The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
KING MANUEL LIKES HIS ENGLISH HOME Is Comfortably Settled at
 Richmond TO ILLUMINATE BANK Five Thousand Electric Lights of Various Colors to Be Used Dur
 ing Coronation-Dogs
 For Police

London. April 29.-(Speeial liking Manuel has now quite settled in his | home at Richmond and has already made many friends in the neighbor
 hood. His frank. open nature makes
 him highly popular with all with whom
 he is brought into contact. He is talk ing a great interest In golf just now and is often to be seen upon the links of the Mid Surrey club, where he Is | a great favorite with the rest of the members. He is utterly unaffected and | quite ready to play with anyone who will give him a game. His English has
 much improved since his arrival in this country and he now speaks with scarce | ly a trace of an accent It Is tacitly understood of course. among those
 with whom he plays that no reference to the condition of affairs in Portugal l is to be made in his presence. He great fly enjoys a walk along the towing path | and is often to be seen striding along | between Richmond bridge and Tedding- | ton lock. He has a pleasant word and | a smile for all who recognize him, and is looking forward to getting in some rowing when the season arrives
 
 of the Bank of England on coronation | day has been sactioned by the heads | of that institution. They have decided to follow the plan adopted, on the oc- casion of a day of thanksgiving in | 1790 a picture of which is still in their possession. But the lighting methods | of a century and quarter ago are crude compared with those of the pres | ent time. The governors then had to | be content with oil-bucket lamps; in June next. they will employ no fewer than 5000 electric lights of varied col ors Following the lines of the old pie l ture, to which we have referred, they l have decided to pick out the architec- tural lines of the bank with lines of colored lights, so that it's characteristic | features of Greek architecture can | easily be discerned by the spectator. l In the future London policemen in the outlying and suburban districts of the 1 city are to be accompanied by dogs, II | they so desire.
 ] Hitherto individual officers have been granted permission to take their own dogs with them on making application, | in the same way as permission is grant | ed In suitable cases for them to carry sticks or revovers. This practice will TOW be extended, having been tried as Ian experiment and found successful. It
  dogs owned by the police, but the men 1 wfli be allowed to take their own dogs. I though they will have to satisfy their | superior officers that the circumstances warrant the application.
 There will be no one type used, and | in any case the police authorities will not control the selection. but simply watch the experiment. The dogs will doubtless be used for the double purpose | of protecting the police officer If att tackled and holding man whom he may desire to arrest.
 The advantage of using dogs which are the personal property of the officers Is that they will probably be more obed-
 tent and docie than dogs taken from general police kennel
 Events for the coronation year are now | falling thick as autumn leaves In Vallam- | brosa-which leaves, by the way were not at all thick-and among the many | functions not the least interesting will be the first festival of international yacht racing which is to be held at Spitherd, under the patronage of the King, on Au- | gust ' and s. It should have taken place | in England last year; but that being i'm | possible, owing to the death of King Ed ward, our French neighbors have waived | their claim to the present year, and the | event will take place here. The festival
 
 | ponement, and. judging from the ar engagements made. there should be fine racing on both days. Besides the trophies commemorative medal will be present. ed to the owner of every yacht compet- ing. as a memento of the first European festival. In a little over two weeks the Kaiser will be with us to be present at the unyeiling of the unspeakably ugly Vie toria memorial, which we have seen fit to erect in front of Buckingham lspalace. t. Unveling this monstrosity is of course not cough to reconcile William for having been compelled to leave lovely Corfu to come to London. the place he hated more than any other in | the world and so he is to be treated to q gala performance at Drury Lane. Ar ter many. deliberations. for the kaisers taste is hard to please. 1t was docided to play Bulwer Lytton's Money which if is hoped will soothe our imperial guest.
 Whether this hope is justifiable is an open question, but the Kaiser will sure ly approve of the magnificent interior decora tions of old Drury Lane, which lis to be transformed into "an idyl of Dresden China" as the London papers callAsit s(The Kaiser would probably have liked an idly of Kadinen pottery
 
 better)e
 The whole of, the floor space will be occupied by. fauteuils in ivory and gold upon deep lavender that being the tone selected for the carpet. The back of each seat will bear posy of flow CTS. the view of the parterre approx ina ting in effect to vast garden of flowers. I* The dominant note of the tions will be q delicate corn flower blue upon a ground of ivory white, the em phatic note being afforded by magnifi- |cent groups of deep, rich colored tulips forming the point dappui for wreaths of foliage garanded by the tulip red of soft silk ribbon. A delicate bloom of moonlight green will be given by the pale tone of the tulip leaves. The hor izontal lines of the tiers will be broken by central canopy over the seats of the royal and imperial party, and from either side will fall great pendant draperies of royal ermine, showing be- tween the folds the glint of deep red satin on the reverse sides of the can opy hangings.
 The old ceiling, which in itself is q remarkably good instance oi decorative relief and painting. will be completely hidden by a deXterous arrangement of pendant foliages disposed between wreath ed electric lights.