The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
t Will. Will Go Into Insurance Bust.
ness on ali Enormous
Scale.
VATICAN is INTERESTED
Several Millions Of Popc's Money
Il Will Be Invested in
Venture.
NJ PHILLIP EVERETT.
SPECIAL Ca bic to The Observation-Disclosures.

ance company is to be formed by the
heads OF the Roman Catholic Church
In ENGLAND which Is apt TO prove a
very serious competitor 10 existing
companies. English and American /
have not been able to find out Jus,
what the capital OF tho company Is TO
be but IT wili be very large and all
prominent Catholics here from the
enormously rich Duke Of Norfolk down
ward. are interested while several mil
mons OF the Natican.s money are also,
TO be Invested in shares While the
company is to be run on capital In
vested solely by Roman Catholics. IL
VIII De business concern pure and
simple. and for this reason several OF
me Hen who VIII look after the bust
ness VIII be chosen among the shrewd
est ~ wish business men in the city OF
LONDON and paid Very liberal salaries.
but Will not be allowed to hold sbares
OF the profits, which are quite likely
70 ne very large. 10 per cent will go
20 tne stockholders. while - per cent.
VIII be set aside for the benefit Of the
.-a'noiic charities under the advice of
q committee of which Archbishop
Bourne Will be chairman.
. .
10 the people OF England in three DAYS
secured all the money necessary 10
equip the Australian Antarctic ex
peoiuon. the leader, Dr. A1awson. has
oeen busily engaged buying all kinds
OF supplies TO insure its success For
tne first time in the history Of polar
expedition an aeroplane will be used.
ana Lieutenant Hugh Z. Watkins. OF
me English army. who is to be its pilot
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chine selected. powerful monopia ne
win ioO-horsepower motor. The
strongly built aeroplane is very nor
'aple. The wings may be attached TO
The BODY In less than ten minutes. and
us motor has very largo reserve
power. 40 ilS
special screen will he made to pro
. .s me pilot and his passenger from
the cold. Adjustments of khe car
bnreter and fuel tanks will be neces-
sary 10 prevent the petrol freezing 1t
rs probable that the present landing
chassis OF the machine-the wheels and
central skid-will be altered in order
10 ttcilitate rising and descending
upon snow.
So far as at present outlined the
aeroplane will be employed for survey
work and also in connection with the
Journey 10 the magnetic pole. An OBJ
server VIII be able to make rough ma s
while dying. 1t is hoped that the ma
chine Will sbe able to fly $50 miles
without a stop.
II IS only about once year that We
near or the Cham ell tunnel. the under
taxing that is one day to connect Eng
land with the Contnenta but the work
has been begun and the company which
undertook TO prosecute 1t years ago
is stiil In existence and waiting IT'S
opportunity to continue The annual
meeting was held the other. day. when.
as usual, Baron Emile Beaumont dry
anger presided. The company.s money
is still intact. and 1t is earning Interest
which enables the directors now and
tnen 10 engage in campaign for the
breaking down of the prejudice which
exists on navel. military and other
grounds against the construction OF
the tunnel
In these days of the entente cor
dale there ought TO be very little
fear OF Invasion from France, and
should certainly be sorry for THE fate
OF an army that attempted TO cross
from shore to shore by tube" and so
ran the risk OF being drowned like
rats in sewer as soon as the enemy
got an inkling of It's intention.
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Three widowed sisters, the pathe-
nc survivors of an old familyiof Honi-
ton lacemakers. are almost heart
broken because failing vision has rob
he'd them of the honor of MIA king some
OF the lace that is to be used by Queen
Mary and tile ladies of the court dur.
Ing the coronation festivities. M
The widowed trio are Mrs Cawley
who is eighty-three years of age, Mrs.
Cornish. who is only seventy three and
Mrs. Nathan. who is seventy seven
Years ago these old ladies made the
lace for the late King Edwa I'd s.
christening cap
There were FIVE OF US sisters them.
said Mrs Cawley to an interviewer
from London the. other day and each
OF us had to make a bit of the can
! fha"e we're nearly dozen LAGER ma k ers
/ turned on to it,. and / had to make the
lace that went over the baby's fore
head. II was of trcele-raised de-
signal made by hand. every thread
of it.
I'VE did some work for Queen Vic
ltoria. end there was room at Buck
insham Palace filed With every kind
! of tioniton lace. We worked royal
coats of-arns and other heraidic de-.
vices in the finest lace, and made cur
tainS. valances. and pillowcases for
the royal bed-chamber.
we all went into the industry very
young Mrs. Cornish recalled. II be-
gan as an apprentice when | was six
years old. Mrs Nathanwas eight, and
Mrs. Cawley getting on. for ten. We
used 10 work sometimes fourteen and
| sixteen hours a day. Over and over
again the FIVE Of us sat up all night
iacemaking." ,l. II
The old age pension came Just in time
to prevent the ira Gedy OF poverty in
Mrs. Nathan's declining years from
becoming complete I'll nearly lost my
sight working for rich LADY, she
said Her husband, general in the
army, presented her with an ex-
quisite scarlet dress in India. but 1t
was so dazzling that the lady asked
me to make iletwc:k OF black Honi-
ton lace to go over 1t. i aid SO, but
my eyes have never recovered from the
strain. am now almost blind, and
thatiwas my last work" ii
The three lone souls have refused
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