Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-19
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Even Lord Rosebery, whose venera- tion for Edinburg Castle made him recOil from making it the site of the Scottish War Memorial, may be won over by the eloquent plea of Mir. LOT inner The committee have acted in tho spirit of the craftsmen the artist, and the poet. The silhoutte of the great rock will be left unaltered. and the memorial shrine will enclose the high est outcrop of the rock Thus we shall have. as in the Mosque of Omar and the Church of St. Michael. a vis- ibIe symbol of the new heart of Scot
 land It now only remains that the craftsmen selected to carry out the
 work should represent the best of the
 modern Scottish school of sculptors
 and painters.
 White heather, now appearing in the
 hawkers' baskets to give warning of approaching autumn. is not really a
 botanical rarity. White specimens Oc
 casionally among every kind of heath and heather and most frequently
 among true heather. or ling.
 Though generally associated with the Highlands, it is to be found more
 plentifully. as a rule. on the downs and commons of Surrey and Sussex. would be donor that the plant retains
 it's Scottish significance-a gift. of white heather is equivalent to an offer of marriage.
 The elevation of seisium to the dignity Of an Emba ssy naturally fol- lows those of Portugal and Brazil
 which have occurred during the war.
 No fewer than five ambassadors have been added to the diplomatic corpjs in recent years the others be- ing the United States and Japan. Germany, one supposes, will again have an amba ssa dor in due course, but Austria Hungary has dropped out. and it is very doubtful whether relations It he raka1 higher scale than a legation.
 It may be many years before United Russia sends another am bassador In that case we shall have the same number of emba ssies in Lon don as before the war.
 Perhaps ArbroatL will oue day be- come a place of pilgrimage for en- thusiastic musical hall goers. The To- cal court has just passed plans for alterations to a building known as John Street Hall, in which Sir Harry Lauder sang his song in public.
 For many years the hall was known as St. Ninfan's Cha pei of Ease but of late it has been used as a store Now the place is to be converted into a dancing hall. and admirers of Sir liar ry will be glad to know that the hall is to remain.
 Arbroath- the fFairpot" of Scott's the suggestion that the hall should be called 'Lauder's Haf1' is meeting with some support.
 GuiIford is retaining its attractive ness fo rauthors. The latest arrival is Miss Ethel Dell, the popular nov elist- who has, taken the former home of the late Lieut. Col. Tredcroft In l another part of the ancient and pie l turesque capital of Surrey Mr Will l jam Lee Le' Queux lives
 At one time Mark Twain stayed in 1 Guildford for some months and sev- i eral other authors have lived there in | cluding Lewis Carroll" who was buried in the cemetery the hill. |
 If the Lord President of the council | accompanies King George when he i holds the expected Court at Holyrood | this autumn, he will no doubt enforce | his precedence more carefully than did l Lord Granville when Queen Victoria was there in 1860
 A good deal to her Maiesty's dis l pleasure. her Lord President gave way to the proud Duke of Hamilton. why 1 did you let him go in front of you. Lord Granville ?' she asked Be l cause. ma 'am," said Granville T can't l run like a lamplighter."
 oeeuiists may point . moral on the l fate of the first Duke of Buckingham, i who lost his life 291 years ago to- day August 22d). through ignoring the advice, of spirit.
 The ghost appeared to the Dukes l father, told him secrets that were | known only to the devil" and urged l him to counsel his son to concflfate the public. The advice was passed on, l