Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-20
DRAPES
OLD CASTLE
OF TULL0CH
YELLOW GOLD FOUND
ON THE "0ULD SOD"
Farewell Review Of the Scots
Guards by King Edward at
Buckingham a Touching.
Spectacle,
CBy Richard AbercOrn.)

London, Aug. 19-The recent death
of Lady Curzon has not only put the
Curzon and Letter families into
mourning, but it has frustrated the
extensive plan of entertaining which
Mrs. Letter had settled upon for this
summer.
Tulloch castle, the beautiful Scotch
mansion which Mrs. Letter took last
autumn, was to be the scene this year
of grand program of gaities. 1t was
redecorated and refurnished on a gor-
geous scale and most distinguished
house parties were to be invited.
The widowed ex-vlceroy and his
three little daughters are now hid
ing their grief at Tulloch castle where
sadness reigns instead of gaiety.
When last seen in this city Lord
Curzon was looking careworn and de-
pressed. He Is, however giving at
tention to matters of business espec-
cially to his wife's nursing scheme
for India, which on her deathbed she
entrusted him to carry on. Her will
provided funds for this purpose
Miss May Sutton, the Californian
tennis player who very nearly captur-
ed the worlds championship at the
Wimbledon tournament last month,
has given her views on the proposed
visit of an English ladies' team to
America to compete for the cun Of
fered by Mrs. John Jacob Astor and
Mrs. Burger Wallack.
II think this is a beautiful idea"
said Miss Sutton, "and only hope it
will not end in talk and nothing more.
u am very much interested in the
visit and cannot tell you the kind OF
reception YOU would receive in the
IL
done in the past You see American
girls are just waking up to the charms
of first class lawn tennis and are
burning to get more into line with
the men who at present are miles
ahead of them.
"lf four of your topnotch players
came over and contested an interna-
tional match it would boom womens
tennis tremendously.
Mrs. Astor, by the way Is Just the
right person to interest herself in the
matter. She is not much of a player
herself but she is as keen as mustard
and goes around to all the principal
tournaments.
"As for American chances, 1 do not
think we would do so badly though
we might not win. Probably both
and certainly one of my sisters would
play for America. Then we have the
present champion Miss Holdman, who
Is quite as good as myself"
Really l think we should take
some beating and l am pretty sure
than an American girls team would
play a return visit to England the
year after.
'The British lady champion, Miss
Douglas, is likely to be one of the
team to go America next year."
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Gold has been discovered in Ire
land, encouraging the belief that the
ancient glories of Erin may revive.
When the inhabitants of England
were clothed in skins the Irish had
golden ornaments made from metal
won from their own soil.
The traditions of ancient gold mines
has induced the famous Irish novelist
Seumas Mcmanus to start prospecting
among the hills, but while he has not
had any success a nugget of virgin
gold has been found near Castlerea.
The nugget was fund in quarry at
Bohe which was being worked by the
congested districts board. The pros
pect of rich vein of gold being OPEN
ed up at Bohe has attracted crowds
Of people thither from all parts OF
Ireland.
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Although King Edwards political
opinions are actually advanced radical
and he Is on friendly terms with the
present liberal premier. Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman. his views on
army policy differ very much from
those of the government. He was es-
pecially displeased at the decision to
disband two battalions of the foot
guards, his pet corps.
His majesty commanded a farewell
parade of the doomed Third battalion
Scots guards at Buckingham palace
and on the lawn he reviewed 700 OF
the flower of the army. In a touch
ing address to the men he expressly
laid the responsibility for the dis
bandment upon my government"
and hinted at a possible revival of the
battalion.
The speech which was printed in
full In the court circular, has made a
deep impression everywhere so much
more as most Englishmen share his
regret at parting with fine body Of
soldiers.
The king Is greatly worried over
the situation in Russia so much more
as he is very fond of the czar, whose
personal character and genuine un-
selfshness he admires though he cam
not overlook his weakness. As a con-
stitutional monarch the king earnest
ly desires Russia to regain peace by
means of just and moderate consti-
tuition such as England has enjoyed
over two hundred years.
He showed hearty sympathy with
the douma and in repeated letters to
the czar urged him to make peace
with his people on the basis OF a
sound constitution and the relinqulsh-
ment Of his autocratlc powers to n
certain extent.
In his anxiety for the future of the
cZar and czarlna, King Edward has
pointed out to them that the present
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