The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-05

serve to recall memories OF the warm
hearted little Ir.khmun who toiird &c
faliantly there In PekinK all aloha
While his wife, his son. and his daught-
eFs' enjoyed the charms and the lux
ufies OF existence In England. In fact,
cannot neiD Lninkins l.al bvth hls
"iuo" anu ms cniid.en must some
.ih!es lee! a toucn VI remuroe wner
tHey recall the Loneliness oi nis lie az
"'.e. ~hoie d.s.uts paeh!nB Ny With
OUT thcir yis!tIns ann. y nae n. on nj,
! siu. Vas Absolutely prevented from
ie"tlhS C!ind. (
one talns which Sir Edgpr inherits,
from mas celebrated father is Inc lat
Ter wei! known taste Tor music
E'eTS one VINO ever visited PekinH DUR
ms or h9beIts time wIii rcmeu,Dcr mis-
"oEueriui private orSncslra OIL sulcn-
Giuiy trained Chinese. VINO played even
tae most uifiicuit OF European com
POSITIONS mitn the utmost taste and
ite.ihs. HIS DAnu was IN great demand
at every entertainment. and MAS one
OF the most attractive features OF
iHkihI NE both SIR Edgar ana his
I nile me ne" baronct is an eApert on
the vioiin. Lady Hart mas u beautiful
cohtrdito voice. besides being one OF
The cieverest amateur Actresses In
English society.
The announcement that the new
minister OF Education In England.
! Joseph Albert Pease. only consented 10
accept the Office TO wnich ne MAS ap-
pointed II Sir Robert Alorant was re-
moved from the department., either by
comp isory resignation or translation
to some other sphere OF ACTIVITY, serves
10 can attention TO tins very remark
hHie Knight, 10 whom the present King
| OF siam owes his education, and 10
"Aoin also the people oil Siam are In
! ueDted tor most OF the reforms which
they now enjoy. Morant. when quite
q young man. went out from New Col.
leGe, oxford. TO Siam. TO act as a tutor
! Tor one, oil the principal mobiles OF that
country: There he was brought into
| contact with the reigning family, and
before three years mad elapsed was
| appointed by the late King TO be chici
tutor and mentor to the crown prince
wac, WAC now occupies the Siamese throne.
| The late King recognized his sterling
Qualities ana made him q friend and
contiuant Indeed, 1t used to be said
| that the monarch never sanctioned any
important measure submitted to him by
| the princes of his house. and By his
ministerial advisers. without taking
counsel OF his sons tutor. who used to
be referred TO " many as SLAMS I'M
crowned ruler"
This aroused much Jealousy Sc
when the late King fell i'll. and his
hands or his half-brothers and other
| princes, the situation OF Morant be-
came Impossible. and he found II well
| TO return to England There he be-
came the chief assistant to Sir John
| Gorst when the latter was Minister OF
| Education. and when Sir George keke-
| secretary and permanent head OF the
! Department of Education, Morant was
appointed to his office. with salary
! of $4,000 a year. and advanced to tho
| KING bhood OF the order OF the Bath.
Last year Sir Robert Issued d con-
| hdential circular which caustically COM
mented on the glazing inefticiencies of
| the teachers of elementary schools. and
| urged the government inspectors, to
| wnom the communication was direct
| ed, to use their influence a far as pos.
sible to secure u better and more In,
! tellectual class of men for the Job
Through the disloyalty of one or moro
| of the inspectors TO whom this con-
! identlal document was addressed II
fell into the hands of the National
/, Union OF Teachers in elementary
schools. who promptly demanded HIS
dis missaL
! The new Minister of Education man.
! lfestly credits them with more political
influence, than his predecessor: and
anxious for their support, has exacted
the dismissal of Sir Robert. who un-
| less he gets another government ap-
+! pointment. Is likely to enter Parliament
as a Conservative, and on the return
| of the Unionist party to power. Will
| undoubtedly in that event go back to
! whitehall, as Cabinet Minister OF Edu-
cation.
Copyright, 1911, by the Brentwood
! Company