Mr. Scrymgeour, the Prohibitionist member for Dundee, has failed to convert the House of Commons. In spite of all his hard' work and earnest pleading, he could not induce more than 14 members to vote for his Bil}, - In addition to a Belfast Unionist and three labourists from South Wales, the minority consisted of Scottish labour members, most of them from! the West. One speaker in the debate ironically suggested that the Bill should only apply to Dundee end Glasgow. Yet, while it rejected his Prohibition Bill, the House took Mr. Scrymgeour to its heart. He completely wiped out the impression, that he was a muddied and incoherent crank who had obtained a seat in Parliament by' some practical joke, and when he sat down there was a long and generous cheer from all sections of the House. His religious zeal and Imost fanatical fervour greatly impressed the House, where sincerity, however wrongly directed, wil? never be without appreciation. He may be called a cross between pulpiteer and a street-corner' orator: But what impressed members most was Mr. Scrymgeour talking of the "surging influence which God implanted in me. He who said I will never leave you were nor forsake you has brought ind "to this House in the most marvel/ lous fashion against all the forces of Press and party organization."
MRS. RONALD GREVILLE, The Hon. Mrs. Ronald Greville, at whose house near Dorking the first part of the Royal honeymoon will be spent, has been touring South Africa in a little Ford car. A daughter of the late Mr. William M'Ewan, of Edinburgh, Mrs. Greville has long enjoyed an intimate friendship with the Royal. Family. The Queen is very fond of an informal chat with Mrs, Greville without! even the presence of a lady-in-waiting. The Duke of York, since early boyhood, has been on affect-lanate terms with her, and there are rumours that ho will be her heir—she inherited a large fortune from her father, who was head of the famous brewing firm.
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