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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 6

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;•- J »' . ' ■ LONDON SUMMARY. THE LIFE AND REIGN OF EDWARD ■...V11... ':. The Prime Minister, Mi.' Asquith, has addressed to the.Lord Mayor of London a letter in which he says that the Government'have been, considering'the question as to the. best method of'.commemorating the life, and reign of: King Edward/.VIJ.- As a result of their inquiries they are disposed to think that the object in view, would best be secured by local rather than national memorials. They feel that the memory of. a King who showed so keen,! a. desire to become acquainted: with all. classes of. his subjects in every part, of the United Kingdom would. more, appropriately be . honoured and preserved by-each county or large city marking specially for ..itself, and in. a : manner most, suitable, to the : local conditions,,the love and veneration in which he was.held. "■ The Prime Minis-. ter. suggests that the Lord Mayor should take; the initiative in- carrying-out the project-of a London memorial. ~The,' Lord Mayor has replied expressing the gratification it will give him-to inaugurate such a movement,._and stating; that, he is taking steps ■to form an influential Mansion House Committee to'; mako. the. .necessary preparations.. . '•;•■'•_-. '.•■: V': : , BOY SCOUTS FOR CANADA." '/ Accompanied by' the founder./of 'the .organisation, Lieut.-General' Sir .' Robeit Baden-Powell, a party: of .-17 b'oy. scouts, •' ;drawn from,allrparts.of the United Kingdom,' .left Liverpool ,'by:.the 'C.P.R. liner Empress .of Ireland' for Canada. ';The' fortunate members.,of the 'party.: : were, elected after -an .open '• examination .in knowledge' of /Canada. ;: :They,.will; enjoy afree.holiday of,six'weeks/ during which' •tbs romantic' life of' the..rahcher : in; the North-West will he enjoyed .under .the leadership. of.'Mr.//Eric, Walker,, one of the..organising secretaries., of ..the /boy! scouts, 'who has had'practical-'experi-ence of the life. of. a. cowboy. .Among the joys that await'them are. a;period of camping on a ranch at .Calgary,;'. Southern; Alberta, 'where '.real.. ''cow-boys, will; round up refractory cattle;, and where :the. ■art of'tracking. will: be!--explained,. by .genuine Redskins.' Then there!wiH'be'an encampment on■ an island' in: ohe/of the. . great. ; lakes, and a" canoe, trio'down: the s St;, iLawrence. :, Sir' Robert 'Baden-Powell ■goes.first: to Vancouver, .and .after visiting ; Winnipeg :'ah'd : ',other.'ciHes'ih,,;th* Dominion,., goes to 'the. United; States,' /where the boy scout movement'has:.ob/tained .a. strong h01d... He/returns Home.l in: September.. 'A,/;.!/'/ :-.'.' a'V- a';'" I 'A

; ;.;.;;■;■; BRITISH ;BMPIIiE\CIiUfi; ; ; ■ v ; , / .His Majesty/King George; VV lias- intiv mated.' his : acceptance:- of the ; '• office.■'.■'. of patron of the British Empire Cliib.SThe club has only been established- this ■year and.has; become an/important institution. The'-; object, forwhich. it;was. established was.'to .extend hospitality;"to / .visitorsfrcjui/ various parts of'the/Empire.v'arid-.a large, number of' entertainments '■' have .been given at 1 the' club ihbuse,.,l2.'St.-James's Square: The following honorary members have been, elected YrrThe Duke;'.of ',■' Counauglit, Prince Arthur.'of ; .Connaught,-;the: Archbishops of Canterbury and .York./the Prime Minister;''the.;Prinie-, of Australia' - and New Zealand,.; : the;/'/Lord Mayor■: of-- London,' tho, Bishop of Lbndbuj■ the. Secretaries; of. State-for.;.Foreign'-.Af-' fairs - and" for . Greater'. Britain and/ the Colonies, the-High Commissioners'; for Canada; .-'Australia, South -Africa, : and New,; Zealand, the Permanent Tinder-Secretaries -of State.'for vl'oreign/-Affairs ,>iand. if or". Greater;. Britain -and .the -• Colonies,: '/and "Lord oßoscbery .>"■;'Mr'i -Balfour, has■'.become an.ordinary^-member.;;bf.t'he.'cluK;,':.'•!. f ' [OVERSEA: M.P.'S;: AT;; CpEONATION. v ' An-influential deputation ; Tvai ted.on. the Prime; Minister; .to. -lay/./beforoV/hinT a? scheme which:is, approved by all parties in -Parliament, ;fdr linviting:./ delegations! from, the.: Parliaments - of .'Australia, '.Now Zealand, Canada; -/ and.: Sout.lv>-Africa';,: to visit'" : England -nest;' year .■ l *on'-: : - the;;■: Occasion/Vof •' i/the : '.Coronation/?ahd;/ the' 'Tin-' perial/Conference.■';..The.'/bbject''was;.:tb urge on-Mr.■' Asqujth 1 that: Government co-, operation '. should, be forthcoming; for the purpose, but this Mr;; Asquith., explained his. inability.. to approve,.suggesting that it'might well -be'left.to the.'.two. Houses, to entertain the'yisitors.;'.This,'.it derstood;- will '•'•' be -the.',; course.; 'followed. The .members, will probably/:be/tho; guests, of,:both'-the■'■Lords.']and": Commons "and their friends, who ;will defray .'the .costs of .the visit and 'mako 'all, the necessary arrangements.;; '•;■.--■'/-v/!-■''•,;> ■-.■'.' ■•',;■';