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...Captain Lascelles, assistant private secretary to Lord Renfrew, said that his lordship had been reading The Life and Letters of Walter Hines Page, and that he was very fond of Mark Twain, had read some volumes twice. The secretary also said that numerous presents, ranging from chewing gum upwards, had been sent to him by firms and individuals. The rigid royal rule of not accepting gifts from strangers was adhered to and the gifts were all returned by registered mail, allegedly costing the Baron no trifling sum for postage. It was stated that from 10 to 40 letters 'daily...
...John S. Phipps estate a polo match was arranged. Upon the side opposite Renfrew was the great Will Rogers. A brisk game ended in a score of 9?5 in the Baron's favor. His Lordship was seen strolling off the field with the inimitable comedian...
...history of the country started in 1713, when the Liechtenstein family bought the fiefs of Schellenburg and Vaduz from the impecunious Graf von Hohenems, although the lordship was bought in 1699. In 1719, Emperor Karl VI of the Holy Roman Empire raised these territories to a Principality under the name of Liechtenstein. It remained a part of the Empire until 1806, when for nine years it was a Sovereign State in the Rhine Confederation. From 1815 to 1866 it was a part of the German Confederation, but since the last date it has been a Sovereign State...
...When Mr. Gandhi was tried for sedition in the court of "British Justice" in India and when the English judge, being overcome by the magnetic personality of the accused, began to make apologetic remarks, Mr. Gandhi relieved him of his embarrassment by saying: "I am indebted to your Lordship for the kind words you have used in referring to my case. There is but one course open to your Lordship in this matter, either you should execute the dictates of the British laws in India which you are appointed to administer in which case I suggest, if I may, that...
...regret that the Government of His Britannic Majesty was disappointed in our offer of May 2. We undertook this offer at the suggestion of Lord Curzon, assuming that His Lordship, in making his suggestion, desired to be a benevolent mediator in our fight with France regarding her illegal invasion of the Ruhr. Since, however, from the English note of the 13th, the very opposite is apparent, no one need be surprised if our disillusionment is all the greater. Under the circumstances there is nothing for us to do but waive all further negotiations today...