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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 6

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/■;■■!>'.'■'LO.ND.ON SUMMARY. -./:." ".'.•THB/'KING edward memorial. . y : /:: ; ;- ; U;-''//'■ London, ; September; ■vA'.iioversuggestidn'iias been made, by a 1 London-, banker .to the itbr'd Mayor ,jji- con-, nection-witlii the ;-Kirig'jEdward Memorial, by; which/ the late Kirig'S'/memory'.would be, perpetuated in every,'city, 'town; and village: in'.the' Empire;, i "My ; suggestion; is," lie writes-, "tliat.at tlio entrance, to; every .'city,, town, or, village ■ a plaque,'of', .or..bronze.be.'shown; -at th.Bitop; would lie .ii •.space for ..the iha'hie ;of.the town ;br village,-.theii';would.come, /the ■effigy.lot the late.'King and a/suitable';in; scription.:'.'. 'If this, idea was -really' , ac'v 'ceptable-the plaques'm\ght .bb'spld';' ata; .price,.leaving a profit-'whiclk.wpuld/pro-vide./'tlie; nucleus of ;'a large; sumVfor a central-memorial.""■■: He;'//suggests ;.,that the 'scheme should•, b.e;.extended.;:througlioiit'.the, Empire, 1 "so that ill every portion thereof for all'' time '/the: effigyarid,' memorial of King, : Edward;,' Y II:", -.;.

'■' f bF,6pyBBNMENT>;; : 'v;: ■';'According to figures, given. nn.-'a'/Trea-siiry : White Paper, the revenue..'and :&£-/ pendifure of the. United liaye. : nearly ■'. trebled in-, the /past ninety.-years;. The cost.of both"civil government and of Imperial; services- has 'increased • enormous-. ■ 'ly: :. Here;.are l the■ figures;—,;•■', yy'Jyyy?■; "■ i :' ! ', ; : ; '■'■; ■■ : " f -v : w/-; ; : r[ ■:i819:.;:. : .';;i909-lu. i v : ;-- : -X'ff^ : '-\ '■':■■ V:'i&;' : :^ Civil.'.:,..',:'government /"'.'.. ■ytfy'^r-}. ";,"■: ° ■' Vcharges? ;;.;.....,;'..=:..:•, 11,133,471 • ,86,707,60.0 iExcisei'-aridV. ' ■'.-.: v.-:'/■/:•:;/ ; ' ; .*'-• Inland' Keveriue De-v': ;;:';';;;:;-/,'/:;■■ i.:':'pa'rtment.:;::;:...;:::;.'; 2,947,712'. 3,072,000. /Post .-Office.'- services.;;./ ]y ,378,150 ; 16.807-.000. ;.j; ;v:Tol:al.expenditare : f 14,459,333 >;56;58^50(>, . Great. .'Britain's,.. : contributions:::/to';' 'Ini-' perial.'; se'r vAinijy", ofo'.-rhave; grown^much.'less^'rapidly.^.and l naye},'der, creased :sinc6;y9o7-8:f-^ ! '!;;.i> a'l;;:''', ,''::■; >;'-;V.HBi9 ; ;:i:,';;;';!;^^.;.;..l.V':l47,o^G^l : /''JA y •■- '":i907J8--'.. f'i...:;;.:..i.u;. H . 93,022,000-,; •. n ':■ ;;-< -1908-9; m.;,/.;;;..:/.:..':'■ 57,9G7;500 ,:y,;!;.19p9JO; ; ;; : : : . vv v; -; -The/'• total; -'revenue,' increaSe'd./.'from. iE52,605,508-;in,^ : lßl9' tO''-.'.ii40,085,000-.v"in'; •1908-9,',aid;:felht6. 1910../..; 1 :,A'Vpatlietic.incjdent;occuiTed :recehtiy-.at. the;)Showi Hill?: Police;; Station: .and.ieeble:;ibld,man' , .stu^Dled ; ;in, endeay.T. pure'd'jtoidfawj.himself: erect,.'