Show RULE duk of connaught likely to bo governor general popular brother of the late king lidward edward la is reported to de be slated for head of the dominion government ottawa can call if the present program Is adhered to the next gov ernar general of canada will bt bi the of connaught brother of the late king idward edward such was tho the tip do sire of the deceased monarch and tile the probabilities are that the new king will not oppose tho the program can call adi ada appreciates tho the distinguished honor of having at the head of tier her government go as tile representative of the mother auntry country so eminent a member of the royal ron family never before has hai one of the royal roal funnily family occupied such a position though queen victorias victoria s daughter it sister bister of the duke dithe was for years a resident of the dominion when tier her husband the marquis or of borno now the dura of argyle wai governor general at the same time the appreciate that society affairs at hall or government house as it Is sometimes engled the iclal residence of his ex excellency cellen cy at ottawa will be upon a much grander grande settle scale than in ili fit the past and that it will cost a pretty penny for those who try to be in the swim ottawa more than ever will iv become I 1 the ho social center the duko duke of connaught Is the only surviving pon fan of queen victoria and Is GO 60 years old tier hei majesty had nine children of whom the eldest wass was princess victoria mother of emperor william she died in 1901 the see sec dmd ond child was the late into king edward the princess alice maud mary moth er of the present czarina of russia died in 1876 alfred duke duka of edinburg died in 1900 leopold duke of 0 albany died in beside deolde the duke of connaught there heio survive helena princess christian of hoi meta louise duchess of argyle and beatrice now princess henry of bat tenberg the duke of connaught married princess louise of prussia in 1879 and has three children ills eldest daughter Is margaret wife of gus GUB adolphus or of sweden its ills son Is prince arthur patrick and his young er cr daughter Is the beautiful all and le de independent princess victoria patricia no princess in europe his has given such evidence of hahsig a will of her X 11 nh 01 e rl 4 JJ ow own n as has the princess patricia over and ovar again has a husband been selected for tier her by those wise in statecraft but she has bundled these suitors of with slight ceremony and his decided dec ired that she will have a husk husland ind of her own choosing or none nt at all she Is the most popular 1 princess in ili england and nd was wag a favorite of her unee uncle king rdward tier her name which la Is a compliment to ireland alone makes her popular with tile the people of that part of the empire tho the british government has a purpose in ili sending bending to canada a prince of tho royal bloo 1 it la is believed a governor general so close to the throne would tend to forward the empire movement and bring the dominion in closer sympathy Bym pathy to the mother country the governor general as aa a matter of fact has very little to do with the government of canada ile iio has the power of veto but never exercises exercise that right did he be do so there would ba as groat great a commotion as would occur it if the king in england should set himself actively in opposition to tile ho elected government gut but nevertheless hohas a tremendous influence though tt it ib J operative only through social and diplomatic channels ills his salary Is a year with an executive rest resl delce dalice those governors general who hale hac been most popular and influential Is have av tec lel as n those who have really come to love ove the and its people for themselves and have developed a deep interest in ili their welfare whether vie tio duke and hla his family can forget foret for et thel the life in england to which he Ls has teen lee i accustomed remains to be been |