapers, and certain arrests indicate that firm ac- tion le at last to be taken to suppress mischievous activities. One of the most prominent Al- satians, Baron Klaus' von Bulach, no- torious for his refusal to recognize French sovereignty, has come into collision with the authorities on sev- eral everal occasions. But recently it was alleged that documents and letters which have fallen into the possession of the French, revealed the sources of the money which has . financed some s of the agitators. Those sources are outside Alsace, and therefore, more than ever, the question of Alsatian autonomy. becomes an international affair. To the credit of von Bulaeh, it is to be stated that, immediately doubts were raised about the inspirers and supporters of the Alsatian movement, he wrote a letter in which -he publicly repudiated his associates, and ap- parently he now accepts French auth- ority and renounces his former .op- position. Time an entirely new turn is given to the situation, and it may well be that, with hie recantation, and tho exposure of the motives of certain agitators, Alsace wtil cease Its resist- ance esistance and will be assimilated. Surely this is a consummation devoutly to be wished.—Christian Science Monitor. • ESTABLISH MUSEUM '" TO THE UNKNOWN Parte — France's Unknown Soldier is to have a giiard of honor and a museum where will be kept souvenirs and relics of the symbolic hero. Three organizationo ,have bean Changed with the responsibility of per- manent supervision of the tomb and f affairs relating to it. The Aseoeiatlon of Fathers of the Missing is charged with organizing the muSoum. -. The Association of Sons of the Missing will furnish constantly a 0 anent of honor for the tomb. The Assoelation of Mothers, Daughters and Widows of Mlesing. Soldiers, who have .not remarried, The Bible ,contains no word of more will see that the 'Onknowa aoidlor !e than six syllables. properly hared foie