New-York tribune., 1905-12-31
SON OF M1KADo's PHYSICIAN

viscnl1nt Aoki may be described as seI1-IIlaoe
man and IS g son Of the physician 10 the Ia'e Nj
ka6o and to his successor. the present Emperor
In Tsnao at anv rate IN those days. the physicians
did not enjoy social equality with even the lowest
ranks Of the nobility, but occupied place MIDWAY
,,e+zneen the latter and the traders instead oA
,,0sre rar-oi+ted to wear two swords. namely, q
short and a long one as the SaTnrrai, they were
restricted 70 one sword, and even this was only a.
make-believe one. consisting Of more or less
beautifully carved and inlaid wooden affair. II
used TO be said that the reason for restricting the
,,5vsicians TO wooden sword was that they Killed
o4f cutie enough people with their medicines to
render it prudent not TO place within their reach the
possibility of taking more human lives by means
oe swords Born IN 1874 Niscount AoA went IN
,ess +o Germany to complete his educauon, was
o++.cbed TO the japanese Legation as secretary IN
1879 and IN 1870 when barely thirty-one years OF
see was appointed Minister He was created d
,yiscount or at any rate the japanese equivalent
~ that European grade OF the nobility, about NJ
teen years ago.
KAIsER,s CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY
While everybody IN Europe has heard OF Baron
T.,canls who possessed Of the highest orders OF
the knighthood Of Prussia ana WITH .he t. 90 =.
,-iyv councillor IS the chief Of the civil canne1 OF
+rA Kaiser who frequently employs him 10 conl-
-,ncate his instructions TO Ministers, or lntllna
4fons that their services are no longer requieu
bu+ few people outside of the precincps Oh liio
Cor+ Of Berlin have heard of old Albert Miesner'
-t ,-I,-s+e secretary and Privy purse OF the I'm
reror Who at the age OF sixty-nine. mas just cele
brated the fftieth anniversary OF ms eltra 'O
the service Of the royal household he mas
obargA of all the private correspondence OF the
1-- 10th of the private and personal letters
addressed TO him. and the dispatch Of the rephes
+,,ersto and he likewise attends to the manage
,ner+ Of the rnonarchs private resources as us
tinct from the crown revenues
T fs also this private secretary and pr1Vy purse
Io has charge of such of the crown jewels as are
,n ordinary use and of the insignia of the various
orders and Of the pieces Of jewelry whch WllIlahl'
II is ant TO distribute tokens OF MS IaVor. VI
course it IS extremely dlflcult 10 ara" uie liiie
rbara the private affairs of the Kaiser end and
.,ea rer+ainine 10 him in his capacity as monarch
begin It was therefore inevitable that old Albert
Nfesner should have become intrusted with All
sor of state secrets. He enjoys the most uflirlI-
ed and complete confidence Of both the Emperor
- 80 4,,,7,,~ess was appointed to his present
osition at the time Of the accession TO the throne
If the present Kaiser. on the retirement OF frlVy
tilor T3or who filed similar once throush-
o,+ tho reign Of old Emperor William. and was a
,a 80 T,orlx,s staff and his principal lieutenant
for tvrentv-fve years previously He Is no longer
sufficiently strong and alert to accompany "lnaIh
on his numerous journeys. and his place on these
occasions is taken by Court CounclIor och"eFlh'
who will in likelihood succeed to the once "hen
Mfesner either retires or is gathered 70 ms i@efS-
uARRoWrs CAPTAIN A ROTHScHILD.
At the moment when the Jews In America are
anniversary or thelr coming
q. tp,is country IT may be timely to call attention
.o a Fact which illustrates the entire absence OF
-sca prejudice in England. It is that young An
to,,,r de Ro.hschild son Of Leopold de Rothschiid
~ ono1d IS the racing member Of the famous hrnl
= rnenber Of the Jockey Club and brother OF Lord
I,+,,sch,Id, has been elected captain OF the schooi
a.. Harrow this being the first occasion on "hich
a i.oy Of the Jewish and creed ana VINO t"S
- corrorn,ea 70 the ordinary religious exercises
=, the great schooi has been chosen for THIS post
T-.--orr shares with Eton the distinction OF l'I-
-sr+,ng education 10 the SOILS Of the titled ana u
.s.,.5 ,stocracy Of Great Britain, and founoeo oy
osn r.lzabeth has included among It's graduates
~ noet I3yron Sir Robert Peel LORD Faliiei 'O"
- +be famous Admiral Rodney
choots lire Eton and Harrow are Inlralalu1e re-
,t,,oS u-ber. titular distinctions go for nothing
ana wealth for still less. Personal merit a'u g.
go q, ooTIeqe sports are the principal gropnos LOT
eY,.srence I'ha: young Anthony Rothseh4o , sioLlu
be,e haen elected captain OF the schoo' Ps. sP
yoIunoex for his own worth ana tor the Ii'">
from prejudice of his sohoolrates
CrrsorsIy enough q Jewish boy Is jus. a. - - a.
eantain of the school at Rugby. so wen known va :"
this country through tlas standard Work A
Browns School Days" and through It's famous
heaa.nasters DR. Arnold. Dr. Taft and Dr. 1~ei'P-o' ~
no., OF the latter dying as Archbiskops OF cs'e
bury Like Harrow il dates from me ie'e4 -
Quetn Elizabeth. .h.. tho
IN this connection It may pe pointec ou' 80 g.
latest list OF horrors conferred within the last lew
weeks by King Edward Includes pseF@se iOs -