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  2. FORTY YEARS a MONARCH

    Swedish people at home and throughout the world will unite to do honor to their well-loved monarch, Gustav V., when he celebrates on Monday next the 40th anniversary of his accession to the throne as King of Sweden, the Goths and the Wends. In Sweden a special stamp will be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,611 words
  3. A GREAT BENEFACTOR

    When Alfred Felton died at the end of the last century Melbourne mourned the passing of a quiet, unobtrusive citizen, a man who had amassed considerable wealth but who had played little part in public life, a bachelor who preferred to remain in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,296 words
  4. "GENTLEMEN-THE SPEAKER"

    A British writer on constitutional matters, in referring to the House of Commons, informs us "the Speaker has authority to keep order. He refers all questions of importance to the House; but his own position is one of influence and dignity; he is the first Commoner in the community ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,352 words
  5. REPUBLICAN FRIEND of a KING

    Three hundred years ago a man was appointed a Lord of the Bed-chamber to King Charles the First. It was a sorry hour for Charles. He was at Holmby House, in Northamptonshire--a captive of the Parliament. Defeated, but not yet in rigorous detention, the king waited for his ...

    Article : 1,156 words
  6. ROMANCE IN POLITICS

    Romance and politics seem strangers to one another. Yet, in the life of Lord Bennett--Viscount of Mickleham, in the County of Surrey, and of Hopewell and Calgary in the Dominion of Canada, bachelor Prime Minister of Canada--romance played a very big part. By M.F. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 990 words
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