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summit. They then mounted straight up them, and, after about 2 hours of interesting but not difficult climbing, completed the ascent by cutting through a cornice about fifty yards west of the summit. The ascent took 8 hours, 2 of which were spent in halts. Later in the day there would be considerable danger from avalanches and falling stones.

SIGNAL JOCH (about 12,300 feet). July 20.—Mr. John R. Eller-
man, with the guides Abram Imseng and L. Zurbrücken, started from
the Riffel at 11.55 P.M. (July 19). Crossing the Sesia Joch by the
ordinary route, they reached some rocks on the left about 2,000 feet
lower than the summit of the col (10.30 A.M.). Thence they crossed
the face of the Signal Kuppe, always, however, slightly descending,
until they crossed a large bergschrund with considerable difficulty.
From a point a little lower down than this they again ascended in the
direction of some rocks farther on the ridge which divides the
Macugnaga from the Sesia glacier, and runs from the Signal Kuppe to
the Colle delle Loccie. Climbing these across some more snow, they
reached the crest of the ridge, and descended it to the true col, which
is the lowest point before the arête ascends again (1.20 P.M.). They
now descended to the Macugnaga glacier by a sheer wall of ice about
180 feet high, crossing another bergschrund, and arriving on the glacier
at 3.15 P.M. They then bore to the left, and descended the glacier close
to the face of Monte Rosa as far as some rocks in the lower part of the
glacier towards the centre (4.40 P.M.). The crevasses proving trouble-
some and in this part impassable, these rocks were taken to and de-
scended with some little difficulty until the glacier was regained (5.30
P.M.). They then bore to the right, and got on to the moraine at 5.55
P.M. The route then was by the Pedriolo Alp to Macugnaga, where
they arrived at 8.5 P.M. The whole expedition occupied 20 hrs.
10 mins., of which not more than 1 hr. 40 mins. was spent in halts.
The passage along the face of the Signal Kuppe and down the Macugnaga
glacier under Monte Rosa was very dangerous, owing to falling stones
and avalanches. The party was involved in an avalanche caused by a
falling stone on the Macugnaga glacier about half-way down to the
rocks (3.50 P.M.), and but for the second guide holding up the other
two, who were carried away, all would certainly have lost their lives.

The whole expedition must be considered one of the greatest diffi-
culty and danger, and would perhaps be best accomplished if taken
from Macugnaga, and two days devote1 to it; sleeping out the first
night, on the rocks near the centre of the glacier about 3 1/2 hours from
Macugnaga.

The col is plainly marked on Herr Imfeld's relief map at Zermatt,
using the least large depression before the ridge rises again, and quite
close to the Signal Kuppe. The Colle delle Loccie is much farther on.
The Colle delle Loccie route was joined near the end of the Macug-
naga glacier, before getting on to the moraine.

Bernese Oberland.

LÖPSCHTHALER BREITHORN (3,795 mètres = 12,451 feet). August 9.
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A is Sir John Ellerman. He possesses that rare and much coveted faculty of turning everything into gold to which he puts his hand—at least, if not actual shekels, a very useful dividend.

His latest venture was to buy a large chunk of those streets which lie between the Fulham-road and the King's-road, Chelsea, forming part of the Cadogan and Sloane-Stanley estates, so we may expect some interesting plans to be carried out there.

Sir John is a native of Hull, and started life as a chartered accountant, afterwards making a fortune in shipping.

He is now said to be the richest man in England, and a couple of years ago his capital was estimated at 40 millions.

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I should imagine he is the only millionaire in the world who has only one house. I mean for personal habituation, for his purchase in Chelsea comprised six hundred houses.

Unlike many rich men, too, he is most unobtrusive in his ways, and has a great dislike for the limelight—and this despite his distinguished appearance, for he is a stately, bearded figure, not unlike the late King Edward.

As are most business men, however, he is extremely punctual, and if you want to catch a glimpse of him he can be seen leaving his house, No. 1, South Auditey-street, every morning for the City and always comes home for lunch.

His motor-car, like himself, is quiet and somewhat melancholy, and so is his house, which has an atmosphere of rather gloomy secrecy.

It is a comfortable establishment, despite the fact that its walls are almost concealed by pictures.

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Sir John has no country house, but was for a brief period the owner of a castle.

This was Slains Castle, for centuries the stronghold of the Earls of Arrol, standing on the edge of a rocky cliff on the wold and rugged coast of Aberdeenshire.

Perhaps this was even too quiet, for Sir John soon sold it and now pays occasional visits to Brighton.

His one real interest in life, outside business, is good food, good drink and equally good cigars.

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Curiously enough, neither of his children take after him, but are both keen on writing.

John Ellerman, junior, has announced the fact that he has no intention of taking up a business career.

Although still in his teens he has published a book and wants, I believe, to be a doctor, while his sister,WINIFRED, is an authoress, writing under the name of "Bryher," and the wife of Kenneth Macpherson, who edits a film magazine.

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Now people at the first night at Drury Lane knew that the ground landlord of the famous house, Sir John Ellerman, was seated in a stage box at the opposite side of the house from Princess Mary, who is his next door neighbour in South Audley Street. Sir John, who looked very well after his recent sea trip, was accompanied by Lady Ellerman and his son, John Ellerman, who though still at school in Eastbourne, finds himself, at the age of thirteen, an ardent enthusiast for a play. He has already got a goodly collection of programmes of plays he has seen.

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DAILY MAIL — October 2, 1946

WILSON LINE SHARES BOUGHT
BY SIR J. ELLERMAN.

