The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24

born overland to carry s250.0OO to the re-
serve fund. What Glasgow did after
paying it's interest and sinking fund
charges and presented s62,500 to the gen.
eral city fund, was to carry $5O0,ooO to
its reserve fund.
The Countess De La War;, who d.
vorced her noble husband the other day
because of his ScandalouS life, is one of
the prettiest women in London society.
She is a daughter of the enormously rich
Lord Brassey, a baron, and famous
expert in naval and shipping affairs
She accompanied her parents on trip
around the world on Lord Brassey's
yacht Sunbeam, about which cruise MS
lordship wrote very entertaining book.
The Countess, who will retain her title
despite her divorce, is very popular
among the people Of Bexhil, seaside
town, where she presides in summer,
and where her husband owned and man
aged a theatre.
Because Lord Kitchener chose Sc.
of silver dishes for a present from the
ancient City of London instead OF the
conventional ieweleu lcasket containing
an address of welcome and the freedom
of the CITY, it is said the famous bach
elor-soldier did so because he has fallen
under Cupid's dart and intends to get
married. Inc Mig III DtSloN.HS d LIZ
upon Kitchener was careful to provide
that If he died without wife or children
the title should go to his brothers and
after them to their heirs. male or fe-
male to the end of time-or the end of
the British monarchy.
The patent of peerage provides very
carefully against the extinction of the
dignity; more so. indeed than In any
case since the creation Of Lord Nelson's
v;scountcy, the patent for which went a
degree further. and extended the peer
agate his sisters and their male heirs.
The lack OF male heirs among British
military men who have come to the front
of late is remarkable Lord Wolseley has
hut one child. an unmarried daughter.
Lord Roberts has now no son. Kitchener
is bachelor; and Sir Redvers Butler has
an only chld-a daughter. The creation
within a few years Of four peeraGes be-
ql.eathable to female heirs--Lord Burton
the brewer obtained to similar favor-is
unprecedented in modern days
, The Marquis of Salisbury is not the only,
British peer who is devoted student
and fXperimenter In flect1fcfty. Lord
Blythswoods, Scottish peer. is noted as
an amateur electrical expert. He owns
a splendidly equipped private laboratory.
i in which he spends hours at work. He
liS-o just 6iNci W Tic tldSSOW ISOydl LII
Urinary a dynamo designed and built by
himself and assistants.
The dynamo is a huge machine, and
, electricians say it is as perfect as any
built by professional electrical engineers
The Shah of Persia is here to visit his
fellow-monarch. the King of England,
The Court officials have deity succeeded
in keeping the Persian autocrat out of
town until after the coronation.
The Shah's visits are not welcome to
the officials of King Edwards court. He
is a difficult guest to manage and en-
terrain and never keeps an engagement
If it pleases him to change his mind
at the last moment. That little Persian
idiosyncracy forbids- the arrangement of
a rrorra mme of entertainment.
The Shah has been put up at MARI
borough House with his swarm of dusky
servants and retainers AS the Shah
desnises modern conveniences of life.
Of all furniture save that which is alb
solutelv INDISPENSABLE. The last time a
Shah of Persia was entertained in Lon
don, St James's Palace had to be flu
inflated and refurnisbed from top to
bottom because the Shah and his re-
tinue lived like barbarians. despite the
luxury of their. surroundings.
The Shah's private cook slaughtered
fowls in the drawing room and cooked
over the Goals of the crates. snoiling
priceless carved n1a1tepieces. The nres-
ent Shah is said to be little Improvement
on his father. SO far as conducting him
self like a cleanly, civilized person ',
concerned.