ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 14578, 19 November 1910, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

During the absence of Lord and Lad) Islington in New Zealand, llartliam Park, their country home at Corsham lias boon let to Lord and Lady Grcville. who will take up residence there in November. on their return from New fork. Hartbam. a beautiful place, wilh notably line gardens, was frequently visited by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught during the residence of the owners. Lord and Lady Islingtons town house. 8 Chesterfield Gardens, is let to Lord and Lady Willoughby de lOresby. Capita! news has reached Air John Prouse. of Wellington, who took such a lively interest in the Christchurch children, the Fllwood trio. . The most important item in the letter received is that the children George, Harry, and Pauline played before Mr Jean Gerardy, the famous ’cellist, in Dresden, and ho was much taken with their playing. So pleased, in fact, was lie that lie has offered to teach George, the gifted ’cellist of the trio, free of charge, which is a nattering concession, coming from one on whose time such claims are made. The meeting took place in Dresden, but it is probable that the children will reside at Liege, where M. Gerardy lives, in order that George may get the full benelit of close association wUh the great artist. Among those who are capable of judging talent there was never a doubt that young Fllwood possessed very great talent. That opinion is now endorsed by an eminent judge.

A very.old and highly respected resident of Glenliam, in the late Air James Telfer, breathed his last on Thursday morning, at the residence of Ids son. Air Andrew Telfer. -The deceased gentleman, who had reached the great age of 82 years, had been ailing seriously during the past fortnight, through weakening of the heart. lie was born in tho year ISilfi, at Glonliice, near Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. As a young man of 23 he arrived in Aielbourne, Victoria, in 1861, and there followed the occupation of market gardening for some years, subsequently taking up a farm in tiie Lodclon River district. He also did some carrying to -the diggings at Bendigo. He sailed for New Zealand in 1877, arriving at Port Chalmers. Shortly afterwards be came south to Tuturau, where he assumed the management of a •small farm on behalf of the late Mr Andrew Muir. On his retirement some years later, he .vent to live with his son Andrew. Tho late Air Telfer. who retained Ids faculties to the last, was a cheery old gentleman, will liked by all who knew him. His wife predeceased him by 43 years; and of a family of nine only two are now living—Airs Eliza Kevan, of , Aielbourne, and Air Andrew Telfer.—Wyndham Farmer.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, reference was , made to the death of Major Keddeli, S.M., announced that morning. Mr W. A. Stout, president of the Haw Society, expressed the regret felt locally. Major Keddeli having presided on the Invercargill Bench some 11 or 12 years ago. Tlid outstanding characteristic remembered of him was his absolute impartiality and his rigid adherence to Court discipline and dignity. As a Magistrate lie was considered one of tue most abf.e in the Dominion in the mutter of judging on fact and sizing up witnesses. Major Keddeii bad impressed local practitioners as an able man, of strong force pf character and unswerving impartiality. Mr Wm. Macalister (Crown Prosecutor) endorsed Mr Stout’s remarks and mentioned that, it. did not seem 12 years since Major Keddeli was in Invercargill, so vividly had his personality impressed them. The speaker spoke of the characteristics of tlie old Magistrate which left very kindly memories of him. Mr CTuickshank, S.M., spoke of the old ■style of Magistrate drawn from the ranks of military men, a type ’ of' which (here wore several members in the North Island, and which had served the country well. The old military magistrates were great judges of fact, and it was fact that weighed most with a magistrate at any time. Her Major Keddeli pex'sonally, as a line man and a fine magistrate, ho had always had tlie warmest feelings of regard. During the speeches the members of the Bar present remained standing, and then an adjournment of fifteen minutes was made, as the customary tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased rnagLstra to.

Mr Leonard J, Wild. 8.A.. formerly a teacher in the service of the .Southland Education Board, and more recently in Hie service of the Otago Education Board lias been appoint'd first assistant teacher, in the Blenheim District High School.

Mr F. H. Merrie, who .for Hie past four years has been on Hie local staff of tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., lias been transferred to Hie Dannevirke office, and leaves for his new sphere to-day. Mr Cntbbert Nolan, who for a year or so has been in the local office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., has : f igned so that be may join the staff of an Auckland firm.

Mr W. G. Brown, of Dunedin, who won the first prize in the Otago Art Society's competition for landscape painting in oil (judged last week) was formerly a pupil of Mr ,f. W. Dickson, art master of Invercargill Technical School. Picture - goers will shortly be familiar With moving scones of their own .and, and “Australian Life Biograph Co.” will be a trademark on the screen as wellknown as. say, Pathe-Freres. There is in Invercargill at present a representative of the new Company, Mr W. F. Clark, who is , travelling through. New Zealand and Australia making moving picture records of the scenic beauties and most picturesque industries of the countries. Mr Clark has just completed a range through file beauty spots of Queenstown, and ho caught the mountains snow-covorcd. A panoramic view which, he took from the summit of Ben Lomond equals, he says, in grandeur any Alpine scene lie has; come across, and lie has travelled the world over in the business. lie and his companion had the experience of being spow-bound at Lake Harris. The found the lake iced over. He has been through the North Island and northern portion of the Middle Island. The kauri, timber, butter and flaxmilling industries of the north have been passed in review before the camera, and the weird natural complexities of flic Hot Calces have been transferred into film. At Rotorua Mr Clarke had exceptional luck in that lie and his companion found the geysers in a complaisant mood and susceptible, to “soaping.’ They were fortunate enough in one instance to have four geysers playing at the one time, and to get .hem all into one picture. It is Mr Clark’s intention to do the West Coast Sounds, returning by ttie overland track to Te Anau. and then to take the new track from Te Anau to Wakatipu. Haler ho will • visit Lake Mauapouri. It is quite one the cards that the cheese industry of Southland will he made the subject of a picture, and arrangements are in train with a view to drawing on the Fdendale factory and district for the purpose. The Australia Biograph Company is a branch of a well-known British Biograph Co.