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The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Hundred years ago: The Everest expedition
London, June 14: In an address at the Royal Geographical Society, Lord Ronaldshay referring to the Everest expedition, paid a very high tribute to the leadership of Bruce and Norton and also to the brilliance of the latter's despatches. He reiterated that the Everest climbers were not prepared to admit their defeat. He said the prospect of putting the matter to the final test depended on the willingness of the Tibetan Government to permit another expedition rather than on the readiness and ability of the Committee to organise and despatch it.
Times
06-05-2025
- General
- Times
The clan with no tartan
From The Times, May 6, 1925The Society of Yorkshiremen in London gave a luncheon at the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland-avenue, yesterday in honour of their new president, Lord Ronaldshay. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Leetham, chairman of the society, presided. Lord Ronaldshay said the existence of a society like theirs bore witness to the strength of a characteristic which was deeply rooted in human nature, a characteristic which was best described by the word 'clannish'. More than 400 years ago a Venetian traveller made these comments on the British people: 'The English are great lovers of themselves and anything that is theirs. They think that there are no other men than themselves and no other world but England, and whenever they see a handsome foreigner they say
