The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-19
KING GEORGE GUEST
AT HOUGHTON HALL


dykes and ReynoI0eeS.
Among the features of the house are
the door and doorway leading from
the great hall to the salon. the door
hogany. and It Is stated that this door
and doorway cost the great Sir Robert
Walpole some $4,000.
The state bedroom. with It's furni-
ture Of green velvet embroidered and
laced with gold, has. like the grand
salon. a ceiling painted ~ Kent the
cupied in turn by George w.. BY Ed
ward VII. and this week BY George
v. Neither the present King nor his
father had any fault to find with the
apartment But George w.. was very
In a room which he knew to be haunt
ed. George claimed TO have seen and
heard uncanny sights and sounds dur;
ang the night that he spent there. and
while he refused to enter into any
details. he LETT Houghton Hall the hrst
thing In the morning and never after.
wards spoke either to his host or TO
the EATERS brother. although ehey had
until that time been favorite members
Of his household.
Houghton HILL enjoys the distinction
OF being haunted. not merely by one.
but by two ghosts. and 1t Is possible
that George ~. may have been visited
by both One - supposed to be
little brown lady. believed to heve been
that unhappy Dorothy Walpole who
married Charles viscount Townsend;
while the other supernatural fnhabi-
tant Of Houghton Hail 10 asserted TO
be the ghost Of . man who was Killed
by his brother in duel In the apart
ment now used as a billiard ROOM
while staying at Hougaton Hall.
LOAD cholmondeley. IKE his father
before him. has always shown a specia!
regard for the royal occupants OF
Sandringham, nearby. IN leefane
Houghton Hall. and has refused to rent
1t until the names OF the prospective
OF at Sandringham. For he appreciates
that It would be extremely disagree
able for Queen Alexandra, KING George
and Queen Mary TO have any ooJec-
t,onable parties occupying one OF the
principal country houses in the immeo-
late proximity Of Scandinavian. IN
fact, though 80 far from rich that he
is unable to Live at Houghton Hal
himself. and 10 obliged to let It. yet
he absolutely refused the most ad.
yantaEeous offers for the purchase OF
the place, and failing that for It's rent
al. from the notorious Terah Hoofey,
lately been "doing time in Holloway
Jail.
The British government u bestow-
ing titles usually takes the precau-
ton Of inquiring beforehand into tine
financial standing Of the individual
whom II is proposed 70 s. nnnor: s1 thas
he will be able 10 maintain ms new
dignity in q fffhbng manner. w7thout
being obliged to turn It to pseun'afy
account
a.. 49, ~
SIR CornthwNtte Raeon. who has Just
been Ea7etted az bankrupt IN Lon.
don. with some $500 liab1nties and
no assets Sir Cornthwafte IS the son
OF a naval of1cer. emagraned as q young
man to tho Antipodes. and became IN
Teaaurer and Premier Of the Colony
of western Australia. which fafcer POI
he Gave up in 1895 to become the Of
fetal Representative Of the colony IN
England He held this post FOR three
years and resigned st three wears ego
iurmeddately after being kndghted.
The loss OF hts once entAi3ed tht
loss Of his income. and e he had nc
private fortune he Immediately set e
work to earn money by giving the uss
Of his name and OF his new-nedeeo
title to the directoraees OF companles
istence, companies. unfortunately. OF
the kind that need t&tled names AZ
bait to tahe Gredulous end foolish In
weston.
Needless to aed that All tneee con.
Germs with which he thus foeneineo
himself came to grief, and. turnins
for assistance to usurers, he now dnt1
himself, aGter . long and honoran1e
career IN the colonies In the extreme
" painful position OF an und3echarEed
bankrupt, with q thoroughly 6scredh-
ed name and reputation: It e sorry
ending for q former Prime Minister.
(CopyMsht. 1913. By the Breuewood
Company