East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
NEWS AND COMMENT
FROM over THE SEA

London. - Strange rumors have
reached London during the past !
week regarding the rivalry Of other
cities which has been the scene OF
some OF the worlds most important
gatherings, religious, scientific and
fraternal. OF course, the exposition
has had much TO do with it, but then
London hears that Brussels intends
making a permanent Did for popu-
larity as a convention city among the
nations of the world. A committee on
advertising is to be formed especial
~ for the purpose Of one Of the
strongest arguments IN favor Of Brus-
sells will be the assurance that dele
gates will be treated with great cour-
tesy and not overcharged at the no
tells
The change put into effect yester-
day by the directors of the Cunard
line by which the Lusitania and Mau-
retania, largest steamships Of the
line, will pass Queenstown until De-
cember 1 has created no end of dissat-
isfaction in ireland. Although all of
the other ships Of the line will stop
at Queens town, the Irish people say
that they will not be content unless
the Lusitania and Mauretania call
there also. The directors of the Gu
nard company declare that the change
Is only trial, but the Irish agitators
protest that the change comes at
time when flourish rush from across
the Atlantic has practically ceased
and that from Queenstown point of
view is not favorable. SO serious has
the agitation grown that a committee
| from Queenstown will start for Wash
| ington about the middle of Septem
| Der to place the matter before Post
master General Hitchcock.
on the other hand, American and
English business men recognize the
| fact that the directors of the Cunard
company are justified in taking full
advantage of the high speed of the
Lusitania and Mauretania, because Of
the competition, which is constantly
growing in severity, and the loss of
time in calling at queenstown and
Fishguard.
Fashions are not confined to hats
and clothes in London. 1t has been
discovered that residents OF the me-
tropolis are also exceedingly particu-
lar that the food they buy shall be
of the fashionable tint. Salmon, for
instance. remains unsold if it is not
the required shade or deep rose. In
haddock an exactly opposite taste
. prevails In poultry London insists
upon white or black legged chickens
and will not buy fowls with yellow
, legs though they are just as good
Grey geese are scorned; brown egg
reign supreme; pale cheese and butter
cup yellow butter are in demand, anC
bright yellow bananas are far NOR
! popular than the spotter fruit of pale
, hue. which are of better Favor.
The clerks in the dry goods an,
other stores of England shop assist
ants as they are called here, beini
unskilled workmen have no effectiv
unions, and so they have beel
sweated numerically by the meane
class Of employers. They have to worl
" twelve to fourteen hours a day an
their wages are so scant that the
= can scarcely make both ends meet
Winston Churchill, secretary of tn
), board of trade. is framing Legislation
to change this condition of affairs
If adoptedI by parliament, these EN-
ployes will not be worked for NOR
than sixty hours a week, nor will the
n be worked after o'clock on NOR
than three nights a week
No advertisement is more valuabl
: to a British merchant than the roya
warrant which allows him to plac
: the royal arms over his place of bust
ness and describe himself as "pur
veyor by appointment to his majest
the king" Each tradesman who ha
the royal custom must send in hi
bills at the end of the month. II
compared with his ledger account keI
at Marlborough house and If correc
is paid in the first week of the month
No discount is asked on any of IN
royal accounts, a tradesman who re
ceives the royal custom is informe
he must supply goods at the loves
reasonable prices and there is neve
any attempt at bargaining by the o.
ficial of the royal household.
The recent appointment of tw
new members gives to the king
bench eighteen judges, and it is hoI
ed that the appointments will put a
E end to many complaints regarding tf
delay in this court. About 10,0C
cases are filed annually in tbs king
bench. Not all of them, of cours
come up for hearing OF these 1000
about 5000 are set down for trial an
of these about 2OO0 actually are trie
j Two-thirds of these cases are tried
II London, the other third on circuit.
is estimated that each judge annua
ii lN tries 1on cnses. tMontN NeaES aE