MR. M'KENNA AND THE ADMIRALTY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1211, 21 August 1911, Page 3

MR. M'KENNA AND THE ADMIRALTY.

Lord Charles Beresford has written a letter to the Press in connection with t'ho attitude by Mr. M'Kenna, the First Lord of tho Admiralty, with regard to the protest made by 135 admirals against the ratification of the Declaration of Lon-

don. Mr. M'Kenna, in replying In the protests,, held that, the opiniim. of 1i!l out of 13,1 of these nllicers was worthless, and justified his statement by insinuating that their career before arriving at flag rank was of no utility to the State. Lord Charles writes: "Looking to the evasions and contradictions which have . distinguished his answers to t|iiestions on naval matters of vital importance to the safety of (he State, and the strange views he - appears to hold of the duties of his high office, culminating in lexpre'-ions that have offended I he w hole naval service over which he presides, it would appear that the right lion, gentleman should thoughtfully consider whether it would not be to his own advantage, as well as to that of the naval service, if he were to seek some other position more suited to his peculiar abilities." RIOTERS. The strike of carters in Manchester—an oflshoot of tho shipping stryifce—resulted ill serious - rioting. The police were engaged for hoars in dispersing crowds by baton charges. Many rioters were injured, and several policemen were hurt by bricks and stones which were flung at them."" The -JOOO carters oil strike, swelled .by additions and sympathisers to a crowd of 10,000, formed an effective blockado at all tho principal goods stations. Trade in the, city was almost completely held up. Lorries with food supplies were prevented from reaching the market, and the police who escorted the lorries came into serious conflict willi the strikers. ' Near Shudehill Market a lorry loaded with raspberries was overturned, and the police were pelted with the fruit. A baton charge drove back the mob, which included many women. A burlv Irishman only gained a. passage for his'cartload of cabbage by threatening the crowd with a revolver. AN "INFAMOUS SCOUNDREL." In sentencing George Lucid to seven years penal servitude for bigamv and to four years for fraud, Judge Een'loul said that he thought tho earth did not contain a more infamous scoundrel than the pris°r 10I i mau ' I!U ' ' ;ie " n found guilty of obtaining money by false pretences from women to whom he had made offers of marriage, and of committing bigamy by "marrying'.' a young tvpist while lii« wifo was still alive. It was-stated that - the prisoner obtained from the woman he married XISOO, and, having spent the money, left her. At his lodgings 2700 letiGi's from women, mostly referring to money, were iound. In 1909 tho prisoner was writing to twenty-three different women, in 1910 to thirty-five, and in this year he had already written to forty-two. Police evidence was given to the effect that tho prisoner was sentenced io 1£92 to seven years' penal servitude for liielt and forgery. From ten of his vvtmis he obtained .£llOO. THE SYME CASE. At the Central Criminal Court ex-In-spector John Symo was charged with having maliciously addressed a letter io Mr. liamsay MaelJonold, M.P., containing a threat to mUrder Sub-Divisional 1n..-;u-ctoi-Reed- The prisoner, in his defence, stated that in what he had done he nad r.ot been actuated by a desire to do violence, but simply to draw public attention to a grievance ho had concerning liis dismissal from the police force. He said: "I had to threaten someone of consequence to obtain the necessary publicity. The prisoner, was found "Guilty," and Mr. Justico Darling sentenced him to six months' imprisonment, but gave him a certificate of appeal. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. In a speech delivered at the Crystal Palace the other da/, Lord TenU'iden made a striking plea i'or the prese-va'ion of the historic building as a r.ational memorial to King Edward; Bn said: "As I review the historic annals of this place, I find that it has royal associations of the highest character. It was h;iilt in the first place by men stirred to high achievement under f he inspiration -.if I ; ing Edward's father—the Prince Consort. It vms opened by Victoria tho io>l, King Hf-wanPs mother. This palace, li; sj-ite of all its vicissitudes, must continue io stand; and at this hour, when wo have callod npon tho nation to savo it, what more appropriate than that these efforts should materialise into a, people's memorial of Quoen Victoria's greatest son. King Edward the Peacemaker? We trust that when the King Edward National Memorial is consummated it may bo worthy of receiving n new name, as Iho Royal Crystal Talace. OLYMPIA AS A THEATRE. Olympia will bo turned into a vast Roman theatre by next Christmas, and Professor Rheinhardt, the famous, producer of stage spectacles—who produced the celebrated mimo-drauia "Sumurun" in London—will present there are original ■wordless play with music by a foremost modern composer. The period of tho work is tho twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Over 2000 people will be employed, gathered from all parts of the world. There will be an orchestra of 120 performers, drawn from the most celebrated English organisations, and this will be reinforced by a huge organ. Oiynipia will be set as a Roman theatre, with tho stag?, in tho contro and seats for the public all round. The setting will bo devised by a stage designer of world-wide renown, who will carry out the ideas of Herr Rheinhardt.—"Standard of Empire." For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. Gil. '