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then admitted to the castle grounds,
and on Sunday last, for instance,
large concourse of people listened to the
music.
There is some comment on the fact
that Colonel Macdonald, whom some
people claim saved the battle of Om-
durman by his promptness and skill IN
repulsing a Dervish onslaught Whlch
General Kitchener overlooked, T-as not
included among those who have re-
ceived Soudan decorations, although ne
has been promoted to be an alde-de-
camp of the Queen. This is a high dis
tinction and is considered in some quar-
ters to be a peculiarly appropriate
recognition of one who rose from the
ranks. Colonel Macdonald, who has
served through seven campaigns, was
a barefooted lad when he enlisted. lie
served ten years in the ranks, and won
a commission in the Gordon Highland
ers by his splendid conduct during CEN
eral Lord Roberts Afghan campaign
He was one of the officers who survived
the Majuba Hill disaster OF the Boer
war. but he was taken prisoner by the
Beers. who returned him his sword,
saving that a man who had earned sucn
a sword should not be separated from
it.
The Duke Of Westminster has writ
ten a letter in which he says: After
what has been said and recorded IN
blue books about the misdeeds of the
Sultan and his completely in the murder
of 100000 Of his subjects, / feel that
Emperor Williams acceptance OF the
hospitality Of a monarch who by Sc
rfes of unparalleled crimes has placed
himself outside the pale Of civilization,
must be deeply regretted and deplored." ;"
This letter elected vehement attack
on the Duke of Westminster in William
Waldorf Astor's "Pall Mall Gazette" It
is known that Mr.. Astor and the Duke
are the reverse of friends, owing to
squabble over the possession of the
famous visitors book. and other per-
sonal articles which Mr.. AStor insisted
were comprised in the purchase OF
Cliveden
Ernest Terah Hooley's Carlton Club
exposure has created much excitement
and heart burning in Conservative cir
cles, and a number of influential Con-
servatives have resolved to make an
effort to retrieve the scandal by return
ing Mr. Hooley's 10000 contributed to
party funds, for the benefit of the
bankrupt's creditors.
Mr. Hooley's statements are already
doing considerable harm to the Con-
servative prospects in the country, and
A. j. Balfour, the Conservative leader
in the House of Commons and First
Lord of the Treasury, is said to have
urged that the money be restored to the
donor.
Mr.. Hooley was quite sanguine that
he would get baronetcy at the time
of the jubilee, and, in fact, he issued
invitation cards to seats which he
rented on the top of Ludgate HILL over
looking the ceremony at st. PauPs
Cathedral, in the names of ''Sir Ernest
and Lady Hooley.'' 1t is understood
the Queen, or Marquis Salisbury, We
toed his baronetcy which the Conserva-
tive wire pullers did their best to Sc
cure. They only returned Mr. Hooley
his check, which was for 100000 after
the jubilee honors had been published
Truth accuses Tod Sloan of unfair
riding in the race for the Palatin Plate
on the Friday before he sailed, and
says that if an objection had been
lodged Sloan would assuredly have been
disqualified, as he nearly sent the horse
ridden by. Weldon over the rails and
alsos palpably interfered with Lieben-
stein.