* * * * Sir Thomas Lipton We have to
record the death, at the age of eighty-one, of Sir Thomas Lipton, well known as the founder of a large provision business and as a resolute challenger for the yachting trophy known as the " America- Cup." Sir Thomas, the son of poor Ulster parents, was born in Glasgow in 1850, and began work in a small grocer's shop when he was ten. He emigrated to America and, failing to make a fortune there, returned to Glasgow. There he started a small shop, the first of the many shops which made him rich. In 1899 he made his first bid for the America Cup with Shamrock I,' and tried again in 1901, 1903, 1920 and 1930 with other Shamrocks.' Each time he was beaten by American yachts better suited to race in American waters. But he took his defeats in perfectly good temper and won great popularity in America for his pluck and persistence.
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