The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
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2. tic proncriy.ia situated IN tho poor
81 districts Of London in Lambeth. in
Xcnninston etc. Tie King in this
ih'iitcr mas come out nRi-fooicd against
nc system OF tencmcnts. or tenement
houses and OF block dwellings. even Of
cnn iliost u~r-to-datc tyne. on tic
Eround that hey are destructive Of Tho
!Mehs ana PRINCIPLES Of home life, ana
INSISTS that the houaes to lc built
snail he small. for occupation by one.
- ~ 'ls most Two families, and that
'htrc snail be q bath in each. III
doing this. The King is sacrificing 4
YER large amount Of revenue. ana in
cases who're the cottages or maison-
cites arc built BY the duciiy itself no
!rksom" restrictions arc TO be imposed
upon tic tenants, and each ono is 10
~ @provided with a small garden.
Washing and their children may ulav.
lie has expressed Himself stronslv
against high buildings, which ohsiruct
both air and light.
The Duchy Of Cornwall property il
London, much q which has belonged
y nc duchy since Inc days Of Id
shameful condition during the last
century. King Edward, speaking on
Inc ""ensi"A rs PfinGe Of Males. in
March, 1900. declared:
No one knows better tll1n dc
l,lo Iiiticuitios with which the Lon
don ltochoid.i is surrounded. am
owner. as Duke OF Cornwall. OF proper
~ IN lambeth and in Remington. But
! have. unfortunately. no control over
u, though The public thinks it is ms
l'oSvcricss. as a portion OF this proper
ty is let out on leases for lives. and
ant ieaSes Of the other. under a special
iao". would gladly welcome any
LEGISLATION which would give land.
iords back, under proper conditions. tho
they should never have parted. and
which would cnablc me to see the ton.
ants on my Lambeth and bennington
cared for as T am able 10 say thcv
ere on niy Sandringham estates in Nor
folk
Emperor Francis Joseph. although
read Of Il power which has ono OF tho
IreaacSt naval victories in modern
9.tnfT 70 It's credit. namely. The battle
admiral Tcgethon, with an interior
force. succeeded in completely defeat
ing and destroying the Italian fleet. has
ncvcI yet had an indcpandcnt naval
uepartlncnt. The affairs, OF his navy be-
ing administered BY y bureau of tho
var department at Vienna.
Archdnkc Francis Ferdinand. the heir
apparent. has in recent Years, how
eyer. been doing mncii the same work
Tor Austria as has been accomplished
by the Kaiser for Germany. that is 10
say. he has brought about a plicnom-
cnal enlargement and development Of
the navy, When the 1Kaiscr's yacht.
onen.olicIH Steamcd down the
Adriatic from Venice. en- route 90 Cor
~, a feet Of twcnty-onc war vessels
issued forth from The Austrian naval
stronghold of i'ola. to salute Emperor
william as he passed by. ana to-day
Austria is busily engaged in the con-
struction Of a number of battlcsliips
Of the ~Dreadnought type, which will
enable her to takc.a place in the very
front rank OF the great naval powers.
Owing to this, Emperor Francis Jo-
seph has found 1t necessary TO relieve
. / III L Ia - l 4 n N ~ /, n ~ = A - ~ - =. -. A
tration Of naval affairs. Which have
now become so important. as 10 re-
.q'ire a ministerial department. of their
be a Minister or Marine for the Dual
Empire. with q general staff Of tho
navy, partly on British and partly on
German lines.
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