PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 40, 15 February 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr F. H. . Talbot, .of . Motueka hasreceived cable advice .that his son, Corporal Saddler F. M. Talbot was transferred to Walton-onThames hospital, on February 4th and is progressing favourably. ■ News was received in Nelson on Wed-'-nesday of the death of Dr O. W. San-, dei's, who has „• been for many years General Secretary of the New "Zealand' section of the Theoeophical Society. Ittook place very suddenly on Februa'ry 4th, the cause being heart failure. IH; Sanders had : spent the morning io town as usual, and - the seizure took ' place while riding home in the tram l ' car deatlrbejpg His- Iopo,", will be vgry deeply Jfelt by all members . °. - e •Society, as. jvell as by a large circle of frieods, T , ; in Auckland,, •where";. he has resided for very many > and where he was-universally loved aril , respected. ' Among'those *who expressed their grief at the death in London . > of 'Mr Noel Ross, only son of* Mr ! jylaollcm. Hoss - {official, correspondent with the New Zealand' Forces f, were , His Majesty, the King, V.wo'Jnt • Northeliffe, Mr-ftJ&idyard Kiioling,; t-the P ditor of This Time'i, and many ' Well- ' 1 l own literary people in London, . including several of * the American and foreign newspaper correspondents/ says the Post.' The'J-King's message was t con- - tained in a letter written: by his equerry (Colonel Clive Wigram) to,the Editor) of - The Times, and was as follows:—"The - King was grieved to read in this morning's Times of the death of Mr Noel Ross, at the early age ,of twenty-Beven. His Majesty knew him well', ' and was, always impressed -with his personality." lam to, express.-to you and to the staff . of The Times: the King's sincere sympathy in the loss of a gallant whose promising career has ■so tragically been cut short on the eve of his wedding " The burial was in the Ham pstead Cemetery. Many beautiful wreaths were se.nt.. Among those who attended 1 were Sir Thomas Mackenzie, K.C.M.G., High Commissioner, for New Zealand, Brgiadier-Geri6ral Richardson, C.M.Q. ~' Mr Geoffrey Dawson, Editor of The, Times, Mr" T. E. Donne, / Mr Douglas M'Lean, Mr :J! H. 'B. Coates, Captain Cameron, Captain Doorly, Lieut. Molesworth Tolhurst, and' many members of the editorial and literary staff of The Times, snd relatives of his fiancee (Miss Eileen Buchanan): In a most appreciative reference to- the literary work of the late Mr. Ross (who commenced his., career on the staff of the Evening Poet),' The Times said he had contributed to its columns "a number of descriptive sketches of rare description arid charm"; . In Noel Ross were joined the gift of graceful writing and the gift of : a joyous heart. His enthusiasm, his gaiety, his unconcealed and almost boyish enjoyment of the lighter side of life ,his freshness of outlook, and his natural/charm of speech and: manner, will not easily be forgotten by those among whom he lived and moved. As a colleague he will be sorely missed' at ,'Printing Ho ( use Square, and to the friepds he made wherever he went hi% death is a grievoue lose."