HIS MAJESTY THE KING AND THE NEWSPAPER MEN His Majecty Inquires as to Arrange | ments being Made for them at the Coronation ! King George evidently dobs not har | bor any ill feeling sgainst the press, for although the Coronation ls nearly | #ix months off, He has already In! quired as to what arrangements are being made for the convenience of the! i press representatives on Coronation | Day, adding that he remembers that they were rather badly handicapped at hfs father's corcuation through lack of | suitable accommodation. i As & result of the King's interest in the matter a well-known journalist has been placed In charge of the press arrangements, and as soon as he has mapped out bis plans, he has been commanded to attend an audience at Buckingham Palace to lay his scheme before the King, who has further inti mated that he wants the representa: tives of foreign newspapers to enjoy the same privileges as their English colleagues. A fepresentative of the London Soclety of Foreign Journal REDMOND MND THE THEATRE! He ls an Enthusiastic "First Nighter" | When Possible Apropos of the faét -that Miss Johanna Redmond, the daughter of the | Jeader of the Irish party, has written | snd produced a one-act play, it is in: | teresting to note that Mr. Redmond | himself is greatly. interested in the | theatre. Indeed, when a schoolboy he | ! was a talented performer in amateur Shakesperean productions, and when fin London is an enthusiastic "first. nighter" When his:duties permit. On| account of his uncompromising atti tude in the House, Mr. Redmond has scquired the reputation of being a most unsympathetic man. Here is a story, however, which throws a differ ent light on his character. A very young member was once making his maiden speech, and was, in cobse- quence, suffering agonies of nervous ness. And his difficulties were in creased by the fact that one of Che Nationalist members punctuated the remarks of the youngster with jeers. Mr. Bedmond turned on Him in a fury. "(ve the boy a ¢hance!" he snapped. The jeers stopped. : MRS. STETSON Who is trying to get control of thé Christian Science Church STAMP COLLECTIONS One of These in Vienna is Valued at a Miltion Dollars The Ministry of Commerce has an- | i> nounced that as exhibition of stamps will be held next autumn in Vienna. A novel feature of it will be the famous | the | ceremony. | ships | George" fsts has, therefore, been appointed to | co-operate with the English newspaper [mas in charge. The whole of Westminster Abbey is to be closed to the public from about the middle of February, and will then be handed over by the Cathedral au thorities to the Office of Works, which will then srrange for the necessary | seating sccommodation. At the coro { nation of King Edwhrd seats for about | seven thousand people were provided in the Abbey, but the number will have {0 be increased upor this occasion, since King George has expressly int mated that he desires room to be found for th2 members of the House of Commons and their ladies, and seats for these will probably be pro vided by the erection of galleries in Edward the Confessor Chapel. Under any circumstances the accom- modation will be taxed to the utmost, and many of those who receive tho much-coveted "commands" will find themselves unable to obtain anything like a complete view of the eutire The sham Gothic annex to the Abbey, which was built for the last coronation, wiil be erected again This acts &s a convenient space i) which the lengthy procession can b: marshalled; while provision is also made for retiring-rooms for the King and Queen and the Royal Princes who will attend on this occasion. ANNAN THE ROYAL GEORGE The Disaster Which Occurred to th Namesake of the New Battleship The fact that one of the new battle is to be named reminds one of that forme' "Royal George" and the disaster whic : occurred to her, well known by reaso of Cowper's poem, "Toll for the brave The story of the terrible calamity wii i probably interest readers. s . Making Ready In 1782 Britain was in a more hun bled state than she had been for a ce: tury. The wars with America, an { France, Spain and Holland, had e hausted her resources, and there w{ seen the unusual spectacle of a Frenc fleet menacing the coasts. It was ¢ this period that a calami(y--occurre which resulted in the loss of the fir: ship in the navy. At Portsmouth : fleet was beng prepared for the relic of Gibraltar, then besieged by Spair and one of the ships destined for th expedition was the "Royal George," ¢ 108 guns. She was the oldest firs rate in the service, having been In down in 1761. Lord Anson, Lord Rod ney, and