We understand that Sir John Ellerman, Bart., the chairman of the various well-known Ellerman Lines, has arranged to acquire the whole of the shares of Messrs. Thos. Wilson, Sons, and Co., Ltd., of Hull.

According to a statement we have received, it has been evident for some time to those concerned in the management that definite steps must be taken to provide for the future of this large shipping business, so important to the port of Hull. A number of ships have been lost, and it is essential that the very important lines served by the company should be efficiently served on the conclusion of peace. The neutral shipowners have throughout the war been making much larger profits than British shipowners, and have not been subject to the very heavy taxation which the Government have had to impose on British shipowners in common with other British traders. They will therefore be in a position to utilise the profits to enter into severe competition, and, in view of the heavy cost and the difficulty of replacement of the lost vessels, it was decided to enter into these amalgamation arrangements.

The management of the company will remain in the hands of Mr. Oswald Sanderson, the present managing director.

This amalgamation brings the tonnage controlled by Sir John Ellerman, including steamers building, to a total of upwards of 200 steamers with an approximate dead-weight carrying capacity of 1,400,000 tons.

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After that there was not room in the country for them both, and the greatest of all

conductors was lost to Italy. The story differs in detail according to the narrator, but no one will dispute that it proves courage. Flute players especially tremble in their beds when they think of his temerity.

Signor Toscanini

## The Ellerman Fortune

The late Sir John Ellerman was a frequent visitor to Covent Garden, and at theatrical first nights, too, his portly figure was often seen, but there is no record of his ever having taken any active interest in the development of the drama or the opera. It would appear in fact that he had a genius for non-participation in what O. Henry calls "the business of life."

He once had a large holding of shares in a company which owned a group of newspapers, and the famous journalist who controlled it was apprehensive lest Ellerman should try to influence editorial policy. But he need not have feared. Later, Ellerman acquired a number of illustrated papers, and for a time he used to invite Clement Shorter, the then editor of the "Sphere," to dinner nearly every week to discuss our papers," but the talk never got anywhere, and eventually Ellerman sold at the top of the market and added another big sum to his fortune.

It was a quaint sight to see him in his modest London home sitting like a broad-Buddha and calculating with unerring genius the time and the place to buy or to sell. His life was that of a man with an income of £5,000 a year; yet, living and dead, the Exchequer will have had nearly £40,000,000 from him. There must be a moral to all this, but it does not occur to me at the moment.

## America's King Maker

William Randolph Hearst, who is now 73, but does not like to be

modern sensational journalism. As the young proprietor of the San Francisco "Examiner" he risked his money and his life by attacking the evils and corruption of that city. He was the first man to substitute headlines for news, a process which is now copied in popular journalism pretty well throughout the world. Stimulated by success he began to make news instead of discovering it. If there was a revolution or a war the arrival of a specially chartered ship with the space in his journals.

A few years ago a reaction set in against

Hearst journalism in America and a number of his once powerful newspapers are now anaemic imitations of their former selves. But Mr. Hearst has never lost mentality of a boy and is determined to live to a great age and die young. It is no mean tribute to him that people are calling the presidential election a contest between Roosevelt and Hearst.

## Her Majesty's Home

The First Lady of the Land has gone to her new home. Queen Mary would have less than a woman's sensitiveness if she did not feel the lingering presence of that gracious Danish Princess who lived so long at Marlborough House as the Queen Mother. But much as the nation loved Queen Alexandra, the love for Queen Mary is deeper, more personal, more human.

We cannot forget the long cruel years of the war when King George and his Queen were bound to us with chains of devotion and sacrifice. Nor can we forget that in the garish days that followed the war, when moral standards were lowered and licence was its own justification, the private life of the King and Queen was at once an inspiration and a reproach. They held to the eternal truths and, more than any other force, stemmed the rising tide of moral compromise that was infecting so many sections of the community.

Our gratitude is not less to-day, nor our affection, than when a few short months ago she drove through the cheering streets of London beside her Royal husband, radiant, womanly, a Queen.

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We learn that arrangements have been made whereby Sir John Ellerman, the chairman of the various Ellerman Lines, will acquire the whole of the shares of Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, and Co. (Limited).

The management of the Wilson Line will remain in the hands of Mr. Oswald Sanderson, the present managing director, and the interests of the families of the late Lord Nunburnholme and Mr. Arthur Wilson will continue to be associated with the city of Hull. It is of interest to note that Sir John Ellerman himself was born in Hull.

The Wilson fleet consists of nearly 80 steamers of about 200,000 tons, and the transfer will bring the total amount of tonnage controlled by Sir John Ellerman, including steamers building, to upwards of 200 vessels, with an approximate dead weight carrying capacity of 1,400,000 tons.

For some time it has been evident to those concerned in the management of the Wilson Line that definite steps would have to be taken to provide for the future of the business, which is an extremely important one for the port of Hull. A large number of ships have been lost during the war—the "crack" liner Eskimo was captured by a German auxiliary cruiser at the end of July—and it is essential that the various lines served by the company should be efficiently served on the conclusion of peace. Severe competition is expected from neutral owners, who, throughout the war have been earning larger profits than British firms, and have not been subject to the same serious taxation which falls on British owners, as on all other classes of British business men, and in view of the heavy cost of replacing tonnage it was decided to enter into the arrangements for amalgamation.

To the Wilson Line belonged the distinction of being the largest private ship ownership in the world, and no small share of the trading enterprise which has made Hull one of the leading ports of the country may be attributed to it.

The business was founded more than 75 years ago by Mr. Thomas Wilson, in conjunction with Mr. Beckington.