Evening star., 1911-06-11

has only been In abeyance. Pr1vate nos
tesses have never abandoned it on small
occasions Only a little while ago there
was a perfectly wonderful Watteau fete
at house in Belgrayia.
Boys Great Privilege.
Among the many quaint old privileges
that will be exercised during the corona
ton ceremony not the least interesting
is that claimed by and granted to an OBJ
scure youth named X. D. Murray, who
is not yet twenty years OF age. Murray
is, in fact. still schooiboy, and 1T is
by virtue Of his proud position as captain
Of Westminster School that he will enjoy
the unique distinction of being the first
subject In the whole of the British en-
pire to salute King George after the i'm
perial crown has been placed upon his
majesty's head.
Even the Duke of Norfolk. earl mar
shall of England. and the garter king Of
arms, Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty, will have
to wait until the youth has shouted God
save the king" before leading the cheers
which will follow the fanfare of trumpets
announcing the crucial point Of the cere-
mony.
The boys Of Westminster School have
for centuries participated in the corona
tions Of the British sovereigns, and posted
high UP in the galleries they are permit
ted to salute the monarclIs as they enter
cheer until the completion Of the cere-
mony of recognition" but the school,
boys have the privilege of shouting. "Vivat
Regina Maria. Vivat.j vivat vivat.' on
Georgius. Vivat vivat. vivat." on the
kings entry. In each case the captain of
the school leads the cheers, and when
the Archbishop Of Canterbury has safely
placed the crown on his majesty's head
young Murray will start the cheer that
will be taken up by the great and Illus
trious assemblage in the abbey and by
millions outside. Murray Is the son of an
obscure gentleman residing at CROYDON
just outside London, and has the reputa-
ton of being brilliant scholar. He won
King Edwards scholarship in 1905.
Kaiser Cordially Greeted.
The conventional treatment of public
events rendered necessary by political ex-
igencies hides from the people generally
what the truth really is behind acts of
which they are allowed to witness the
public portions only. The recent visit Of
the kaiser was most cordially greeted by
the public. and officials made every effort
to have him and the king seen as much
as possible, while every movement of the
young Princess Victoria Louise was fully
reported In the newspapers.
That the emperor increased the reputa-
ton for tact and charm which he had
already acquired goes without saying.
That q matrimonial alliance between the
house of Hohenzollern and the house OF
Hanover is almost one Of the probabili-
ties notoriously underlying the motive
for the visit But the German govern
ment never does anything without mo-
tive, and that motive is always the at
tainment of Germany's destiny-the over
lordship of the world. Without haste or
rest for thirty years, Germany has been
preparing for the next great upheavaL
Where and when 1t will take place no
body can tell. but the gunpowder is lying
about in heaps everywhere. and when
the inevitable explosion happens 1t is cer-
tain that whoever is unprepared will pay
toll to a nation which is never unready.
Germany, however. has not got so far
ahead with the navy as she hoped and
expected when the great battieship pro-
gram was laid down in 1880 England
stands today in comparison with Ger
many with twelve dreadnoughts in COM
mission and two preparing to ia. their
place on the active list TO Ave German
ships in commission and one under trial.
In addition Great Britain is completing
afioat six super-dreadnoughts against.
Germany's Ave. Six OF the British dread
noughts will be armed with a new tllir-
teen -half-inch gun. At least live
of the German vessels will have nothing
larger than the eieven-inch gun In
April of next year the British dread
nought fleet should consist OF twenty
ships against eleven of a similar type in
the German navy.
Dangerous Notion Revived.