The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-29
COUNT VICTOR VOSS
MARRIES IN NEW YORK

, vas fully cognizant OF the deceit. and
a party to the fraud. He therefore de-
nanded that the widowed countera as
SOLO helress OF her husband. but J., a
party 10 the fraud practiced upon Sim,
should be compelled to pay a sum OF
some S250.o0o, 10 which his wife would
nare been entitled mad she really been
the counts daughter.
The Supreme Court OF the ennIr.
IN 'imai appeal. Aecided in the maiors
IaEor. and his wife did not therefore
suneT any pecunia-y loss through tht
disclosure OF the secret OF her. Birth
9ands popularity ut tho court OF pots
aaH'. and in the Berlin great world.
We're suhcient to prevent her position
being impaired by the sacrifice OF ner
fact. sympathy in Berlin and at pots
dam was all with the Grones, In their
fight against the widowed Countess Won
Nosa. which has entailed TO the latter
something very akin TO ostrac!sm
the unpleasantness between Sir Ajax.
ander sweitenhnm. the former Cover.
nor-General OF Jamaica, and United
States Admiral Charles Henry Davis.
IN 1907. at the time or the destructive
earthquake at Kingston, In that is
land was shown in one of the ad.
dresses delivered at the recent meet
ing OF the British Association at Ports.
mouth, by p. ]. Hartog, registrar OF
the University OF London Explaining
that he was one OF the examining
n Toard Of the great Naval College nj
graduated as midshipmen, into the
royal navy. he declared that on the oc
easlon OF his examination at the coll
s sef t enSst weeks Fpr,svionsly he had
IN order to obtain an idea as to their
common senze. tact and English com
position:
,o, m9on are to write letter under the
suppose yourself the Governor OF a
tropical colony. which has recently
been devastated by hurricane. You
nave teiegraphed to the nearest Brit
ish admiral for assistance. but he cam
not reach you for some days. Mean
while the admiral of a foreign and
friendly power has come to the as
slstance OF the colony. and has offered
to help you by sending party OF blue
Jackets. which offer you have accepted
The landing party has rendered adj
mirable assistance, but the other help
mas now arrived. and questions of divid-
cd authority have arisen. and you de-
sire to ask the foreign admiral to with
draw his men, but ne has taken no no.
tlce Of the hint, You are to write
tactful letter, asking him to withdraw
his men without delay"
According to Registrar Hartog, full
ly one-fourth of the naval cadets con-
veyed their int!ma ton to the foreign
off, by inviting him and his officers to
farewell banquet. The remaining
seventy-five had various other solu-
tons. most OF them worthy Of trained
diplomatist Perhaps 1t would be well
II the board of examiners at Annapo-
lis were to take leaf out Of the book
OF their colleagues OF the Naval COL
lege at Dartmouth For 1t would be
useful to Undue the future American
admirals with some Idea as 20 just how
to act when they find themselves con-
fronted by so tactless. cranky and I'M
polite foreign colonial Governor as
Sir Alexander Swettenham.
The latter who was shortly after his
encounter with Admiral Davis super.
seeded by Sir Sydney Olivier. violated ali
colonial etiquette by. taking up his per-
manent residence In the colony of
Jamaica, where he has spent most Of
his, time since in squabblIng with Sir
sydney and with the colonial authorl-
yes. ABOUT every conceivable matter.
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