The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-31

burn. and It went instead to Lord Hal
dane. who would not dream OF aban-
doning It merely to obligo tho As
quiths.
What Is moro probable Is that Her
cert Asqutth will receive. the Office OF
lord Justice of appeal. NS,lch carries
with 1t II salary OF $4,000 q year. for
which, as an eminent lawyer he would
be particularly VOL fitted. and which
no could retain until the end of his
lays. 1t would Involve his elevation
20 the House OF Lords. either with q
hereditary peerage or as n mere life
poer.
The Asquiths arc very far from rich.
For although Herbert Asuuith had for
| mcrIy very lucrative practice at the
bar. yet he has been too continuously
in office. with n salary of less than a
quarter of what he was formerly maxi
ing, to admit Of his having any private
toi tune.
Mrs Asquith has always been de-
scrihed as great heress, owing to her
having been the most conspicuous Of
IN, daughters OF the very rich manu-
| facturer of chemicals, the late Sir
CHARLES Tenant. But people seem to
Forget that Sir Charles had no less
ihan sixteen children by his two wives
that his second marriage. at the age
OF scventy-hve, was disapproved by
Mrs. AsQuith and by his elder chill
dren, and caused n GOODNESS between
aim and them which found expression
In his will. In spite of his advanced
years, he had four children by this
second marriage, and very handsomely
provided for them and for his widow,
at the expense OF Mrs. AsQuith and OF
his elder children. always excepting
his eldest son, Edward now Lord Glen
conner. who Inherited the chemical
business and the bulk of his fortune.
Therefore. neither Herbert Asquith
nor yet his wife. is we'll off, and GER
tainly do not possess the means to en-
dow in n suitable manner a hereditary
peeraGc. That is why the Premier on
his retirement is likely to content him
self with life peerage. which. more
over. would be moro in keeping with
| his frequent condemnation of the sys-
tenn of hereditary honors.
| France is by no means the only coun-
| try that has a foreign legion. People
are aware OF the fact that HOLLAND like
! wiso employs several regiments of for
aign mercenaries in her East Indian
| colonies. But that Germany started
some tlme ago foreign legion, for
! service In her African dependencies. is.
| believe. not yet generally known.
Curiously enough. n number OF those
who volunteer for service In this for
eign legion of the German army are
| Frenchmen. Just in tho same way that
n large percentage OF the recruits of
| the foreign legion OF France are ma
tives OF Germany.
1t was but the other day that one OF
| the official publications OF the gen
rrnl staff Of the German army printed
| TT Berlin n euiogistic notice of the
tn in lighting against tho Herrera
! Insurgents In German West Africa. In
II sharp engagement at place calle'l
! otiomasu, of a French volunteer name j
Huet. who had served eight years il,
| TIC French Cuirassiers at Luneville
and who had also taken part under the
| trench flag In the invasion and con-
| quest or Madagascar where he had
been wounded and decorated for gal
laurry. And then the notice went on
| to add that I'm Southwest Africa, In
the service OF Germany. he also showed
himself TO be in the eyes of his com
handing officers n particularly useful
| and gallant soldier"
Sir Colin Keppel who has just beer
promoted to the rank OF vice admiral
in the British navy. is n son of tho late
Sir Harry Keppel, admiral OF the fleet
and who, ut the time of his death. near
lVV years OIL age. WAS me ranking OH
Ger OF the senior service. The name Of
keppel has figured ir the English navy
list ever since Sir Augustus Keppel
was appointed n midshipman in 1875
that is to say, some $50 years ago
subsequently being raised to, the peer
age as Yiscount Keppel for his naval
victories. and becoming First Lord OF
| the Admiralty.
This record Is surpassed. however
by that of the Seymour family, who
| have supplied officers to the royal
navy. without a single break. since
| the reign OF King Henry VIII. over
zoo years ago, when Sir Thomas Sey-
mour combined the offices of lord hg!
admiral and master-general of the ord
rance. Seymour served AZ vice-ad-
miral against the Spanish Armada, in
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth; while
another Seymour IVES killed while In
| command of his ship, in the English,
| victory over Admiral De Ruytjer. in
| July, 1896. Admiral OF the Fleet 81.
Edward Seymour represented Great
Britain Mt the Hudson Fulton celebra-
ton three years ago In New York.
| Copyright, 1913, by the Brentwood
! COmpany)