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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 707, 5 January 1910, Page 6

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INTERESTING BY MAIL. : .. ■ \ London, November 26. : Tho death is announced of Mrs.. "Williamson Eamsay at the age of 89. "A corI respondent, -writing in the "Times," eays: "She was the only daughter of the late Sir ■ Francis Bond Head, tho author of 'Bubbles from the Brunnen,' who was known in early;life as 'Galloping Head,' and later as Governor of Upper Canada during the"• 'thirties. ; Canada was then being ; exploited ■ by: revolutionary ' agents anxious to sever its counection with tho Mother, Country... Mrs. .Eamsay was a girl of seventeon 'when her father, having placed her with her mother in safety on board a ship off Toronto, took command of his loyal Militia nnd quelled tho rebellion in a sharp and decisive action. ■;.■' For thus having Canada to the Crown, ho was rewarded by being reqalled, but the attempt: to: make a political scapegoat of him failed, and. he entirely justified his action by the publication of his'narrative.'" ■■•. .

City Improvements. The - London City Corporation hasadopted a report of the City Lands Committee' recommending the erection of a building- t of three storeys on the ■ east side of the porch of the Guildhall. This, Ue third building on' the' present' 6ite' was begun in the-year" 1«1, arid during the reign of Henry , IV.. The present mongrel front was., erected by- Mr George Dance, the City architect, in 1789. The last important alteration arid iestorations were confided -, to".' Mr. Horace Jones, tho City architect,". and completed in June,. 1861..:; It was further' decided to open up and. clean: the splendid crypt' so,as to render it an adjunct to tie museum, and also to : utilise certain vaults as strong-rooms 'for the Bridge House Trust. Other .'important decisions were to make inquiry as to' the' widening of Leadenhall Street and the acceptance ot tho pffer of the London County Coun-i c ii *2 ' c °TitrilJ«te .- a ■ sum riot exceeding OO n , ? n °L9!; lsed on tto council's", estimate pi towards tho cost of: making, 1 l'leet Street, sixty" feet :wide,. subject to the reserving the right to apply for a further contribution in the' event of the couricil's estimate being exceeded.: The corporation's estimate of the cost,was .£436,238. : ■■'■■. .-.-.:

Britain and Congo! : : j°^ or ? ou r s meGtin P has been' held at the/Albert Hall,; under the presidency oi the Archbishop of Canterbury, to protest against the outrages which 'have taken place in..the- Congo' under Belgian administration; A remarkable : ■- featuve was the representative, character of the meeting, which comprised leading ministers of, every. Protestant denominu-' ■non;..-peers, -member's, of. Parliament without any:regard to party politics,' and deputations from , all the leading -philanthropic societies in" the 'country, , :besides : the -general; public, who numbered some fen thousand.; Concluding "his speech the Bishop said: "Are we wrong to-nigat in asking you to resolve with-acclamation' that, if these things are'to go. on, England dare not,:. and -"will not, hold her tongue? A "resblutiori demanding immediate and..' complete reforin • was '' received, .and .'."'passed • with ; ■ tumultuous acclamation.' ," ! .- •■■- -.■...•.

Suffragettes' LMesi Tactics., -, ; V;' i,? J i e I s . n Jfr&Settos'"wiib are.imprisoned in Morfield , Gaol in : connection with ■■' the window-breaking and other disturbances following the whipping of Mr. Winston Churchid at Bristol, have adopted ah" amazing -stratagem.. It ,is -stated that the Suffragettes in question sittinir naked in, the cells, -and that the only .coverings they don:: in .cases >■'of :emereency,are blankets.. The prison rules demand that they ; shall wear prison clothes. Xhey refused to'undress,:-and when they" wore, compelled to do .so, they refused to 1 Suf . on', the ',substitutes given .them Lunger-striking lias been, resorted "to, it is..stated, .and. a special ."doctor engag3d ; by the authorities, in;:, anticipation • of forcible feeding. ...One-of, the::blanket-clad' women.has made an attack on the prisondoctor. , Sho. knocked his .hat and eyeglasses off. ■■ . "• ' : ,■-..-•■ ;,■■. ...-.•

Swansea's New: Dock, • , . ; The new King's. Dock at Swansea, which has cost over has just been opened'by Sir Griffith' Thomas, chafrman o|.:]theiHarbour. Trustees, in ,the presence' of a, large; .assembly... representing •.the' shipping and commercial .interests' of the United -Kingdom.: -, The . new dock- ha'si a water area pf.'67i acres,.-with a provision" lor, future, extension, the totalVarea of■• the land; from the sea.being -393 acres. The extreme length of the dock •js-.'iSOOft., and, the extreme width. 1210 ft) The lock is 875 ft. long by 90ft.'broad, and is capable' of admitting;the largest vessel afloat. The. length of quay space is 13,520 ft., of which, nearly, 8000 ft.; is to be. devoted to.coaling purposes.-V ; ',-; ~

