We regret to record the death of Mr. R. C.
Lehmann, who died on Tuesday at the age of seventy-three. His name will long be cherished at Cambridge—and not only there but at Oxford and in the wider fields of literature, journalism, sport and polities as a man of distinction and charm and one of the best of friends. At Cambridge he was President of the Union and Captain of the First Trinity Boat Club. He did not get his " Blue," but he was a finished oar, became an eminent coach, and wrote one of the best books on the art of rowing. He was also a fencer and a boxer. He founded the Granta at Cambridge and wrote several well-known books of humorous prose and verse. He was a Liberal in politics and for a short time edited the Daily News. For many years he was a member of the staff of Punch. The courage with which he bore a long and afflicting illness made admiration com- pete with affection for the first place in the feelings 'of the many friends of " Rudie " Lehmann.
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