WHO'S WHO?

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14940, 13 March 1912, Page 10

WHO'S WHO?

It is nearly thirty years ago-sinco Mr. Courtice Pounds, who is once more chinning theatre-goers at Whitney's Theatre in "The Spring Maiden," began to" make his mark in Gilbert and Sullivan opera. As a little boy he. made his debut at the old "Vic," in Waterloo Road, singing at a temperance festival Then ho became a chorister at St. Stcphan's Church, South Kensington, whence, sad to say, he was, to quote his own words," expelled with ignominy for reasons not unconnected with cobbler's was and. the organist." In an interesting account, of the collection belonging to Mr. F. C. Selous, the famous big-gamo hunter, Country Lifojsaya that though Mr. Selous has killed more African game than any other white man, ho himself maintains that, with exception of elephants, which he shot for the value of their tusks, the moat of every other animal he killed was necessary to supply himself and the largo number of natives by whom he was often accompanied, with food. Some of tho more interesting details of animals killed between 1870 and 1900 aro as follows: Elephants, 106; buffalo, 175; lion, 30; rhinoceros (white), 23; rhinoceros (black), .36; giraffe, 65; eland, 118. • Tho Industrial Council nominated by the Board of Trad© to assist in the peaceful settlement of trade, -disputes is really the outcome of a suggestion made by Sir Charles Macara, Bart., one of the leading figures in the cotton world, and a great employer of labour. No man has tho wel-fare-of tho masses mora at heart, for he knows what it is to bo a toiler. Ho was born in Scotland, and is a self-mado man,, for his father, a Free Church minister in Fifeshire, could give him but little assistance when Sir Charles decided to enter the world of commerce. However, he made such good use of his opportunities that within eight years, when lie was twentyfive, he had gained an appointment as the Manchester representatvo of the largest jute-spinners in the world—Cox Brothers, of Dundee. Since then Sir Charles has gone from success to success. ■■ *

Few members of Parliament enjoy | a greater share of popularity than Colonel Mark Lockwood, M.P., either inside or outside the House. He has represented the Epping Division of Essex for many years, is chairman of the kitchen > committeo of the House, and has a reputation as a genial story-teller. One- of his stories concerns his school days, whan his mother anxious to instil into him the value ■of money, impressed upon him the wisdom of keeping an account of his : expenditure. "My book-keeping," he says, "usually worked out something like this: Postagestamps, 4dj jam, 6d i chapel, 3d lost through hole in my pocket, £2 10s." (''The spelling was my own," says the Colonel.) Many , years afterwards ho discovered an entry in his father's diary, ! to'the effect that on such, a" day ha gave Mark his start in the Coldstream' Guards, and to tho entry was the laconic . addition, "I gave him nientyjotjftdvacer, but. little money*' -