The Cruise of the Branwen

THE OLYMPIC GAMES Government having received an invitation from the Greek Government to send representatives to the Olympic Games in Athens on April 22, 1906, Sir Edward Grey thereupon appointed Lord Desborough as the first, and Mr. R. C. Bosanquet, Director of the British School at Athens, as the second. A still further and even more satis– factory result followed. His Majesty King Edward VII, with the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales, were present in Athens for these Games, and watched the fight between England and Germany, which resulted in a victory for our team; and immediately after the King's return to London that summer he most kindly sent a message to the captain of the team that he would thenceforth be the patron of the Amateur Fencing Association of Great Britain and Ireland. This recognition of English swords– manship, deeply appreciated wherever the art of fence is fostered by our countrymen, was no doubt in large measure due to Lord Desborough's influence and personality, as well as to the fortunate success of the British arms on the particular occasion when his Majesty first saw an international match. Edgar Seligman, who fought with the British forces in the South African War, is one of the strongest men of his size I ever met, and from living a large portion of every year abroad he is perhaps more accustomed to foreign sur– roundings than any other English fencer. His great ability in swordsmanship will be sufficiently indicated by the fact that he has 22