The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-10

l King was accordingly stoeAvu 10y
OF weeks before the war began Witn
/ provisions and general stores - sn
! amount four times greater tnAn ~
military authorities I'm ENGLAND OF tns
J; Cape had considered sun tns
reason Why Mafeking was able 10 noa9
out 50 long against the Beers. untii
I. relieved. after wearisome siege.
| Lord Edward sore years before the
battle Of Omdurinan. forped Part o.
Sir Kennel Rodd's special embassy 70
Emneror MeneIik Of Abyssinia: an
embassy remarkable for the statorS
of its members. every one, save Uencrai
CUNT Gieichen and Sir Rennell him.
ing considerably over six feet. While
on their way from the coast TO the
Abyss!n.an capital, one OF their cameis
fell down a steep raNine, ana accofo-
ingly Lord Edward got the troSpers Oh
the Alden cavalry. acting as their es-
cort. to tie their pusgarees together
and make a rope. Down this rope LORD
Edward descended But when he
reached the end thereon. ne round such
thick bushes of thorns that II was i'm
possible to 60 further much less save
the camel. Thereupon one of the
Abyssinians OF the party was sent
down TO investigate and the frst intl-
nation they had of his arrival at the
bottom were a couple of signal slRts.
one of which grazed the head 4GSir
Rennell Rodd; nearly ending ms
career then and there When the man
climbed up again he startled the COM
pany by announcing that he had found
a number OF lions at work on the
camel.
The mission had to rough it Il great
deal in order TO get to the Abyssinlaei
capital and although they presented
themselves u the Negus in wonder.
fully spick and span condition. yet
their appearance en- route. unshaven
and ragged. not to say Grimy. was dis
reputable in the extreme: to such an
extent. 'ndeed. that II would not be
believed were IL not for the tell-tale
snapshots which remain.
General the Hon. Sir Frederick Stop
ford who has just been app ,inted to
the ais. cable and historical ONCE OF
lieutenant, of the Tower of London. has
seen a good deal of service in Egypt:
in the Soudan, on the West Coast OF
Africa and in the Boer War. and Is
the son of the fourth Earl OF Cour-
town; brother therefore OF the pres
ent earl.
The Stopfords have been settled In
Ireland ever since the reign OF King
Charles H., and their Earld om OF Cour-
town dates from the reign OF George l.
They have long been identified with
House. their ancestral home near
Corey. is not only beautiful place.
C ommanding superb view OF me
grand old park, netghboring hills. ana
the Irish Channel in the distance. but
passages during the great
rebellion of 1875, when the revolution
lists effected capture OF the place.
Fortunately they did not do very much
with pixies through Sir Joshua Rey-
noldSs portrait of the wife of the
tenth Earl of Pembroke. II has been,
however. SO magnincentiy restore
that it is only to the eye Of an expert
tina, the injury sustained would DO
The office Of lieutenant Of the Tower
of London is a very ancient one and
dignity of much honor: In former days
of great Importance and responsibility
resident alter ego of the constable OF
the Tower. and fulfils the actual duties
of that more ornamental parsonage
In olden times II was the lieutenant OF
safety of the sovereign. of his treasure,
and of his crown jewels-these latter
being still preserved at the Tower
England has repeatedly been ruled
from she Tower Of London and even
Queens abandoned the Tower as q
place OF residence and as their chief
stronghold in hours OF danger they
we're in the habit of contiding to the
lieutenant Of the Tower the custody
OF those prisoners OF state "uoSe
lease 5r escape would have endangered .
their possession OF the throne. This
conveys an idea Of the amount OF con- |
!.uence which the various sovereisHS
Of England have reposed in the loyalty
and devotion Of the lieutenants of the
Tower Of London |,
The Tower is garrisoned by batta- i
lion Of one of the Guards Regiments ,
and by a detachment of Yoemen OF the /
Guard, popularity known as "Beefeat- !
ers." The entire military forces OF the
Tower are under the command OF the
lieutenant: and every night. with !
amount Of military cere- !,
mony, the gates Of the castle are car"-
fully locked and the keys are thereupon
conveyed by party Of Guardsmen and
Yeomen. headed by an officer. to the
lieutenant Of the Tower. who is popu- !
larry supposed to Keep them unGer mis- /
pillow throughout the night. !
AS the procession passes with ITS
lanterns. each sentinel challenges WITH
the words. Who goes there?" the an :
swer being, THE Kings keys" where !!
upon he replies Pass. the Kings
keys" and presents arms
These nightly challenges and their
response in the Same words-their
equivalent in Norman French being !
used in early times, Of course-ha:e
been going on IN this fashion withou: