OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1927, Page 7

OBITUARY.

MR. DOUGLAS P. PIELOU, M P. LONDON", January 10. j The death has occurred of Mr. Douglai : Percival Pielou, M.P. (Con.. Stourbridge), aged 40 years. Mr. Pielou was elected for the Stourbridge division of Worcester in < m the outbreak of the war Mr. Hieimi left the bank where lie was employed and enlisted in the Cameron Highlanders. As I the result of being severely wounded r.i j 1913, he hail alwais to use crutches. 'Mi his return to <.ivil life Mr. Pit-.'.ju entered ! the Ministery of Munitions. He was a v;coI chairman, of the British Legion, and a | member of the Ministry of Pensions | Advisorv Committee. I | HERR H. S. CHAMBERLAIN. RKHLiy. -January 10. Herr II"!:-t<.u Stewart ( haruberla>n h;i- die.!, aged 7-'. Houston Strivart (_ haniWrlain gained much notoriety during the war for his rahid ftjlmiiiations against his native Britain, and his enthusiastic admiration for everything German. He was born at Southsea. Ilants, in lSoo. the son of Kea:Admiral C. \\ . Chamberlain, whose wife was a daughter of the famous navigator, < aptain Basil HalJ. R.N., who explored the Amur River, \oung Chamberlain was educated at Cheltenham College, but illnesses in childhood had rendered him unable to stand the English climate, so he went to Geneva Universitv. where he studied science, then to 'Dresden for music, philosophy, and history, and rinallv to \ ienna. Soon after his father's death m 1878. he married the daughter of ;l German lawyer. By this time lie had written a good deal on pseudo-philr.sophv. and attained considerable vogue in Germany as an authority on history and music. en at this date he showed a strong pr >- German and anti-British attitude. While Hvinsr in Dresden he met Cosima Wagn% widow of the great compose: , whose works at this time absorbed most of his attention, and e>n whom he gave a number ot lectures, later publishing a book «.f his life. About this time also he published "The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century.*" a work which led to a friendship with the ex-Kaiser, who was deeply impressed with a book which glorified the German ra e and the Protestant spirit. In lyo-v Chamberlain, who had divorced his tirst wife, married Kva Wagner, "n'y daughter of the great musician, and took up his residence at Bayre'it'i. the home of \\ .igueri.su;. During the war his antiBritfsh propaganda became more violent, and it was ruled l.y Mr. Justice Lawrence that he had r'orreited his rights under his uncle's will, the judge adding that if Chamberlain came within the jurisdiction of the English courts he would he for treason. His offences came under tae Statute of Treason of Edward 111., ajlhc.in" to. aiding and comiortmg tne Jvm? * enemies." a capital offence, entailing torfeitnre of goods. Chamberlain was natural ised a German in 1916.