Admiral Boscawen had con manded:in her often, and Lord Hawke commanded in her the squadron 'whi«! fought the French under' Conflan: Before she could sall it was deemed necessary that the "Royal George should underge a careening--that |i. au Inspection and repair of those part under water. If time had not presse she would have been towed into doci for this purpose. As the case was, it was resolved that she should be laid over on her side, as usual when a slight careening was required, in calm weather and smooth water. Se little was any difficulty or danger Appre hended that the admiral, captain, offi vers and crew, amounting to about 900, remained on board, and in addition there were about 300 women and chi! dren, relations of the seamen. Neither guns, provisions, nor water were re moved, The Catastrophe. Early in the morning of August © the work was begun. The ship we made to hicline in the water so as t expose her lower timbers, but as leak was discovered it was necessar to heel her over still farther, in orde to get at ft. About ten o'clock am while Admiral Kempenfeit was in his cabin writing, and the larger numbe of the people were between decks, : sudden squall threw the ship clea: aver on her side, and as her posghole were open she filled and sank wt onc. . The Admiral, several officers, and, in fact, about -a thousand people wer: drowned altogether, some three hun dred being saved, among them Captai, ship 'as for the number of lives ost, more especially Kempenfelt, as he was one of the first naval officers of the world. (His father was the Captain Sentry of the "Spectator.") MAN WITH SILVER RIBS The story of a wonderful operation, £1 : the "Roya RE D ALLY J Miss Electorate --"I am honored Rear! is another's "--London Opinior A AA GNI LITTLE ITEMS your propusal, Mr. Balfour--but m) AA AAA AAA A AAA A AA BRITISH NEWS = Short Paragraphs of Human Intere:: from Various Parts of the Old Country { There are 39.040 motor-cars in Loi ddon, and' 157,402 persons hold licenses to drive. - a» A first edition of Milton's "Paradies Regained" realized $76 at Sotheby's. and a first Edinburgh edition of Burns | fetched only $15. H A little auk has been picked up deal | near Harpenden. and two waxwingr. | which nest in the Arctic Circle, and | rarely vigit Engl have been seen feeding at Kid: Rev The new W Bite a steamer Olyn.- ple, 45,000 tons, the largest vessel i: the world, will leave Southampton an! | Cherbourg on her maiden voyage ta) New York on June 14 next. - - - The health of eight thousand chil dren has been entrusted to Miss Sophie B. Jackson, M.D), who has bee: appointed medical officer to the el... mentary schools af Gillingham, Kent . - » Mr. John Wye, of Leicester, who | was born a little over a century ag. is dead. William, a younger brother, is ninetfe right, and there are two sis ters living, whose ages are bétweeh" slighty and dinety. - a - Mr. HilkWood, the new M.P. for the High Peak division, who is touring his constituency to thank the electors, says he was helped enormously in his election by a black cat which accom panied him everywhere on polling day. | Under the will of the late Mr, Wil iam Whiteley, who left $25,000. to b: Invested for anaual distribution among the poor of the"borough, 221 sovereigns | were distributed to the poor people by | the mayor and aldermen of Padding | ton. { Nine people--including Miss Miles, of the White Horse Hotel, Guildford guessed the exact weight of a dead bullock At the Guildford Christmas weight-guessing competition, and ten other competitors were within half a pound. ; ye 8 In spite of the lockout Sunderland': sh ng output for the year hows | an imcreasc of 46,320 tons over last | year. . There was a great increase fa | the sizeof the vessels compared with ' those built during the previous twelve | mouths. { ' It was stated at a oe of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Help Society that a soldier whose ribs were ail broken in the South African War had to work in & sort of steel jacket unt' ata 'hospital he was supplied with silver nibs. \ © - . At tha King Edward VII. Grammar | {is estimated | lish silver. $2.2 { ments. Subseque Es N : Mr. R. A. Metcalf, chemist of Lyne The King has promised to present the medal personally. - * * Charlies Dixon, aged seventy-eight whose death has occurred at the Hol beach (Lincolnshire) Workhouse, had been an inmate of the house since 1854-~a period cf fifty six vears. It that during 'that time Dixon had cost the ratepayers approxi mately $3,500. a. » . . Among the fifloen unsuccessful ap | plications for the office of master aud matrt of the Aberystuyth