The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
BALFOUR, PREMIER,
RUMOR in LONDON
Mr.. Asquith Covets the Lord ChanceI-
lorship. Say Political Observers.
Who Eliminate Bonar Law.
OTHER GOSSIP IN ENGLAND

SPECIAL Corresl ondsnc, Of the New YOrk Sun and
The Washington Herald
| London, April l2.-Rumor Is busy
with talk of marked Cabinet changes
| in the Easter recess. In the political
, clubs it is believed that Mr. Asquith
will resign the Premiership to MI Bal
four, whose selection would be sp-
proved by the Liberal section of the
cabinet. The reason given that Mr
Balfour would be chosen in place Of
Bonar Law is that the Radical sec
tion Of the cabinet would refuse to
serve under the banner Of Bonar Law
Just how much truth there is in the
suggestion of the change Of leadership
il would be hard to say It is well
known that Mr.. Asquith finds the
duties of the Premiership more than
a little irksOme and has for some time
cast longing Glsnces at the safe and.
be II remembered. lucrative haven OF
the Lord ChanCeIlOrship. The salary
of the Prime Minister is only 1000
| tS25,0o0) a year while the remunera-
tion OF the Lord Chancellor is just
double that amount
In society circles much comment has
| been excited over the selection bv the
royal family OF friends to assist them
| in giving tea to the troops al Buck
| ingham Place. Naturally they are at
| tnOSe whom
| please and the choice shows that King
! Georges and Queen Mary's friends are
selected from an entirely different
group to that which the late King
/ Edward inv ariabIy turned his stteu-
! tton. The complete exclusion Of Ger
J tain advertising notorieties. whose
penchant for the limelight has given
rise TO the saying that they must sure
! ly keep a publicity agent. has given
much food for gossip.
1t recalls the old but true story Of
the wit staying at Windsor Castle who
convulsed the ladies in waiting with a
/ risky story. Queen Victoria wanted to
hear what made them laugh. Some
! what falterinEly the unabashed hu-
morist retailed his snecdote. only 20
| be received by the Queen with the
snubbing comment. We arc not
amused"
| A Eossiper in a provincial daily tells
4 the following story OF how the Ger
mans have pinned their faith on a
| Nerdun victory, as related in a letter
from the English front:
we 'Strafed severely a part Of the
German parspet which is very close 10
! our own line. When ii was all over
the German infantry shouted out blood
curdling oaths, and one man cried in
| good English:
What is the use OF such damned
nonsense when peace is to be declared
in two months"
Earl Curzon has definitely decided
to retain his present title. His fathers
| title, though. Of course. much oTde-
{ was a haronetCy and lower in pro-
cedure than the earldom created for
| his son.
The late Lord ScarsdaIe has reached
/ the diamond jubilee OF the moment
Gus year of his life. for il was iu 1856
! that he succeeded his uncle as fourth
( holder OF the title. married the lady
who died after nineteen years OF we'd
ded life and became rector Of KedIe-
Ston, one of tho smallest parishes i'm
/ England. with a cure for something
| like one hundred souls. His Derby
shire home, kedlestOn. is one Of the
SHOW" houses OF England. It won the
| approval OF DR.. johnson aud Boswell
when they visited ii, though johnson
qualified his praise by observing that
| it would make an excellent town hall
and that it displayed more cost than
good judgment.
The architect OF EedIcston Hall was
! the celebrated Robert Adam and the
! hall was built on an estate which has
! been in the hands OF the Curzons since
! the reign of Edward ! The government
house at Calcutta is a replica Of il and
the story goes that it was this fact
which first fired Lord Curzon with the
ambition to become viCCroy Of India
! Like his son and heir the late peer
was Nathaniel. Nathaniel has been a
family name for two centuries
NJ Maurice Farkoa. whose death is
announced. was something more than
singer OF dltttes. for he accomplish
! ed a big sartorial development. He it
was who in conjunction with his orig
| inal colleague and school fellow. Mr.
| Fisher introduced on the stage black
silk knee brCechcs for evening wear
It was their inspiration which con-
tirmed King Edward i'm his personal
prediction for this Earh and inclined
him TO make it etiquette for his pri-
vate parties. MesSrs Fisher and Far
koa also wore red evening tail coats
and King Edward actually had one
made but did not care for it. The color
was not satisfactory for a man OF ro-
bust proportions
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