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Death and birth both came to Glamis Castle last week. Old William Fairweather, for over 30 years head gamekeeper to the Duchess of York's father, Claud George Bowes-Lyon Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, died of a heart attack during the suspense of waiting for the Duchess of York to give birth to a possible heir to the Throne. Britain was oblivious but tears glistened in the Earl of Strathmore's eyes as his servant was laid away in the castle grounds. On the coffin was a huge wreath of red and white roses from the Duke & Duchess...
...other African states. The largest is Kruger National Park, five million acres stretching from Johannesburg east to Portuguese East Africa. The building of roads in British territory since the Boer War has made hunting from the back seat of an automobile too easy, has made it imperative that the Earl of Onslow, president of England's Society for Preserving the Fauna of the Empire set aside territories where hunters may not shoot. Belgium's largest reservation is Albert Park in the Congo, established through efforts of the late Carl Akeley...
...WORLD IN 2030?The Earl of Birkenhead?Brewer & Warren...
Since last month the ist Lady of Minto has been missing from her accustomed place in London's Mayfair district. Her place is in the art gallery of Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Murray-Kynnyn-mond Elliott, the present (5th) Earl of Minto. Done in the 18th century by the masterful brush of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the ist Lady of Minto's value as last estimated was anywhere up to $150,000. When the theft was discovered His Grace posted a reward of $10,000 for the capture of the thief, the return of his ancestress...
...apparently a cosmopolite, a socialite, an aristocrat. He steals only valuable and famed paintings. He filches mainly during socialite functions. Garden parties are his forte. He made off with a Van Dyck-Feddinand the Cardinal-while guests of Lord Clarendon gossiped over their cups on the lawn. At the Earl of Minto's home, besides the Reynolds, he helped himself to $100.000 worth of the Countess of Minto's jewels...