JOTTINGS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 291, 7 December 1914, Page 5

JOTTINGS.

Probably there is only one Englishwoman now alive who has boxed the ears of the Kaiser. That lady the widow of Sir Hugh Macdonell, the distinguished diplomatist, described the affair in her book of reminiscences, published last year. It happened when Lady Macdonell was living in Berlin, and the Kaiser (then Crown Pi;iice) was one of her frequent visitors. She writes: "He liked our English teas, and afterwards used to claim me for a game of draughts. In the salon there was a big window with a deep seat that he especially favored*; to this a small table was drawn up, and fine battles ensued over the board. I shall never forget one occasion when he accused me of cheating. He was so apparently serious that I became infuriated, and, -inmindful of his high estate and my duty as hostess, I impulsively leaned across the table and boxed his ears!"