The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-20
By Ia M,l,ou,sE M roNrEyoy

\ DAi, ltAi: or TIE FiliET LORD
IN FISHER uttains his seventieth
birthday on "Wednesday next,
ana VIII on that day retire from
~" active list of the navy and his pos;
m =" in ~, naval \. D. {. to the King
u" ordinary retired pay OF an admiral
VI ne ilect is tribe over s6O00 "a
auhri nut by an order OF the late King
w III, OF his Privy Council Lord Fisher
WI ill., special retiring allowances
OF 1000 per annum, in rccogni,io,,
81 MS great HcrviCos 10 Ills ,ountrv al
nlrst sea Lord of the Admiralty and
~ q reorSonizcr Of Great BritaIn'S'nnyni
uctenses. His retirement will nmnrd
no step IN promotion, as Lord FISHER
vas borne supplcmcntariiy on Tho 81
,JJS!.,Ne list OF adnirals OF the fleet. BY
N EIT,ue or a special order In council Of
ENWard VII Lord Fisher who was
III thls country last month for tho
WNija ni of his only son ana heir 10
VII be followed into rctirenlen: n
ilitic over fortnight later. namely
on on, e1tuary 10. by his principal rival
Ecro .fr,G s a Admiral Lord Charles
,,,,sofGe avails himself Of Ills prerora.
80 70 promote hin before that dat.
- Me rank Of admiral OF the fleet
~ WHich event he would remain on tha
ac,i.G list for another i've yoars
~, until his seventeen birthday
, ~, in is promotion IS not regarded az
ntopaple Lord Fisher ana Ior,i
friends. and il rhey are no longer 40
rs entirely owing to their Respective
wives; Lady Charles. Very brilliau,
but some what indiscrcct won,ln In hnr
utterances and writing bcini:, / am
aira'h. the cliicf offender.
,Lord Iiardinse has inaugurated his
NiGeroyalty Of india with 4 measure
Whieh has given great satisfaction 10
me hetiNes OF every class. constituting
HappS insury as to the popularitv of
MS rule. Indian labor is indIspensh
ne ~ all South African ana Fast
hh ~ industry, no matter whether il
South African colonies have aiways
until now. refused 10 accord 10 no
INDIANS tho proper treatment TO which
t,tneN were entitled as subjects of the
Indian coolies. but Indian traders.
wealthy merchants. nay even tho very
princes OF the ruling houses OF India.
"Ad pleasure. lave been subjected TO
ne most humliating restrictions
whenever tpcy nave set foot on South
African soil RESPONSIVENESS on tic
Lonion proved OF no avail
Vow. however, Lord Iiardingc has
ISSUED q decree piphibiiing ali Indian
emisration to South Africa until tho
colonies there make up their mind 10
accord 10 King Georges indlnn sub
}erls proper treatment The labor
question Is ono of lie most vital i'm
poriHnce 10 South Africa. II Is one
upon which its economic prosperity or
ruin depends. The colonies cannot get
aionE without Indian labor and by
ruttlng a stop to tho supply thereof,
the new Niccroy a. Calcutta has taken
a step which is bound To prove cf-
Hchcions IN putting a definite stop TO
he hnmiiat!oas and harsh treatment
70 which Indians OF every class aud
creed have been subjected in all parts
OF the African Union.
Captain The Hon. Algornon strut.
of the Second Regiment Of Life Guards,
whose engagement to the Hon Eva
Bruce, me pretty daughter OF Lord and
LAD AberdHre IS announced, would not
be the next heir 10 the peerage and
very large fortune OF his septuaGenar-
ian and atling father. Lord BcIpcr were
II not for the fact that his eldest
brother died in 1898, under rather mys-
/ teTious circumstances in hotel in St
Louis, Mo The foundations for the
family fortunes were laid BY Jcdediah
strut. second son of small woman
farmer who had two farms Mt a little
village near Alfreton. Dcrbyshire ~
an carly age he evinccd a taste for
constructed miniature mills on stream
running through his fathers Dropcrtv
Next lie turned his attention To tho
improvement Of the rude agricultural
the daughter of Derby hosIer. began
Ia effect improvements in stocking
making. Eventually, he invented a
machine for making ribbed stockings
! To him came ono day Arkwright. tho
poor Bolton barber. with his Invention
Of the spinning jenny, or frame, when
ne found to his chaSrin thar the
| threads twisted asking him IL he could
advise him how TO remedy the defect.
strut remarked that he would under
take 10 remedy the defect. but would
only do so Oh condition OF receiving
| half of the profits of the new inven-
ton. After long discussion Arkwright
| consented TO this and an agreement
! was drawn ur. AS soon as ever il
had been signed. Strut took his hand
out of his pocket. rubbed IL over one
coolly said. THAT is ali that ii wants!''
! He had simply chnlkcd his hand and
created rough surface where Ark