The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-31
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Times. which IS now owned by com
pany, IN which LORD Northciiffe oon-
crols the largest sinsle interest.
Ono OF tho MOTT remarkable thinga
about tho Walters is tho perslstency
with which they have declined the Of
fers OF honors from the crown and the
fewer than four offers OF peerages have
been made. but invariably refused, tho
" holding thai the acceptance
their name. but would impair their
Independence. and would. above ALL
AFFECT inJurously that species OF an
onymity with which not only tho writ
ers, but to great extent the manage
ment and ownership OF the Times have
been enveioped. since It's foundation
In 17Ss: an anonymity which has con
cause II TO be regarded as The vox
Popnll-the voice OF the English peo-
PIE It Was N pursuance Of the pollcy
Walter the third and the.latter's son.
the late Arthur Fraser Walter. per-
sistently refrained from appearing In
The Walter. boast that from tho
time Of the foundation OF the paper
ingly accepted anything as matter
, individual. AT the close OF the PENN
sular War. King Ferdinand OF Spain
sent a table service Of soiid gold TO
ledgment OF tho services rendered 10
the cause Of Spain by the Times hut
me present vas promptly returned -
OF the same kind that | could mention.
But one OF the most kindly things
was the generous consideration which
y showed at the time OF the death Of
its special correspondent NJ. Bowlby,
curing the Tai Ping rebellion In China
Bowlby was slowly tortured TO death
by TIE Chinese The story Of his hoEEri-
efter the regular edition was printed,
the presses were stopped, and a single
copy OF another edition. containing a
of and mailed to Bowiby's aged moth.
or. SO that she might never know the
cruel sufferings that her son had en-
anred before i,, he died, Perhaps this
thing else the feeling OF mutual con-
sideratIon nd of esprit de corps that
prevailed between the employees OF tn.
Times and the Walters. I8l
The building at Printing House
Square. made, as l have described
above Of materials brought from
man fortress and monastery: and il i,
OF interest to recall that j ohm Walter
the FIRST was put in the public pillorJ
At Charing Gross, and subjected TO thu
the. truth about King George Ills re,
probate. son. the Prince OF WalesI and
the Dukes OF York and Cumberiand.
consider i a disgrace. was shown BY
the fact that the Lord Mayor and tina
sheriffs. In their robes sat beside him.
main door OF the Times office there IL
a marble slab, upon which is carved
the story OF how the paper. in 1880, at
enormous. risk and expense, exposed
gigantic frauds. and saved millions of
pounds sterling to the merchants OF
London. Ihe COST Of this work was
SO great that q large fund was sub
scrlbed to reimburse the Times. B But
John Walter the second insisted thar
the money should be used 10 found
scholarships connected with oxford.
Cambridge and Christ's Hospital Ia
was then that the grateful commercial
community decided to place on marbla
It's tribute OF gratitude. And another
tablet of the same nature, and bear
Ing the same inscription. was placed
In the London Royal Exchange. t55
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