Show f Richard c ar Abercorn erera in in London ic i- i i iBY BY KICHARD TID u. u Republican Special Service Copyright 1307 1007 01 London Lon July Jut 20 The fire Tho real facts about the thc Duke Dulce of ut es e's illness are arC carefully suppressed by the thc London pIO pre w. w 4 and nd It Is recognized in tic the family that lint ho he Van can enn only recover reco by a miracle The duke dole e who was down v with witha t I ta a heart attack while with the Icing Iring at 1 I Ascot is 7 H years old and ani has has lived Ii I Ia a busy life lIte although though he had retired from front politics for some years yeans he lie at attended attended at- at I at-I tended e society functions up to the tho last The dukes duke's political car career carger cr begun when ho was very ory young and amI ho had hada a government post lost ut at thirty at thirty- thirty five he was secretory secretary of ot state for war VOl before his ids retirement For FOI many years cars he was leader of the thc Liberal Unionist t tp p party from Jt Its formation The duke lul e did not marry until h he was fifty Ills His wife form formerly Duchess Duch Duch- ems ess of ot Manchester Wl was the thc daughter o of Count von Yon A Alton Alters Iten of Hanover eT and she has today the reputation of ot being i i ione one of or lIC women and best bridge players In society The Tho heir hell to the dukes duke millions millions' his I 1 0 acres his three palatial residences resi dences Devonshire dences-Devonshire enc Devonshire ro house London Chatsworth Derbyshire and ana Lismore castle h Ireland is hJ Is his nephew Victor Caven Cavendish M. 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P Politicians hero here are arc expecting to set see seethe the early tall fall of or John Rodmond Redmond as us leader vf of vi the Irl Irish h Party parly u Ufa s po lUon Is threatened on on all nn sides both a aleader as Jea leader lT In lr parliament an and as 03 leu leader cl of oC he the Nationalists In Ireland I Mr tali Redmond n t suffered a severe blo blow I when the national convention rejected the British governments government's proposal to to I I establish an lIis Irish 1 council as a 0 sort I of or first filst step to 10 home rul He Ile II would I have hav welcomed It as us an In Installment o ol of home home- rule home rule Iule but his attitude aLtitude will cost him his Job William VillIam OBrien O'Brien and Timothy Healy are both walting wu ting to toI I take his place Itc Redmond Is desperately s struggling ru now to mold hold his position He I is trying to gel set popular adherence by supportIng supportIng support- support Ing Ins the Sinn Fein movement the movement nt the Chauvinist Irish Dish policy wh whose ie motto Is s Ourselves In the vernacular T P. P OConnor O'Connor the noted wr writer and Irish M. M P. P is trying to keep keep- the party together and prevent the break up that would ensue on Redmond's fall But It Ills Is rally uny certain that thal before long lone the resent present leader of the party willbe will willbe be down and auLl out V John Joan Burns Durns minister for for local government government gov Soy I and former labor leader Is the hero of a 0 curious story He Ho received re- re 1 th the kings king's command to dint dine with th the other t ministers rs and I plated placed till the imitation in In the tail ail t i of or his hits coat where It Il remained until umu after lter the thinner dinner was over lie He had hall forgotten all about tho the date late and was and was only reminded of or It by in- in quit s front from other ministers why ho did tint not attend the Iho dinner not oven even 1 sending I an excuse King Edward received lie Iho forgetful ministers minister's explanation with leniency but Mr Me Burns urns was overwhelmed with I confusions confusion It U is said Id that he lie has taken talton I special precautions against ro royal nl comI commands commands com- com I mands being hidden awa away and forgotten forgot ten in his pockets ets i War Var balloons ore arc not immune from lom rUhl flee fire Tilts This new tactical point was proved 1 by experiments at Lydd Lyd Camp where new ideas in lit artillery v vt-ork vt ork are tested A balloon Without passengers oC or course was sent Hent up lip three miles from rum where a battery of oC guns suns was stationed and when It H was about 1200 feet reet up the thc artillery fired filed d shells shell at u. u The first shell missed the second scored a 0 square hit Jilt sm smashing the balloon bal hal loon loon- which came carne down In pieces I Otter Otier Interesting experiments were made with a u new nw explosive which was exploded in in a SC series of mines pro producing uc- uc ing ins an artificial earthquake e for 01 miles around 1 Cutting Cullins habo hair and composing church music mush a aM ara the curiously ly matched occupation pation of A Arthur Henry Lunch who has a busy barber 1 sop n nar ar or Ht Repent regent street the time fashionable shopping center contel cen con tel tee Mr Ml Lunch Hunch has composed a Communion Com munion Service In F which is sung at the neighboring Church of ot St. St Thomas Thoma His favorite In instrument is Sa Ie organ but he lie also plays the piano mandolin violin double bases and ancl cornet The barber Jan who is la an enthusiast en en- on composition frequently has hos Inspirations while serving a D. customer and makes rough notes noto In the tine Intervals of business ss But he to 0 his razor razor- for tor as he says he Is Is Is not foolish to throw throwaway away his bread and butter butler r me-e me merely because he ho is a a. must musi clan cian lan V V parasol Is the most nav novel l of ot this summers summer's fashions here Imported Im- Im Imported ported from Crom the Riviera it It made maute its appearance at Ascot where it was vaa carried car car- red ried d by many of lh the most moo fashionable women The panels of the the newest parasol are arc covered with embroidered embroidered- or WWI wili handkerchief lawn Jawn with a JilIn linins lin- lin In ins Int of Hale pink blue or 01 mauve taffetas tat tat- fetus tajO Its mole mose n original ls f feature is t tIc r fringe t which h ana mav bi hi ii f silk ilk n ti th i little or silver bells uc-lIs or orIn even In tiny rosebuds 01 nr daisies ies hanging from their stalks |