ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17654, 11 February 1916, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

A Melbourne cable advises the death of Dr Barrett, formerly an international cricketer.

A cn.blegra.rn has been received from Miss 11. Patterson, of Derby, England, accepting the position of domestic science mistress at the Christchurch Technical College.

The death of Mr J. C. Campbell, of the firm of Campbell and Sons, is announced by cable from Melbourne. The deceased was at one time in the legislative Council and was formerly engaged in business in New Zealand. He was one of the survivors of the old leomanry Corps raised during the Maori War.

Mr J. C. Stephens has been nominated by the Otago High Schools Board of Governors to represent the secondary schools in the Otago University district on the University Council. The vacancy on the latter body has been caused by the death of Mr G. C. Israel.

Mr T. R. I.awson, of the local staff of the N.Z. Insurance Company, has accepted an important position with Messrs Harcourt and Co., Wellington, and leaves to take up his new duties at the end of the month. Mr Dawson has made many friends in Invercargill, and will have their congratulations and best wishes in his new sphere.

Mr H. S. Richards, the new Rhodes scholar, put in a few weeks pro forma at Oxford, and applied forthwith for a commission in the Army. He was appointed a second lieutenant in the 12th Battalion, the Essex Regiment, and is in training at Colchester. Mr Richards went to England by way of I‘iji, Honolulu, Vancouver, and New York, arriving at Diverpool in August.

Captain Leopold McLaglen, accompanied by his father, the Right Rev Bishop McLaglen, Titular Bishop of Claremont, South Africa, called at the High Commissioner’s Office on 30th December. Captain McLaglen served in the South African war in a regiment raised locallv. Ho has recently been in Australia and New Zealand, training recruits in the art of bayonet fighting. He is intimately acquainted with British East Africa, and Is now endeavouring to get a commission for service in that part of the world.—London Correspondent to the Press.

Prior to his departure with the 13th Reinforcements, Mr Percy Fox was presented with a fine revolver by his follow employees at Royds Bros’ and Kirk’s wholesale grocery establishment. Mr Andrew Brighton, in making the presentation, referred to Air Fox’s many fine qualities which had made him so popular, and several ottier members of the staff added appreciative remarks, to which the young soldier briefly and appropriately replied. Mr Fox, who has been with the firm for over six years, is the third member to go on active service.

Sister Ruth Lindsay, who has been with the Imperial troops in France for nearly a year, is now resting at “Hardelot,” near Boulogne. Hardelot was built and owned by the Duke and Duchess of Argyle, but is now given up for a recuperating and resting house for nursing sisters. It is called the “Princess Nursing Sisters Convalescent Home.” A number of Canadian sisters are also there, and. Nurse Lindsay says:

"Our quarters are most luxurious and much care is bestowed on us. We have golfing, walking and boating, we are enjoying the relaxation from the rigid discipline of military rule. We have had some strenuous times.” Advice has been received of the sudden death at Sydney on January 30th of Mr David I. Barron, formerly District Surveyor, New Zealand Survey Department, at the age of forty-six years. Deceased, who was born at Dunedin, was a son of Mr A. Barron, formerly Sur-veyor-General of the dominion and was educated at the Terrace School (Wellington), Wellington College, and the Otago University. During his scholastic career at Wellington lie was a prominent member of the old Rivals cricket and football clubs. After leaving school he entered the Lands and Survey Department, and rose to the rank of District Surveyor, Some months ago he resigned from the service on account of ill-health and went to Sydney. He leaves a widow and two children.