The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
PUBLIC SALOONS
CURSE TO ENGLAND
Lord Lamington Plans to Put
Them on Higher
Plan.
HAS PRESENTED BILL
He Has in Mind Something Like
Bishop Pottcr's Subway
Tavern.
HAS PRESENTED Bill [
BY PHILLIP EVERETT.

ipgton hopes to establish IN England
if he succeeds in having his public
house Improvement bll,' just present.
ed in the House Of Lords, made into
law. Is very much the same kind Of
place as the late Bishop Henry c.
Potter, of New. York, had in mind,
when he indorscd the subway Tav-
ern" in that city
Lord Harrington says that the
pubs as our saloons are generally
called, are curse to the English ma
ton because they are merely drinking
places, and he blamcs our Judges,
many of whom sirc fanatic teetotalcrs.
for opposing any Improvements. such
Is making the pubs" more open, airy
commodious or comfortable; the sub
stitution Of the provision of chairs
and tables. either wholly or partly, In
lieu of existing. bar accommodations ,
the provision OF games (other than
unlawful games newspapers, music
or gardens or any other means OF
reasonable recreation.
The managers OF various licensed
houses in the West End, with whom
/ discussed the subject yesterday
seemed to think there WAS little like
lihood OF the proposed changes ever
being brought about. strangely
enough. the idea appeared to be that
the police would oppose any such
change.
AS one manager said. The police
seem to have some special sort OF
spite against the places where people
can sit down TO their eireshmen.s at
SMALL tables and listen to music and
chat together. The restrictions they
impose could hardly be more strln-
gent II the occupants We're under po-
lice supervision. II there happens to
he a woman In the party the rcstric-
tons multiply.
'As things are. you dare not go
across to another table from your
own and address a few words to some
friends YOU have Just seen come In
y, least you will be instantly request
cd to sit down or so out If lady
were TO attempt to change her table
there would be 4 terrible TO do No
cannot see the police welcoming any
such change for the better They
on TO the bar. and doing nothing else
but steadily soaking. Anything that
makes for brightness and variety is
anathema 10 the hobbies"
The majority Of people would prob
& bly, welcome Lord Lamingtons sug-
gested improvements. But the en-
Gineering feat OF completing the Pan
anna Canal Is probably a trlne in COM
rarison With the architectural feat OF
altering the structure of London
pub"
new Irish Club with the aim OF
promoting the union of the four
provinces of Ireland is being started
In London under the united auspices
OF the Irish Association. the Ulster
q ISOLATION, the Gaelic League and
the Irish Literary Society. More than
fifty prominent 1rishnen in the lead
ing professional and commercial cir
cles Of London have already handed
In their signatures as founders. anu
the membership lists contain over 800
| Irish names. The club. which Will be
absolutely non partisan and non-sec-
tartan. is arranging for large ban.
quet to be held towards the end OF
this month and invitations are to be
sent to leading Irishmen in mer.ca
and Canada.
Preparations are 10 be commenced
al Carnarvon at once for the great
festival week when. in July next the
Prince of Wales will be invested with
his title a I Carnarvon Castle.
a choir of 900 is to be organized to
sing national airs on the occasion.
while for six days there will be
historic pageant with performa nces.
It Is estimated that between 10000
dated in the ancient castle at whose
gates Edward L. presented to the
welsh people the first Prince Edward
| OF Carnarvon Outside the Eleanor
gate 10000 more spectators will he
arranged on specially erected stage.
Carnarron station, a 1t stands IL
| quite inadequate for dealing with sncb
multitudes as will flock to the city In
its week. The London and Nor,,,
western Railroad Company has there
| tore decided to carry out an extensive
scheme Of enlargement in order 10
| cope with the extra traffic
IT is anticipated that the companv
VIII run upwards OF ffty special trains
| into Carnarvon on the day Of tho In
vestnre Itself, while the excursion
traffic during the whole week IS cer.
TAIN TO eclipse all previous records for
! the district
70 me vessel which is to he commits
stoned to convoy the King and Queen
to India in November
There is no precedent for such .
voyage as the Eastern tours made in
previous years by the late King Ed
ward ana by the present King were
uh"ertaken when they held the second
positon In he realm. In Admiralty
! CIRCLES the opinion is expressed tba,
an ocean liner will be chartcred fn,,
the occasion. This was the case wir,
me Baloral Castle But there is 10
doubt that battleship of the Drcad
ho"sht class will convoy the ROYAL
cruiser and that 1t will be in charc,.
OF an admiral Of the feet
Inc royal party will proceed over.
iand to Mediterrancan port, ana Tie
hing 8 own private cars vii, he used
on mat occasion. y halt will he mad
at Tort Said before the voyage through
the canal is undertake ana the Khc-
GIVE 81 Egypt with the British Agent
! General, Will he present to meet tnc,
King. and probably proceed With hin
as far as Suez. y hall Will likely be
| made at Alden for the purpose or dealing
with state business over tho cables
Lord Crewe viii be with the party.
and Will organize q complete system
Of communications, IN which wireless
tclcgraphy will form a prominent pa rt
! The retlnue Will include competent
literary man. TO whom will be III.
| trusted the task of preparing an ON :