The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19
SOCIETY IN LONDON
BY LADY MARY MANWARING

London, March 1S.-(Special)-That she might locate and place cross on the grave of her late sweetheart, who was murdered while like mission to tho grave of his brother in the wilds of Af- rica, has taken Miss Olive Macleod nearly 5000 miles into a land which never beforeN was visited by white woman. The grave sought by Miss Macleod was that of Lieut.. Boyd Alexander. the fa- nous explorer, slaln in Central Africa in May of last year. In letter received in London she describes her journey, which was made through great difficulties.
 Miss Macleod acknowledges with grat- itude the assistance rendered by French officers in her passage through the Su- dan to Maifoni, British post near Lake Chad, where the remains of Lieut.. Boyd Alexander lie near those of his. brother, who died in 1904. during an expedition from the Niger 70 the Nile.
 Lieut. Boyd Alexander left England in 1908, and after long wanderings en- tered Nigeria with the intention of reach- ing Maifoni, in order to restore the cross on his brothers grave Tn the French Sudan he met his death through the treachery of the natives of Wadai with whom the French were at war. His re- mains were inferred by the side of his brother. I-M sI
 Miss Macleod, who is the daughter of Sir Reginald Macleod, late permanent er-secretary for Scotland, determined to make a pilgrimage to Lake Chad She started on her journey in August and landed at the mouth of the Niger For 1000 miles she was borne in litter by na- tive boys, and finally reached Maifoni without mishap
 
 One hundred thousand weasel skins to make fur robes for royalty and nobility to wear at the approaching coronation of King George V of England is the incent- i've that is leading trappers in a war of extermination on the little ermine in Flu rope.
 The stoat, or ermine weasels skin, only measures a foot long by three inches wide, so about 100000 weasels will be wanted for coronation robes.
 The more biting the cold Where the en- mine is trapped the winter is the fur. And it is snow white in Siberia During last coronation there was weasel fam inc and fine skins popped up to $2.50 apiece.
 Ermine fur is used either plain or pow dered on the cape of the robe. There the rows of little black dots indicate the degree of the wearer.
 
 The plans for the journey of King George and Queen Mary to India next Mo- vember have been announced.
 The royal party will proceed overland to Mediterranean port, in the King s private railway cars. A stop will be made at Port Said before the voyage through the canal. Here the khedive of Egypt, with the British agent-general will meet the King. and probably pro- ceed with him as far as Suez. stop will probably be made at Alden for the purpose of dealing with state business over the cables. Lord Crewe. who will be with the party, will organize a com plete system of communication. in which wireless telegraphy will form a prom inent part. The retinue will include a competent literary man. to whom will be entrusted the task of preparing an offi- cial account of the tour to be published Immediately on the return
 No decision has yet been made as to the vessel to be commissioned to convey the royal party to India. There is no precedent for such a voyage, as the east ern tours made in previous years by the late King Hlward and by the present King were undertaken when they held the second position in the realm. In ad- miralty circles the opinion is expressed that an ocean liner will be chartered and