Recognition by Chambers of Commerce: A Sckijlarships Fund At the meeting of the Association British Chambers of Commerce ast month a scheme was submitted by the President, Sir Arthur Balfour, fox the founding by the Association of a British Consular-
Service Scholarships Fund, Te was stated that the fund, for which at least £10,000 was sought, was not to be-confined to Chambers of Commerce, but would be open additional subscriptions from the general public. The. scholarships, each of the value of £80 per annum! for thereabouts, would be open the sons of British members of the British Commercial, Diplomatic, and Consular Services, and tenable for four years, at any. British public school included in the list of public schools belonging to the Head Masters' Association.
Sir Arthur Balfour said that the fund would be a means. both of bringing commercial and industrial interests in this country into closer contact with the Consular" and Diplomatic Services abroad, and of showing practical appreciation of the work of Brittish Consularr off cers, who were under-paid rather than over-paid, and had great dificulty in the matter of sending their children home for education under British traditions. 3
Mr. Dunlop, Inspector-General of the British Consular Service, expressing thanks for what he. deseribed as "a noble and generous!
said that this "touched cult problem with which the British Consul abroad was confronted, namely, the education of his children as British subjects.
The scheme vas cordially" approved by the Association.
'A number of resolutions were passed, One' moved by' Colonel Hubbard, on behalf of the Isle of Wight branch, urged the necessity of international gation to prevent the discharge into the sea of refuse! from all-burning vessels, so as. pollute the waters at bathing places, the waters at bathing places. revolution by Sheffield, hara, and Newark was adopted, agistoring strong objections to the Hours of Employment, (No. 2) Bill, on the ground that it would most seriously handicap the trade! of this country as compared with other countries. The Bill, the resolution' stated, was intended to carry out the terms of the Washington Convention, but to adopt that convention before it was ratified by all other competing countries, including the United States, would be an act fatal to the trade recovery of this country.
By a large majority the conference passed a resolution moved by Mr. Frank Moore, of Leicester, viewing with consternation the Government's decision not to renew the operation of Part LI. of the Safeguarding of Industries Act. The withdrawal of the protection hitherto granted under the Act, it was urged, would have a. most disastrous effect upon the industries concerned, and must materially inerence unemployment.
The Huddersfield Chamber presented a resolution in favour" of urging upon the Government the desirability of considering whether conditions could be imposed whereby import "restrictions and " tariffs st British goods be modified snd reduced when loans are raised in, Groat Britain by foreign coun-5s, either on the free money the British Governments"
rket or by direct applica Sir Felix Schuster urged that Was undesirable that the Govern ment should be mixed up in foreign ans at all, and said there' must! be complete freedom for the London market, The resolution was referred to the Executive Committee for considera. tion and report.
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The King has appointed Sir Musick.
Edward Elgar, 0. Master of the
'The office has an interesting, history. In a letter published in "The 'Times recently' a correspondent the "The first Master of the Musick was appointed in 1660, but from very early times the' Kings of 'England have included in their households a band of musicians. Of Edward IV's 18 minstrels som be trompets, some with shales and small pypes.' Henry VIII rang. the changes on fifteen trumpets, three lutes, three rebecks, three taborets, a harp, two viols, ten sackbuts, a fife, and four drum-slades,'" and sixteen trumpets, four utes, three rebecks, three taborets, a! harp, two viols, nine sackbuts, two drumslades, ' three minstrels, and a player on the "In 1548 Edward VI had eight minstrels, a player on the virginals, two lutes, a harper, a bagpiper, a drumslade, a rebeck, seven viols, four sackbuts, a Welsh minstrel, and a flute-player. Elizabeth en-Inrged and possibly improved this troupe. Hautboys made their appearance under Charles I, with recorders,' violins, and fifteen musicians for the lute and voice.' Nicholas Laniere was then master of the band, and he introduced wind instruments' and twenty-five music-fans for the wastes;' besides a serjeant trumpeter and eighteen trumpeters. At the Restoration came a band of twant formers on violins, tenors basses, commonly known 'Four-and-twenty Fiddlers' They played during dinner, and even breakfast (1), while in the Royal Chapel anthems were especially composed. with symphonies and ritornels between the vocal move. ments.
"Formerly, besides its ordinary duties, the King's Band of Music used, with the Gentlemen and Children of the Chapel Royal, in performance of the odes annually composed for the King's Birthday and New Year's Day. The most famous holders of the Mastership were, perhaps, Thomas Purell (1672) "and Dr. William Boye (1755)
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