It is with great regret that we record the death
of Lord Loch on Wednesday. His career would have been a very remarkable one even without his Chinese captivity (when he endured torture, and only managed to evade by fifteen minutes the order for his execution issued by the Emperor himself), for he saw active service both in the Sikh War and in the Crimea. As a Colonial Governor Lord Loch was distinctly successful. He even managed to hold• the offices of High Commissioner and Governor of Cape Colony without loss of official reputation. He was eminently a safe and prudent man, and always did his best to prevent "crises." His purely personal relations with President Kruger while he was at the Cape were distinctly kindly, and we do not doubt that the old man who now rules the remains of his country from a saloon carriage will not hear without regret of the death of Lord Loch.
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