The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-15
And Are Not Growing Small
er BY Coast Erosion as
Feared.


LoNEofl. Iiiy 16-Fears as t
the rava8es OF the sea ON the coast
OF Britain have been allayed BY tn
report OF the Royal eommissfon O
coast erosion. which shows that n
fstead OF gradually disappearing be
neash the water. tha British Il
lands are annually Increasing Il
area
On the WHOLE says the com
missioners in their report, Nv,
think that. while some localities
have suhered seriously from the en-
lcToachment OF the sea, from a ma;
tional point of view. the extent Of
erosion need not be considered
alarming
A5tual figures prove that in the
last th!rty-fve years no less than
4'S. 900 acres have been added to the
national area, while during the
same period no more, than $50
acres have been washed away. The
places which have SUFFERED most
have been the east coasts of Eng
lan1 and Ireland. but measures
have been adopted which viii pre-
vent the loss in those localities from
being so great in the future.
The blurred and fnartist:c appear
aace of the new postage stamps is
sued on the occasion OF the corona
ton of King George has given rise
o very heated discussion. Both
lrlcnR the public and in artistic r.
es dissatisfaction is expressed at:
the compIete lack of resemblance
in the portrait OF His Majesty print
ed On the stamps. 1t has been suE-.
gested that fresh issue should be
es.gned with new portrait of the
king, and the subject is to be de-
bated IN the House of Commons
Meantime. the stamps are being
withheld from circulation until the
stock of old issues become exhaust
ed.
lord 0oIebrooke has just been
appointed to one OF those many
snug biIlets in the kings house
hold that are reserved exclusively
for peers. HE has been made cap
tain of His Majesty's Honorable
Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms at Al
salary of SIS ,OOOsa year. He: will
have a very easy time, OF, IT earning
his pay. The corps, which was
founded IN 1859, is mustered only
on great ceremonial occasions when
men in gorgeous uniforms are
needed to provide picturesque eff
feels at big court functions. 1t was
long ago relieved of all responsible
tty for the safekeeping OF HIS
Mujesty's sacred person which was
the principal purpose for which 1t
was created. Scotland Yard de-
tectives. who never appear In gorge
Gus uniforms ana seek above all
things to render themselves neon
spicuous, now look after that.
The members OF the corps are all
army officers OF good family who
have done something to distinguish
themselves. But by one of those
singular anamoles which seem to
govern the bestowal of exalted orna-
mental jobs in England, 1t is not
deemed essential that the com
mander of the corps should ever
have been a soldier. He need know
about military drill and
The two essential quail
iAcations are that he should be a
peer and of the same political per-
suusion MS the party in power. For
all the best paying soft snaps in the
kings household are regarded as
part of the spells of victory at the
polls and are at the disposal OF the
prime minister. The king simply
approves of the appointments. Ac-
cording to the oficial announce
ment by which the public are made
with these appointments
he is always pleased to approve"
but as a matter of fact, he must
whether he is pleased or
not. And when there is a change
OF government all the high salarled
heads OF Departments In the kings
household are given the sack and
have to clear out of Buckingham
Palace to make way for another
batch OF peers who are political adj
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