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Show New Home for Premier Is i Present to Great Britain cost about $ 0.001) a yesr, so thaf Kloyd tJeorge may tie able ?o run the j premiers national home without call-I ing upon parliament for a special an- propriatlon. , The antiquities, ltbrarv and art! treasures at the Checiuers ;nai.tlon j are of great value. There arc mny Cromwell relics, pictures by Hem- . brandt. Sir Joshua Reynolds and Oaiiib-I borough, and a library of :Qu volumes, j including several rare first edition- In making the gift to the nation. Ixrd Iee hoped that week-end r J dence at lhe Cheojuers would epa .le . the premiers of Kngland, amid 'he hrees. s of the Chilterna. to gt-t new Ideas and a clearer vision. If 1 h.e next prime minister should be a ial'or nVan. j he will have a maanifleent horns In . which to receive and entertain out of j the funds provided with the juft. Uoyd emerge is not a rich man and j could not have afforded u-h a coun- trv home out of Ms own pocket. He ! intends to make full use of. the mansion, man-sion, it being one of his convict sons I that clear thinking can best ia done! In the open air or In the hills. fly R4IUKR T J. PRKW I alversal her lew Staff rrrssemt. IjOSIW'V. Feb. In future the Itrlt-I Itrlt-I lh empire will be governed to a large extent from a famous old mansion In the t "hi! tern hill, HuckinghaniFhirt the c'heequers estate, just presented to the nation by !ord ljee as a permanent perma-nent home for the acting prime minister. min-ister. 1 With the trift goes !ady lice's collection col-lection of jewels, one of the finest in the world It includes a great ruby I of the color of pigeon Mood and is supposed to bring lurk to the wearer. As Ionic as her husband remains in office. of-fice. Mrs. Uod !eore will have the 1 privilene. of wearing the gem. IJoyd tlvorge has abandoned his Surrey home t Ci.bham and moved out 'to the Chequers, where from now on, I he will hold week-end parties for ! prom nent statesmen and diplomats I and evolve domestic and foreign pol- ! The C'heequers is a historic Tudor ! mansion surrounded by lf'" acres of 1 land, which Include beautiful gar 1 ens and a w ell-wooded park. Near bv ia a nine-hole golf course where the premier pre-mier will play regdlarlv. The present pres-ent market value of the estate la $ ! . J r. 0 Jo and its yield in rents, etc, j m. h vr-ar The great salary of the prime minister min-ister . which rs about to be Increased to 40,oo. t Is estimated that the upkeep of the theequera will |