The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-10
His Mother Was Miss Caro-
line Harrington, of Wash
lngtOn.
NJ la MAnauIsE DE roNTENoY


ClE HORACE RUMBoLp. who.
through his fathers death has
just succeeded 10 the family hon
ors' as ninth baronct Of his Inc, and
who ia at the present moment coun-
ciior OF tho British embassy at Tokyo.
IS half American. For his mother, first
wife Of the la;e Sir Horace Rumbold,
was Miss Caroline Harrington. daugh-
ter Of George Harrington. OF Wash
ington, D. G.. some time United States
envoy at Berne
Tho now baronet is married to O.
daughter OF the late Sir Edmund Fame
who was British minister at Copcn
hagen, and has q little girl or seven.
lie shoots well, plays golf, polo and
tennis, and has been accorded special
allowances by the Foreign Office for
his knowledge OF Persian and Jap
anese.
Ills father was one OF tile most brill
I liant men of the British diplomatic ser
Vice. whose promotion 10 AN embassy
was delayed Tor number Of years by
a bit OF feminine intrigue on the part
OF a royal governess. While minister
at The Hague. no less than 1--WE Of his
juniors We're promoted over his head
to embassies Rcsonting what he re-
garded gross piece OF injustice he
set 10 work In 1884 to make cautious
Inquiries IL London. with the object
Of discovering the reason for the treat
meat TO which he had been subjected
Ultimately. he learned that Il story
had been circulated at the court in
England ana 1T the Foreign Office to
the effect tt:aJ he had had !, violent
I alteration with ono Of the royal cham
I bcrlains at some court function AT The
I Hague, and had very nearly, If not
! quite. come to blows, Assuming the
| story to be true. il was naturally con-
sidcred tina; diplomat possessed OF so
( little control OF his temper was un-
( lifted for the role of ambassador
The only foundation that there was
I for this tale, according TO Sir Horace.
/ was that some years previously he had
1 on one occasion left the railroad sta
/ tion at Amsterdam and had given up
/ his ticket, when lie was told BY his
/ footman that Lady Rumbold and his
youngest boy had come TO meet him.
! lie tried TO re-enter the platform TO
/ meet them, but was roughly seized by
4 4 ticket collector, who. when he shook
/ him or, grossly insultcd him. The
I Dutch Minister Of Foreign Affairs apol-
I ogi2cd 10 sir Horace for tho rudeness
! of the man. who would have been ais
/ ENJOYS intervention in Ills behalf
Sin Horace .ntimatcs. in his Final
\ Rccollcctions OF Diplomatist," that
/ the distortion OF this story, and the
I transformation of tho ticket collector
I into one OF tho chamberlans OF the
! court, was 4 piece OF petty vengeance
on the part of Queen Wilhclminc's
English Governess. Miss Winter, who
resented having been kept by accident
I Of 10 ~ lfn t4Gii
/ Church 1t The Hague, at the memorial
i service for the Duke Of Clarence or
4 ganizcd by the British legation 1T his
death.
Sir Horace thereupon brought the
matter 10 tho notice of Queen Emma,
/ 1T that time regent OF Holland. who
was very indignant II what she de
Scribcd rs :: gross piece OF fabrication,
and not only caused the Dutch envoy
\ in London to explain matters 1T the
Foreign Office. but likewise wrote per-
I sonally to Queen Victoria. 10 set Sir
4 Horace right in the eyes Of his SOW
4 ereign. lluiost Immediately after
wards he was promoted TO be ambas-
sador NJ Vienna, and was mus able to
+ wind UP his career Of nifty one years
/ in the diplomatic service. NJ the head
\ of his profession, instead Of being COM
PEELED to retire on the score OF age, as
Il nero minister plcnipotentiary with
= pension OF $4,000. in lieu of the
$4,000 which he enjoyed until his death
\ last week. This explanation by Sir
/ Horace, served to set 1t rest all the
stories which We're current for a long
/ ime to the effect that his promotion
/ had been retarded, owing - the fact
/ that the now widowed Lady Rumbold
! had II one time been forced BY strait
encd circumstances. prior TO marrying
I him, 10 earn her living rs a profession
nj concert singer. She comes of eX-
! cellcnt family. a daughter OF Thomas
| Russell CHAMPION, and her first nus
/ band was Captain ST George Cnulfeild.
L of the First Life Guards.
I The "Recollections' OF the late Sir
4 Horace Rumbold. like his other pub
lishcd "reminiscences which arc most
I Interesting. led Lord Lansdowne. when
! Secretary of state for Foreign AHurrs
I in 1903, TO establish a rule. now CON
! tanned in the annual "iorcign Office
! List 10 tho effect that Members OF
/ the diplomatic service must not. with
out the express permission OF tho
Secretary OF state. publish obsciVa.
4 lions on or accounts % their expert
encc in tho countries in when they are
| or have been officially employed, or
/ any Information obtained by them in
i their diplomatic capacity. Tho obliga-
t ton OF secrecy In regard TO official eN-
/ pcricnccs and Information continues
| equally after their retirement from ac-
| two service. and, in the event OF It's
being disrcgardcd. the Secretary or
| state will bring the matter before Par
| lament when tho estimate providing
/ for the pension of the official ut fault
| is before the House OF Commons. Tho
| disclosure Of information acquired IN
! an official capacity. when such dsclo-
! sure is contrary to tho public interest,
! is punishable under the so-callcd Of
| fetal secrets act OF 1899. by both nne
! and imprisonment"
| In order To appreciate the range or
| tho lato Sir Horace Rumbold's remit
I nlsccnces, it Is necessary to state that