New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-16
KING CHRISTIANS JUBILEE
Fortieth Anni0ersdry of the Reign
of the Patriarch of Eurone

The fortieth anniversary of King CHRISTIANS ac
cession to the throne OF Denmark, which is TO be
celebrated on November 10 is to be siznalizad h.,
the submission to The national legislatllre v the
government OF a bill providing for the rebuilding
Of Christansborg Castle the old reygilence NJ tho
rulers Of Denmark at Copenhagen vhi,h was
burned down in 1854 On several OCCASIONS steps
were taken by the government to recons+ r,,c+ tho
nalace but owing to the constitutional cnnfic+ in
Denmark until n year or two ago. arising from the
refusal Of the King to select his mini. ser1al ad-
visers from the political party which lad a ma
ior.tv i'm Parliament. it impossible TO secure
the necessary funds FOR the p;Irpo4 Sow how
ever that the King has given wav and no longer
insists on choosing his Cabinet mnste * from the
Conservative minority I'm the national lesisIature
there is no doubt that the funds necessary to re-
burd the old ChristiansSorg Palace VIII be voted
unanimously. even the Socialists agreeing thereto
The old King is exceedingly popular with all classes
~ his subjects even With these who profess to be
,nnosed to uonarchical institutions Since the de-
strrcti,u o. ChristlAnsbGrg by fire n,arly twenty
wears ago the King has mGCr his home in the
-,.latfveI,- small palace OF AmaIienborg where he
lived until his accession TO she throne and where
Queen Alexandra. the Empress Dowager OF Russia.
tho Duchess Of Cumberland the King o. Greece and
the other children OF King Christian spent the
greater norton Of their youth. Strictly speaking
the King occupies merely wing OF this palao'
which forms the four sides Y a quadrangle TN
other virg IS occupied by the Crown Prime the
third contains the STATE apartments and The fourth
lie use II a
high time that the Christia-lsbors should be
hr,ilt FOR the Amalienborg Palace which! is two
,fndred wears DID Is sadly IN need OF repair In
front of each facaie are fosr sTeat sandstone col
,,,,,re and they have begin 10 Geviate from the
norpeudicular which is held by experts to- indicate
that the building is settling. and tnat TIE foInda-
lions are no longer secure.
The Palace 81 the Quai d'Ors;gy. where the
French Government Is lodging he KING and Queen
-h.4~ an he hank 81 he
Safna is the Youngest Il may use the expression.
Of all the palaces belonging 20 tn State in Paris
Indeed it is only fifty years since &c was completed
and occupied by the Department Of Foreign Affairs
then under the direction Of NJ. Drouyn de Lhuys
he foundation stone Of the building having been
laid in lS45 during the reign Of King Louis Philippe
by the latter's Premier, the historian Guizot Yet
the palace in its half century Of existence has
bae7 the scene Of many important and historical
Gatherings in several Of which the United States
- hen concerned Il was tyre that the famoust
Congress OF Paris was held IN 1876 which closed
the entrance OF the Black Sea to warshlps OF every
nation and more especially TO those OF hussEi ana
e. was there too that 1S9s the colfeTenc'S De-
-, b. Peace Commissioners Of the United
states and Spain took place which terminated IN
the surrender by Spain Of the remnants OF HVi
once immense colonial empire NJ Delcas'e Is the
-b,rt,-ninth Minister Of Foreign Affairs who has
held Office since the Department was - e oI'shed
- -ba Palace Of the Quai d'Orsay, ard while ne
has been longer in Office than any OF MS preu.ces
sors he may be said 10 have spent less II1ie me-
nan most OF them He has always refused TO
make use Of the apartments assigned to MIN there
as an Official residence and continues 10 "'cuPS
his rrivate home a comfortable ana CONVENIENT
fat IN the Boulevard de Clichy. to when ne n-lA@s
his Uav after working hours, sometimes on 1901
and sometimes in an exceedingly unobtrusive one
horse carriage which he hires by the month lie
g. - ma, entirely without pretension or arrogance
r,,~,.a Ia+te-s from Lord CsIrzon annor1ce his
adv
v,fII nrecede him. arriving in London at the end
- F-abr7,a-y Lord Cg,---on would haze accom-
named her were it not for the TACT that II mas
hem decided 70 proong his present appointment
for two years. instead OF appointing MN lIe9i'
@+a- tho stav in England following the conciIiSion
-, -. .o--, Of Office ror which he originally
,,zo.ted This renders necessary the passage OF
. s3eciaI act OF Parliament permitting MN 10
come 10 England on fu-louGh. similar 70 the meas
,,ra rassed by both houses Of Parliament IN lSS'
N enable the Duke Of Cpun;y1lghJ. then commando
=; ,,iar ~ the troops in BON bay. to return 70
England in order to attend the Jubilee 81 his
mother Queen Victoria. and getting DIS OF lllS
kind through Parliament takes some little tine.
Lord Crr,rzon writes that he = very, very uTed
.-5 not az strong as 7 was" but looks forward
vitb confidence to the rest in a cooler climate 10
60 hin, I'D in health and strength for tho con-
-r,,sior Of the work he has still in hand
- John Rrodr;ck. who has beer transferred from
the War Department TO the post Of Secretary OF
sts+a for India is one OF the most intimate and
oldest friends 81 Lord Curzon. and the two are
certain 70 work much more tremendously together
.rar Lord Curzon and Lord George Hamilton.
r.,,,aa, whom there has been considerable
-. ~ friction Il is TO mis- intimacy with
- C,,-zon that Mt BrodriCk therefore owes his
ot,+r,er+ As Secretary OF State for India
7-5 No Ia War;. whose marriage to Miss TIilda
--s--+, daughter Of Colonel Iennox Tredcr0ft.
- Glen Ancr~Ir. Clifford. has Just taken place In
London is the head Of OF the Oldest families n
I1a,d v,hsrh traces its descent back to the reign
., KING Edward IT. The first Of the house TO be
--ested Lord De La War; Reginald who owed
his elevation 70 the pesrage to King Henry VII
Co. sarvices in the Wars Of the Roses. one or the
1rds De la War; was Governor General Of Vir-
i,ia IN the reign Of King James I. and among the
most treasured possessions Of the family is the
sword bilt OF that King Of France who was taken
--,sone- nv one Of the ancestors Of the present
earl AT the Battle OF Poictiers The earls grand
,s+ber figures in Lord BeaconsAalds novel of
..-oningsSv" under the Of Buckhurst. which
ia the name also Of the famous country seat which
,be Earls De la War; have inherited from their
maternal ancestors. the Dukes OF Dorset. Lord
ne IA War; has little boy three years old. known
as Lord. Buckhurst. by his former marriage. and
IN -ba event of the child'S death and the earrs
new marriage being without issue his peerIges and
estates will pass his uncle Lord Sackvile,
Formerly British Minister AZ Washington. Lord
he La Wars first wife obtained divorce from
hin, last year. securing the custody Of her three
children She ia the MurieI who figures fire.
ouantly and SO pleasantly IN the popular hook. en-
titled voyage Of the Sunbeam written by her
mother the late Lady Brassey The earl. who in
his hovho-od was favorfe playmate Of the present
Prince of Wales the time of the tragic
5aa-h bv drowning Of his elder brother employed
nv the grat London dealer in precious stones Nj
Streeter as commander Of the latter's pearl fish
ing operations on the coast Of Austr1lia He is a
than, h. -.