19 AUGUST 1922, Page 3

Lord Northcliffe died at twelve minutes past ten on Monday

morning. We can here do little but record our deep regret and refer our readers to our leading article. Lord Northcliffe was born in 1865 at Chapelizod, near Dublin. His father was English, his mother of Scottish descent. It was to her that he owed so much, and to her he repaid his debt in a full measure of recognition. His life was, with minor exceptions, one of continuous commercial success, starting with Answers, the first journal which he founded. We are told that " through. out his life he continued to write, rarely less than 1,003 worda a day, and often more."