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 WHO IS WHO IN AUSTRALASIA. Randell, William Richard, first navigator of the River Murray; b. Sidbury, Devonshire, Eng. May 2, 1824, and arrived in South Australia with his parents in 1837. His father, the late W. B. Randell, was one of the first Sub-Managers of the South Australian Company. He began his con- nection with the River Murray in 1853, when he built a steamer, the Mary Ann, which was the first vessel to steam up the Murray, and went as far as Echuca. The Lady Augusta, brought round from Sydney by Captain Cadell, fulfilled the conditions which accompanied the Parliamentary offer of a bonus, and thus the reward of £4,000 went to Capt. Cadell. Capt. Randell, who states that he did not try for the Parlia- mentary bonus because he was unaware of it in time, however, received a bonus of £800 from the South Australian Government for his unassisted enterprise in opening up the Murray river traffic, and a purse of £400 and a public testimonial. He was actively engaged in the Murray and Darling rivers trade for about 40 years, and still has steamers running. He was M.H.A. for Gumeracha 1898-9. Address — Kenton Park, Gumeracha, S.A. RANPURLY, Earl of (Uchter John Mark Knox), 5th Earl, G.C.M.G., (cr. 1901), P.C. (Ireland)* 1905, (a descendant of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania) ; 6. in 1856, y. g. of the 3rd Earl, and suc- ceeded his brother in 1875 ; ed. at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. For some- time he was engaged in horticultural opera- tions at the Mildura irrigation colony where he owns a considerable area. Lord-in-Wait- ing to Queen Victoria from 1895 to 1897, and Governor of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904, and Honorary Colonel 1st Welling- ton Rifle Battalion 1898, and 1st South Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1902. in. 1880, Constance, d. of 7th Viscount Charlemont. Address — Northland House, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. RASON, Hon. Cornthwaite Hector, Agent-General for Western Australia in Eng. b. Somerset, England, June 18, 1859, s. of the late O. H Rason, doctor in Royal Navy, ed. Brighton, Eastbourne, and Reading, and arrived in Aust. in 1882. He was elected to the Legislative Council of W.A. for the Swan in 1889, was M.L.A. for South Murchison 1897-l901. and afterwards for Guildford; Minister of Works in Leake Govt. 1001, and Minister of Works and Railways in James Ministry 1902-4, and sometime Colonial Treasurer. Was Minister of Works during the carrying out of the greater portion of the Coolgardie water scheme. He became Premier in August 1905, and held office until May 1906, w^en he resigned to take the position of Agent-GeneraL President of Royal Com- mission on Mining 1898 and of Royal Com* mission on Immigration 1905. m. Feb. •. 1883, Mary Evelyn Terry. BASOIT, Ernest Goldfinch, Capt R.N., British Resident in New Hebrides. He en- tered the Nary in 1865, and retired as Captain in 1898. Served in Egypt in 1882 (medal and bronze star), and in Suakin in 1884 (clasp), ilrfrfreat— British Residency, Vila, New Hebrides. BAWSOH, Admiral Mr Harry Holds- worth, G.C.B., Governor of New South Wales since Feb. 12, 1902, and as- sumed office May 27, 1902. Honorary Col- onel 2nd Australian Infantry Regt. ; o. at Walton-on-Hill, Lancashire, Eng., November 5, 1843, 2nd ». of the late Christopher Rawson. of Woolwich, and erf. at Marl- borough. He entered the Royal Navy in 1857, was appointed Lieutenant in 1863, Commander in 1871, Captain in 1877, Bear- Admiral in 1892. Vice-Admirai in 1898, and Admiral in 1903. He served in the China war from 1858 to 1861 (medal with three clasps— Taku 1858 and 1860, and Pekin 1800 — wounded, and several times mentioned in despatches), commanded for three months 1,600 Chinese troops for the defence of Ningpo against the rebels, was thanked on the quarter deck for Jumping overboard at night and saving the life of a marine in the Shanghai River in 1861, was Lieutenant on the Royal Yacht in 1870- 1, reported on the capabilities of the defence of the Sues Canal in 1878 (thanked by the Lords of the Admiralty), hoisted the Bri- tish flag at Nicosia, Cyprus, and was for a short period Military Commander of that place in 1878; Principal Transport Officer in Egypt in 1882 (medal, star, third-class Osmanieh, C.B.), Captain of the Steam Reserve from 1885 to 1889, and member of the Committee on the new man- oeuvring signal book from 1886 to 1889. A.D.C. to Queen Victoria from 1890 to 1892, member of the International Signal Com- mittee from 1892 to 1895, an umpire for