LIPTON MEMORIES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1932, Page 18

LIPTON MEMORIES

Bluff, genial ' Sir Thomas Lipton, planning almost on bis death bed another quest for "that blooming old mug," tho America Cup, comes back vividly in liis autobiography, "Leaves From the Lipton Logs," recently published, says tho "San Francisco Chronicle."

With a wealth of anecdote, Sir Thomas, born eighty years ago in Glasgow of Irish parents, traced his life from the days he cleaned shop windows and ran errands for half a crown a week to tho years when he entertained kings and courtiers as a millionaire. This story of his toils and triumphs was completed a few months before his death.

At a royal review in Ediuburgh, Sir . Thomas,. in tho uniform of an honorary Colonel, was riding past the King's stand when his horse bucked and, "like an Arizona rodeo performer," ho was flung fifteen feet in the air and woke up in a nursing home.

King Edward insisted on Siv Thomas completing his convalescence at Balmoral Castle, and at dinner the King tapped him pa the shoulder. «Aad

now, Lipton, I am going to bestow upon you a new honour," ho said. "I promote you to the horse marines!" On another occasion the King said to Sir Thomas, "Lipton, I think I shall give you an order short!}-." "This is exceedingly kind of Your Majesty," said Sir Thomas. "It will do me a lot of good in my business. I shall have a price list sent to Your Ma3csty at once!"

Shortly afterward, the King said: 'Hero is a surprise packet for you, Lipton. Please do not open it until you return home." The packet contained tho "order"—the insignia making Thomas Liptou a Knight Commander of tho Victorian Order. The autobiography' might be used as a text book for young men in business, for it reveals tho secrets of its author's success, based on this motto:

The man who on his trad© relies Must cither bust or advertise ' Speaking of his efforts fn win the America Cup, he declares I hat neither money nor time nor trouble nor disappointment marred his joy in th 0 pur suit of it. It kept him young, eager buoyant, hopeful,'. * fcl caser'