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DEC. 4, 1897 THE COLONIES AND INDIA 9 Governor of Lagos), becomes Governor and Commander-in- Chief of the Bahama Islands, in succession to Sir William Haynes Smith. Sir Henry Arthur Blake began his career in the Royal Irish These appointments cannot but give satisfaction generally throughout the Bervice. The chief reason for congratulation is that the service, and so blocked promotion all round. ported Secretary Constabulary, of -which he was appointed Bub-inspector in 1859.

sen ding of State is to be congratulated on his selection, more especially In February, 1870, he became a resident magistrate. He was Cv rus to British Guiana. He one of the five special resident magistrates selected by the Walter Sendall, the High, Commissioner for man He Government in January, 1882, to concert and carry out measures for the pacification of a large portion of Ireland. He besfc over British Guiana has had for many years past, was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in January, 1884, of Newfoundland in 1887, and of Queensland in November, I Sir Augustus Hemming is decidedly fortunate in getting the 1888. This last appointment, however, he did not take up, as Jamaica appointment, more especially as ho has been so he was chcsen in December for the Governorship of Jamaica, 1 short a time in the Colonial Civil Service.

It remains to be in which office he has rendered most valuable services to the seen how he will shape in following so hard working an Colony. His departure will be regretted by all classes of the administrator as Sir Henry Blake, who succeeds Sir William community. Robinson in Hong Kong, as already appointment of Sir Gilbert Carter to the Bahamas is a recogni- Sir Augustus Hemming, who succeeds Sir Henry Blake in tion of long and useful service in a bad climate. Of Sir William the Governorship of Jamaica, was appointed, after competitive Haynes Smith's appointment to Cyprus it is needless to aay examination, a clerk in the Colonial Office in 1860, being pro- anything. He will have many difficult problems to solve, and moted in October, 18G4, io first junior class.

After serving as administration of the island will be watched with much private secretary to Sir F. Rogers, afterwards Lord BJachford, interest, and to Sir R. Herbert, he became a second-class clerk in September, 1872, and first-class clerk two years later. From Sir William Robinson is not to vacate his appoint- March, 1878, to the end of June, 1879, he was private secre- ment in Hong Kong until the beginning of the new year; tary to Earl Cadogan. He was sent on a special mission to whilst Sir Gilbert Carter will not take up his new duties for Paris in April, 1879, and became a principal clerk in July two or three months to come, of the same year.

Subsequently, in May, 1881, he again proceeded on special service to Paris, was British delegate The Queen, on November 25, received at Windsor Castle to the West African Conference at Berlin in 1884, and Si c. G. Walpole, ex-Chief Justice of the Bahama Islands, in 1889-90 and 1894 was again dispatched to Paris on hose knighthood was recently announced, and personally special service in connection with the delimitation of invested him with that honour. French and English possessions on the West Coast of Africa. He was appointed Governor of British Guiana in March, 1896 Sir Edward 0 MaU the Chief of British Guianft) Bntish Guiana boundary question had is to be transferred from the Colonial to the Foro gn Service at a time when the assumed rather an acute aspect.

Department. He has, I understand, been offered the important office of Judge of the Consular Court at Constantinople, ivitli Sir Walter Joseph Sendall, who was educated at Christ's I a salary of a year. His duties are to advise the British College, Cambridge, entered the educational branch of the Ambassador upon legal questions, the jurisdiction of the Court Ceylon civil service in November, 1859, and was appointed extending to Egypt as well as Constantinople, inspector of schools for the Colony in 1860 and director of public instruction in 1870. This post he resigned in 1873 ustice and entered the department of the Local Government Board as temporary general inspector, while he became a permanent general inspector in 187G and an assistant secretary in 1878. He was nominated Lieutenant-Governor of Natal in 1882, but did not take up the appointment, and subsequently became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the "Windward Islands in 1885, Governor of Barbados in 1889, and High Commissioner of Cypinsin 1892.

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THERE 18 NO SHUTTER, THEREFORE NO FLICKERING. Sir William Frederick Haynes Smith, who was made C.M.G. A Super piece of Mechanism. Price, £35; £24; and £14 14s. in 1887 and K.C.M.G.

in 1890, was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in June, 18(33, and was appointed Solicitor- General of British Guiana in 1865 8nd Attorney-General in 1874. From April to September, 1884, and again in 1887, he administered the Government, and was appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands in November, 1888, and of the Bahamas in 1895, succeeding Sir Ambrose Shea in the Sisal Colony. Sir Gilbert IT. Carter has seen much service on the West Coast of Africa, and now exchanges the inhospitable climate of hat part of the British Empire for the salubrious Bahamas. He entered the Navy in 1864, and was appointed paymaster of the Colonial steamer Sherbro at Sierra Leone in August, 1879.

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picture; marvellous flight; nrica £2 105., £4 and £6 equals limelight. The Docwra Triple (only prize medal); supplied to Captain SaUvyn; M.P., Dr, H. Grattan Guinness served on the Gold Coast during a part of the Ashanti cam- NUBNClf; Colin Docwra, Esq. Polytechnic Institution, Miniature Maiden Fort- fessor Trl lar condensers, paign, was one of the Commissioners for valuing the and stores left behind by the Dutch at the transfer of Elmina, and was appointed successively private secretary to the Governor of the Leeward Islands in September, 1875, Collector of Customs and Treasurer of "the Gold Coast ire August fin flftn if 800 and Catalog rices Mi 1 I fcbm 7 rX Tr easurer and Postmaster for Gambia in Administrator of Gambia, on its separation from Sierra in November, 1888, and Governor of Lagoa'in etired from Lagos last year; S00 Test) ghowltoomsa i W..