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ROBERTSON 



graduated with high distinction 

 in 1879. He became a school- 

 master, 1879 ; edited The Week, 

 1883-84; and 

 was professor 

 at King's Col- 

 leg e, Nova 

 Scotia, from 

 1885-95. He 

 served in the 

 British army 

 in the Great 

 W a r, becom- 



Charles Roberts. % "TJ r in 

 Canadian author 917 - M e a n- 

 while he had 



become known as a prolific writer 

 of verse, essays, and fiction, and 

 especially of tales of animal life 

 in the Canadian wilds. Among his 

 numerous books may be mentioned 

 Orion (poems), 1880; History of 

 Canada, 1897; Collected Poems, 

 1900 ; Kindred of the Wild, 1902 ; 

 Red Fox, J1905 ; Haunters of the 

 Silences, 1907 ; Babes of the Wild, 

 1913; In the Morning of Time, 

 1919; New Poems, 1919; Some 

 Animal Stories, 1920. 



Roberts, DAVID (1796-1864). 

 Scottish painter. Born at Stock- 

 bridge, Edinburgh, Oct. 24, 1796, 

 he worked un- 

 der a house- 

 painter, and 

 began his ca- 

 reer by scene 

 painting. 

 Later he 

 painted pic- 

 turesque 

 buildings and 

 landscapes in 

 England, Nor- 

 mandy, Italy, 

 Spain, and the Holy Land, and 

 published volumes of drawings of 

 Eastern subjects, becoming a very 

 popular artist. He was elected 

 A.R.A. in 1839, R.A. in 1841, and 

 died in London, Nov. 25, 1864. 



Roberts, EVAN (b. 1879). Welsh 

 revivalist. Born in 1879, he worked 

 for some vears as a collier, and then 

 studied for the 

 ministry. He 

 conducted 

 revival ser- 

 vices in many 

 parts of Wales, 

 in 1905-6. 

 These created 

 extraordinary 

 enthusiasm, 

 giving rise to 

 one of the most 

 notable Welsh 

 revivals. After a brief and me- 

 teoric career his health broke down, 

 and he discontinued preaching. 



Roberts, GEORGE HENRY (b. 

 1869). British politician. Born at 

 Chedgrave, Norfolk, he entered 

 the printing trade, and became 



David Roberts, 

 Scottish painter 



Evan Roberts, 

 Welsh revivalist 



unit 



organizer of the Typographical 

 Association and president of the 

 Trade Council, Norwich. Becoming 

 a member of 

 the I.L.P. in 

 1886, he was 

 returned as 

 Labour M.P. 

 for Norwich 

 in 1906. Ap- 

 pointed a lord 

 commissioner 

 of the treasury, 

 Q. H. Roberts, he was par- 

 British politician lianaentary 

 Eiuoti A Fry secretary to 



the board of trade, minister of 

 labour, 191718, and food con- 

 troller, Jan., 1919, to Feb., 1920. 



Roberts, JOHN (d. 1880). British 

 billiards player. He was born at 

 Liverpool, and in 1844 became 

 marker at Oldham. In 1849 he 

 challenged Jonathan Kentfield, on 

 whose refusal he assumed the title 

 of champion. He introduced spot- 

 stroke play ; and in March, 1862, 

 made the record break, up to then, 

 of 346, which included 55 spot 

 hazards. He held the champion- 

 ship until defeated by his pupil, W. 

 Cook, at St. James's Hall, London, 

 Feb. 11, 1870. Roberts continued 

 playing in matches and tourna- 

 ments for some years ; afterwards 

 he retired to Manchester, and died 

 in London. 



His son, John Roberts, jun. 

 (1847-1919), was born at Man- 

 chester, Aug. 15, 1847. For many 

 years he was 

 the most ac- 

 complished 

 and attractive 

 billiards play- 

 e r in the 

 world, his 

 open and all- 

 roundmethods 

 being delight- 

 ful to watch. 

 When playing 



against E. BIHM**, 



Diggle, on May 3-4, 1894, he com- 

 piled a magnificent spot-barred 

 break of 1,392. Roberts won the 

 professional billiards championship 

 in 1870, against Cook, holding the 

 title against him in 1875, 1877, and 

 1885, and beat C. Dawson, 18,000 

 up level, by 1,814, for 200 and the 

 championship in 1899. He travelled 

 widely, visiting India, Australia, 

 Canada, the U.S.A.,on several occa- 

 sions as an exponent of billiards. 

 He died at Worthing, Dec. 23, 1919. 

 See Modern Billiards, with an auto- 

 biography of Roberts, 1902. 



Roberts, MORLEY (b. 1857). 

 British novelist. Born in London, 

 Dec. 29, 1857, he was educated at 

 Bedford and Owens College, Man- 

 chester. He led a varied and ad- 

 venturous life in Australia, the 



John Roberts, jun., 

 Billiards champion 



U.S.A., Canada, S. Africa, etc., 

 and his experiences on land and sea 

 coloured many of his writings. 

 One of the 

 foremost Eng- 

 lish writers of 

 the short 

 story, and a 

 capable novel- 

 ist, his books 

 include The 

 Western Aver- 

 nus, 1887 ; Red 

 Earth, 1894; 

 The Great Jes- 

 ter, 1896; A 

 Son of Empire, 

 1899; The Promotion of the Ad- 

 miral, 1903 ; The Private Life of 

 Henry Maitland, supposed to be 

 based on the life of George Gissing, 

 1912 , Time and Thomas Waring, 

 1914; Hearts of Women, 1919; 

 Lyra Mutabilis, 1921. 



Roberts Memorial Work- 

 shops, LORD. British social wel- 

 fare scheme. Following the S. 

 African War, there was inaugurated 

 in 1904 a scheme for training dis- 

 abled soldiers and sailors in various 

 handicrafts. Centres were estab- 

 lished in different parts of the 

 country, and named after Lord 

 Roberts, who took a personal in- 

 terest in their work. Up to the out- 

 break of the Great War, the work- 

 shops were a success, over 50,000 

 having been paid to disabled men 

 in wages, and in Aug., 1914, Lord 

 Roberts advocated a large ex- 

 tension of the scheme. After his 

 death this was carried out as a 

 memorial to him, and 14 branches 

 were inaugurated all over the 

 country, at Birmingham, Ply- 

 mouth, Bradford, etc. That at 

 Fulham, London, employed over 

 1,000 men, who were engaged in 

 making toys and other articles. 

 In 1921 a crisis arose owing to lack 

 of funds, and some of the shops 

 were closed. 



Robertson, JAMES PATRICK 

 BANNERMAN ROBERTSON, BARON 

 (1845-1909). Scottish lawyer. Born 

 at Forteviot, 

 the son of a 

 minister, he 

 was educated 

 at the high 

 school and uni- 

 versity, Edin- 

 burgh. In 1867 

 he became an 

 advocate, arid 

 soon came to 

 the front, his 

 gifts including Eniott&Fr V 



a logical mind, a wide know- 

 ledge of law, and a mordant wit. 

 A conservative in politics, he 

 was M.P. for Buteshire, 1885- 

 91 ; solicitor-general for Scotland, 

 1885-86 and 1886-88; and lord 



Baron Robertson. 

 Scottish lawyer 



