Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-04
lord KITCHENER
Given a Beautiful Sword,
Last Week
LORD WoLSElEY ,
Net An IrIshmaa. Belongs To-
An English Family |

London, Aug. "A dinner was giys|
en- In the Whitehall rooms OF the Hon
tel Metropole Thursday evening, pret|
sided over by Sir Joseph Dimsdales|
lord mayor of London, the occasiod
being che presentalio of sword oS|
honor to Gen. Lord Kitchener. Th9'
sword, which was given by the cory
poration Of Cape Town, was handed I'd
zen. Kitchener by the lord mayor oil
behalf Of the donors. He said that
the people Of the empire had watched
with admiration Gen. Kitchener's ind
hexibility OF purpose, his unswervina
ardor, and above all, his absolute JUS!
tice. He stood out before his counI
trymen as the model Englishman, and
that would be to him higher TITLED
than any decoration or rank that
could be conferred upon him. Upon
the conclusion Of the lord mayors
speech there was scene Of great en-.
thusiasm. the guests rising AMI cheer
ing, and waving their handkerchiefs.
A toast to Gen. Kitchener's health
was drunk with enthusiasm. Loud
and prolonged cheering greeted the
guest OF honor, as he rose to respond.
Gen. Kitchener said he wished he
could adequately express his gratitude
for the great kindness with which the
lord mayors far too tlattering re-,
marks had been emphasized. He had
already expressed to the mayor of
Cape Town and to the people his
thanks for the beautiful sword which
he had in anticipation received in
Cape Town. He wished to tender to
those present representing South At
ricl his thanks, and to express the
coAtident hope that in South Africa,
at(any rate, the sword would Z le
a4aln drawn from its scabbard Cen.
Kitchener added that gold, iron aud
cbal we're good assets They, With
the development OF agriculture aod
the Introduction OF fresh blood l1y as
sisted immigration, would give tie
making CT nothing less than a new
America in the southern hemisphere.
The question was who would supply
the energy, brain and money for ihat
great development.
The office of president Of tbe BOard
OF Trade to which j. Austen Chamber
lain, financial secretary to the treas
ury, will succeed, carries with it
salary OF $40, 1000 and, in recent min.
istries, seat In the cabinet. Gerald |
Balfour, who resigns the post in con-
sequence of the change of premiership
is the brother of Arthur Balfour, the
new prime minister. He was chle1
secretary for Ireland in Lord Sails.
bury's lS95-1900 administration, and
has lately suffered from poor health.
Austen Chamber ain. who is ~ years
of age, is the son of Joseph Chamber
lain, the colonial secretary, to whom
he bears remarkable likeness. lie
entered Parliament in 1892 as mem
ber East Worcestershire, and was
civil lord of the admiralty from 1870
to 1900, when he was appointed imam.
cial secretary to the treasury, ootn OF
which offices entail much acqualnt
ance with the inside practice 0f par
liamentary business. AS heao OF tne
BOARD of Trade the president is re-
in the House OF Commons
for passing great bills OF domestic or
importanue, such as the
proposed water supply and dock unln-
cation board for London bills.
Most people imagine that LORD
who completed his sixty
ninth year on June 4, is an lrishman.
As a matter OF fact, the ex.command
Il ,1-in-chief, although born in the EN-
raid isle, belongs to an ancient staff
,rdshire family. Lord Wolseley has
probably been in more engagements
han any other general Since entering
he army in 1852 he has served IN
3urmah, India, China, Canada, AS
lantee, Egypt and finally the Soudan'
The conference of the colonial pre- {
niers Friday was again taken mp WIN
consideration of tariff and shipping
uestjons. The rnal meeting, it is
xpected, will be held Aug. 6, after
which the proceedings may be sub |
oitted to Parliament in the form OF a
,lue book
The will of the late Lord Paunce'
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