The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-02
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
CAUTIONS DON JAIME

Jewish King solomon and the Bib
!ical Queen OF Sheba.
still another hcquest CT Lady Meux
is that OF all her wonderful colloc-
tion Of relics Of Nelson. including his
sword, 10 .Admira! Lord Charles Berss-
ford. while Lady Charles gets the lew
els or his fair friend and egcria. Emma
diamond necklace which he presented
10 her not long after his great victory
OF the Nile.
Lo!d Gort is so frequent a visitor
70 the United Statcs--hc was over hero
again shortly before Christmas that
10 learn Of his engagement 70 his
cousin. Miss Corinnc Vcreker only
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ
Vereiser, and Who was conspicuous
figure al tho parties given last summer
and the summer before that. during
The Cowes week, BY Lord Gort and his
mother, at East Cowes Castle. q land
mark on the Isle Of Wight. and tamil
inr 20 every American traveller who ar
riyes in Europe via the Solent and
Southampton
Lord Co,t, and the Ncreker family was
founded by one Of those Flemish gen
tiemcn Of birth who took service under
Charles against Cromwell, who re-
mained in attendance upon his son
CHARLES II during the lattcr's exile In
Holland. ana who on the restoration
received grants OF land in Ireland from
that monarch, in recognition of their
devotion TO his cause. and to that OF
his father
On The distaff side, both Miss Vereker
from Maurico. Lord OF Prendergast, in
Pcmbrokcshls He was one OF the
prlncinal Norman knights associated
with. strongbow: Earl OF Warwick. In
the invasion Of ireland. and eventually
became more Irish than the irish. Civ
ing up his castle OF Prendergast, in
! Wales. 10 he knights Of st. John Of
Jerusalem, and contcnting himself with
his estates in the Emerald Isle. His son
WAS one OF the signatories of Magma
charta, and his grandson Gerald de
Pren.dtergast. founded the Abbey OF
IErnnnliiss!G,oor,thy. The Prendergasts were
Cromwell. on the occasion of his in
vasion or Ireland and the male line
| became extinct through the death or
Sir Thomas Prendergast, Postmaster
General OF Ireland in the eighteenth
! century. He was succeeded by his
sisters eldest son, John. who became
first Vscount Gort, and dying child
less, was fol- owed in his honors and
estates by thc. son of his own sister.
who had married Thomas Vereker
Emeperor HiatsuHitos special en-
bassy at the coronation OF King George
and Queen Mary next summer, is GER
by reason of It's composition. For.
while the am bassador- In chief will be
the Mkado's cousin. Prince Higashl
Ilushiml, who visited the court of St
JarneS some three years ago. returning
home via the United States.
The Japanese navy viii be represented
by Admiral Togo, the victorious com
lnander Of tho great naval battle OF
! Tsushima, in 1905. and the Japanese
army will be represented By Marshal
Oyama. who commando ed in chief the
equally victorious Japanese forces in
Mancluria, in the war between Russia
ard J2Dan. These two men share with
Lord Kitchener the distinction of being
the only three great commanders stu
IN active service. who have had supreme
direction OF victorious forces In i'm
portant wars, which they have brought
10 Il brilliant conclusion. OF course
Lord Roberts and Lord Wolseley are
still theoretically on the active list Of
the British army. as arc all other B.it-
ish field marshals; but they have yr-
tually retired from the service, by
reason OF agc and infrmity.
Copyright. 1911, by the Brentwood
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