The Washington herald., 1911-10-25
CHANGES IN THE BRITISH
CABINET ARE IMMINENT

| nounced shortly respecting the recon-
struction, of the British cabinet. The
change has not yet been given out Of
hcially, but 1t will take place shortly.
There is no doubt as to that. First of
ALL Mr.. Winston Churchill, whose ad-
mlnlstration of the home oflce has
proved such a lamentable failure, Is TO
be the new secretary for Ireland, to sue
ceed Mr.. Birrell who is to be elevated
to the peerage. Mr.. Churchill is to bear
the weight of the home rule bill on his
shoulders by special command of John
Redmond, the dictator" Mr. T. w
Russell, the member for North Tyrone.
Is to he Mr.. Churchilrs undersecretary.
Since both these men are renegades from
the ranks of Lnionism, they should run
well in the new double harness.
Lord Loreburn, whose Irritating habit
Of appointing magistrates on their
merits. irrespective of their political af-
hliations, has caused so much embarrass-
ment to the government is to be retired
as lord chancellor. with the soothing
balm of a marquessate. Lord Yaldane
VIII succeed him on the ''wOolsack," and
doubtless this genial leader of the lost
cause Will prove more accommoda ting |
now that all over. This piece of good |
news cannot but rejoice the heart OF Mr. !
Neil Primrose |
Lord Morley also is retiring He has |
lost all gumption for further fighting |
Among those marked for advancement |
Is Mr.. Herbert Samuel, who is to be Mr. |
Churchills successor at the home office |
The Earl of SALISBURY. who has been |
appointed lieutenant OF County Antrim, |
Is young man of immense activity. He
has just ceased to be lieutenant "of the
county Of the city" of Belfast, in view
Of the above appointment, and Lord
Pirrie has become ''custos rotulorum" OF
Belfast, instead. Busy as he is. Lord
Shaftsbury is taking an active interest
in the recumbent efigy which II is pro-
posed to erect in Salisbury Cathedral to
the late Bishop Wordsworth Just now
he is busy preparing for the voyage to
India with the King and Queen
He went out with the royal pair, when
the present King was Prince OF Wales.
in 1906. His sister, Lady Maud Warren
der also was a resident of Bombay, her
husband. Sir George Warrender. bart,
being appointed to succeed Admiral Poe
as commander OF the East Indian sta
tion. Lady Maud was very popular at
Bombay and at the government houses
of both Bombay and Calcutta, her ex-
ceedingly fine voice being greatly appre-
Ciated.
Lord Shaftsbury also has a good voice
and has been much in request at charft-
able concerts and in society. Although
only forty-twO, the earl has led life Of
remarkable usefulness. He has been Bel
fasts lord mayor, and though he has
ceased to be its "Custos rotulorum" he
will retain many intimate associations
Trif hn a..
which is its university, of which he is the
chancellor
Both Lord and Lady SALISBURY have
been almost indispensable members of
the Kings household.
The Earl of Durham, who has been
appointed lord high steward of England
during the Kings trip to India, owes
this notable appointment entirely to his (
adhesion to the Radical party. The high I
stewardship Is, OF course, a political post,
always nowadays held by a
peer Of not less rank than a viscount
Lord Durham, albeit Liberal. is a very
good fellow and a great sportsman. He
has had many notable successes upon the
turf. He was born a twin with his
brother, the Hon. Frederick Lambton.
Lord Durham is a knight Of the gar {
ter; as lord steward OF England he has t
achieved another very high rung upon I
the ladder Of distinction, and, IL he could I
win the Derby, the tOpmost pinnacle OF 9
his ambition would be reached. Lord =
Durham's brother, Admiral the Hon. Sir
Hedworth MeYx, is that fortunate noble Z
man to whom the great fortune left by
the late Lady Meux fell a few months
ago.
Sir Hedworth years ago commanded I
h. wal oh f1 hn rnfdr ~ tro
Edward, having previously achieved the ,
most remarkable distinction with the
Naval Brigade in the South African war.
King George has two notable wearers C
Of the Victoria Cross in personal at ,
tendance during the current month, =
namely, Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, | I
who is gold stick in waiting" and Il
Liuet. Col. c. FitzClarence, OF the Irish {
Guards, who was "offlcer in brigade" u
n waiting for the first three days OF the
month. =
Sir Evelyn began his notable career in t
The British navy, and served in the e
-rimea. He then entered the army and
was present at many a fight in the mu-
Tiny, Ashanti, Zululand, the Transvaal,
and Egypt. Col FitzClarence, besides 1
being a very gallant officer. can claim
sort OF cousinship with King George,
'or he is of :he Munster family, which
began with Col George FitzClarence,
who was the eldest Of the natural sons 6
If King William ". The present head 6
If the family, the Earl Of Munster, is F
he brother Of the earl who was killed
n the South African war. t
Prince Alexander of Teck will have the r
Unique experience Of going to Bangkok b
Is the representative of the King of
England for the coronation OF the new
King OF Siam. He will not, Of course,
,e the only living member OF the royal -
amiIy who has been beyond Colombo on
state visit, the record in that respect 81
,eing held by Prince Arthur of Con- n
taught, who went all the way to Japan b
o deliver the garter to the Mikado. The 90
lew Siamese King is ATen known to +
Prince Alexander. He was for year d
II two at Oxford, and subsequently at
Aldershot. Prince Alexander is born
liplomat, besides being q distinctly orna-
mental person Atty, and IN his uniform
Is CAPTAIN of the Royal Horse Guards,
With his medals and decorations, his Sc u
enc highness will indeed make a worthy "
representative Of the Court Of st. James j
FIANEUR- 81
Copyright, 1911. By Court Gossip syndicate)
From a Disciple of DIR. Wiley.
rom the Roanoke Evening World. |
In the Juvenile Court in Washington
he other day Judge De Lacy said: I