7.--Died, aged 60, Mr. Edmund Beck, agent for the Sandringham estate.
Mr. Beck was a member of an old family of Norfolk farmers, and was born
at Mileham. For a considerable time he was in partnership with his
father as an auctioneer and estate agent, and was one of the best known
agricultural authorities in the kingdom.
31.--Mr. Samuel Hoare, M.P., arrived at Cromer on his return from his
tour in India. He sailed for the East on January 4th, accompanied by his
daughters, the Misses Annie and Muriel Hoare, and formally opened the
Bengal and Nagpur Railway, of which he was chairman.