The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-13

NY IA MARauIsE DE FoNTENoY.
EITHER the United states nor
n any other of the great powers
" of the world possessed OF coi0h-
ial dependencies In the far
Orient, can remain Indifferent to the
matrimonial alliance now in course
of negotiation between the new King
youngest daughter but one OF the EN-
peror of Japan, though not OF the
Empress. The latter, most enllBht-
ened and progressive woman, VINO mas
played very important role In the
DEVELOPMENT of her country. is child
less, and the crown prince and his four
sisters are all the offspring OF the
Emperor's deputy wives. who DO not
have even the rank of princess, and are
thus Inferior to their children
matrimonial alliance between the
reigning houses of Siam and Japan
would lead inevitably to the conciu-
sion of that political alliance which
has on several occasions already peen
between the two most impor.a,n.
Buddhist powers of the Far East, CIV
ing Japan military and naval loot
hold, with eventual predominance IN
completely disturb the balance OF
power in the Orient, and to profoundly
alarm France, whose Indo-Chinese col
ony skirts the entire eastern frontler
of the Kingdom and Great Britain,
whose colonies run parallel with the
Kingdoms western and northern bound
Earies. The disturbance would be not
only POLITICAL but also economic, ana
would place Japan within commercial
striking distance Of the enormously
rich and hitherto untapped markets or
southern China,
Although the new Portuguese repub.
lie has decreed the abolition, of all
titles of nobility, yet, following the
example of the republic of France, II
proposes to continue the existence OF
the various orders of knighthood, which
will henceforth be described as NS-
| tional" instead of Royal Thus the
provisional government has. Just be-
cient Order of the Tower and Sword,
created by King Alfonso Y. in 1853,
upon young Lieutenant Machado dos
Santos. who, despite his years, was the
Revolutionary military and naval forces
which overthrow the monarchy, The
| government has " likewise bestowed
upon him q life pension Of s1.2oo 9
four times that amount, II not more.
| in Portugal, but the duration Of which
| is, hardly add, dependent upon the
existence of the republic. Whether
| the latter will have long life or
not, Is matter of considerable specu-
lation.
!. President Taft's difficulty in connec-
ton with his summer residence. now
hapnily settled, serves to recall the
which Queen Victoria was confronted
4 in the early days of her occupancy OF
! Balmoral, her place In the Highlands
and Osborne. her home in the Isle OF
property. as distinct from the palaces
and castles belonging to the crown. 81
4 In order to secure the necessary
4 privacy, and also what may be de,
scribed as the amenities OF Balmoral
and of Osborne, she was compelled te
obtain possession of certain adjoining
Iestates. The owners thereof took adj
Vantage of this condition of affairs te
I refuse to sell, merely consenting te
4 short leases at an extravagaant hgure
4 newal demanded an increased rent, be-
n sides eXacting all sorts of onerous
conditions and improvements that ne
ordinary landlord would ever dream
of asking Of his tenant.
i Indeed, Queen Victories trouble:
! with landlords in Scotland and In thu
Isle of Wight were a subject OF no enc
!: of annoyance. to her. OF which she was
wont to complain freely, as Is shown II
!; that she y was their Queen and the pow,
erful sovereign Of tho greatest en-
Y pire of the universe seemed to make
no impression whatsoever upon hel
landlords. except to increase thetl
q greed.
Although King George is a sallo
Il by profession, yet, like Nelson of OH
he invariably suffers from seasicknes!
when atloat in rough weather, after {
long soiourn on land, and is quite q!
\ easily affected by the horrors of thu
brief channel passage between Dover
and Calais as his consort, Queen Mary
8 who is q terribly bad sailor. II cal
attention to this 1t is because Their
!, are some lands at Kepperton. and a
Atterton. which have, been held from
the crown for more than 500 year
past The atr,aangest Of the man;
the obligation on the part Of TIL
owners Of the land. that "As often a