The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-04
pl' la MAKouIsE pE roNrENoY.

11 ttE DUKE OF Sutherland accom-
panied By the Dukes Of Somcr-
i set. Of Bedford. and OF West
minister are booked to sail from
England Tor New York. on the new
Cunard liner Olympic. on August 9,
and on reaching New York will en-
bark on the Duke OF Sutherland
ers. under charter to Colonel Robert
NJ. Thompson, for Halifax. Nova Scotie.
From there. the biggest consignment
OF British dukes tina, has ever reach
ed American shores at one time Will
proceed up the River St Lawrence.
and through the Great Lakes as far as
Fort William: from whence the jour
ney will be continued by rail and spe-
cial train 10 Brooks, in the province
OF Alberta. where the Duke OF Suther-
land has acquired very large hold
ings. with the object of settling farm
ers OF his own there, from his Scot
fish estates. Inc Dukes OF Westmins-
ter and OF Bedford, both OF whom are
the Duke of Sutherland's example. and
10 invest largely in land in Alberta,
for farming purposes.
Afterwards the party will v!eit the
Clyde. in Alberta. in Saskatchewan.
and at Fort George. in British Column
bia. near the Fraser River. The par
~ viii so West, as far as Vancouver.
and on returning 10 Fort William will
re-embark there on board the steam
yacht Catania. for Montreal. whence
train will be taken for New York. the
return being made to Liverpool on
board the Olympic. at the end OF octo-
Der or beginning OF November.
There one more enthusiastic
than the Duke of Sutherland abou;
the future of the western provinces OF
Canada, and apparently he Is com
municating his enthusiasm 10 his fell
low dukes. who, held up TO obloQuy in
England, by the present government.
as selfish landlords" are likely to
find q warm welcome In Canada. where
socialism has not yet secured SO
strong II footing as in the old coun-
try
or course, TO Canada, the advan tage
of having rev land settled b. skill
full, thrifty and picked agriculturists,
mobiles, who have vast wealth at their
command to give financial backing
and moral support to their tenantry.
Is of undeniable advantage to the Do
minion: at any rate for considerable
time to come.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand has
finally determined not to purchase the
Castle OF Ortiz. on the Gmunden Lake.
In Upper Austria. which belongs to ex-
Archduke John Salvador. recently de-
clared dead. after being missing for
over twenty years. The result is that
the castle and its contents are about
being offered for sale by public auc-
ton.
Strictly speaking. there are two cas-
ties: one on the mainland. and the
other on rocky island. connected
with the mainland by an, artificial
from the sixteenth century. the cas-
tie on land being in the infinitely bet
ter repair OF the two. The contents
have been valued at about $1,000 900,
tries, very fine furniture. and all sorts
of nric-a -brac.
Unless some American or European
with large fortune steps in and
buys these two chateaux, which are
situated in the most picturesque por-
ton of the Gmunden Lake, 1t Is ex-
pectcd that they will be converted into
Il sanatorium for the treatment Of
nervous disorders.
subjected to an amputation of his right
hand owing to blood poisoning, re-
sulting from the sting of some un-
known insect. is a man of over seven
ty. who is one of the best known fig
ures In English life. and perhaps the
most popular of all-round sportsmen
In the United Kingdom. He has sew
erai times held office as steward OF the
Jockey Club has achieved distinction
as. shot. as Il yachtsman. and In the
hunting field. He has no seat in tho
House of Lords. his peerage being an
Irish one, the first. indeed, created ar
ter the act OF union.
He makes his home at Rendlesham.
q beautiful place in Suftolkshire. which
old Peter Thellusson bought in tho
eighteenth century from the Womb
we'll. family. The Rendlesham peer
aFa is neculiar in the fact that It Is