The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-29

gard 10 Persia and to Russia's activi-
Ties IN that country 1t IL understood
,hat Lord Lamington Is in fun accord
Cur.on, in tho matter.
Lord darlington is no mere tyro in
i,ersiun affairs. having achieved con
lie was the tirst white man TO enter
and explore the Shan states. and on
ono occasion disappeared for so long
period in the wilds OF Asia that he
returning. however TO civilization with
q wonderful amount of information H..
has been In turn Governor OF Queens
land and Governor OF Bombay. which
on account OF the health of his wife.
who was one of the Girlhood friends of
queen MARY, and is now one Of her
ladies' in waiting.
In Australia Lord Lumington en-
dcared himself 10 the people and APP
pcaled 10 their sporting Instincts by
mastering the difficult art Of brca king
buck jumpers. lie has explored every
part OF Mexico and of SIAM has trav-
cied In Russian Armenia. from THIS
10 nrarat. and is known among his
lace, not only because 1t Is one OF
his Christian names, but because OF his
pride In his descent from Scotlnnd's
most famous hero. Sir William Wal
lace
According to the popular legend cur
rent Throughout Scotland. and there
universally believed. the patriot Wal
fair Marion de Bradfute. OF Lamins ton
Castle She was killed some years
later by the English, after having sue
eesstully manoeuvred tho escape of
her husband. blu, left n daughter, who
married one OF the Battles. who became
through her the owner of Lemington
l rneir 81 son Wii I,,a that IS the grand
the Lady Isobel Seton. and from this
union the present Lord Lamington is
the eighteenth In descent.
In lSi7 Huntington Castle had been
Inherited by Miss Mathilda Baillie
She married Admiral OF the Fleet Sir
John cochranc, @. C. b., grandson of
the eighth Earl of Dundonald. and the
son born OF this matrimonial alliance
Casue and to the other property OF
both his parents. their names of Coch-
was e ene er as his patroHymie lie
pisraeli, their intimacy dating from
boyhood: and the story goes that when
The two were lads al school. young
ing IN dreams of future greatness,
promised Cochranc- Baltic. when am
Prime Minister of England, Cookie. ]
Will make you peer" This proved
course of time Dlsraeii became premier
he nominated Cookie for a pecraEe,
AS Lord I4amngton. in 1880. as q re.
ward for his valuable services as Tory
forty years. The late Lord Lumine-
ton was In his youth one OF the mem
hera OF the famous Young England
Party. and figures In many of Beacons-
iield's novels especially In "ConinEs-
by" under the name of "Buckhurst."
With regard to Lamingt ton Castle 1t
stands within a stones throw of the
Clyde. surrounded by superb park
hned with trees many centuries old
1t Is fun of historic memories aid
relics OF Sir William Wallace, of Mary.
Queen of Scots. who stayed there on
her journey TO Dundrrnnan, and OF the
Young Prctender. Indeed the rooms
occupied by Sir William Wallace In
the old tower are still shown.
Prince George Of Bavaria. who de-
voted almost full twelve months TO
travelling about in the United States
in 1904, accompanied by. his brother
Prince Conrad, has just become engag.
cd to ArchduChess lisa bella of Austria
the twenty three-year- old daughter OF
the enormously rich but somewhat