ENGLISHMEN OF NOTE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3556, 5 August 1905, Page 4

ENGLISHMEN OF NOTE.

discount MountmontddU a bon* fide lifingiish nobleman who works hard for a living. Born very poor—the poorest 4 i7.i the kingdom, indeed—he has worked ■•at several trade* and was once a newsboy. Qen. French hat proved**© be the most successful of all the English division commanders in South Africa, for he not only has made no mistakes, abut has done affective work from the » cry beginning of his campaign In the eisatern Transvaal. .Recently, on hi* ninety-first birthday Rev. John Spu'geon, father o I the famous Charles S mrgeon, preacher, i’aid the foundati >n stone of the Sout, h Norwood BapU ,t church in Eng'and. He .1 a Conga Rationalist and robaV'iy is the oldea living minister A that denomination. K-hn V'iorley rarely “takes bis walks ad’* without one or more of , to which he is devotedly % u ..i,-d. In his old j urnalistm r. ■ ■As hivoiite dog alwa nccon-.i.. ,1-. iim to his' office, waiting pntieni .y f■ 1 v him until the day’s work was over and it was t baefor thehomeward journey. Always a ire*t kaoker, the king of .England aim te hd« succession ha< smoked hardttr than ever. The cear of Russia and 1 taisar of (terznany, when they want to pi lease him, semi himspecial brands of <’Agars a id cigaretdM, and the king in xoturn dispatchea to those august persona#-** bia own <avorita brands.