BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[‘"Pbh Times” See vice.] AMERICAN .MINERS TO STRIKE VANCOUVER, Aug. 27. A Philadelphia message states that Air John Lewis, President of the United Aline Workers of America, tonight- called for a suspension of work on the anthracite fields on .Sept. Ist. INTERESTING BOOK. KING AND POLITICIANS. LONDON, August 28. A sensation has been caused through the publication of the memoirs of Sir Almeric Fitroy, Into clerk to the Privy Council. The newspapers stigmatise certain passages, referring to Royalties and living statesmen, as an indiscretion and a violation ot the secrecy of office. Sir A. Fitzroy affirms that the King rebuffed a self-willed -Minister for refusing to permit a battleship to he named the “Oliver Cromwell.” On one occasion the King spoke to Sir IJamar Greenwood (former Irish Secretary) very strongly lor his slovenly way of doing business, wn another occasion the King depreciated ATr Lloyd George’s land campaign. Otuer stories in the hook praise, the King’s character. Lord Morloy saying that lie was “ full of conscience,” and another characteristic was his insistence on reading anonymous letters. There are astonishing references to King Edward’s illness, and to his living for days on tonics and stimulants. King Edward once said lie was all in favour of taxing whereon Ritchie said : “llis Majesty does not approve of taxing the poor?” King Edward replied: “No—and 1 do not care who knows it!” Thereupon the Duke of Devonshire turned to Mr Balfour find said: “We must really get in.s on the stump!”—meaning the platform. Sir Almeric Filmy also alleged that a large fund was subscribed to enable Lord Birkenhead to accept’ the leadership of tne Tory Party in 1922, but Lord Birkenhead, on second thoughts, held aloof, and the. money was returned to the subscribers. There arc piquant stories of other public men, including Mr Churchill. Sir I!. Horne, and Lord Benverbrook.