ABOUT PEOPLE.

Southland Times, Issue 16785, 13 July 1911, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr Claude Haigh arrived in town on Tuesday to make arrangements for the farewell visit of Mr Edward Branscombe's London Company, The Scarlet Troubadors, who appear in the Theatre ou Uie 19th and 20th inst.

A Wellington telegram states : Cabled ad vies has been received of the sudden death in Washington of Clifford Bramah, of Wellington, who was on a visit to England and America. Mr Bramah was well known in dog fanciers’ circles, and acted as judge at dog shows throughout New Zealand. He was G9 years of age and leaves a widow and one son.

Major W. G. Brailhwaite, D.5.0., of the Imperial general staff, who is to be general staff officer in the Auckland district, arrived at Wellington by the Corinthie on Tuesday. His regiment is the Ist Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers (savs our Wellington correspondent), and he was attached to it when he was in New Zealand nearly 20 years ago. He served in the South African war of 15991902. Ho was adjutant of the Ist Battalion during the operations in Natal, including the relief of Ladysmith, and was slightly wounded. He was mentioned twice in despatches. Very sincere regret was expressed throughout the district on Saturday last (says the Wakatlpu Mail), when it became known that Mrs Monson, wife of Mr E. Monson, who was widely known and deeply Respected throughout the town and district, had passed away. The deceased suffered from an internal complaint. Her last illness was of short duration for she was only laid low for the space of a few days. The late Mrs Monson, whose maiden name was Lucy Elizabeth Patience Bayman, came out to the colony as a young girl some 35 years ago in the capacity of governess to the late Air C. Boyce s family, and remained with the latter at Kawaran Falls Station for some years, when she married. She was a native of Newburv, Berkshire, England, and was of a very kindly disposition, charitable to a degree and a model wife and mother. Her death deals a heavy blow to her much respected husband, Air E. Alonson, who but a couple of years ago suffered the loss of their only daughter: to him the very genuine sympathy of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances goes out. The Otautau Standard reports that Mr H. A. Archdall, who for the past three years has represented Alessrs Dalgety and* Co., Limited, in the Western district, and been resident in Otautau, lias been offered and accepted an important appointment on the staff of the National Alortgage and Agency Co., Invercargill. Air Archdall takes up his new duties about the beginning of August. The athletic societies of Wallace are losing the services of their most enthusiastic supporter in the removal of Air Archdall. A clean vigorous sport, he has been the life of football and kindred sports while resident at Otautau, and has done more than any other single individual to give zest and go to the game. The younger generation of footballers, especially will miss Air Archdall, who was a sort of hero in their eyes, owing to the interest he has taken in fostering school clubs, and his personal interest and attachment to the boys, to many of whom lie was a known friend. In other walks of life also, our departing townsman took a wide and practical interest. A Sydney cable states'that‘Mr Leslie Alacarthur, a well-known geologist and mining expert, is a passenger by the Alaheno, which left Sydney at 2 p.m. yesterday. He will visit and report on the principal mining centres of NeW ( Zealand on behalf of a number of In-’ vestors.