Workhouse ere a milkmaw, a grocer, a draper, a Jomer, 8-Mminer, an insurance agent, a seller of ing machines, a military { Inspector, a an hotel proprietor. High prices were pad for old cg A Gharles 1.6 inch tray realized $426. snd ap Edward VI. seal top spoon (i548), $809. Probably the most remarkable price was $390 for a | Commonwealth cup weighing a trifle | more than an ounce. won . e governors of the George Green sane Boy School, Poplar. have re signed in a body, beeadss the Lopdon | | County Council have appointed ae the new headmaster Dr. T. R. Burnett in- i stead of Mr. H. Blo ie, the senior mas- ter, the governors' nominee. * . » Mr. James Foote; formerly Premier's Office Keongy. died suddenly at Har lesden, at tne age of weventy-iwo. He was formerly in the service/of the Ear! of Beaconsfield, and as office keeper at No. 10 had served under Mr. Gladstone, Marquis of Salisbiry; Earl of Rose bery, and Mr. Balfour. A "Timeball" has Been erected over the dome of Benson's Advertising Offices io Kingsway, and Londoners can tell from it Greenwich time. The ball travels slowly up its mast ten min ules before cach hour, from nine a.m. to sunset, and is released by signal fronl Greenwich exe tly at the h er {a the last three years of the amount (of the new capital issues in London, on bohalf of Colonial and foreign Gov efnments and other joint stock indus: | trial companies. Great Britain suppli d in 1908 $850.600.600; 1909, »860.009,000, and in 1910, $85.000.000, or a toial of 75.000,000. A large proportion of thi new capiial vas raised for raik Wars. « s » fectioners and grocers in Lanes are combining (0 light the choco. ues which have been formed nn connection with Sunday ls. By the payment of one penny a week the children are able to pur chast sweets their justructors, | who 'are supplied on favorable terms by ong or two a. Shecolnte manu facturers. shi | late ere Jae ot. 1. a ig ot who Works' k Joins weet thio throdgh parte iis Crimens War, the Clvit ae Pi agri the OT | side at Gettvéburg and other engueo fy Le io oa the tir Foot, Britieh Ariny. 'n Jimmy --* "What do you suppose they etn by 'a mathematical fmpossibil- --*] s'pose It must be a sum ir can't do" BRITISH HIG, SATCRDAY. JANUARY xe ot. om RELIEVE TAKE ONE OF THESE LITTLE TABLETS © AND THE PAIN © IS GONE. *T have awful spells of Nen- ralgia and have doctored a great deal without getting much benefit. For the last two vears I' have been taking Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills and they always relieve me. 1 have been so bad with Neuralfia that 1 sometimes thought I would go crazy. Sometimes it is necessary to take two of them, but never more, and they are sure to re- lieve me." MRS. FERRIER, 2434 Lynn St, Lincoln, Neb. Price 25c at your druggist. Me should supply you. If he does not, send price to us, wo forward prepal DR. MILES MEDICAL 00, Toront™ is inter ry and PAGER T Holiday -:- Presents Buy Something Useful for the House Silver Knives and Forks, Silver Spoon, Carving Sets from $1 to $15 per set, Carpet Sweepers, Fancy Tea and Coffee Pots, Wringers, Washing Machines, Fancy Andirons, Gas Logs, Brass Fenders, Fancy Gas Heaters, Coal Oil Heaters, etc. 2 Elliott Bros., Telephone 36. 77 Princess Street. Slippers, ~ Slippers Slippers We Are Still Selling Them Men's Carpet and Leather, 60c, 70c. and $1.00. all good value. ' Nome at, Plush and Carpet, 75¢c. and 1.00. 25¢, 50c, Women's Felt, far bound (something very fine), | $1.25 and $1.50. "v= | Children's Slippers, 20c. -to 75¢c. Gensral Avents for Co + From Tae Germs Or Disease Ar HoME :-. 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Robin Hood Flour Is Different 3 AW - "If, Madam, we could take you right into our Model Bakery at the Mill, where all our tests are made, you would see exactly what we mean when we say, ** Robin Hood Flour is Different." You would see how favorably it compares with other flours in respect to color. *Its supetior quality would be plainly visible 10 you. You would quicker sesligh why you are to add more water than usual when using it. The bigger loaf made by it would lie before you. - Seeing it, you would note its closer texture--no waste. Tasting it, you would admire its finer flavor, . In short, you would surely decide that you ought to start using, Robin Hood Flour right away. But, Madam, if you cannot come to our Bakery we can help you to have bener Baking Results of your own. Use Robin Hood Flour yourself, and prove that what we claim for it is true. : i We supply the lorguality. We give the guarantee. ft is up to you to get the = 2% . Wohi asked your grocer pey-back-puarantce yer?