ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17628, 17 April 1914, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

A London cable announces that Sir Lionel Carden, British Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary in Central America, has been appointed Minister in Brazil. He returns to Mexico temporarily. At last night’s meeting of the Southland Acclimatisation Society's Council a letter was received from the Undersecretary of Internal Affairs notifying the Society of the appointment of Mr John Friend as a ranger under the Animals' Protection Act, 190 S. for the Southland Acclimatisation Society's district, and also as an officer under part two of the Fisheries Act. 190 S. The senior officer of the New Zealand division states that the Admiralty has selected Captain Herbert .1. T. Marshall to succeed Commander H. C. Carr in command of U..M.S. Psyche, and as senior naval officer of the Imperial ships in Australian waters. Captain .Marshall arrives in Wellington on the -Ist inst. Commander Carr loaves for England on the IMtli. Members of the last year's executive of the Rugby Union last night met Mr G. W, Woods, who occupied a seat on that body until the annual meeting last month, and presented-him with a gold sovereign case as a mark of appreciation of his many services during It is connection with the X T nion. On behalf of the executive Mr Geddes. who occupied the chair, made the presentation, and in doing so referred to the many valuabje services done by the recipient during his term of office. He specially referred to his efforts in connection with raising the last one thousand four hundred pound loan obtained by the Union. In tire course of his reply Mr Woods said that although ills present duties debarred him from taking active part in the Union's affairs he trusted that he would be able to help the Union in his private capacity. A number of toasts were honoured and the function was a very pleasant one. Mr Donald Murray, whose invention for the more speedy and convenient transmission of telegraphic messages is to be made use of on the Now Zealand electric lines, is a .New Zealander with a record of tireless industry and perseverance and unbounding faith. Twenty years ago lie wa.s a reporter on the New Zealand Herald at Auckland. but although lie did creditable work iu journalism ids genius lay in the direction of mechanics ami electrical contrivances. lie was described the other day as a 'young New Zealander, but lie lias grown well into middle age during bis efforts to induce Hie world to look with favour on bis invention for sending telegrams by typewriter. Officialdom turned Mr Murray away time after time, but lie persisted and to-day he is well on the way to fame. l!is multiplex transmitter is described in London as an invention that will work as great a revolution in the telegraphic world as the linotype lias worked in the printing room. .Mr X. Wildermoth. who lias heen a memb-i- of Hie Invercargill staff of Messrs Sargood. Son and Ewen. Ltd., for the last ten years, left for Ounedin by the second express yesterday, and will take up a position in the linn's establishment there. Before leaving Invercargill his co-workers presented him with a gold watch, suitably inscribed. Mr Wiidcrinoth was a prominent member of Ibe I'uminion Hand, and, acted as seuivtary for some time. Me was also well and favourably known in cricketing circles.