The sun., 1908-06-21
THINGS TALKED OF IN LONDON
MISS REIDS TROUSSEAU-NAR-
RAGE or A PRINCE.
BIr Unclaimed Bank balances In England
Huge Crowd Of visitors In London
King Tired OF His HOrses-Discus-
sion Over the Samaritan Joshua.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
LONDON. June 20.--The Saturday Reriep
visits the Times and Ambassador Whitelaw
Reid with it's censure this week. It says:
Miss Whitelaw Reid's Trousseau'-
what would Delane have thought Of this az
the subject of full half column article
in the Timess The article details many
dozens of dainty lingerie. Of white petit
coats. Of sheets, pillowcases and teacloths.
Do they not suggest the Thunderer2 How
important to know that every article OF
linen for the American Ambassadors
daughter is of the finest linenl"
.r.,r a few more quotations the ReuteD
remarks
well. it is a capital advertisement for
certain milliners whose names appear at
The end Business of course is business,
but we should doubt IL any other Ambassa-
dor in the world would care to have his
daugbSer's linen thus exhibited In the public
presS'
The difficulties in the way Of the marriage
of Prince Arthur Of Connaught and Lady
Marjorie Manners. daughter Of the Duke
of Rutland and one Of the most photo
graphed girls in society. have been over
come. The difficulties probably did not
arise ITOHl tllG ldCt tiidp al ithu 10 . AAAeAoh
Prince but were due to the fact that he is
Duke Of Saxony. his father and himself
heinr direct heirs to the throne Of SAKE
Coburg and Gotha. If the reigning Duke
dies without an heir there would be much
opposition in the various branches Of the
house Of Saxony before such marriage
would be regarded as otherwise than NOR
ganatic from the German viewpoint
DORMANT BANK BALANCES.
H. W. Bottomley. the Liberal NJ. p. for
Hackney, is working hard to secure second
reading at the present session of the dor
mant tank balances bill. 1t is well known
that huge sums Of money have been lying
for long time unclaimed in various banks
and the object Of the bill is to compel the
banks to disclose the dormant securities
and unclaimed deposits with view to their
being utilized by the State after a certain
time The banking interests are naturally
protesting strongly against this measure.
arguing that the matter is a private one
between their clients end themselves. Mr..
Bottomey declares that these unclaimed
securities amount to $500 900, 600. He says
that unclaimed dividends Of the Bank of
England and other banks amount to $40, ,0O0,-
600.
well known banking authority, men,
her Of the Institute Of Bankers. states from
his own knowledge Of fourteen banks that
their unclaimed wealth is over $40. 600 900
while the amount of unclaimed Government
stock alone in the Bank Of England ap-
procches if it does not exceed $40. 900 ,OOO
It is common knowledge that over 10,0OO.-
eco lies unclaimed in another bank. This
does not include the contents Of sealed
ioxes.
Mr. Bottomley says. The banks admit
tedy Use these dormant balances and many
of them do not deny that their palatial
buildings have been built with such money!
LONDON CROWDED.
Never, it is believed, since the great ex-
hbtion of 1851 has London been so sur
charged with visitors as at the present
moment One paper estimates the number
Of visitors at 45O, 600, but Of course any
attempt at accurate figures would be vain.
II is certain, however that hotels and board
ing houses are turning hundreds away
daily. Beds in billiard and bathrooms In
the leading hotels are only granted us
favors and the hotels are compelled to send
the overflow applicants for rooms as far
afeli as five or six miles into the suburbs.
Mr. McGarvie, the president OF the Con-
cessionaires Association of America, who
has been stu dying the Franco-British ex-
hibit!on. compares the London hotels fav-
orably with those Of America under similar
conditions, inasmuch as though they are
overcr owded he does not find that there Ia
coy change in prices, whereas in America,
norab,y at Jamestown, oxtortionate hotel
and restaurant charges did much to ruin the
enterprise. He estimates that the Franco
British exhibition will have total at
tendance of from 25,00O,00O to $4,000, 900,
as compared with l9,0OO, 600 at st. Louis
and 2e,ooO ono at Chicago. Mr.. McGarvie
oriticises the insuffoiency Of popular amuse-
,.erts in France and Great Britain.
KINGS HORSES pIsAPPoINT.
The Hing Is undisguisedly disappointed
al the continued Indifferent form shown
generally by his horses now in training,
and particularly at Perrier's utter failure to
Justify expectations in the Two Thousand
Guineas and the Derby. There is some
talk even of the possibility of King Edward
disposing Of his racing stud at the end Of
the season. retaining only the stud farm at
Sandringham The Prince Of Wales might
NHCi ldhc UNcT Vi IhC mug yoohBSA
horses which are now in training and race
them in his own colors, but there will be no
definite decision on this point before the
King goes TO the Continent at the end OF
August, All possible pressure will be brought
to bear upon the King to continue to take
part in his favorite sport, in which no owners
colors are more popular.
STOLEN AUTO RIDES
The proposal to pass an ordinance In
New York making 1t criminal offence
for a chauffeur TO use the car Of his en-
pioyer without the latter's consent has
greatly interesssa motorists In London
and has caused the. fact to be brought to
light which was known to very few. that
a law already exits in England covering g
such misdemeanor 1t has rarely been
rut in force.
DOUBTS SAMARITAN FIND.
Prof. Adolf Harnack, the general direo-
tor OF the Royal Library at Berlin, has
thrown some doubts on the scientific inn
portance OF the Samaritan version Of the
BOOK OF Joshua recently discovered by
Prof. Caster. Prof. Harnaok thinks that
the Samaritan priests, from whom Caster
bought it. would have known If the book
were valuable and would have kent IT,