^^saluted .the' inspector: in. ciiarge",, and'repotted' himself ;hs;.''C6Estable'' l :Japk''.Sutlierlarid;! , musterr; irig^for'tlutyvon^secorid:'reliof.".;;■.The '.sp.ectpr; pointed; out : that.:he'vwas ''not'in-, /uniform,.: to,:whiclv .:the'; old;'man ;fepiie'd. '.tl»t.vlo^'wasV.gbing■■!bhVsp^ecia^'..tety> ; i:■.dn''d'-■ hbid-v/; got-; Ohis't^nifprin'. ''"■ Underneath .his.:' ■_cJpf]iesy!ijJS;,/ieply\' j ):fo';^^.- ,,: iii-, ,spe'ctbr i s;;questi6nsi>the,<)ld. i man ; 'ed. ; superintindeht : Sf long since .'dead; or,'re'-' .tired. ;.;He ; ,;'declared-: tliat' .he/was :M for ;seh'ice',,; : "God ■:say t e ; .' : the^Kiri'g.;V'; S ;Hd:;.:'w ,to:;appeai;:*in: court,';to 'answer/.thp;foi'mal charge-of;i''wahderinrg stated; thatjiip : ,'was:an,'pld.,city:,p'6licem'ari,'; ;whp,;,i'etired >'eight.e'on ; : '} ; ears';;'ag6.: : : v#,The : magistrate;' dealt privately, ;to.;';an!;.a'syr. : lum;"i.'where an: endeayb^r>iwiiribe ; :nvaae',t6: Terider'?iis-.last;d : 1^ s'nT^IMESTJHRmM^S : pointw. at, the"; nbt^'tbi'issue^.,the !; new'C twopenny .'-'stamps; which'.were'/ ready. 1 ;for; issuo« at \the ■ time" of King, Edward's; death! y Th'b:)P.dst'..Offibb v t ';auihorities,havo':destr9yed ; the entire^fo'cl^''. Wvith '.;the::'€xcep'tidn': of j ar'fdw';':sp'eciniens,' ,which:;;have;,beeh; '.placed ih.Mp.'museum' :at..:Stf-Mai'tin , s-le-G.raridi:-l'!This;.st«'p debided' j'pnjla's -it''. wa's: ; ,riot?;.thouglit^ ;able that' ii/sta'mp.'of[snew,;design,'.'bear-'* ihg .the^o.rtra^t;of-a'deadfnionarbh,\shb(uld-be;put:sintb{;circulatiorii ;particulaflyX?in; ■ view ,of, the' fact .'.that.;'.tLe'je'.- will'.teiafiiew;' issue'fbfv.eyefy ',v : grnde.'|of stamp ;,early'; in,' ;th^e,''coniing:'y:^ar.'.kT.he : : st' ate;.: that'-.i the"-' ■na\vv,jissiie.Siii|.. , -witliV-:'..Ki.ng'. -,Gedrge's'-'pbi;trait,;•will-' bb'. on 'sale ;.6onip 'Hme:;befbrb:'Ea'ster:v'/'.\;?:sv"i*;^v:'f;;:rt

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"plahtedV:iiMlerv;the'--'dirt'6tion-,p'f ', the Woods? aM'r.Foresfs'i Department'; oh 'Inverfiever'. :: 53O,OO0.i,"seedlipgs\ : were'•iljried/' 1 dut"..at Fordi jiiak-i; ;anuud. : repoi'h,oi. 'issned.r isi'a... -'Blue-Hobk,'{>sho'ws7'thatV.tlie (total inco'me'of ilia Departroent' ; ,'aiii6uiit£d : to ;mVl9oß,.:and f'theVexpradi&ra ,^Vas^:'-'-j&56 > 23i,:\ i *againsl: ,J : iiitb:'tK6. Exchequer; :The''Crpiyn ; ;the : c6niiJ!i^i6iiers,\' : excludTorof;riaho'i3etv .for liuiiamg-.purposes,-;foreshores;-J.and. mineral' rights; \c6yers;;ab6.ut : ;322,7G7:acresi :of 'whiph'3;lj6ut'''67jQ2ol7 are; tindery Kmlxiiv ' : From\'niiriesy ', quarr jesjvjrad •' excavating -the income''was ,£711485,: andi 1 the'' expehdif lire -;}VM;;',£is,«s. '••• ;■'." ; ; : ..,:','■ '■:: ;,\jy.;': ■■ ;.;;/■; : .;;$;%

