Tho Duko of Pless, whoso death has just boon announcod, leaves as tho successor to his titles and fortune of upwards of £4,000,000 sterling, his eldest son, I'rincO; Henry of Pless, whoso wii'o, formerly Miss Cornwallis West, lias won a uuiquo position in' Berlin society by her beauty, spirit and wit. , ' ; Tho name "yacht" was unknown, in' England until 1660, when the Dutch presented a "jacbt," named Mary, to Charles' 11, . It'was not until the pastime received the patronago aiid support of the Duke of Clarence (afterwards Wililam IV., the "Sailor King") that the Royal Yacht So.uadron was originated, that that the sport entered upon a really prosperous phaso.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 18, 16 October 1907, Page 4
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109Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 18, 16 October 1907, Page 4
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