BUACR§-WHITE Vol. v.—No. 84.] UDGET [May 18, 1901 Regd. at the G.P.O. as a Newspaper.) [I'kice 2d. I'ost frE<;, 2'A<i angloboerwar.com THEIR IMPERIAL MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (The Litest photo by W. ami D. Downey) . — 226 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET May I?, 1901 lliaii 65,098. Bu'ckijlg-lianisIiiiL' li;i> assisted willionly 10,16,1, ihoug^li il is so close lo Loii'loii. C"<.)ni\vall, CumbcrlriinI and Cainbridj^fLshiro have iL'inaiiicd praclically stalioiian', bill twelve coimlies liave fallen 'oaek, the most notable iTi.slaiices be'iijif (Jxlordshire bv 6,635, I^L-voiishire by c,373, and Norfolk by 4,863. In the XV'elsli fij^iues liif most remarkable are ihose of ( jUimorgaiishin', wiili .m inereasi- of 134, 126. * * * Tm; Exhibition at Glasj^ow is Jfojnjf slroni;, ;uid not llir least strong' is the switchback railway .seen hi the accoiii- panying illustration. ¥ ¥ H> In the accompanying pholoi;ra|)h Is shown the Norfolk residence of Mv. H. Rider Haggard, the novelist, whose present mis-.ion in the cause if agriculture is attractinig atleiUion. \ world-wide Tliough given in the eoiinfy directorv " floirse," fiimons writer's ; as Ditchingh.'im the home is The cluircli \\ith the smallest conijiegat'iou in j:nglaiiil CURRENT COMMENTS While the census is sliil a topic of conversation., il is interesting to note that the parish church of Upper Eldon, Hampshire, has the smallest congregation m England, for (he pooulation of the parish altogether is ten ! Certainly a splendid example of the depopulation of rural districts. The new census returns indicate very clearly the flow of the popu- lation towards the great industrial centres. The home counties— those which hem in the metropolis—continue to increase, ihougn a great part of the land is agricultural still. The increases die due in such cases to the creation of suburban districts, served by improved traijis from London. The appended statistics serve to illuslrate the trend of popu- lation towards the nsighbourhood of the City : freacle Pot Hall," Air. Hider Hag<jards Norfolk resideuce known locally by the somowli;;! strange title of " Treacle-pot Hall,' and owes 1- its origin to the fact that some ser- %^'J^ .. ^ vants in the tmplo}' of a former occu- angloboerwar.compant of the house many years ago gave ! offejiee to their mistress, and as a »j: lA punishment for their misdeeds had assigned to them a week's dietary of •'bread and treacle. ' Notwithstanding I the lime that has elapsed sinte this '#4 !^ fe Js. .^^M little incident happened, 1 m^^ic<i^^^.dKtiStt domestic the '• n ^j'w*^^ . .JS strange appellation of Treacle-pot Hall " (after the manner of its glutinous H title) 'has " stuck " to the popular author s home ever since ! * ** H hHHHBrI^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ j^ HHi1^^ ^B F'OR once in a wa}' the Manchester Athlet'ic Club were favoured with fine The switchback railway at the Glasgow Kxhibitiou weather for their opening engagement, Population, Incre;ise. 1901. County London 4>536,034 307.717 Middlesex ... 79^,225 24g>33' .Surrey .Si9.5'22 100.407 Essex 816,524 2.3«,053 Hertfoids'hiie 258,044 3 '.457 Kent 9.16,903 •29.57.S Berks 180,366 4.247 8,038,718 1,060,787 A th/rd of the jjopulkllon of Eng- land and Wales is thus shown to be congregated round the Empire's greatest city. Further north the growth continues to be phenomenal. Lancashire has added 262,634 to her residents ; Yorkshire, 172,707 ; Durham, 112,517; Staffordshire, T. W. Walker, Deiby A.C., winning the Northern Counties Athletic 108,367 ; and Cheshire, curioii.sly enough, lias giown by no fewer Association Cbampionsbip at Manchester AND WHITE BUDGET •27 May 1 8, igoi BLACK Full steam ahead— Tne torpedo-boat destroyer "Viper," the fastest craft in the world Of the many visitors to and with such an atlracli\ e Lowestoft during the sum- programme it was not angloboerwar.com months, few, possibly, surprising to find a large mer acquainted with the attendance. A prominent are unique history attached feature was the Northern to the south porch of Counties' A. A.. Champion- the parish church of St. ship, three-quarters of a iMargaret's, shown in the mile steeplechase; for wliich photo- M.A.C. sent three, and accompanying Immediateh' above Liverpool Policeand Derby graph. one each. the entrance is a small County A.C. " The Championship was room, called the Ahiid s " so named from won by T. W. Walker (of Chamber, several D.A.C.), E. A. Stan-jford the fact that for it inhabited by (M.A.C.) second. years was two maiden sisters, known * 5? ^ as Bess and Kate, who The accompanying lived here in religious seclu- sion previous to the Refor- illustration of the torpedo- mation, and afterwards boat destroyer Viper gives unique abode. one a good idea how the died in this Entrance to the chamber fastest vessel in the world staircase on drives through the water is gained by a the left-hand side of the at a speed of 35^ knots. doorwa\-, the apartment The Viper is at present itself containing two win- being used for experi- can be seen iu mental purposes, for the dows, which our illustration, overlook- reason that she is fitted church3ard. .