The Washington herald., 1912-09-10
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formidable nor an interesting one.
nets, and twenty-five new knights ere
ated by the command OF .'his most gra-
cious majesty. King of Great Britain
and Ireland and OF the British Domin-
ions over the seas, and Emperor Of
India, Defender Of the Faith. &c.!t
Two Of the new peerages created may
be regarded as rewards for political
services, but they will not involve
vacancy In the House of Commons. The
held by Field Marshal Sir William Gus
tarus Nicholson, whose career as chief
of staff ended last year. Few soldiers
have such a combination of both brill
liant and plodding service to their credit.
and the honor conferred upon him fol-
lows closely upon the retirement from
the war Office of the minister who
owed a great deal to his collaboration.
Field Marshal Nicholson is famous
soldier who has seen much service in
India and North and South Africa. He
Is sixty-seven years of age. and has
spent all but twenty of them In the
army, having Joiner the Royal Engineers
in 1866. In South Africa he acted as mil
itary secretary to the commander-in-chief
and director OF the transport at head
quarters. During the Russo-Japanese
war Sir William Nicholson was chief
British military attache with the jap
of the army council.
The Earl of Carrick, who becomes now
baron of the United Kingdom, Is the
seventh earl in the peerage Of ireland.
He belongs to the ancient family of
Butler-there was a Baron Butler In
160l. Born in 1873 the present peer sue
ceeded his father three years ago. Lord
Carrick served in the army. but retired
some years ago and is at present an
inspector in the Irish department Of
agriculture.
The other two noblemen raised to the
British peerage are Sir Francis Chan
ming, who was Liberal M. p. for Z.
Northants for twenty-five years. and re-
tired in 1910 He took an active part In
promoting agricultural. educational, and
labor reforms. He was made baronet
in 1906.
Sir Thomas Borthwick is chairman and
and senior partner Of Thomas Borthwick
& Sons, limited, colonial merchants He
lives in Midlothian, and has been presi-
dent of the Midlothian Liberal Associa-
ton for some years. He is seventy-seven
years of age.
The six Privy Councilorships, as usual
went to active members Of Parliament
and TO politicians. The most prominent
among them Is Lord Richard Frederick
Cavendish, younger brother Of the Duke
of Devonshire and chairman of the de-
velopment commission. Another is Sir
Henry Primrose, a cousin TO the Earl or
Rosebery, once private secretary to the
Metropolitan Police Commission and hon.
orary counsel to the University Of Wales.
Sir James Henry Dalziel is a newspaper
man, the managing editor of the noted
Reynolds newspaper. Sir Albert Spicer
is a merchant and lay chairman Of the
Congregational Union. The last on the
list Charles F. G. Masterman, financial
secretary to the treasury. a post that Is
regarded as a stepping stone to Cabinet
position.
Among the new baronets and knights
perhaps the most interesting are the dis
tinguished medical men, R. ]. Godlee,
president of the Royal College Of Sur
geons; j. Bland Sutton, DR.. Garrod
Thomas, and Dr. ST. Clair Thompson.
There are fresh differences between the
Kaiser and his heir, the German crown
prince. which go to show that Friedrich
Wilhelm continues to chafe at his i'm
periaI fathers restrictions. The new
trouble arose from sporting competition.
Emperor Wilhelm has entered his sailing
yacht for the KieI week regatta, expect
ing to win an easy victory with his IA
nous Meteor. But IL appears now that
the crown prince had a yacht built
cIandestinely with the intention not only
of sending it TO Kiel for the races, but
to oppose his fathers vessel, and, worse
still, TO sail 1t himself.
When the Kaiser found out that a ship
building house had received an order
from the crown prince for a racing YES
sci he was very angry. Being supreme
military chief he forbade his son TO
leave his regiment during the entire week
of the Kiel regatta The future ruler of
Germany protested, but this was all the
good IL did him, and willy, nilly. he had
TO go back to his villa at Langfuhr. near
his garrison of Danzig. As, besides, the
list of all craft that is to contest for the
KieI Cup has TO be approved by the
Kaiser, his son has little chance of hav-
ing his yacht entered, though. anticipat-
ing his veto, he and his crown princess
already had taken up quarters at a fash
ionable hotel in that city.
There was a worse fate still in store
for the hapless Friedrich Wilhelm. On
the Fourth of July. day before yesterday,
his eldest son was six years old. This
event. according to Hohenzpllern tradi-
ton, carries with II the command of the
Kings grenadiers, a historic regiment
that is in garrison at Koenigsberg. the
ancient Prussian city where the Kings
are crowned, and which is still farther
away from Berlin and Potsdam than
Danzig, on the highway to the Russian
frontier at Wierballen CEydtkuhnen).
This most unwelcome command will ne
cessitate the removal of the crown prince
ly pair to that out-of-the-way burg, and
it is to be imagined in what frame OF
mind" Friedrich Wilhelm and the fair
and uItrafashionable Cecilie find them
selves.
Berlin court circles are satisfied by this
time that the Kaiser disapproves of his
sons many foibles, much in the same
manner as his Empress is opposed to hel
daughter-in-law's French manners, femi-
nine elegancies and Partisan chic -
Though born Princess of Mecklenburg
she was brought up in the South OF
France by one of the most fashionable
self-willed, and reckless royal ladies, heI
Russian mother, the wife of the Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwer
If the truth must be told. it is almost
a matter of tradition ever since the days
of the Great Frederick for the heir tc
the Prussian throne to be at odds with
his royal father as regards politics and
manners of life.
The late Emperor Friedrich Cpooi
"Unser Fritz" who reigned only a hun.
derd days until a merciful death re-
leased him from his long suffering) VI
to his fathers death had been in perpet.
ual opposition to his ministers and gov.
ernment in general The present
Kaiser's troubles with his parents are Still
fresh in the memory Of many in Ger.
many. Therefore. the public likely is tc
notice and perhaps to overestimate any
incident that may point to a difference
between him and his eldest son.
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