The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-21
THE KAISER IN ENGLAND.
Lord LOnsdalc Spared No Expense in En-
tertaining His Guests.

The New York Suns special from Lon
don says of Emperor Williams visit to
England last week as the guest of Lord
Lonsdale:
1t is probably true that never were the
resources of English country hospitality
dispensed on such a lavish and luxurious
scale as has been enjoyed in the past few
days by the German sovereign. The ex-
traordinary personal friendship which has
sprung up between the Kaiser and Lord
Lonsdale has been the subject of much
remark during the past year in both
countries. The attachment first found
expression last year at Cowes. Lord
Lonsdale gave a sumptuous entertain
ment on board his yacht in honor of the
Kaiser. His majesty. after the regatta
week, repaired to Aldershot as colonel Of
the ROYALS to witness the review an d
sham fight. The most conspicuous mem
Der of his suite was Lord Lonsdale, who,
in his scarlet yeomanry uniform, was
mistaken by many for an officer OF the
emperor's hussars at Potsdam.
Thereafter Lord Lonsdale went TO kon-
isberg to attend the imperial hussars
maneuvers, when he was treated with the
greatest distinction. On returning home
he sent the Kaiser handsome cigar box
in worked gold valued at S600O Last
week at Cowes his imperial admirer pre-
sented Lord Lonsdale with a costly scarf
pin.
The entertainment at Lowther Castle
this week is said to have been more mag
nificent than the memorable festivities at
Kenilworth in honor of Queen Elizabeth.
I am inclined to be incredulous over the
official report of his majesty's markham
ship in the great grouse drive, which was
provided for his amusement on Monday.
The bag for the day, according to direct
authority, amounted to 200 brace, OF
which no less than sixty brace fell before
the emperor's own gun The most favor
able spot, of course, was reserved for him
and the birds were carefully driven in a
stream straight over him. 1t however,
was wet day with heavy mist, which
obscured the sight of the birds until they
were within half gunshot. The Kaiser
occupied a butt in favored ravine, and
shot with three guns, being served by two
conditions, by a man who is single
handed shot, even if he be king of
Prussia and emperor of Germany, seems
a score which an irreverent Republican
may permit himself to question.
On another day when whole cavalcade
of gorgeous equ1pages conveyed the I'M
perial party on a long trip through the
mountains and lake side, they encoun-
tered at the top of steep mountain pass
what at first glance suggested a battery
of artillery and Maxim guns. 1t proved
to be great collection Of tourist and pro-
fessional photographers with all manner
of apparatus trained upon the royal
visitor There was no escape and the
party was shot times without number
Even in these north country English
wilds the emperor was not permitted to
lose touch more than an hour or two with
his kingdom and the world at large. A
special wire connected Lowther Castle
with the Penrith telegraph office, and
during the entire time of the emperor S
visit he was kept in frequent COMMUNE
derstand German and who had been on
the same duty when the Kaiser was at
Cowes.