The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10

following year he was gazetted general
| and sent back to Quebec as commander
in-chef of the forces in British North
| America"
The latest fad of society women in con-
nection with their pet dogs is to have
a special French maid to look after
them. One well-known dame, possessing
| French poodle. keeps it In luxurious
| y furnished room, and has had shoes
made so that when the animal goes
out he shall, If it has been raining, not
put his feet on the wet pavement.
A surprising dispute has just arisen
| over the presentation by King George
| of the gun-carriage that was used at the
| funerals of King Edward and Queen VIC
toria to the naval establishment on
Whale island. Some interfering clerk
at the war office conceived the brilliant
idea that, as the gun-carriage original
| ly belonged to the army, and was paid
| for out of the army estimates, the navy
| should now be called upon to pay a
! sum In compensation. This view was
| communicated to the admiralty authori-
| ties, who, not unnaturally declined to
discuss the matter. and very pretty
quarrel ensued
This dispute quickly reached the ears
: of a highly placed military official,
who promptly quashed the whole ques-
ton and gave the clerk who started
the trouble severe dressing down. 1t
is quite moot point, from strict
ly constitutional point of view, whether
| his majesty Is correct in transferring
material belonging to one service TO
| the other. In the meantime the gar
risons at the Tower of London and
Edinburgh Castle, where the timber
and un-carriages were respectively
kept, are very sore that they have
been transferred from heir custody to
| that of the navy.
| 1t Is not generally known that King
George is extremely fond Of garden
| ing and, when living at York Cot
| tage, was often to be seen working
vigorously with spade and rake. He
has considerable taste in the laying
out of gardens, and since his majesty
took over Frogmore he has done much
to improve the gardens there, which
had previously been allowed to fall
into decay. The king has also brought
his sons up to enjoy gardening, and
each has plot of garden assigned to
him at York Cottage and Frogmore.
| When young. there used to be con-
siderable competition between the pres
ent king and the late Duke of Clar-
ence and Avondale az to who would
keep the best garden and obtain the
best effects, and in these competitions
his majesty was usually successful. He
will be much interested when he visits
Balmoral In the autumn to see the great
improvements that have>-been carried
out in the grounds during the past few
months.
| 1t Is stated about the court that as
soon as a fitting opportunity presents
| itself his majesty will follow the ex-
| ample of his late father, and pur-
chase a private residence somewhere
within easy reach of London, where
he and the queen can enjoy rest and
quiet. At the present time King George
Is worse off for residences than has
been the case with any British SOW
| ereign for many years past. 1t Is quite
out Of the question that the king and
queen should now reside at either Frog
more or York Cottage, since both these
lplaces are far too small for the state
1t will be necessary for their majesties
to maintain, even when living in re-
| tirement. n