The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11
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cellent shooting OF the naval guns, which
was at ranges unprecedented in the his
tory of land warfare.
They attribute what errauc shooting
there was to the explosive used, cofdite.
which is subject to great varlatis4H with
the temperature.
Sir Archibald Hunter who is may be
said Is an infantry officer whose know
ledge Of gunnery cannot be very extern
sive is one Of the youngest officers OF his
rank in the British army. being but forty
seven.
In the last soudan war he commanded
brigade which was ever In the thickest
Sof the fight, and In South Africa he
gained fresh laurels. Since the peace he
has commanded the troops in Scotland.
and is now about to take up the COM
mand in MADRAS. where he will be under
his old chief, Lord Kitchener. who has a
high opinion OF him.
Admiral Lambton is a brother OF the
Earl OF Durham. His services in South
Africa gained for him rapid promotion
and after having held, the command OF
the royal yacht Tor some little time. he
was gazetted Rear-Admiral and appoint
ed second In command OF the Channel
fleet.
His clean-shaven face keen eyes. and
generally wIde-awake aspect. give Adj
miral Lambton the appearance OF ty-
pical British naval officer.
KyIemore Castle.
The ultimate purchaser Of that dore-
llct Irish palace, Kylemore Castle, Con-
nemara. is not, after all, the King as the
gossips were saying, when His Majesty
was in Ireland last July, but the young
Duke Of Mauchest ter. who has given $4,000
r,oInds for the DlaCe.
Kylemore Castle was huilt nearly forty
years ago by Mr.. Mitchell Henry. d
wealthy Lancashire manufacturer, who
spent half a million on the house and
estate. Some OF the finest mountain and
lake scenery In Ireland Is included In the
estate, and as the aucttoneer told pos
sible American purchaser, at former
attempt to sell 1t, you might sail yacht
from New York to the very hall door Of
the castle.
It is curious to note that as the purchase
of Kylemore Is made indirectly with the
dollars of Eugene Zimmerman, of Cincin-
natl. SO was the house built indirectly
with American money.
Mitchell Henrys father was an Ulster
lad who emigrated to America to enter
the business house of an uncle In Phila-
delphla.
When he was twenty-one he came to
Manchester, backed by his uncle's capital.
to establish great dry goods firm, which
should sell English cotton goods to
America in exchange for raw cotton.
1t is presumed that the Duke and
Duchess will go In for entertaining on a
large scale. for what else would they do
with residence resembling In size
rather large hotelf
Woman Traveller.
Mrs. Isabella Bishop. who Is recovering
from a serious illness. Is one of the most
farnous women travellers In the world,
and was the first woman to be elected
fellow of the Royal Geographical Soci-
ETY..
Half century ago she was PARSONS
daughter of twenty, who developed u
passion for travelling through her jour-
neyings In search of health.
A great deal of her wandering was
done In the United States, and she pub
lished two books. 1.-The Englishwoman In
America ls5d) and "A Lady's Life in the
Rocky Mountains" QS7D, as the result OF
her experiences there.
Mrs. Bishop travelled for thirteen years
In Asia, and has published several works
describing life in various parts of that
continent
Even with advancing years she kept up
her wandering life. In lS95-0s she did
Corea, Siberia and China. and In 1901 the