Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27

way for his promotion one day as Vice.
roy of India.
Our dukes are getting up TO date. One
of them has engaged press agent This
is the Duke of Sutherland who has ap-
pointed the executor of a London daily
20 secure publicity for his projects for
assisting einigrants to Canada, where lie
owns thousands of acres.
Boys Build Cottage.
charming little red-uled cottage in
Tudor style. built entirely by boys of be-
tween thirteen and fifteen years of age.
stands in the large hall of the London
County Council School of Building at
Brixton as concrete illustration of
what technical education is doing for
London.
The house, to which the boys are lust
now putting the finishing touches, consists
or a living room with kitchen range a
bedroom with fireplace, a scullery. larder
coal hole and bathroom. a water sup
ply and electric light have also been put
In by the youngsters.
This little retreat when filled. as il
shortly will be, with furniture made BY
the students Of the councils schools or
arts and crafts will be used as a club
by the old boys of the school
In similarly thorough fashion the young
for the world in other directions The
recently established school of waiting
has come prominently before the public
notice, and in the heart of Fleet street
these is school OF photo engraving and
TYPOGRAPHY for the photo process and al
lied trades The Shoreditch Institute pro-
vides chiefly for the furniture trades, and
the printing. book production. gold
smiths. siiversmiths'. jewelers. and allied
trades and mems tailoring trades are
provided with thoroughly trained young
sters from different centers.
Roman Catholic Congress.
A national Roman Catholic congress
Will be held In Norwich from August to
Q, inclusive, under the presidency of his
eminence Cardinal Bourne. supported by
the Roman Catholic archbishoDs and bish-
ops of the English and Welsh diocescs
The Duke of Norfolk has agreed to act
as chairman of the executive committee
and during the congress papers on reli-
gious. scientific and social questions will
be read and the leaders of Roman Cath
ollc thought and action will take part in
the discussions
While repairing an old fireplace and
chimney at the Feerm farm near Mold,
FIintshire. workmen have discovered
revolving stone, which, on being moved
revealed secret chamber. The farm
house was built in the early part OF the
sixteenth century. and was once a manor
house. In the Chamber was antique oak
furniture. including table on which Law
old firearms. household utensils and the
remains, reduced to DUST of a repast
1t is surmised that the room was used as
hiding place by royalist fugitives during
the civil war in the reign of Charles l.
and that since then it had remained I'M
disturbed.
All England is bemoaning the poor
showing made by the Eng ish athletes
during the Olympic games at Stockholm
and are trying TO find a reason why their
line boys were defeated. II goes without
N a nQ col fsSyf..
as the English the idea never occurs that
they must seek the reason within them
selves. They blame the Stockholm climate,
unfamiliar diet and hint even at unfair
the whole press practically agrees that IL
is anything but peasant to see the Eng
fish athletes defeated not only b.
Americans. for this England was prepar-
ed for, but by several other nations. The
only exception is the London Globe. a
decrepit old evening paper which sees no
reason to deplore the defeats.
The failure cannot be denied" Il
writes, but IL is good thing that we
lose sometimes. for nothing IS moro
monotonous than succession OF un-
broken victories Except. perhaps. q suo-
cession Of unbroken defeats; that IS not
amateur sport is concerned, there arr
real advantages in the fact that some or
our amateurs are not specialists. They
may lose the day against those who con-
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sea son and out of season, but IL is QUITE
conceivable that the amateur who ~
beaten Is the better all-round man. We
like to win. but not to win always"
Hostess to Poor Tots.
Some 800 poor children of London.
drawn largely from the ragged schools.
were the guests Of Mime. Lydia Ltpowska.
the Covent Garden prima donna, at .
Marty in tho Zoo1oofcal Gardens
The occasion was TO mark the birthday
Of the singers little girl Ariadne.
pretty child. in white and blue. who. as
she ran lightly here and there in attend
ance upon her wide-eyed and grimy-
faced companions. looked like fairy
who had lost her way in an army OF COB
Inns.
Nine. Lipow.ka said that her daugh-
ter's birthday was usually celebrated I'm
this fashion, only tnat at former ami
the little guests had been picked
from the poor OF ST. Petersburg.
Those comedians Of the great geological
the monkeys. were responsible
for most of the childish laughter during
The tour made of the gardens by Arr
ldnes enchanted friends from the slums.
out the little ones seemed to be greatly
tickled by the pranks of the Austrian
anu, which, as Bret Harte wrote in a
ballad.
'rrots all around with its head on tho
ground.
Then erects II quite out Of your view"
Great interest was shown in the feed
ng OF the lions and tigers. the polar
BEARS and sea lions. but interest some
hing more than great was evinced by
he ragged little visitors In the ceremony
II feeding themselves. this being a sport
n which many of them displayed me
,oracity OF the tiger and the dexterity
# the diving bird.
When the good things OF the tea table
lad been slowed away in 300 apprecia-
i've stomachs. and God Bless the Prince
4 Wales had been sung as q tribute tn
he day. Mime. Lipowska and her little
laughter presented each guest with a
ouvenir Of the occasion IN the form of
mechanical toy
The .snrixe giving was watched and
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