Whitglft Hospital. •v ■ . ' .-. ;i : '.The!'famous Whitgift-.'Hospital at Croyuon :lihs- been saved: from destruction by the "decision -of the town council not to proceed with a scheme for widening the thoroughfare known - as North-End. The beautiful Elizabethan building stands at a_ corner where there have been many- accidents, vand when .it was .decided' to widen the roadway, at a cost of some £130,000, it'was's'een- that this would involve ■ the demolition of: the' relic. .Pro-:tests-were/made by the ArchbisliOD -of Canterbury, Miss : Marie Corelli, "and many of the .foremost archaeologists..,'lt was suggested by the Local Government Board that a' vote of' the ■ town should be taken, but the council /decided not to proceed on.purely financial:grounds.;

■Chorus-Girl, Princess.; v >H ; '■■■'■'.>■■ '■The latest stage romance centres round Miss Dolly Parnell, a-' pretty ;young actress whovwas a chorus-girl in "My Darling-' when it was produced at.the Hicks Theatre (now : the Globo) in 1907.-.'■ Miss Pamell has been married.: quietly '., at the Aiarylebono "Registry Office to Prince Nasir Aii Khan; the son of ■. one of. India's mo.-.t powerful rulers. The Prince, who is. 20 years of age, c'has. presented his bridn" with:'.£2o,ooo worth: of jewels as a wedding.gift. \ He has resided in London for eight v years, and was educated at Ox-"■ford;",,...'V'.:-'.V:'.■,:.'• -.'i"--.'. ;iv-:i '• •''■"; ,'■•.'. -

The Value of: Boer, . /;; .■,;•.-■'. A very interesting answer to-the'ques-tion: "Is beer worth drinking?"■'•■.was givoh: by Dr. Thomas Duttc-n, of .New Cavendish Street,' in a notable■ speech ;at the Llewelyn Hall; Bermondsey. ; "To" answer the.question," he said, "it is';bct■terrto ask.another question: 'What is beer? , 'The man in the street;'will tell us; it is'a composition of malted, barley, hops, water; and a , percentage of: alcohol. By, certain processes."the 'Btarch. in tho barley is changed into diastase, dextrine, andmaltosc. All these are valuable'food. products. ; Hops'• have no dietetic, value/ but lupulin in.hops is used.in.medicines as a bitter' tonic. Hops are,:'therefore, a "'stomachic' tonic, and increase; the appetite. ~ As'.to"alcohol, I,''as a'practical, physician, can tell.you from clinical.experience that, alcohol' is a' gentle stimulant. It promotes cell change ,and .'no doubt soma of,-it is converted .'into starch. I consider. •:beer, wholemeal bread, : and cheese .by far the best-food for the working man. They, are nutritious, .wholesome, and appetising." ,;■■."■ . - ■

Scottish Divorce. -.'. In the Court of ; Session, Edinburgh,' a divorce decree was obtained <by ltose Edith Crowley,. ■ against Alister Macgrego'r Crowley j formerly called, Edward Alexander'Growley. Some amusing evidence was' given in the course of the action. One witness said that the defendant was very proud- of having; as he thought, Scottish blood in'bis veins! Ho had curious .ideas of how to fit up a house, Eb put'mirrors rotfnd a room at ■Boloskine, where he had a house and estate,, and called it a temple. "■'■ Ho in-, vented a now kind of religion. He was a Cabalist, and studied ancient lnanu- ■ scripts. Writing ;■ to the witness ' from abroad, he sometimes signed himself MacGregar and.. sometimes ' Crowley. . ■■■Ho' changed his liame from . Alexander to ■ Alister because it was Scottish.. Ho got some mark of distinction from an Indian chief, and thereupon, the witness said,' called himself Lord Boleskin. The defendant often appeared in complete Highlaud costume, and tho MacGregor tartan was very, very bright.—"Standard of Emivpire." '■-..■• ' : ,: ■-..'. i■ ■ ■. ■'■.■.'. : .'■■ ■■:■- '

One man in every twenty: meets with an," accident yearly.. • . . " "iMesflra." Harcourt and Oo; auction a John.BbnvUle farm on January 25.;. . : ■ ■