ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 16843, 20 September 1911, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Several changes have been made in tib€f ranks of the local police force lately* Constables J. W. Claasen and J. AMcNelce arrived from Wellington a day, or two ago and have taken up duty ini Invercargill. Mounted-Constable E* Packer has been transferred to Christchurch and his duties as Field-Constabla and Inspector of Weights and measures have been taken over by Constable T* Flewellyn. Mr F. H. Perrin, who for two and a-half years has been on the Invercargill staff of the N.Z. Insurance Co. has received notice of his transfer to tha company's office at Singapore. Mr Perrin will leave for the east in about a month’s time. He is not altogether unacquainted with the picturesque city to which he has been called, having been stationed at Singapore before in tho course of his service with the N.Z. In* surance Company. Among the callers at the Invercargill Tourist Office during the present month! have been Messrs J. R. Nichol (Melbourne) and R. Dick (Tasmania), Miss M. J. Pyle (South Wales), Mr and Mrs Johan Hansen (Norway), and Mr Sigurd Bentzon (Consul-General for Norway in Australasia). Mr Lanchu S. Chow, the newly-ap-pointed Consul-General for New Zea* land (in succession to Mr Hwang), arrived at Sydney by the St. Albans on 10th Inst. The new Consul-General, who is accompanied by his wife and two little daughters, remained in Sydney until Saturday, when he left for the Dominion by the Dlimaroa. Mr Chow has had a university career, and, although he is only 29 years of age, has held some important public offices. For two years he was Wee-Consul in Manila, and after leaving the Philippines he went -back to Peking, where he was appointed to a post in the Wai-Wu-Pu (Department o£ Foreign Affairs). Mr Chow comes of an official family. His brother, Mr Chow-Tsz-Chi, was Charge d'Affiaires in Washington for two years, and during the visit of Prince Chin to the recent Coronation celebrations in England he acted as chief secretary to the Chinese Imperial representative. He is now VicePresident of the Department of Foreign Affairs. From the little the new Consul has seen of Australia he likes the country and the climate very much, but ha Is silent on political affairs. A London cable states that Sir C. TThomas is retiring from the permanent secretaryship of the Admiralty and will be succeeded by assistant secretary Wm. Graham Greene. Mr Gideon Jamieson, a pioneer or Manawatu district, died yesterday aged SH. He arrived in the district in 1877 from Shetland, and resided in Awapunt till the time of his death. —Press Association. An Auckland telegram states that Mr j A. Quinn, solicitor, died .‘somewhat suddenly yesterday ’morning. He had been suffering from heart trouble. Yesterday was the 74th birthday of His Honour Sir Joshua Williams, whoso many friends will wish him a speedy recovery from his indisposition. Port Chalmers lost one of its oldest and most respected residents on Monday bv the deatli of Mrs Bauchop, widow ‘of the late Mr R. Bauchop. Sha was horn at Linlithgow, Scotland. 68 years ago, and arrived at Port Chalmers on the Jura in 18G1. Six years later she married Mr Bauchop. Mrs Bauchop was very widely read, her Interest in. literature being fostered to some extent by her early education, which, on account of her parents’ interests in such matters, was more extensive than that of most young ladies of her day. Breadth of view and a high sense of duty were characteristic of Mrs Bauchop and she alwavs took a keett interest in the affairs of the town. She was one> of the original members of the Port Presbyterian Church, and nas intimately connected with it throughout her life. The deceased lady’s family are ; Mr Robert Bauchop. of Port Chalmers ; Colonel Arthur Bauchop. C.M.S. who is at present at Staff College. Camberley ; Mr D. F. Bauchop. who is a student at Canterbury College, Christchurch ; and three daughters, two of whom are resident in England and one in Port Chalmers. The late Dr Bauchop was the eldest son. A London cable states that Madame Kitty Conly, of Melbourne, sang with success at the Sunday League concerts at the Queen’s Hall. At the time of writing the condition of Patrick McCarthy, the victim of the express train accident on Friday night, was slightly improved. The unfortunate man remains in a semi-conscious condition. Messrs Robert John Potter. Richard Carney, Richard Edwards. Peter O’Hagan, and Frederick Ferdinand Trapskl, have been appointed to Domain Board to have control of the Pukerau Domain.