The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-10-16

Especial Cable from the International
News Service-l
eY HERBERT TEMPLE.
London, Oct. 15.-The King of Rou-
mania, has intimated his desire to
King George to pay State visit to
London during the course of next year,
and there is every probability that he
will be the guest OF the nation in the
early part Of November. 1911. King
George proposes to adhere to the Gus
tom instituted by his late father, and
invite his brother monarchs to visit
him in turn each fall. Under ordinary
circumstances. the first Royal visitor
to these shores under these conditions
would have been the Kaiser. but King
George has acceded to the desire of
King Charles of Roumania, and he is
expected to spend about week at
Windsor Castle, paying the customary
visit to London one day to lunch with
the Lord Mayor and the City Corpora
ticn.
Queen Alexandra has made no plans
as yet for next spring. but in her
household it Is understood that she
will leave in the early part of March
,, for a prolonged yachting cruise in the
Mediterranean during which time she
will pay visit to the King and Queen
of the Hellenes at Athens. Her Ma
jesty has decided. by the way, that she
will not be present at any of the court
festivities in the early part of next
year, and indeed, her next public ap-
pearance will probably be at the Coro-
nation. Contrary to what was at first
understood, she will not take any Off
cial part in the crowning of her son.
but will be present merely as a spec
tator.
Friday next, is, hear. Professionally
fixed for the reopening to the public
view of the jewel house in the Tower
of London. Disappointment has been
felt all this year among American Wis
itors that the Regalia has not been on
view, and many comments have been
passed on the apparent lackadaisical
manner of making the alterations con
sidered necessary to BATTLE the modern
and scientific burglar. This, however
believe is largely due to the fact that
only very few workmen could be EN-
ployed to ensure secrecy as to the
means adopted to effect the safety ol
the Crown Jewels. Not even the
trusted wardens of the Tower have
been allowed, as one of them put it
within an ass's roar of the place.
Meanwhile the jewels are reposing
safely in the vaults Of the Bank o
England.
Heretofore it has been the invaria
BILE practice of the Army and Navy stu
diously to ignore the presence in this
country of officers of German nation
ality, whose proceedings would have
been sufficiently suspicious to have in
sured their immediate arrest il the,
had been in France or Russia The
extremely serious circumstances sur
rounding "L'Affaire Helm" as it ha!
already been written of on the Cont
nent, has, however. forced the Wa
Office to make a move in another di
rection. The action of German re
servists as collectors Of military in
formation in these isles has at las
been forced upon Mr.. Haldane's atten
tion during the last few days. probabl.
In connection with the Portsmouth in
lcident.
1t is the purpose of the Secretary o
State for War at the commencement
of next season to rush short Ac
through Parliament as an amendmen
of the Official Secrets Bill.
1t will be short and sweet, multun
in parvo. One clause will make com
pulsory the registration of all foreign