OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21537, 8 January 1932, Page 7

OBITUARY

MR JULIUS ROSENLALD A CHICAGO BENEFACTOR. CHICAGO, January 6. Mr Julius Rosenlald, aged 69, who built a fortune in retail meehandising and gave more than 25,000,000 dollars for the benefit of humanity, died to-day of kidney and heart diseases. M. MAGINOT FRENCH MINISTER FOR WAR. PARIS, January 7. (Received Jan. 8, at 0.15 a.m.) The death is announced of M. Maginot, the Minister for War. MRS ROBERT BROUGH THE WELL-KNOWN ACTRESS. SYDNEY, January T. (Received Jan. 7, at 10 p.m.) The death is reported of Mrs Robert Brough, the noted actress. Her first husband, who was formerly in partnership with Mr Dion Boucicault, predeceased her in 1906. She remarried late in life Mr Cyril Bell and had been living in retirement at Cronulla, a seaside resort 15 miles from Sydney.

Mrs Brough, who made her first appearance on the etage at the Avenue Theatre, in the West End of London, on June 3, 1882, will be well remembered by old theatre-goers in Dunedin as ehe appeared here on several occasions with her husband, among their many fine productions being “ Niobe,” " The Second Mrs Tanqueray,” and “ Dandy Dick.” In 1907 she scored a series of artistic triumphs here with Mr Herbert Flemming in “ Mrs Gorringe’s Necklace,” “ The Village Priest,” “ What Would a Gentleman Do,” and other plays. MR G. H. GLOVER Sir George Hipwood Glover, who died at his home, 28 Cross street, Allenton, South Canterbury, on Monday, was one of Otago’s early settlers. He was born in Birmingham in 1852, and came to Dunedin in 1868. For some years he was associated with the drapery business in Dunedin, whence be removed to Christchurch, and joined the staff of Messrs Sargood, Son and Ewen. He subsequently took up a position in Messrs Milner and Thompson’s at Tiinaru, where he remained until 1916, when he came to Ashburton and managed the business of Messrs Charles Bcgg and Co., Ltd.

MR THOMAS TANKARD The death occurred at Christchurch on Wednesday of Mr Thomas Tankard at the age of 81 years. Mr Tankard, who was a well-known bandsman, had his first contest experience in 1880 at the contest at the Drill Hall, Christchurch, and later competed at the Christchurch Exhibition in 1882. At the Dunedin contest in 1896 he was engaged by the Stanmore Band to play the solo cornet, and at the Wellington Exhibition contest the Engineers’ Band engaged him in a similar capacity. He played first at the Theatre Royal in 1875 and played with nearly every company that performed in Christchurch’ between 1877 and 1888. After a period in Melbourne Mr Tankard returned to Christchurch in 1895 and continued to be associated with various band§ until 15 years ago. In February, 1915, he reached his jubilee as a cornetist.