The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03
QUEEN MARY PLANS
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Sovereign Arranges Presents
for Her Household Before
Leaving England.
KING AFTER BIG GAME
British Ruler While in India
Will Be Given Chance at
Tiger Hunting.
BY LADY MARY MANwARINa.

BY LADY MARY MANWARING.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, Dec. 2-The absence Of the
king and queen over tho Christmas hoIi-
days Is 10 make no difference TO the army
Of employees at the royal palace so far
as Christmas remembrances are con-
cerned. Queen Mary attended to that be-
fore her departure 70 India.
Many hours were. spent by the queen
during the last fortnight before her de-
parturc III giving directions as TO The
Christmas festivities In the royal house
holds. the piles OF gifts 10 be sent e,
the hospitals In the usual way, the gar
ments TO be distributed 10 needy. chill
dren, the toys and books 10 be sent TO
play centers and schools. No one Will
De forgotten. and large batch OF gifts
ana greetings Will even be dispatched
from Bombay Immediately after tho ar
fiTa1 th[i hon 9l Ine royal party, timed to reach
During his stay In India King George
VII permit himself brief interval In
whiGh TO shoot big game in Nepal. ami
as it does. few DAYS respite from,
inceSsant ceremonial and state-the King
Is looking forward with interest Queen
srar, nary VIII not ACCOMPANY the king on hi.
sPortlng holiday, but Will visit places OF
interest at Lucknow and Benares.
Marlborough Good Landlord.
The Duke Of Marlborough has Just
Geie orated his fortieth birthday
hnlGht OF the Garter. he has held one
liking Tor politics. and has held one
or two minor offices under the Union-
lists; but though be proved rather an ef-
fective speaker when chancellor OF the
!, Hi,rrimrose League some wears ago. public
me is not his forte, and he is greater
success as q landowner. for the ducaI
property at Blenheim--an estate OF some
so,ooo acres-ls admirably managed un-
Ggr nfl,ie me personal supervisors OF his grace
nitnseu, VINO Is an excellent landlord
INC duke. too. is an able commanding
oliicer OF the OHfordshire Hussars in
WHICH bis cousin. the new first lord OK
admiralty. Is major, He had some ex-
peilence of soldering during the Bocr
war and both Sir Ian Hamilton ami
Lord Roberts spoke highly OF his sery-
The duke was born at SIrnla on No
Eember 10. 1871, at the residence of Sir
owen and Lady Burre. with whom his
nlother Lady Blandlord. stayed for sew
eral weeks while her husband was tour
Ing in Cashmere and elsewhere. Lord
and Lady Blsndford had gone TO India
primarily 20 visit Lord and Lady Maze,
the former OF whom was 10 meet q few
months later. tragic death in the An.
daman islands. Lady Eurne was, in Tic
juno or the following year one OF the
future Duke OF Marlboroughs godmoth-
ers, and stood sponsor at the Chapel
Prince OF Wales who. /, was remarked
was particularly interested In the in
fant- And the interest then shown was
maintained by King Edward in his god
son until the last.
Grenfeu VetSran Soldier.
Lord Grenfel, who recently received
the appointment OF a gold stick in wait
Ing 10 the king. has had career OF more
than average interest. He has taken
and was repeatedly named In dispatches
and twice promoted. Again he was mem
toned and made an ajde-de- camp to the
in 1852, and after the Nile expedition ha
received the c. 3. His lordship has
been sirdsr OF the Egyptian army. has
held command Of the British trcsops AT
the Pyramids, and has also been governor
OF Malta and commander OF the forces
In Ireland. After the advance into the
Soudan had begun in 1895. and Dongola
had been occupied. General Francis C;ren-
fell Gas he was thenl was appointed to
the command of the British army OF
occupation In Egypt
AS Colonel Circnfell lie had succeeded
Sir Evelyn Wood in command OF the
new Egyptian army, and under his or
derS he had met and defeated. IN 1889
me most serious attempt the Dervishes
had ever made 20 invade Egypt-tne raid
OF their great leader. Wad Len ne jumi
Grenfell was the victor of the hard fought
battle at Toski. where Major Kitchener.
who succeeded hin; az sidar, commanded
the mounted troops under him.
When Grenfel went out 10 Egypt again
II was an open secret that a considerable
British force would he sent to cooperate
with the Egyptian army I'm the final I'D
vance on Omdurrnan and khartounl, and
that Grenfell (eN-sirdar and the general
commanding the British In Egypt was
intended 10 he the conman nder In chief
OF the joint force for the flual conquest
over the khalifa. Kitchener was to COM
mand the Egyptians under him aud an
other was TO be i'm command OF the Brit
jsh contingent. But after the victory at
the Atbara Grenfell insisted on the ar
ranGemcrt being changed