The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

In a recent official letter 10 the Duke of Norfolk the King addressed him as follows: ITO Our Right trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Councillor, Henry Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and our Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order, Greeting
 The duke, who is the dictator at all ceremonies and a very ardent Roman Catholic, Is considered the worst dressed man in England He despises style, al though the arbiter of style at royal func- tions. England has not yet stopped talk ing over a story he told about himself. It bears upon his carelessness in dress, The Duke admits the public to his magnificent grounds two days a week. At proper places he has signs warning visitors to keep off the grass" One vis- iting day he was crossing the lawn to take a short cut. He was poorly dressed and smoking a pipe. A stout old Irish woman, who was walking along, enjoy ing the beauty of the park, shouted at him: "Get off the grass, ye blackguard; it's the loilkes uv ye that will keep the loikes uv us out uv sich places as this"
 She didn't know she was talking to the owner of the great park The duke, how ever thought her point well taken and he got on the path and continued his walk
 '"Tis lucky for ye," the woman said further that the luke isn't around" The changing social life of Great Britain in the last ten years is illustrated by interesting figures in report Issued by the commissioners of customs and ex else. More than a third less alcohol is drunk. Less coffee. more tea and cocoa, more tobacco, more card playing, more dogs. more men servants (due to the chauffuer) more pawnbrokers, fewer II ,f...~ ~A Il GUS facts brought out in the report.
 There are now 42,413 makers or sell lers of patent medicines, an increase of 5000 and pawnbrokers have increased to 529S. There are 3S3, TOO tobacconists, 37, 900 more than nine years ago. t
 There are 4s,16o private motor oars and 24, 466 taxicabs and motor-omnibuses.
 The King decorated 8 number of heroes with the Edward medal recently. Medals of the first class were bestowed upon men named David McWhirter and William Mo Cleland for climbing chimney 1900 feet high to rescue a steeple1aok who had been overcome by gas. The second-olass medal was received by four men for deeds of bravery in mines.
 Hannah Hugill, a farmers daughter, of Great Busby, wa salso awarded the Ed ward medal for saving her mother from the attacks of an infuriated bull on their farm.
 The girl diverted the animals attention and defended herself against its on- slaughts with a ptchfork.
 A man interested in the subject strolled along the Thames embankment and made it his business to find out what the homeless men who sat there road. He says: "I was astonished to find one man reading volume entitled, The New Bankruptcy Aot.' Perhaps he was try ing to discover how much the law had had to do with his misfortunes On the next seat another man was reading copy of Morris Tarthly Paradise. Lord Colebrooke Is selling his estate at Abingdon and Crawford, extending to over 27, 900 acres. Two fine mansions are included, Glengonnar House and Gilker- scleugh House. The rent roll is over a10,0o0 year. The Earl of Ilchester will sell his Plaitford estate. on the Wilt shire and Hampshire border. It comprises between 1500 and 1900 acres.
 The Ship inn at F1lley, one of the few | existing memorials of the days when smuggling was rife on yorkshire coast, has been closed after an existence of 200 years.
 | There Is a secret chamber under the l hearthstone and in cottage at the rear, which at one time formed part of the I inn. is an upper room with double floor and peepholes commanding Q splendid view of Filey bay.