Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17


BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF
NATIONS.-The total of unemployed
among registered workers in Great
Britain is over two millions. The figure
when the Macdonald government took
office early in June last year was about
one million one hundred thousand.
Gen. Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, one
of the great figures of the World War,
is dead at 70. He joined the British
Army in 1876, and served in the Zulu
War in sundry Northeast African
operations, including Kitchener's final
march to Khartum, and in the Boer
War. He commanded the I'd Corps of
the British Expeditionary Force (the
"Contemptibles') and at Mons and
during the ensuing retreat the enemys
onsets fell chiefly on his command. At
LIE Cateau, on August 26, 1914, he
made the famous decision to halt and
give battle despite Sir John Frenchs
order to continue retreating The be-
haVlour Of his command against the
vastly superior force of Gen. Won Kluck
in the subsequent action is one of the
immortal episodes of war The con-
troVersy as to whether or not his dis
obedience was justified by the situation
is classic and his written contribution
thereto Is fascinating document. He
commanded the I'd Corps OF the Expedi-
tionary Force at the battle of the
Marine, on the Aisne and during the
terrific fighting in Flanders in October
and November, 1914. When the Ex-.
peditionary Force was split into two ar
mics, he received the command of the
second, but in the Spring of 1915, ILL
nealth and lack of complete harmony in
his relations with Sir John French
caused his retirement TO a home COM
mand
On August 10, Sir Thomas Lipton's
Shamrock V, challenger for the Ameri-
cas- Cup, arrived at New London, Conn,
having crossed the Atlantic without
mishap in % days.
The British polo players who hope
10 recover for Great Britain the West
chester Polo Cup are on their way to
this country. They are Capt. Tremayne,
Lewis Lacey, Pat Roark, Aidan Roark,
Rlchard George, Gerald Balding and
n. Guinness. The present indication is
tnat their lineup for the great strug-
gle Will be as follows: No. /, George
No. 2, Balding; No. 8, Pat Roark. back,
Lacey. They seem to be exceptionally
we'll mounted.
On August Percy Williams of Van
couver, Canada, knocked a tenth of a
second off the world record for the 100
meter dash, making the distance in
10 $40 seconds. This occurred at the
Canadian track and field Championships
at Toronto. 1t will be recalled how will
Hams, a mere lad. electrified the world
by winning both the 100 and 200 meter
sprints in the Olympics in 1928 The
previous record for l00-meters was
Jointly held by Paddock and Tolan (the
University of Michigan's colored starr
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ST. AUGUST1NE.--Augu l8 of this
year will be the 1,500th anniversary of
the death of st. Augustine, the greatest
of the four great fathers of the Latin
church namely Ambrose, Jerome, Au-
gustine and Gregory the Great. The
assertion is well founded that he is the
most potent figure since the apostles in
the history of Christianity, that he has
made an impression on Christian
thought unrivaled since St. Paul. From
him Luther derived large part of his
impulse and the color of hts doctrine,
| especially as to original sin and justin
cation by the grace of God Some, how
ever, will have it that Augustine's infiu-
ence has, On the whole, been unfor.
tunate by way of depreciation Of human