Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05
GOSSIP FROM ENGLAND
Recent Pan-Ang|ican Congress
in London.
.RETICENCE OF THE BANKS
Will Give No Receipts for Money or
Jewelry Deposited.
FEELING AGAINST KITCHENER
He Has Incurred the Hostility of
Some Influential Social People
Who Oppose His Advancement.
TELLING AGAINST KITCHENER
ecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. June q. 1908
Never have so many clergymen been
seen in London as at present. while the
Pan-Anglican congress Is sitting here. The
great Albert Hall is crowded daily to hear
the speeches and West End streets are
quite black with parsons. The sessions
Of various sections are held also in three
other large halls. AS a display the con-
gress is wonderful. Bishops and deans
to the right and deans and bishops to
the left and always the ordinary parsons
from all over the world in front.
One sober English dean made the
Americans SILVER and laugh when he
told them that the basis Of the episcopacy
was the Englishman's love of an aristoc-
racy. The Bishop of Zanzibar created
immense interest by relating how i'm
possible it was to use the Old Testament
in teaching the native races In his dio-
cese 1t was a positive bar and had to be
given up.
eloquent. Learned Englishmen stood
trembling before the vast audience NOT
so the Americans. The sailed tn," and
not always did they succeed in avoiding
the ridiculous One reverend divine. VINO
wore a beautiful pectoral cross, treated
the congress to some stories, the point OF
which his audience missed somehow or
another. Another dealt with the enrich
ment of the prayer book. and proposed
that more joy should be put into the mar
rage service and more life into the burial
service. Then an American clergyman
gave an explanation of racial differences.
Il will only take the audience back to
Noah" he said. and the reverend audi
hn r.
severed and reached Japhet when the
ruthless bell rang.
For real seriousness. for grip on es-
sentials, for scorn of non-essentials, the
African bishops are first. Theirs Is
thrilling. romantic story. But we have
much Of intense interest from China. and
much from Japan. These clergy insist
on the necessity Of a native ministry
under a native episcopate. They. protest
fervidly against the religion. which was
always singing Rule Britannia" and told
of the evils of empire religion, especially
in India, where national religion Is
smothered by the official religion" In
deed, here they put their finger on the
weak spot there was altogether too much
waving of the union jack. They grew
rather weary Of hearing that the Church
of England was the power behind the
empire.
the thank-offering to be made in connec-
ton with the congress In st. Paufs ca
thedral on Wednesday next will exceed
Ell 1000, 900. This Is an achievement of
which the members Of the Anglican COM
munion have reason to be proud.
No Receipts by Banks.
Recently there has been agitation over
the reticence of banks on the subject OF
unclaimed deposits. and now bill has
been brought in parliament by Mr. Bot
tomley to compel banking companies to
disclose their dormant balances and I'M
claimed securities. and made a speech
which opened up the prospect of new
Eldorado. He maintained that the un-
claimed balances in the banks amounted
to large sum. and mentioned one or
two interesting cases. A lady who had
EOS 900 deposited in bank used to call
once a year to see that 1t was all right.
but she had not been heard of for these
last six years, and the money was now
lying unclaimed at the bank.
wealthy friend of his own who kept all
his money deposited in banks was killed
in an accident. His relatives had applied
to all the banks in London and were met
simply with the reply that no Information
could be given. Mr.. BOttomley also stated
that one bank alone held E2.OOO,OO0 in
dormant securities. jewelry and plate. If
this bill were passed there would be a
surprise to the country and veritable
SOdSend TO the eXCheQuer.
A highly placed parsonage gives me the
following story from his own knowledge
Of the facts. A short while ago an emil
nent peer who has served his country with
signal distinction abroad and in the cab
met recently went to well known Lon
don bank and deposited three chests of
plate. Being businesslke man. he asked
for a receipt but was Informed that 1t
was not the practice of the bank to give
receipts and eventually went away with
out 1t. On reaching home, however, his
apprehensions increased, and he wrote to
the bank, formally acquainting them that
he had lodged the plate and asking for a
receipt. He received no reply to that
letter. but shortly afterward. having to
write to the bank on other business, he
again mentioned the matter Of the re-
ceipt. There was still no acknowledgment
forthcoming with regard to the plate.
The peer therefore drove down to the
bank and saw one of the managers.
pointing out to him that this was curl
Gus way OF business. The manager re-
peated the answer of his subordinate That
it was not the banks custom to give re-
ceipts. but that he would show him his
plate If he cared to go down to the vaults
and see 1t.
They accordingly went down and after
walking little way the manager stopped
and pointing to a certain place said. Here
are your four chests. why, l only lodged
three chests" said the peer. There are
the manager. Greatly astonished. they
returned upstairs An investigation was
made of the banks books and 1t was
found that there were four chests of plate
in the name Of the Earl of x. The fourth
chest had been deposited by the earl's
grandfather, a very eminent man. sixty
years ago and had never been reclaimed.
The fact speaks eloquently of the good
bookkeeping of the bank in question. but
it would seem that you should not choose
such places to deposit property unless you
leave memoranda behind showing where
you have placed it for safe custody"
Feeling Against Lord Kitchener.
am told that the feeling against Lord
Kitchener which l mentioned in a recent
letter has grown more acute. and that
three people are principally concerned in
the campaign against him. One is lord
who yields much greater influence in
SQUIRT and political circles than his abilities
warrant. Another is lady once of great
beauty and social prestige, but now pos
sessed of only the remnants of both. The
third is a gentleman whose financial sue
cess has secured him the friendship of
most influential people.
Lord Kitchener in one way or another
has deeply wounded the feeling of all
three He has short way with toadies
and with ladies who like to have their
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