Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-18

above ALL his care to always think be-
fore he speaks. he is likely to make a
most successful and popular governor
Of New Zealand. the one Of all Great
Britain's colonies where her children
show vast physical improvement, the
standard weight Of the men beinS
greater than in any other English
speaking country.
Another young peer who Is coming to
the fore as one of King Edwards sa-
traps In his trans -pontine dependencies,
is Lord AmpthiIl. who. on Lord Cur
zon's departure from Calcutta for Eng
land next month, Is to assume his place
as acting viceroy Of india. Like Lord
plunkttt. he was famous for his row.
/ ing when at the university. and WIS
stroke of the oxford boat in the Oxford
and Cambridge boat race one year. He
Is about six feet three, and broad in
proportion, good-looking, clever and
tactful and is married to Lady Marga-
ret Lyon. sister of the present Earl
Beauchamp. Lord Ampthill, who is at
the present moment governor of the
Indian presidency of Madras, was for Il
number Of years private secretary to
|
was at the head of the Colonial depart
ment, and is a sJn Of that famous Eng
lish diplomat who won his spurs under
the name Of "Odo RUSSELL" and who
died as British Amba ssador at Berlin.
Asked why, on being created a peer,
he chose the title of Lord Ampthill
pronounced "AnthillD he explained
that it was in order to give warning to
1 hat I1
self to be sat upon. He is a younger
brother of the ninth Duke of Bedford
Emperor William has at length found
it practicable to take step which is
bound to greatly increase his popularity
in Alsace and Lorraine. He has given
directions that from now on all recruits
who present themselves voluntarily and
OF their own accord for their military
service, and who are natives Of Alsace-
Lorraine shall be Incorporated in regi-
ments stationed in those two provinces
instead OF as hitherto in corps in re-
| mote portions of the empire. This
shows that the Kaiser has no longer any
fear concerning the loyalty to himself |
and to Germany Of the new generation |
that has grown up in Alsace and Lor- |
raine, where the objections to service |
in the army will be vastly diminished |
now that the young men are permitted |
to remain in the immediate neighbor-
hood of their homes and within easy
reach OF their families.
The young crown prince of Japan has
developed very pronounced taste for
motoring, and may be seen flying about
the suburbs of Tokyo in a very up-to-
date automobile, being so thorouphlv ar
uu1lnte0 hail
he is able to dispense with the services of
a chauffeur. Indeed most of the time heJ
name of Sarrazin who was formerly his
French tutor. but whom he has noW-at-
tached to his household as ops OF his een-sl
tlemcn-in- waiting. and the only foreiSnl
member of his establishment. .s-s-s & ~
The crown prince is much more up-to-
date, than his father, whereas tKe latter
speaks no foreign language, the prince is
while the Emperor or "Tenno' has a
large seraglio. the crown prince has but
one wife. Moreover, he is very approach
genial. and familiar with his many
friends and thoroughly in touch with the
people. who, owing to this will experience
difficulty in attributng to him the species
Of divinity which they accord to the Mi
to the portraits of him, and which have
been doing service for fifteen or twenty
years. He has become much more heavy-l
which he presents mounted on the old r
japanese pony. which he insists on riding, r
is neither military. nor yet impressive;
with a pronounced stoOp In an ill-fitting q
uniform, since his person Is so sacred 9
that no tailor is ever allowed to measure
him for his clothes. There is indeed moth
nattiness and the elegance that distin-
guishes the charming Empress. who has a
kind word for every one. and has taken I
very active part in fostering the west
dren. and the crown princes mother is
one Of the deputy wives or "megakes' of S
1t is from the court of Japan that Eu.
I.l rope derives Il. that !,a particular phase & OF
s,'nshades and men to close their
umbrellas, when royalty passes by. in
token of Difference. Nowhere does the |
umbrella and the sunshade play so great ,
Japan. where the umbrella or sunshade is
almost an Indispensable and as ubiquitous &
as the eternal fan. Men, women. and
children all carry both the one and the
other, and the moment that either the {
Emperor or Empress. the crown prince. |
or the crown princess drive through the ,
streets of Tokyo. every umbrella Is closed.
no matter how hot the sun, or heavy the
rain. Any failure to accord this tribute
of respect. either on the part of natives
or foreigners, being likely to lead to seri-
Gus trouble. IL
In Europe empresses queens. and prin- 6
cesses Of the blood are accustomed to per-
nit their ladies in attendance to make
use of their paraSols. But no woman
presented to royalty out of doors and en-
gagged by the latter in conversation. would
dream of keeping her sunshade open un- | !
less specially authorized to do SO. while.
when meeting royalty out driving strict
etiquette requires as in Japan. that the
parasol should be, not merely lowered, |
but closed. |,
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria ;
has not married Anne Mitzko, daughter
Of mime host of the restaurant and inn
''Zum Alten Schottenthor" at Vienna. and
the stories cabled to this country to the
effect that they had been enthusiastically |:
welded are without foundation. While II
is true that the archduke was for time
interested in the girl. who is very good
looking. he broke off all relations with
her several months ago. and is at the |