The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-29

lie was anxious to DO received: that it
excited the hostility Of the very people
whom no particularly wished TO pro-
pitiate; that IL rendered him nm Object
Of prey and of persecution on tho part
of every unprlnclpled adventurer or
high and low degree. and a butt OF
satire ana OF ridicule 81 society ut
large, held up as such to tho public on
The stage. In the press, and By both
lshort-story writer's and noveiists. wei
coined a. court during the reign OF
EDWARD VII, he ceased TO ind HIMSELF
persona gratn under the reSim OF
,ieoreo ", anu the government OF the
uay. having Obtained all tho money
which 1t could exort from HIM for it's
party cdlnpAiEn tunu, IN return for the
Lar"netcy bestowed upon him, had no
lur Their use for him.
Sir Lionel Phillips who had q beau
tiful country seat at Tylney Hall, near
Winchneld, hampshire, crowned from
cellar to garnet with tho art treasures
which he had purchased after his ar
rival in England, sold the estate In
1912 ct sacrince. and dispersed his
Gainsborough's Tho Market Cart"
bringing a sum of over 100000. He
left England for good and all. This
was last year About eight months
later. that is to say. last summer, Sir
John Robinson followed suit.
Both men are self-made, and were
formerly associated in business. Thus,
Sir Lionel. short, slender and natty,
went out to Africa forty years ago. ut
the ago Of twenty. drifted up to Kim
berlcy, and, after some years spent
with VnrriOp diamond
digger. became, thanks to his talent
for organization, manager of the mines
of j. Il. Robinson & Company. Then
he was offered the managing director
ship Of the Griqualand West Diamond
Company, and towards the nineties
joined tho forces OF Cecil Rhodes. and
took II leading part in the formation
of the great De Beers group. He was
chief OF tho firm OF II. Eckstcin Is
Company, and as such became part
ner OF Wernher Belt Sc Company. Be-
ing an experienced mining engineer, he
contributed in no small degree to the
development OF the Witwatersrand, at
Johannesburg. overcoming many diff
1cultles that in those days seemed In
superable. and as destined to wreck
the industry.
As president of the Chamber of
Mines at johannesburg, he led the
fight against President Kruger. and the
Boer government when they attempt
ed to victimize the mining companies
by altogether eStortionate imports and
royalties: and on his becoming con-
WINGED that tho Beers had in view the
confscatlon Of the mines. he helped 10
organize the Jameson Raid
On it's failure, no was arrested by
the Bocr government, and sentenced to
death, along with John Hays Ham
mond, now of Washington, ID. c.. Sir
- H. Cy-t<x n.,Ir
Rhodes, the soldier brother of Cecil
Rhodes Ultimately, President Kruger
commuted these capital sentences to
fines of $125.00O apiece. and barish-
ment from the Transvaal.
At the outbreak OF the Bocr War,
Sir Lionel returned to South Africa,
and raised, equipped and maintained.
irregular cavalry, known as the I'M
perial Light Horse. which did valuable
service during the campaign.
Ho Is Il man of n far higher degree
of education than most of the self
made multimillionaires of South
Africa, has written several books,
mostly dealing with South African life.
while Lady Phillips is similarly gifted.
and has several successful books TO
her credit.
Sir Lionel Phillips. who was a mere
millionaire nobody in England. is u
power in the land In South Africa: and,
MS he is recovering from his wound. Is
likely to still play n Leading role in
that portion OF King Georges huge
colonial empire. Under the circum-
stances, 1t Is to be regretted that he
should have returned to South Africa
embittered against tho land OF his
birth
Copyright, 1918. by the Brentwood
Company