NEWS FROM NEAR AND FAR

Evening Star, Issue 13104, 10 November 1908, Page 7

NEWS FROM NEAR AND FAR

. r-vf., , t The opening of the TKiijgj’Edward VII. .secondary school at Lythani, marks-the. latest phase in?the,-development-of tho Lytham Charities, which have a romantio?history. Two (centuries ago £5 was bequeathed for tire:(education ,p,t, tho poor children of Lytham." The fund grew to nearlyj"£soo, ’which iho trustees invested ! ih ’ land which now forms’ the centre of-’Blackpool. Thd Corporation' of Blackp6oP ;> has paid nearly £100,030- for the fre6hdld rights of ; small sections of the Charities estate, and. it is confidently a'sserteduthat.the Charities, ultimately will be worth;.vSsoo,ooo. • The pfbc’eedings of Hie United 'lrish League’s - convention at Boston ended on September 24 in the passage of resolutions -approvingvthe’work of..‘‘the League’s representatives ' in the British House of and pledging the League to raise 50,000d0l (£10,000) “for theApprpotuatipp ~pf the work An .the cause of Irish jtreed.om” Within-. .the. next two years. On tho other hand, the New York Sinn EYin, representing a disaffected section of Irish-Americans’whom Mr- Devlincalled “ frozen patriots,” parsed a resolution at a meeting in New York on the same day-of a very different tenor. They asked the public to refrain from contributing financial support to “certain Irish members of Parliament, including John E. Redmond, who arc touring America at the present time for the purpose of collecting funds to bo used iu their support and in the payment of their salaries under the representation that such funds will assist them in obtaining Home Rule for Ireland.” The betrothal of Miss Helen Berger, daughter of a millionaire miller of Milwaukee, and (Mr William Jennings Bryan, son of the Democratic candidate 1 for the United -States Presidency, is announced. The wedding will take place shortly, and the honeymoon will be spent in Warwickshire, England. Mnlai Hafid, the new Sultan of Morocco, is one of the busiest mon-in the world, .writes a correspondent of tho ‘ Daily Express ’ at Fez. He rises with the sun, and, save for a short siesta, seems never to have any leisure time at all. He makes a point of attending personally to all State business, holds reviews of his troops frequently, receiverdeputations from all parts of the country, listens almost daily to translations, of long extracts from the European newspapers, metes out rewards and punishments, and surely never sleeps. Cr Edward Niclioll, of Cardiff, of tho Hall Line of steamers, is carrying' on a crusade for improved lodgings for seamen at Cardiff. Young English girls, in some cases, not more than sixteen years of ago. are,, he says, married to colored boardinghouse masters. At a Chinese boardinghouse he vistccl there were twenty-four beds.jn four small rooms. The English wife of one black lodging-house 'keeper was often unmercifully thrashed. Two King’s Norton paupers have como in for a windfall, which they owe to the smartness of the workhouse porter. On a holiday tho porter noticed an advertisement from a firm of solicitors for tho next-of-kin of a person described. Recognising the name as that of an inmate of tho workhouse, he brought the matter before the clerk on his return. Inquiries wore instituted, and it was ascertained that two sisters in tho workhouse wore entitled to a legacy of £I,OOO each. ‘’Our Own” writes that Hie LOyal Cromwell Lodge held their annual ball on Friday evening, and it was far and away the best function ever held here. .Seventy couples joined in the grand march, under the guidance of Mr D. A. Joilv. a■ mini capable M.C. Visitcis from Clyde, .Gibb.v Um, Bannockburn, and Low'bufn were among the dancers, who liioVoiiglilv eujoved themselves till 4 a.m. Messrs ’ Pariridge brothers discoursed' splendid;’niilsic.’ and the floor was iu first-class brdbr. Miss Maud Thomas, who possesses a IhuV tomtralto \oice, Mesdames J. R-ichas and Morris, and Mr J. lizard sang, and were vigorously applauded. Mr J. Gordon, bandmaster, rendered ‘The Lakes of KiE larney’ on the cornet in an artistic manner. A sjilendid supper was provided, and the ball was pronounced by one and all to he cue of the most enjoyable they had' attended.

A certain Parisian Judge, on getting’to liis chambers one morning m- Hcptember last, was handed this note',by.rone of the officials Monsieur 'the judge,— In Hie belief that a Judge can (orm an accurate opinion only of matters of which' lie ] K ri ; had personal experience, we think that if; will interest you to be exactly acquainted with the facts of a case similar, to nianv which are tried by you every day. Wo accordingly have the honor to' inform you that we have had -much pleasure in burgling your flat to-day.” 'The Judge treated tins epistle as a joke, hut found that it was a costly one oil returning to his home the same day. The patriotism of the New Zealander abroad is simply overwhelming. The visitors’ book at the recent gVnglo-Franco Exhibition was just one long jucan of praise for the Dominion. Here, are a few samples of the “ impressions ’’ recorded bv some visitors to the While Palace id ’Shepherd's Bush during 'September-: “ England’s nice for a holiday; but not to live in.” .‘.’l would not change niv Now Zealand home for any I have seen’ in England.” “I wouldn't change my litilc wooden hut for you.” “T.would not change my New-Zealand home for my native 'home. Cornwall.’’ “New Zealand’s ihe country of the future.” “New Zealand’s one of the loveliest places I have ever seen.” “I like New Zealand best,’’