The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21
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rarity of British colonists and partly
or Bocrs. numbering about 10000 men
III time of peace, while treble that num-
Der arc subjected to annual military
training and call TO arms The diiii-
'culty of the position OF the commanding
general In South Africa Is largely duo
TO the fact that he is expected to
work in unison with the Governor
General, now Sir Sidney Buxton, and
with the Minister of Dcrense OF the
South African Union; IN office ut pres
cnt Tiled by the former Bocr General
}. Smuts. The views ana the prcJu-
diccs OF the African Union Cabinet, in
which Beers predominant, are GONE
timcs opposed to those of the Governor
General. and OF the imperial govern
ment AT home. SO that General Sir
James Wolfe Murray will be Obliged
to uso the utmost tact.
Sir James, after being a widower for
several years, married last year Lady
Macfarlane. widow OF Sir Daniel Mac
| farlane, NJ. T.. and daughter OF the
late James Scott Robson. by his first
marriage he had son, formerly an
officer OF the Scaforth Highlandcrs, and
who is Secretary OF the Labor Depart
ment of the South African Union. Sir
James. who Is "a grandson of the
Scotch Judge known as Lord CriHgletie.
il In possession OF the family estate
OF Cringletic. in Pecblesshire.
The general ia tho head OF the
Cringletie branch of the great clan OF
Murray, and Ia descended in the direct
male line from that Colonel Alexander
Murray, Laird or Cringletie. who com
mandcd the Black Watch, or Forty
second !iighlanders. in the taking OF
Quebec, and in whose arms the mortal
IL wounded General Wolfe expired on
the Heights OF Abraham. Since them
and in memory Of that battle. all the
children born TO the Crnglctie Muir
l l,..., IL, ,.,t
pound name of Wolfe Murray.
Tho Murrays of Cringlctie. ] may add,
form an onsh1ot OF the Murrays Of
Rlackbarony. who are headed by SIR
John Murray. twelfth barone, Of hi.
line and hereditary secretary for Ire
iand. lie liz half American, his
mother. the late Lady Murray, having
been Il daughter of Gerry Sanger. OF
Utica, y. Y.
Sir Percy Girouard has nad such :,
brilliant military and administrative
career. that there are many OF his adj
nircrs. both In the United Statcs ana
! in his native Canada, who VIII regret
10 hear that lis marriage to the
daughter and heircss Of tic very
wealthy Sir Richard Solomon, Of Tho
Transvaal. has cone 10 grei. ana that
rhc Is now suing hun IN the London
divorce court for tho restitution OF con
jugal rights. which is the preliminary
10 securing n divorce. Sir Percy about
la couple of years ago resigned tho
lucrative and important governorsl.ip
OF british East Africa, and his COM
/ mission IN the Rrittsh army ns .. OIL
onel of the Royal Engineers. in order
to become partner and active di-
rector OF the greet shipbuilding and
ordnance firm of Armstrong, Whitwor,h
I, I" Company, OF Elswick
lie was on this side OF the Atlantis
f.Nr q
Tor Inc Armstrong concern Il tract of
some go acres on the south bank uf
me -. Lawrence. opposite Montreal.
where Il branch establishment of tic
f.lswick works is in course Of bcinf.
organized. with view OF building ali
the ships, the ordnance. and also turn
Ing out all the steel rails, etc. that the
Dominion may need.
sir Percy is a son OF Justice Desire
Girouard. or the Supreme Court or
canada. and a lincal descendant, OF
iAn'oinc Girouard, sccrctaNy to the
'ofn'e dc Ramezay. who was Governor
lof French Canada in 1900. 4 graduate
OF the Royal Military College OF King
ttoh, he was employed on the engineer
'ig staT Of the Canadian Pacific Rail.
roao. where he obtained practical
knowledge OF railroad engineering.
when proved OF valne TO him when
later on he joined the British army. In
IohEing to the immense Royal Arsenal
NJ "oo!wich. in England: organizer
hhd constructor o; the 900 milcs a.,
railroad on the Nile, by Which Lord
kitchener was able to reach Khurto,Im.
10 smash the Mahdi, and to rcconqucr
me Soudan; president of the Egyptiau
state railroads and telegraphs: in
charge of all railroad construction IA
south Africa during the Bocr War Sir
Iercy quickly won his way up from q
Ecuteiancy TO Il colonclcy in the army
and to kniShthood After that he
was Governor and commander in chief
oil the vast African empire known as
british Nigeria, where lie greatly, de-
veloped tho resources OF the depcn-
dency, by means of the construction OF
railroad, and Governor and commander
in-chief of British East Africa, until
he resigned. on the invitation of the
Armstrong; 20 become partner and
managing director of their concern
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