The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-25

his career as first Governor
General OF the now Union of
South Africa in an unfortunate
fashion. People in that part Of tho
world are extremely democratic. espe
cially the Beers, and the edict which
has gone forth in the Governor Cen
erals name, to the effect that on all
official occasions women must curtsey
to Lady Gladstone, lust as II she were
royal parsonage, has excited mingled
offense and ridicuie. The wives of
the members of the new Cabinet (of
which General Botha, ono OF the prln-
cipal commanders of the Beers In their
last war with England. lis a member)
have shown by their particularly stin
and upright carriage when appearing
before Lady Gladstone that they have
not the slightest intention OF accord
| ing to her the homa ge that they would
| willingly concede to Queen Mary. TO
| Queen Alexandra or to some princess
of their house. and as II was espe-
cally on the Dutch element that the
authorities in London relied to sup
/ port the administration OF Lord Glad
stone, which from the outset was dis
| tasteful to the anti-Bocr element In
South Africa. his debut as Governor
can only be considered as unfortu-
| nate.
Lord Gladstone was eliminated from
the Cabinet In England, owing to his
! failure as Secretary of State for the
Home Department. where he made one
mistake after another, running counter
to public sentiment. of which he never
seemed to possess any appreciation.
most Of his mistakes being attributable
to a complete lack of tact. Ministers
| who become impossible are usually
consoled for their elimination with II
seat in the House of Lords. to which
! they are said to be clicked upstairs"
famous. name or when his resent
ment is feared, he is further propit-
lated by the gift of an important CO.
lonial goyernorship; and Canada, for
| instance, would never have had for
Governor-General Lord Durham, who
he not made himself so absolutely dis
| tasteful TO his colleagues In the admin
istration at home that 1t was deter
mined at all costs to shunt him to the
colonies.
The trouble about the colonial gov
and fuss with which they are In
! vested. frequently turn the heads OF
written of the extraordinary conce!ts
| of governors who have utterly lost
their bearings with regard to their
official Importance. Thus, there are
1 some who insist on their presence be-
ing heralded everywhere by the play
ing OF the national anthem. and others
/ who invariably remain seated with
their hat on when 1t Is played, al
though Edward VII. always stood and
DOTTED his hat when hearing Its
as Sir Arthur Hamilton was Governor
of Ceylon. 1t used to be said that he
questioned the bishop of the island
as to whether 1t would not be posi-
the Liturgy. similar to the one for the
royal family, in which particular
blessing might be~ asked from the AL
mighty upon THY servant Arthur
Hamilton, Governor OF this dependen-
Cyl
Countess Camilla Hoyos, who has
been paying series Of visits in the
| Berkshires, where she was entertained
among others, by former Ambassador
Choate. is the youngest daughter OF
the late Count George Hoyos, of the
Austrian navy, and of The latter's wife.
Alice Whitehead: grandchild. there
fore of old Robert Whitehead. the IN
nous Whitehead torpedo. She inher-
tied a very large share Of her grand
fathers immense fortune, which In
England alone amounted to some Sl0.-
situated In Austria. especially at
Fiume. on the Adriatic. where the huge
Whitehead torpedo works are situated.
She was born on the Isle Of Wight.
in England is a familiar figure in
woman with blue eyes and fluffy gol-
den hair. and was formerly engaged to
Samuel Pepys Cockerell, OF the London
Foreign Office, but broke off the en-
gagement within fortnight of the
date appointed for the wedding. One
of her sisters Is the widow of the
late Prince Herbert Bismarck. while
another Is the wife Of Count Louis
Plessen. German envoy at Athens. The
Hoyos family is Of Spanish origin. and
came from the Iberian Peninsula to
Germany In the train OF Emperor
Charles v. Indeed, the original house
of Hoyos still fourishes in Spain, and
for a number of years the MARQUIS
Hoyos, Of Madrid, was Spanish amhas-
sador at the court of Vienna. They
We're created barons of tho Holy Ro-
man Empire in 1547 and counts 100
years later, and now own great terri.
torial possessions in Austria. One Of
the members of the house. Count Lad
islas Hoyos. was for many years min
lister of Emperor Francis Joseph at
Washington. where. indeed, his eldest
son was born, and quarter of CEN
fury later served as secretary of the
mission.
Although British baronets have the
reputation Of being wicked, probably
owing to the fact that the villain OF