-V out with turbines. The ing the from the Admiralty are not yet short distance formerly satisfied that the turbine church there existed two wells, which is the best method of the " Bas- steam propulsion, although were known as ket " Wells, and said to it is the quickest. The from cautiousness of the have been sunk money left by the refugees, Admiralty is tj'pical, for it " Basket " being a corrup- is alleged that they long- names " Bess for a return of the days of tion of the " Kate " respectively, iNelson, when the coffin and these kidies ships of England were by which alone ^re known to iic-terii y. propelled bj' sail. The Maid's Tower at St. Margaicfs, I.owcstof* 228 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET May 1 8, 1901 angloboerwar.com HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (From a photo just taken liy W. and O. Downey) May 1 8, 1901 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET 22Q angloboerwar.com EVERY INCH A KING -HIS MAJESTY EDWARD 'v xi. (From a photo just taken liy W, and D. Downey) 1 333 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET J\Iav I?, 1 90 following- ThK is one more l.ivoi:i- I li'lier has jjccn re- would ;isk of you, Sir ceived, with a tjjcal I hat is, kindly for- main' others, l)\ ward I Ins letter lo Colonel Gildea, ilu- the lady of your as- Soldiers' ;ind Sailors sociation who has Families Association, been helping- my from a soldier servin_i4' wile, so that she - in : South Africa should know I appre- " I have the g-reatesl (iate the kindness pleasure in writinjj- .ifforded to her, these lines to you few which I assure you, thank jou for \our Sir, has not been kindness to \w\ wife thrown away, for it .'nul children during- has helped lo keep mv absence from m\ home ' log-elhei', It liome. has been and I can only iiope ri great help to me. for a chance lo i-epay Sir, during- my stay in il some da\-." this countr}- to know that, throug-h the * V 'V kindness of yourself Under insimc- 'c\x\'A the association, lions from the War ni}' wife has not been Office the General left altog-ether to her Commanding at Al- own resources, which dershot has autho- 1 may say were ver}- rised the wearing of slig-ht, as she had the ribbon of the r.ot a friend within South African medal many miles. Of by all ranks whose course, we have names arc entered on roug-hed it a bit, and the medal rolls which had our hard times, have been ^ trans- but knowing that m\' milted lo the War wife was eared for Office. This is a has been a load off chang-e from the time my mind, and re- of the 2nd Afghan lieved me of great Shamrock II.," the challenger for tlie America Cup, War. \Ve ;ire im- anxietv. But (here under sail (Photo by Giegory) proving". angloboerwar.com The welcome of the Wel^h Volunteer Service Companies from the front at Cardiff May iS, 1901 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET '2^1 The " Tantallon Castle " one of the fastest and largest of the Union Castle mail steamers, wrecked at Robben Island, Table Bay angloboerwar.com The beautiful saloon of the " Tantallon Castle," noAv the sport of the salt, salt sea -™». ^ (Photos by 3. Cribb) THE WRECKED CASTLE LINER 232 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET May 1 8. iQoi itiding bim off — Ranelagh v. Old Cantabs The Earl of Shrewsbury — Kanelagh v. Shrewsbury Polo is only a development of hockey played upon horse- At Ranelagh there was a large att'endance of spectators back, and success is due fully as much to the merit of the for the commencement of the season, and they certainly saw pony as the skill of its rider. Although longf prices have some fine polo. The first match was between a Ranelagh been, and still are, paid for polo ponies, costly animals are team and that clever quartette who play as the Old Cantabs. by no means essential to the enjoyment of the game ; its It was a ding-dong struggle throughout, with plenty of fast highest honours have sometimes been gained without any galloping and smart attack and defence.