El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21
ROYAL GARDEN
PARTY LIST
REDUCED
Only 600 Invited to Annual
Entertainment by King
and Queen.
LABOR UNREST IN
THE BLACK COUNTRY

T ONDON, England, June 21.-Fnr.
lands king and queen have re
dUced by almost half the numbe7
OF invitations issued for the annual gar
den party at Windsor castle, which
/ custOmarily is held the latter mart Of
] June or first of July. A year AGO Ia oO0
/ invitations were issued. This wear tbe
( number Is only 5000, so several thousand
! people viii be disappointed in. Their
/ hopes OF receiving the royal command .
/ The explanation Is that last year there
/ was TOO great a crush, and those who
! did attend were ineOnvenieRced.
While the garden party Is more demo-
cratic than the usual court affairs all
the members OF parliament, for ex-
ample, receiving invitations. The cards
OF admission are greatly sought after.
1t was inaugurated by the la-e kino
Edward to enable him to get into closer
touch with his subjects. Of recent wears
many foreigners ana cOIonials have at
tended the function. but as tbe number
OF tickets allotted to the embassies ike
wise has been reduced this wear. MANY
American and other visitors are among
those doomed TO disappointment.
Special trains take the guests to Wind
sor, and there royal carriages await the
more distinguished. For the rest. all
IN.
The party IS held on the great lawn ut
the foot Of the east terrace. Gailv dec
GRATED marques dot the grass, the two
royal tents occupying prominent posi-
tons OF these the indian shamiana,
rich IN beaten silver and gold and Grim
son hangings, IS used for reception pur-
poses, while the other is reserved for
the serving Of their majesties' tea. Here
the queen entertains the royalties pres
ent, a few personal friends and prom
lnent persOnages.
The prince Of Wales, now approaching
his nineteenth birthday, is beginning to
take his part In occasions Of this kind.
and this year he invited a number Of his
school friends from Oxford to be present.
May Give Lords a Shock.
The house Of lords will receive a shock
should the new lord AshbOurne. formerly
William Gibson, decide to take his seat
IN that chamber. In the first place,
he Is q Nationalist and Home Ruler, and
secondly he invariably wears the ma
dOnal dress. saffron col0red kits. These
viii be more embarrassing m
the house Of lords than lord AshbOurne's
lationalism. tt was not long AGO that !
an Irishman In kits was refused admis-
sion TO the strangers gallery at the !
house OF commons, his costume being :
considered inappropriate
Lord AshbOurne speaks Irish fluentlv, |
is a frequent contributor to the maya
zines on Irish affairs and is altogether
an ardent Nationalist. His father. whom |
he succeeded, was Just as ardent a Con- /
sentative.
Best Work After 40.
The Liberal government has decided 4
hat a man does his best work when be 1
h. n . -
ance drawn from the appointment of 4
James Richard Akin, kings counsel. as |
IN additional judge of the kings bench I
division Of the high courts.
Mr.. Atkins IS 46 years of age, and /
the preferment Of a man Of those years, Z
just after England has been in the /
lhrOes Of a discussion as to whether a /
nan does his best work In middle OF old !
lge. Is taken as an indication that the
government has decided in favor of the
younger man. The new judge was called
TO the bar p years ago, and has de-
-Oted almost his entire time to practice
n commercial cases before the kings
)ench division, over which he Is now to
preside.
Labor Unrest at Birmingham
Labor unrest prevails throughout the
Black country, that great industrial dis
riot OF which Birmingham IS the center.
)ver 10000 workers. chiefly engaged in
he tube and boiler trades, have been
ut on strike for some time for shorter [
lOUTs, higher wages and better cOndi-
ions generally, and the bricImazers,
Who have similar grievances, are threat
ming to Join them. Unless the matters
n dispute are speedily adjusted. all the
black country soon viii be idle. The
len today are organizing marches
throughout the country, inducing work
rs who have not yet struck to Join
hem
The tube and boiler workers complain
hat the system Of fines and continual
hanging deprives them of an unfair
,ortion Of what they have to work
ard TO earn; that the wages are mis-
rably low. and conditions unbearable. !
In the bricBmaking trade a great many
iris are engaged. and they also are ask
lg for an increase They want Is cents
lore week to bring wages up to $3.50.
or this they work every week day from
80 in the morning until IN the even
ig. and the work Is so hard they de-
-are it should be done by men rather
han women.