The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-16
MY LADY MARJORIE
MANNERS To WE'D
HER PRINCE
6ETHROTHAl TO ARTHUR OF
cONNAuGHT TO BE ANNOUNc-
ED BY END OF sEAsoN-pukE
IN A BAD TEMPER.

LONDON, June 1.-THE Con
naughts are once more largely In the
public eye.
In the first place. the duke. who is
brother TO the king. has returned pre-
cipitately with the duchess from
Malta In very bad temper and thor
oughly Disguised with his absurd job
as commander-in-chief of the Medi.
terranean forces.
In the second place, Prince trthur'
and Lady Marjorie Manners have beat
down all opposition with persistency
that has won all classes OF society,
and II can be stated that the an
nouncement of their oft-denied be
trothal will be made before the end of
the season.
She is Rich; He is Poor.
There really is no reason for OPP
position to the engagement, save royal
obstinancy.
Lady Marjorie IS twenty-five years
OF age, and is accounted one or the
prettiest women of the aristocracy
her father, the Duke OF Rutland. Is
che OF the premier mobiles Of England,
and has half a dozen country seats.
a magnificent town house, and Is
wealthy almost beyond avarice.
On the other hand, Prince Arthur,
though dashlng in appearance and a
thorough sportsman, is as poor as q
church mouse.
His father and the king have for a
long while been looking around for
some satisfactory girl for him TO
marry. Various continental princesses
and highnesses were selected. but
Prince Arthur has manifested a will
OF his own. and IL his royal parents
and relatives opposed his choice he
has been equally determined TO oppose
theirs.
1t can also be stated that Prince
Arthur. who Is now In his twenty-fifth
year. will upon his marriage have
York house allotted to him as his
town residepce. 1t is also planned to
have him transferred from his fathers
STAFF and give him some soft post at
the war office.
DisIikes His Malta Post.
So2far as his personal affairs go,
the duke OF Connaught hates his Med.
iterranean post and Is determined to
have a more dignified and useful job
or know the reason why.
AS way out OF the difficulty. the
king has suggested sending the duke
to India TO succeed Lord Kitchener
but the Liberal government will not
accede TO this plan, and Just what is
TO be done with the noble duke Is a
question that is agitating army and
royal circles.
The duke, who Is poor man. is
intensely ambitious In the military
line When Lord Roberts retired from
the post OF commander-in-chief OF the
British army he did so to make room
for the duke OF Connaught. and the
Tory government OF the day, yielding
to the pressure Of the king, made the
duke commander-in-chief under the
title OF inspector-general.
With the incoming Liberal govern
ment the king was bluntly told that
the duke must resign from the In
spector generalship. At first the king
refused to listen to the suggestion,
but the premier made his argument
so strong against having a royal duke
make way for General French. an ef-
ficient military man. and 80 a new
job was created-commande
OF the Mediterranean forces--and q
year ago Connaught sailed for Malta
to take up his command.
No Chance for Him In India.
He now realizes that the creation
of the post had no excuse save to
give him job. The duke, who takes
his soldering seriously, has practic-
ally demanded that he be given a post
with actual responsibility.
The suggestion to send him to In
dia. to replace Lord Kitchener will
not be tolerated for moment by the
present Liberal government. The gov
ernment realizes at last that condi-
lions In India are precarious and that
they must have in command there a
man OF action and one competent to
handle the situation.
The difficulties OF satisfactorily
placing the duke In some position suit
able 10 his rank and desires are ex
pected to give Mr.. Asquith. the pre-
mier. more trouble than even some OF
the legislative problems that he will
be obliged to solves.