.'';^EAEI'S;DAU^IK > S:.DEATH.::v;i;': :.-,A''; body 'found' on .'a',lonely-.mountain, /above Aviemore, been. 'WenGfled/' as> that.''of ..'Lady:',: Margery Erskine, v .a; society, beauty,: and.'daughter;, of the : Earl of;' Buchan..,,..The;bodj<vw.as discovered '' by-.' a ■' workman, : who//'was searching.-for/.w'Mte lieather..,-;It now,.ap-/ pears' ■. that'' Lady.• • Margery;"'.-who was'.";29 ) iyedrs/df' age,: ; ,ha'd,:after ! ;-staying :Kin- ; gussie',; teen-mile .walk ; ;tp Aviemoro railway, station.r Nothing/more was heard of her, but..her relatives, were notYalarmedi/as'.-'site" hadlistated•'tnatVshe'would \>e tdotoiiia, {oT'so.me.idaysVy.'As'.a po'st-mortein revcaled/'no/injOries,save/to the 'ankle, it : - is ; : supposed; that, she>nurt 'her 'ffliMe: while: :,climbing ;■ the. ;ihoun.tain,and; being 'unable ■ to, attract attention'.or drag, herself :to. a/house, died from' ex-, posure 1 and privation: '.'.? v. ■'■■: ,'■"•."',- : .\ v v ,'i One;cf the,inost rciiiaikable,expeditions that have,ever, set' out, f rom/Englatfd;will leave: in , November;.next,.' to /'(attempt 'to carry 'the Union/ Jack, by 'motor-oar all: the way-from,:Cape Town.to Cairo/.afdis- : tance-of : moi'e;than GOOO /miles.'.'The' journey is 'expected'' to: last': four, months. .That they may, be f our' jp'orithsji'df almost incredible hardships and .dangers is acknOw-/ ledged by the .members' ,of .-the .party,' Hundreds of miles of unexplored/country, 'will' have, to,be crossed;,and' the^ 1 party yij.ll be' exposed night and day to attacks' from hostile natives'. The party, if .the bearer-boys exchanged from time' to time, bo excepted, will travel--alone. Thejnembers of the party-,will, be .-only. foiirJ.in number, 1 and each will 00117 his life: <j. n his.hands. Tho'two' crincipal. mombera of;.the party.will be Mri B, J. P.;.i,Bcnt : ley and Captain K,'.:N.' Eelsey.V '•",/ ;.',/ - v..-warship: y. 'aeeoplane., : ;p ■ Important experiments /.dro being .carried out off Plymouth by ;the "authorities V with '■'. a'> -, view - of : ascer- 1 taining • whether' naval,' guns: of the ordinary type can ' hit / aeroplanes.'The tests aro''.taking place -.on the scout Advonture,''but as .'yet ho reports as to tho results obtained have;" been 'made public. 'The experiments.are being mado by.means of largo man-lifting-kites;Vat-; -tacliedto the vessel: by wires.. "When'tho 'kites have reached an altitude of 3000 ft., -; a white target; prosoutiug. of-va-normal, aeroplane, is' hoisted'' aloft ,!>l)y; an arrangement'of■>pulleys and cord, • and suspended- nearly 2000 ft. abovo-thesea.—: ,^StpdM_^ : '" .■;"' ; .