The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

to the date of the visit of the King and Queen to Paris, 1t is confidently expected l In the French capital that the event will | date of the saveregns visit has been | the British ambassador in Paris. arrived | In London a day or two ago. and if the | date of the souverign's visit has been 1 lived, all the arrangements connected 1 with 1t have to be made in advance, and
 an infinity of details discussed and set
 tied. Tn one of the state rooms which
 will be occupied by the king and queen | at the British embassy, the whole of the | furniture has been copied from set
 belonging to NJ. de Breteil, which King
 Edward has seen and admired at his | friends house This furniture was made at the time the embassy was entirely | redecorated and refurnished in 1905. The arrangements for MT. Bonar Law 8
 visit to Belfast are almost complete. He will reach the emerald isle on the morn ing of Easter Monday. An address will be presented on his arrival, and, after
 breakfast at Larne, he will proceed by rail to Belfast, via Carrickfergus, where he will receive an address
 A popular welcome, friendly or other
 wise. will await the Unionist leader at
 Belfast, MT. Bonar Law will proceed,
 with Lord Londonderry. by motor-car to Mountstewart,s via Combar and New tonards. at each of which places an ad- dress will be presented. welcoming him,
 and expressing the determination of the l Orangemen to oppose home rule.
 On Easter Tuesday, MT. Bonar Law will
 be early In Belfast. and will drive from
 the Royal Ulster agricultural society s grounds at Balmoral, three and a half miles away As soon as he arrives. the i head of the procession will begin the
 march past. and at it's close MT. Bonar
 Law will address the demonstration from | 1-.1 1@.vg gt,.I Ittta ,J Carson.
 There will be three other platforms, at which the Lord Mayor, Colonel Wal lace and Lord Templeton will preside. At
 the close of MT Bonar Laws speech. a resolution will be put simultaneously
 from the four platforms, denouncng home rule. and a large union jack will be unfurled
 Mr. Ronar Law will be the guest of
 Lord Londonderry at Mountstewart, and among those invited to meet him arc the Lord Primate of Ireland, Sir. Edward Carson Lord Charles, the Marquis of Hamilton, Lord Castlereagh, and other members of Parliament
 l number of English and Scottish UD- 1 ionist members of parliament have an-
 nounced their intention of attending the demonstration and have accepted invita- tions to stay in Belfast and the neighbor- hood
 The authorities in British East Africa
 and the Uganda are finding themselves
 face to face with a problem which may
 nave serious consequences.
 i For some tie Lake Victoria has shown disposition to vary considerably in levil, and at very short notice. So serious has this question become that the matter of diverting the railroad from Port Florence to some other point on the lake has been put forward.
 l His excellency ST. Perry Girouard is | considering the advisabiliay of erecting a | baggage above the Rpon Falls, which
 take the discharge from Lake Victoria l into the Nile.
 1 In view of the immense importance of | Lake Victoria the highway between l Uganda and the outer world the element
 of uncertainty will have to be eleminated.
 and it would seef that nothing short of
 properly constructed baggage at the
 point indicated will affect this. R. G. HEWITT 1 CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY SUPER 1 INTENDENT OF EDUCATION. VOTE FOR HIM.