Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-21
KINGS REMARK that
IT IS "SCANDALOUS"
HAS HAD NO EFFECT

(By Dispatch A. p Wire)
LONDON, March 2O.-The Buy
British Goods" campaign which KING
George and other members of the
royal family have sponsored enthusl-
astically, has affected the house OF
commons.
TO the diamay of the leaders, 1T
was discovered that for years the
cigars sold in the restaurants Of par
lament have been imported from the
United States. Future supplies are
to be obtained from Jamaica or
other British possessions.
Wine from AustrstiIa ana South
America, also are to be placed on
the restaurant wine cards.
The government, however, does not
seem to be able to get along with
out American typewrjters, and does
not take very seriously the charge
that it has done injury to British
manufacturers by buying seYerai
thousand machines of American
make.
Even the Kings explosive remark
"Scandalous" when he was informed
at the British industries fair by a
representative of a British typewriter
firm that the government was buy
ing American machines in preference
to British ones does not appear to
have greatly affected the situation.
After this incident, the question came
I'M in the house of commons
"And what" Numbered an opposl-
tion member "are the 24,70O foreign
made typewriters in government Of
flee used for?"
"For typewriting," was the gov
ernment spokesman's quiet reply.
Although King George does not
talk over the telephone, and it would
be a grave social error to attempt
to speak with the monarch over the
wire, it has been revealed that Queen
Victoria. was much interested in the
telephone.
The recently published letters of
that conservative old lady, supposed
by the younger generation to have
been the greatest stickler for the es-
tablished order in British history,
shows this. On January Ia, 1873 she
wrote In the diary
"After dinner we went into the
council room and saw the telephone
DR.. Bell alexander Graham Bell)'
the inventor, explained the whole
process, which is most extraordinary
IT had been put in communication
with osborne Cottage, and we talked
with Sir Thomas and Mary Biddulphi
also heard singing quiet plainly
British soccer fans who make UP
a large proportion of the nation are
working to a state of feverish eN-
citernent over the cup competitions
and although the play has not reacn-
ed the final rounds, all attendance
records have been broken. Ordinary
matches of the soccer league Teams
are drawing crowds of $4,000 each
week on most of the London GROUNDS
while for the matches for the asso-
citation football cup the blue ribbon
of English soccer there have been
several crowds of $4,000 and one OF
$4,000.
The final match will be played
at Wemply Stadium on April "a
but the finalist teams are yet to
ba chosen by the elimination matches
| now in progress. This stadium has
accommodation for 100000 persons
and already tickets have been SOLO
and 10000 applications turned back
In order to avoid the scenes OF
two years ago, when the ground were
rushed by a mob of disappointed
| fans. the authorities have declared
that admission shall be only by
tickets purchased in advance.
| Sir Harry Lauder, whom the world
knows as a joyful entertainer at the
! age of Sc, and as canny Scot
who saves his pennies, said In
recent interview that the best IN
vestment he ever made was the
seven shillings and six pence spen'
for his marriage license.
Since the death of their only son
in the war; Sir Harry and Lady
Lauder have given up their great
country estate and when in London
live in a modest Bloomsbury hotel
The famous comedian believes II
concentrating on one profession. Hc
| said when he attempted to combine
| farming with the stage he found
that when he thought he was BUY
| ing pigs, they turned out to be
bees that stung him in the pocket
book.
rive been cautious with my
money" admitted Sir Harry. I've
ilgiven some away-a little for yc
must have bait when your flshlnS
I've spent some and I've pooched
some and some day I've a wee pickle
some where in an old stokln' leg
1 see there are no holes in the hee
or toes. It's a fine thing to save.
| Just when English university au-
! thorities thought the age of reason
had turned, at least insofar as the
size of trousers is concerned, TINS