The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
PRINCE OF WALES
ONSPO|LED LAD.
Typical Anglo-Saxo Fair-Hair-
ed, Bluc-Eyed and Sturdy
of Limb.
ALWAYS KEEN SPORTSMAN
Many Stories Told of Future
Ruler Over 4oo,ooo,ooo
Subjects.
ny PHILLIP EVERETT.

Especial Gable to The Times Dlspatchl
London. July s.--1he young Prince
Of Wales, who will be the central fig
urc in the imposing ceremony that
takes Place in Carnarvon Castle. wales.
only two weeks ago celebrated his
seventeenth birthday
typical Anglo saxon lad is Prince
Edward. He Is fair haired, blue-eyed
and sturdy of limb-a picture OF health.
strength and good temper. He has
always been keen sportsman. Il.
could rloe his pony when he was nvc.
ana on his seventh birthday King Ed
ward gave him bicycle Not only
has he always been public favorltc.
out stories galore have already clus-
tered around his name. An anecdote
is told of his life at Osborne College
/. should be explained that the prime.
ctspte his exalted birth, h.I to go
through the ordinary routine ana hal
I" Toxic his part in "faggins" One
DAY a cadet gave him i smiling, ana
directed him to 80 and get MIN some
JAM puns The prince wen, on cis
Grand and brought back the pastry
ana threepence change.
Keep tho thr'pence. boy SAID tho
cadet. in lordly fashion, whereupon 4.
fitrre ruler OF 100000 900 OF peopic
poeketed his tip with unalloyed joy.
and there and then wrote details Of his
luck 10 his father.
king Edward and the little prtnce
Ne!c greatly attached to each other
and many q good story the late Gina
used to tell OF his nephew's sayings and
tolnEs. one concerned ehv redoubtable
fcrk!n Warbeck The King had asked
Inc prince what ne was then studying
in his history lesson
n
the reply: and in answer To further
question IS TO who Warbeck was came
the explanation:
He pretended he was the son OF a
Ems. but he wasn't He was the sor
OF respectable parents"
on another occasion cade, friend
inquired IN awcd tones.
Don't you feel IL tremendous re
sponsibility TO be the eldest son of
the future King OF England" Prince
Edward pondered
i never thought CT It ike that.
said he. II always seems TO me IN
De great luck 10 be the eldest son. be-
cause the eldest never has 10 wear am
0; his brothers old clothes''
most remarkable exhibition OF an
Equities has just been opened IN Ion-
don II contains the result OF years
work OF the British School OF Archaeol
oGy in Egypt.
Foremost amongst the exhibits is a
very valuable collection of Roman por
traits Of tho first century. They ara
probably the earliest paintings knou,r
ana n meny cases are of such ,ndivid-
uaNty ann strength as TO challenge
comparison with the technique ana
ina ginatlon OF modern artists.
Professor Flinders Petrie showed
them 10 me. and explained how he DIS
h.-
IN frames. and others were lying acros.
the swa thed faces Of the numrn.es "a
he had first found them.
i"enty-two years ago" he said az
iound cemetery at Hawara. in Fayur
IN the western desert OF Egypt Each
n'ummihed body had a portrait paint
ed in colored wax on n thin nice 90
cedar wood covering it's face Ma.
OF them were broken and some Do.
cayed' out ma nased to collect fair
number They are in the National Gal
lery. but hardly think any Of ,hen
are equal 10 those We have collected
iateiy' You may ask why there has
zen such long interval between the
irst discovery and the uncarohinp of
these later specimens Only hos w.
nave worked in Egypt can fully amir.
ctate the reason
When the cemetery was he,ne
formed the bodies were heaped ,n
"iIh ea' IN. When L made the first
.iHu we aug out all within reach, and
there seemed to be nothing heIovv
then, except earth For some wears
the natives used what was left ne :,
quarry, taking away the soil 10 snrnad
on the fields. The intermediate Iayer
was thus gradually moved and led IN
the present find"
essor Petrie here chose one or
NO 10 point our their especial beauties.
t'ohhl about them" he said Each
mas strong individuality This one
mas strong face We can only CON
lecture who or what he may have been
me students who helped at the ey
caVahons called him the old money!
lender He was probably a Spaniard.
as is indicated by the way the hair
Is worn over his forehead II is YER,
much like the extant portraits of
Hadrian. himself Spaniardr
Inc British government has decided
TO appoint a royal commission to in
cure into matters affecting trade re-
onies.
The suggestion was made by Sir
Wllfrid 'Laurier on behalf OF the Do
rnihions and supported by Australia.
New Zealand. South Africa and New
foundland The commission will ST
Is expected. consist of about twelve
members. and on it all the dominions
VIII be prportionately represented
me commission will visit the variou.
parts OF the empire and inquire on the
spot into such matters as unifica tor
OIL laws, emigration. shipping. cables.
biography and other matters bearing
upon trade relations. 1T is expected
that the commission will he constituted
ana leave England before the begin
ming of next year