The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-30
ALSO WORRIED
ABOUT MOROCCO
Royal Plans Have Been Upset
Completely by This Twofold
Crisis in Governmental AT
fairs-Deeply Shocked by
Recent Riotous Outburst
in House of Commons.
BY CHESTER ovERros.
Especial Cable to The r,m...pI,pa,.,

London, July 2s.--King George is
looking haggard and worn because
OF the terrible anxiety over the veto
bill. In the last few days the King
has done ell in his power to effect
compromise between Lord Lans-
downe's followers and the no sur.
render peers" and to some of the lat
ter he administered a severe rebuke:
but that was about as far as he could
go as a constitutional monarch
The outrageous scenes In the Com
mons came as a great shock to the
King. who has the deepest veneration
expressed himself in the strongest
terms. especially on the behavior OF
those stormy pctrels, Lord Hugh Cecil
and F. E. Smith.
On top OF domestic politics came
the really serious news from Paris and
Berlin about complications over Mo
rocco. The King has been In constant
telephone communication with Premier
Asquith and sir Edward Grey through
out the week.
Royal Plans Completely Upset.
For the time being the royal plans
are completely upset by the twofold
crisis. 1t is certain that Queen Mary
has definitely abandoned her annual
visit to her aunt, the Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg- Streiitz. in Germany,
and the Prince of Wales's visit to the
Kaiser at Potsdam depends entirely
upon the European situation. There is
fear that in the present state of Ger
man feeling towards England the
Prince probably will get a chilly IL
not q hostile reception at Berlin.
m IN a
word of war at court, 1t is an open
secret that the King has been send
ing private dispatches daily TO the
admiralty. and at all naval ports off,
GERS have been notified that the ques-
tion of leave must be postponed for
the present.
Several nobicmen who were pre-
pairing to receive the King for the
shooting on Yorkshire and Scottish
rnoors. have received an intimation
that no great preparations need be
made in View of the possible post
ponement of the royal visits.
Mrs. Hurcourt a Strong Liberal.
Mrs Lewis Harcourt has taken the
lead In country house entertaining.
At Nunenam, her husbands beautiful
place on the Thames. ne has had dur
ing the week a large and interest
ing party, including the Italian and
Lord and Lady Granville. Florence and
Lady Nunburnholme. Unlike her hus
band, who has been called "a Liberal
politician with Tory heart" Mrs.
Uercourt Is an ut-and- out Radical,
with a passionate admiration of Lloyd
George and all his works and n seri-
GUS belief in the wisdom OF the pres
ent government.
Nevertheless. She is probably the most
popular hostess in England. She has
no frills and is charmingiy unaffected.
The little check for s250,0oo given to
her by her uncle ]. Plerpont Morgan,
enabled her to make most marvellous
improvements a. Nunehem, which now
is one of the most luxurious mansions
in England.
Uumors About stafford House.
There has been much gossip lately
concerning the impending sale by the
Duke Of Sutherland of his great town
residence. Stafford House. The duke
will neither confirm nor deny the re-
port, but his friends say 1t is highly
improbable. The sale of Stafford House
would be a calamity to London society.
which has hocked there for yenrs to
the Duchess of Sutherland's magnificent
entertainments and charity functions.
Another great ducal residence. Dew
onshire House. Is much more likely to
come under the hammer. 1t is big.
ugly building, standing amid large
acreage of enormously valuable land
b Piccadilly. The Duke of Devonshire
G7ds the upkeep of the FIVE estates to
which he succeeded rather irksome.
and would not resist the temptation
IL a really big offer came along for
Devonshire House. The duke and the
duchess have no taste for London life
IT l,,Ira L. . g..
sense of duty in politics. The duchess
cares little for society.
Pinkerton Finger Print Advocate.
William Pinkerton, who has Just
sailed for New York, spent a great deal
Of his time al Scotland Yard during his
stay in London. making a special study
of the finger print system In vogue
there. He was so much impressed with
Ats efficiency that he will advocate It's
adoption in America by National Blu
reau of Identification.
Pinkerton believes the Scotland Yard
system is unequaled in the world. The
Scotland Yard men paid Pnkerton the
compliment before he left OF telling him
that tho comparative inactivity of
American crooks" in London during
the coronation was due to the fact that
his presence was known.
Tho exodus of American society reo-
pie from London has begun. Mrs. NIL
Ter Graham has rented house in North
Berwick where her husband, who has
gone to America on business, VIII join
her in September. Mrs. Gowdy, whose
daughter, Helen. has been guest OF
Prince and Princess Eitel Fritz aboard
the Kaiser's yacht. Off the Isle of
Wight, is looking for a house near Lon
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Lorillard Ronalds
have gone to ST. Moritz, Switzerland.