The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-07
QUEEN REMEMBERED
KINDNESS TO FATHER

risk Of the displsasurs Of his sovsr.
eign, George ".
Sir Matthew Woods second con -.
came lord chancellor, being ct the
same time raised to the peerAGe. g.
Lord Hatherly. and it Is said that when
Queen. she recalled TO him hoy much
she and her parents owed 10 the kind
ness Of his father.
Other members of the Wood family
are Field Marshal sir Evelyn Wood. v.
c.. and his sister. who after marrying
Eighteenth Hussars. died as the widow
of the great Irish leader. Charles Ste
wart Parneil. Their niece. Msnna
Wood. married the only son Of H. NJ
Bradhurst. of New York.
Young Sir John wood. the new baro-
worth mentioning. and the great for
tune of SIR Matthew Wood has entire.
ly vanished Its remnants disappeared
in the bankruptcy Of the fourth baro-
net. who died four years ago. and the
fine Hatherly House estate in Glouces-
tershire, from which Lord Chancellor
Hatherly took his title. passed out OF
the family
The name of the first baronet's wife.
Maria Lady Wood. is still borne to this
day By the state barge of the City OF
London. which the chief magistrates OF
the city were wont to use In the early
half Of the Victorian era, when they
proceeded to Westminster in state, by
water. on the day of their inauguration.
G<andduke Cyril OF Russia. who
stands third in the line of succession
to the throne Is once more in trouble
with his cousin. the Gar. The latter
insists that the princes Of hts house
army or the navy. should at any rate
make . pretense Of fulfilling their
duties in connection herewith.
Recently the grandduke, who has not
done any service in the navy since the
sinking of the Petropavlovsk at the
ago, was called upon to go to sea and
vas assigned to the command OF the
cruiser Oleg, with directions to cruise
about ON her Tor . period OF eight
months preliminary to MS advancement
to the rank Of admiral
Cyrfl who has been dividing his time
between Paris. the South OF France,
his mother-an-lAw's palace at Coburg,
and his own palace at St. Petersburg.
with no care beyond that of his hand
some and Fascinating wife. the divorced
ex-Grandduchess Of Hesse. did not rel
ish the idea Of being cooped up on board
n cruiser Tor several months, separated
rom his family and from his friends,
far away from his accustomed haunfs.
sne pleasures to wnich ne
-
So after taking up the command OF
ais cruiser at Reval, he, even before
the vessel left port, declared that ne
was sufficiently Ill to need the advice
Of physicians. These furnished MN
With a certificate to the effect that ow-
ing to the exertions which he had exer-
-, !. eor...ecti0n with the prepara-
zen of the Oieg for Its long cruise,
.ut,i.J with the effects of the shock
which he sustained In the sinking on
the Petropavlovsk eight years ago. 1t
was absolutely necessary for the re.
coyery OF his health that he should
have a com plete rest Tor several months
in q temperate climate. preferably IN
OF ttis. the Erandduke has resigned his
! command, and has retoined his wIie
and children IN Paris. preparatory 10
going to the Riviera for the winter.
The srandduke. who, like his iass
father. Vladimir. u very handsome
man. was not wounded. as 30 many
people appear to believe. In the SINK
ing Of the Petropavlovsk off Port Ar
! thur. It may be recalled that the snIp
| struck a mine and sank. carry'ns co w.,
| nainter verestchagin. who was also on
The vessel. Only two-score OF those on
board. numbering 700 ofncers ana men;
escaped, by coming to the surface and
hanging on TO pieces OF nddnSe
| when the Gar inalay, At the instance
Of the late King Edward and OF ms
aunt. queen Alexandra, reluctantly con-
I .ented to pardon his other COUSIN
fsrandduke Michael Mchaelalovttcn.
| and to restore him to his Rrerogauves
as a prince Of the blood ana to MS
rank in the army. At the SANE tan.e
/! repealinx the order of 0anishmeht
which had been issued against MIN, ne
subsequently, demanded that Michael
who had been so long absent from rus
STA. should retoin his regiment va
toned at Kieff, and put In term OF
dutv herewith. 80 as 10 qualify him.
self for promotion.
I The xrandduke was perfectly rea1S
to do this, but his morGanadc VIE,
countess Terby, for marrying wnom ne
had ouarrelled with all his family.
would not hear of burying herself IN
n nrovfncial Russian town, so IAF
aray from the pleasures of Paris, Lon
don and the South of France. As
resubt he once more incurred the ds-
nIeasure Of the Emperor ana SUI re
n,ains to all fntents and purposes an
exile from his na0ive land: having 70
content himself with the military RANK
and uniform of a mere captain.
CopyriSht, 1919. by the BRENTWOOD
Company
Hsaick-Gfeee.