The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
LATEST FOREIGN
NEWS AND GOSSIP

death OF the Duke OF Fife. II has an
area OF nearly 10000 acres. and formerly
was a favorite hunting ground Of the
kings Of Scotland.
Part Of the vast domain was purchased
10y the first Earl OF Fife during the
Ireisn OF George II. from the Earl Of
Mar, and another part from the Mac
Kenzies OF KintaiL The mammoth forest
Is stocked heavily with red deer and
for many years past there have been
but very few hunts there.
There Il an extensive sanctuary be-
tween Glen Dee and Glen Lui-. For q
number OF years Mar Forest had been
let to a former Duke OF Leeds, who en-
tertained Queen Victoria and her prince
consort at deer drives during the early
days OF their residence at BalmoraL
Mar Lodge itself viii not be let. as
1T Is understood that the princess royal.
the late Duke OF Flies widow, intends
20 reside there, but there are two other
shooting lodges in the big forest. Derry
Lodge and Geidie Lodge.
Prof. Sir Joseph John Thomson, OF
Cambridge University. to whom King
George has awarded the Order OF Merit.
Is well known for his classic experiments
He has made discoveries which have
practically revoIutionized physics, and
profoundly modified theories held in re-
gard to electricity.
One Of the most striking and pic
lturesoue of his announcements was the
declaration at the Royal Institution that
II was possible. by utilizing the electrical
properties OF radioactive substances. to
construct a clock which would 60 for a
million years.
Since the discovery OF the Rontgen
rays. polonium and radium. ofher RADIO
active substances had been shown to ex-
tst, all having different electrical proper
| ties. He grouped these into four classes,
| which he called the Alpha, Beta, Gamma,
and Delta types. The negative discharge
/ from substance Of the Beta type posi-
| lively electrified the box in which il was
contained. and the alternative positive
and negative eiectrihcation could be indi-
Gated by a goldleaf electroscope. A VI
| bratory motion was thus set up, which
acted with the regularity Of the pendu-
lCm, and this pendulum effect would con-
/ tinue as long as the radio-activity, which
was estimated at 100000 years This"
| he said, Indicates the possibility Of set
ing in motion pendulum which would
produce a clock which would 90 100000
years without winding up"
Prof. Thomson has received almost
/ every possible honor in the world Of
| science. lnCluQinB the NODel ETiLa Tor
physics in 1901. He was knIghted in 1905.
By the death of Lieut. Gen. Sir Walter
Kitchener at the age Of fifty-three, the
British army loses a commander Of the
first rank. The notion that he owed his
advancement to the patronage Of his
distinguished brother. Field MarshaI
/ Lord Kitchener, Is entirely erroneous.
He came to the front on his own feet.
Sir Walter was one OF the few generals,
| who never committed a serious tactical
error during the whole Of the Boer war,
and Il was not for want Of opportunity,
as he was in the thick Of all fighting at
| and around Ladysmith. and led many a
| column in the guerrilla operations which
subsequently were directed by his great;
BROTHER
He first distinguished himself at Willow
Grange in November. 1893. when he made
a night attack on Brynbella, where Jou-
bert had cut in on Hndyard's communi-
cations with harrisburg Gen. Butler
YES immensely struck with Kitchener's
tactical skill. and gave him command OF ,
the Eleventh Brigade. which successfully
stormed the key Of the Boer position at
Pieters Hin the day before the Beers
raised the siege OF Ladysmith.
Recently a pilgrimage was made by
the London Typographical Society to
the rites and ruins OF the old Whitehall
Palace in pursuance Of a suggestion
made by its president, Lord Rosebery,
who accompanied the party. The rites
of the Great Chamber" and the Great
Hall" in which latter some of Shake
speare's plays were presented by the
author before Queen Elizabeth, and IN
which the immortal master may have
played himself. were identified and
even the position of the stage was ap-
proximately fixed. Since then the West
minister city council has acceded to the
request of the society. and the ground
plan Of the great hall is to be indi-
Gated as far as possible on the pave
ment OF what now is Horse Guards
avenue.
The only visible relic Of Whitehall
Palace is the banGuettinE house. now the
museum of the United Service Institu-
ton. But even that is comparatively
modern. having been built from the de-
signs of lingo Jones, in 1873, 1t was
the only part of the great new palace
which James I proposed to build that
was ever completed The ancient pal
ace Of Whitehall. which stood here as
early as the reign Of Henry III. was
very extensive. stretching from close
to where now stands Westminster
Bridge nearly up TO Charing Cross. II
was the town residence of the Arch
bishops of York for nearly three CEN
turtles, the last of the archbishops who
tenanted IL being Cardinal wolsey, un-
der whom Il became one of the most
sumptuous palaces In England. 1t COM
prised a hall. chapel. banqueting house,
and other apartments. as Henry Wits
gallery, the boarded gallery. the
matted gallery. the shield gallery, the
stone gallery. the Adam and Eve gal
lery ESQ named from the picture by Ma
buse), and the vane room.
Some idea Of the extent Of the palace
early in the sixteenth century may be
formed from the following description OF
II and that Of Parliament, by which IL
was given TO the royal tyrant when he
dispossessed the proud cardinal Il Is
STYLED one great mansion place and
house. being a parcel of the possessions
of the Archbishopric OF York. situate IN
the town OF Westminster. Speaking OF
Cardinal Wolsey Il adds:
HE had lately. upon the soil Of the
said mansion place and house, and upon
ground thereunto belonging, most sumpt-
uously and curiOusly built and edited
many and distinct beautiful. costly, and
pleasant lodgings, buildings, and mansions
for his grace's singular pleasure, comfort,
and commodity. to the honor of his high
ness and the realm; and thereunto ad-
Joining had made a park, walled and en-
vironed with brick and stone; and then
devised and ordained many a singular
things. pleasures, and other
apt and convenient to'apper-
tain To so noble a nriuca for bgq