, 1911-05-10
Ms
ST. CROIX STATION.

is not to be a qualification for membership
Of the new House of LORDS, which is to be
composed Of three hundred and fifty mem
bers in several classes, one hundred to be
elected by hereditary peers upon statutory
qualifications, one hundred TO be nominated
by the Crown, fifty ex Oficio distinguished
Officials, Bishops, Ministers, Governors, etc
and one hundred elected otherwise by CQun-
ty Councils, Borough Councils. etc. The
terms are twelve years, one fourth retiring
each third year, and the royal prero9ative
regarding tne creation Of peers is to be re-
stricted.
The King and Queen, and the royal
household attended the anniversary memo
rial services for the late King Edward at the
Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor. The re-
sumption of the usual ceremonies by the
Army and Navy signiied the end Of formal
mourning.
The newspapers review the first year Of
King Georges reign with countless eulogies
OF their ATajesties us a business like monarch
and q home-loying Queen, whose daily lie
makes domesticity fashionable. From now till
the coronation there viii be a countless sue
cession OF functions. This week there will be
two courts and the state opening Of the
festival Of Empire at the Crystal Palace, next
N6CA bAG dSNICdOIOl Il lAS , 1GbOLlb ACLLO
rial, which will be attended by the German
Emperor and Empress. They will arrive at
Buckingham Palace on the fifteenth, unac-
companied by any minister, si8nlfying it is a
purely family visit, but elaborate prepare
tons at the Embassy indicate some function
for the German colony.
Queen Alexandra returned for the memo
rial service for King Edward, for which che
selected the hymns, but her Majesty has no
strength nor disposition for participation
in %gaieties, and on Saturday she will retire
to Windsor or S~aEdru9ham, not returning
to Marlborough House until after the core
nation.
Mr.. Austen Chamberlain, Mr.. John Red
mond, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, leader Of
the Labour Party, and Mr. Foster, Conser-
vatiVe Whip, have announced their support
of Mr. Lloyd Georges insurance scheme,
and the unanimity of approval is blemished
only by doubts regarding the extent Of
the burden and creation Of other evils by
the imposition of taxes. It is recalled
that Mr.. Lloyd George underestimate old
age pensions by a proportion which would
make the total Of the new scheme appalling,
but it's beneiciaries are SO strong at the
polls, that political support is not surprising,
and it is equally natural there are murmurs
by those who are to be taxed. The cost Of
operating three railways will be increased
one hundred and thirty thousand pounds
annually, and Sir Joseph Lyons the caterer,
reckons six thousand pounds more per an
mum in costs. Wage increases are impossi-
BILE, reductions of the number of employees
are indicated; opinions, however, are still
held in suspense because & the impossibility
of digesting details so soon.
M n..oo ooIa.1oAn1 fbOA D11 oCro cJoLy
ness will cost the nation eighteen and a half
millions, falling upon classes which will con
tribute nine millions more in capacities other
than as taxpayers to the state.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Pointer,
labour member for the Attercliffe division,
Sheffield, asked Mr.. Harcourt whether the
Trin;da6 Govorn,pant ON Instructions from