The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-19
WILL ENFORCE LAWS
AGAINST GAMBLING

had left heirs-his only children wcr.
Two daughtcrs-to certain of his hon.
ors. i, is now definitely established
that his Earldom OF Fife, his Niscoun-
~ of Macdufr, and his Barony OF IS:ace.
all in the peerage of ireland. have
passed TO a distant one-armcd cousin.
known AZ Jekyll Dun. who makes his
kilda district OF Melbourne, Australia.
Jekyll Duff served u long ting In
the Indian Police. and while on big
game hunting expedition In India, was
mauled by tiger and lost an arm.
On retiring from the police with a
comfortable pension. he moved with
his family TO Australia, and lived some
years at Warnambool, Victoria, before
taking up has residence In Melbourne.
lie has several adult sons. who wear
medals bestowed on them by King
tontinsent during the Boer War. and
the eldest OF them. who VIII cventu-
ally inherit his fathers peeraScs. Is
already at liberty to assume. in accord
custom. his fathers minor title of
Niscount Macduff. Since no mention
Is made OF him or his sons in any
standard "feerage1,, or other work of
the founder OF tho Dun family. Of
which the late duke was tho chief.
was William Duff. born i'll 1897. who
was member of Parliament for Banff-
shire during the reign OF George II:
u was this monarch who created him,
hrs,. Lord Brace of kilbride in County
Cavan, and then Niscount Macduff and
Earl Fife mot Earl Of Fife since
he had notnins to do with the County
OF Fifcl.
These honors were bestowed chiefly
I'm recognition of hts services to the
hanoverian cause against that % the
Stuarts Tho first Lord Fife mad six
sons. The eldest predeceascd him;
the second. james. succeeded as second
earl. and dying without issue. left his
ionors TO the third brother. Alexander,
from whom the late Duke of Fife was
descended.
The fourth brother was the Hon.
George Dun. who married Frances
Dalzeli. The "Peera gcs" admit that
there was son born to this union.
OF the name of George. but do not men
tion what became of him. This son
degree of Doctor of Divinity from the
University of Edinburgh. lie married
MISS OEilvy. and their son was Col
oncl Daniel Duff. of the East India
Miss Huyter. and the only issue of
this union was the present heir, Jckyll
Dun. late of the Indian Police. and
now OF Melbourne AS the birth OF
his grandfather George is OF the regis
ter of the House of Lords. all he needs
TO do in order to obtain the family
honors, Is to prove the legitimacy OF
his own birth and that OF HIS father,
Daniel. But. according to English law,
the establishment OF these proofs
would have to be made before the
Committee OF Privileges of the House
of Lords by the agency of the highest
priced members of the English bar.
Indeed. simple as is the succession in
this case. II would involve the eX-
which Jckyll Duff cannot afford 10
waste in the acquisition OF what after
all. are barren honors. since they are
accompanied by no property whatso-
his claim he cannot make use of the
titles. and the peerages will remain
dormant.
The Order. of St. Michael and St.
upon four distinguished Canadians,
was founded in 1915. for the purpose
of rewardinG native diEntta 1les of
Malta and the Ionian Islands, both OF
which were at that time British pos
sessions. To-day it mas become tn,
principal colonial order. and is used
by the sovereign to acknowledge SER
vices. both colonial and diplomatic
abroad. About seven years ago the
members of the order subscribed to-
wards the construction of a suitable
chapel in st. Paul's cathedral. and 1t
the order had no chapel of its own.
There are stalls for all the knights
Grand Cross OF the Order. carved
OF teak. In a style harmonizing with
tho design of the cathedral. In the
centre, at the west end is the seat
OF tho sovereign. surmounted by the
royal arms. There are hundred
stalls in all surmounted by canopies
OF carved teakwood of the same de-
sign, and from each canopy hangs
the banner of knight Regarding
the new Canadian knights. Two OF
them namely, Redmond Palen Robin.
- NJ nr1tt .a1.u n.
Mcbride. Premier of British Columbia.
are made knight commanders of the
the order; and the other two. John
McDouEald. of the Department. OF
Customs. and James Melville Macoun.
of the Department OF Mines are APP
pointed companions of the order
copyright, 1912. by the Brentwood
Company