Evening star., 1927-03-13


Great Britain.-There are indica-
tions that the government will yield
to the pressure upon 1t to bring in
bill for giving the vote to women be-
tween 81 and 80.
At present only women or 81 or
over may vote. The effect of the ex-
tension would be more woman than
man voters in almost every conStltu-
ency.
Estimates just submitted call for in
crease Of strength of the Royal AIR
Force by six-and-a-haf SQuadrons,
bringing the total air strength up TO
sixty -nine-and-a.hal 'squadrons. Only
two squadrons were appropriated for
last year. Eleven new types of planes
and two airships are contemplated,
also an aiIdrome and sundry other
aircraft facilities at Singapore.
Walter Leaf, the distinguished
banker and hellenist, is dead at 70.
He was associated with Andrew Lang
and Ernest Myers in the best transla-
ton Qn prose) into English OF the
Iliad, and many of his verse transla'
tions from the Greek anthology de-
serve long life.
The present Lord Tennyson has
presented to a national trust, for the
benefit of the public, the Cliff and
Down (some $50 acres), near Earring
don, overlooking the sea, where for
years the poet was accustomed to
walk daily. to be known as Tennyson
Cliff and Down. There is a beacon on
the cliff erected to the memory OF the
great poet, whose fame will survive
the eclipse 1t has suffered In these
our weird days. harrington is the
name of the house and farm near
Freshwater on the Isle of Wight,
L{nb
whence he fed in 1867 to then seclud-
ed Aylworth to escape the Philistines.
In the new prayer book of the
Church of England now preparing 1t
is proposed to GUST SITS. Valentine,
Crispin and Nicholas from the cal
endar of saints. 1t Is to be hoped
that the common people" who ad-
here to the church, who don't give q
hang for the petty veracities or MS
torical criticism, won't stand for such
an outrage. To evict st. Crispin, who
used to steal leather to make shoes
for the poor, would be wrong when
one considers the present. skyrocket.
| ing cost of footgear. 1t Is to. be hoped
| that children, pickpockets and pawn
| brokers, in the case of st. Nicholas,
and lovers Gncluding the birdsl, In
| the case of st. Valentine, Will nave
something to say about the other pro-
| posed eVictions.
On the other hand. there are TO be
q number of new admissions, to none
| of which can there be any objection,
as ST. Patrick (no doubt as result OF
| the treaty of London), st. Columbia
of Iona, st. Ninian Ia trifie obscure
but none the less deserving), st. An
selm, St. Polycarp of Smyrna, st
Monica. the mother of st. Augustine
| st. Theresa, st. Joan of Arc and 81.
Francis of Assist.
| Greece.-We had long been without
news from Athens when this disquiet'
ing item arrived. On Thursday, sc
goes the dispatch, military patrols
| fred with machine guns on CROWD
of shopkeepers and others in q small
way of business, demonstrating in
public square against the high taxes
and announcement by the govern
ment of intention to abolish rent re
strictions.
Down with taxes" cried the crowd
Out fiared the guns. Result. three
dead and one dying. An official state
ment declares that the crowd tried To
break through military Gordon, in
sulting the officers, and announced
that shopkeepers who keep their doors
closed will forfeit their leases. The
government is imperiled by the in
cident.
Nicaragua.-It remains to see what
il anything, will evolve out or the
proposals made to our Government
under date of February "a, by Adolft
Diaz. President OF NicaraeaA. The