We regret to have to record the death of Prince
Francis of Teck, the second brother of Queen Mary, who passed away after a few weeks' illness last Saturday in his forty-first year. Prince Francis of Tack, who retired from the 1st Dragoons with the rank of Major in 1902, served in Egypt and South Africa, where he gained the Distinguished Service Order. Of late years he bad thrown himself into philanthropic work with great energy and ability, and as chairman of the Board of Governors of Middlesex Hospital set himself the task of clearing that institution from debt. His last public act was to state in the Times of September 24th that the sum of 220,000 required for the purpose had been successfully collected. Only those who have tried to raise funds for public objects will fully realise the amount of labour required to achieve such a result,—especially at a time like the present, the worst ever known for obtaining subscriptions.
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