The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
LORDS CONCE|T
WITHOUT LIMIT
Believe That Governors General
Should Be Only Princes of
Royal Blood.
INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY
SHORTEST WAY TO INDIA
New Enterprise Means Great
Saving in Time; Old Estates
to Be Sold.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
,cinl Cable ln The Trihunc.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
s LONDON, Dec. 10.-Here Is an exam
pic OF Iordly arrogance. In the course OF
an address on the imperial problem, the
/, Duke OF Marlborough observed that in the
oversee states the governor general. the
representative OF constitutional monarchy,
was coming more and moro to assume
position which only member OF the
royal family could adequately Ill, and he
suggested that II should gradually be-
come the custom TO select the governor
Die from the ranks OF the princes OF the
blood. and that appointments OF this char
acter should be divorced from politics.
The Russian financiers who are pro-
noting an International company for the
construction of railway from the Cau-
casus to Baluchstan. traversing Persia,
propose TO obtain the capital in Russia,
Britain, France and other countries Ger
man cooperation may be invited, and IL
is hoped that the Per5sans will partici-
pate. The promoters are satisfied that
due examination OF the commercial, po-
lltica and geographical factors must,
ipso facto, decide in favor OF this, the
q Shortest cut TO India BY the proposed
route the journey from London TO Bonn
bay may easily be accomplished IN seven
days The new railway. starting from
Baku, will skirt the Caspian sea 10 the
Persian frontier, where il will proceed
VIA Resht TeheraD. and kirman to the
borders of Baluchistan and Nushki. The
sections within Russia and British terri
tory will be under the exclusive control
OF the respective countries. The Persian
trunk line will be built and controlled By
length OF the Persian trunk line will be
100 miles. The distance from London
to Bombay, via the new route, will be
o700 miles.
Will Sell Estates.
Sir Frederic Johnstone intends to sell
The WesterhalI estate in Dumfriesshlre,
which has been in the family since the
thirteenth century. The property COM
prises $4,000 acres. The Esk flows
through the estate for miles. Sir Frederic
lis q claimant for the Annandale peer
age. Didlington Hall. the seat OF the
late Lord Amherst in West Norfolkm,
is 10 be sold shortly , along with ,ne Ss es
longed TO Lord Berners. and in ancient
days it WAS owned by the Earl de War
rrenne. Many royal personaSes have been
guests al Didlington Hall during the last
thirty years, including King Edward and
,the late king of Portugal.
The Duke OF Westminster has notified
his tenants OIL farm holdings In fiint-
shire that he intends to sell that estate,
but will give tenants the option 10 pur-
chase their holdings.
Arthur Pearry form1n or niltE 6Tieklaysr. Gnar
of a building. fell TO the base ement. a
depth OF ITO feet Death was instantan-
eous. He. 1t is said. served with Colonel
Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish
war.
Await Coming of King.
Great as was the response 10 Lord Cur
zons invitation 10 the princes and the
people of India on the occasion OF the
proclanat tion OF King Edward as en-
peror Of India at the Delhi durDar OF
1909 the actual presence OF King George
4 In 1912 will cause such enthusiasm In
Hindustan as has been known for the
. frst time since the days OF the mogui
empire. The king may on his way to
india take the opportunity TO pay state
visit to South Africa. and IL Is suggest
ed. moreover. that he might possibly re-
turn by way OF Canada. The Duke OF
Connnught, in opening the union parlia-
ment forcshadowed the possibility OF
( Journey to Capetown ~ his majesty. The
kings progress rs Prince OF Wales
through India I'm 1905 resolved itself in
every province into one long pageant OF
loyalty
Rider Haggard. the we'll known novel
! ist lat the invitation OF General Booth.
las undertaken an investigation of the
social work OF the Salvation Army. 1t is
understood that Mr. HaEgard viii recount
his experiences in book
Gibraltar dispatch announces that
the well known Portuguese Jesuit, Father
; Machado. aged 70. who was known
throughout Portugal as ''the Apostle.
died ct that place. His death was accel-
Grated by the treatment he received at
the hands OF the revolutionary mob in
Lisbon. Portugal. His age and feeble
condition did not save him from the
rolls fury,