Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-28
News From Foreign Capitals
(Bv Associated Press,)

10y Associated Press.)
LONDON, Oct. 2S-The King is
again in London after the only vaca-
ton he has taken since his accession.
The royal party came directly to
London from Balmoral, where the last
weeks of the vacation have been
spent.
After a strenuous season, which in
cluded the coronation and the long
list of succeeding festivities, the
King and Queen left town at the
end of July. Cowes week COM
menced the vacation, and between
races the King and the Prince Of
Wales enjoyed bathing from a steam
pinnace in Osborn Bay until the
Prince had to leave to join his ship.
the Hindustan. on board which he
started active service afloat as mid
shipman.
With the breaking up of the royal
party on board the Victoria and AL
bert. the King and Queen returned to
town for a day, and after bidding
god-by to Queen Alexandra. the
king went as the guest of Lord and
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opening Of the shooting season.
After his shooting visits, the King
took up his residence at Balmoral
caste, where the queen and royal
children had preceded him, and the
succeeding weeks were spent in en-
PERTAINING guests and with shooting
parties on the Balmoral estates.
The Kings resumption Of. residence
at Buckingham palace was marked
by reception - II envoy OF the
Portuguese republic, recently recog-
nized by England. Until his depart
ure for India for the Durbar the King
will be kept so busy that it Is hardly
likely that he will get another ex-
tended vacation before next year.
The Libeals are out for Kerr Har-
dies scolp. The uncompromising
Socialist has been going up and
down the country condemning the
Government, particularly for their ac-
ton in calling cut the troops at
the time of the railway strike. Mr..
took the lead when he
gave Mr.. Hardie dressing down in
the House Of Commons, which how
ever made the Socialist leader bit
terer than ever and his attacks have
been so severe that even the labor
leaders have had to repudiate them.
The Liberal revenge is to take the
form of opposing the reelection OF
Mr.. Hardie for Merthyr-Tydvil. Har-
dia is a Scotsman, and has not been
able to manage. the language of Wales
TO most of his constituents Welsh is
their native tongue. The Liberal
against Mr.. Hardie is
therefore to be carried on in Welsh,
which the Chancellor Of the Excheq'
uer and most of the Liberal leaders
of Wales can talk as we'll as thew can
English and it generally carries a
Welsh audience. Whether it will
wean the Welsh miners from their
Socialistic member remains to be
seen.
Although they have not yet reached
the size of the newest American bat
tleships. the ships of the British
fleet continue to grow
as the fleet increases in number. The
ships of the King George V. class.
four in number, the first of which has
Just been launched, are put down in
some of the books Of reference as of
$4,000 tons and in others at $4,000
tons, compared with the $4,000 tons Of
The Wyoming and Arkansas. And
his seems to be decided upon as the
limit for the present by the British
admiralty. At least tenders have
lust been called for the construction
n private yards of two of the vessels
for in the current years ma,
Il estimates, and it is said that they
will resemble the vessels of the King
+eorge v. class. The other two ships
# this years programme are to be 1
'uilt at the Portsmouth and Deven-
ort dock yards, and if any great ad-
ance is to be made it will be in l
hose ships, over which the admiral, I
y will have complete control from
he time the keel is laid. In all four