ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17787, 17 July 1916, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr E. J. High ton, managing director of Pictures, Ltd., is at present paying a business visit to Invercargill. Constable W. T. Dark, of the local Police Force, leaves on Wednesday for Clinton, where he is to take charge of the Police District. A London cable states that Lieutenant Strachey, Somerset Light Infantry, who has been wounded in France, is a son of Claude Strachey, Auckland. Mr John Hopkins is in Invercargill arranging for the appearance of Mr Eranscombc’s “Pink Dandies,” who open at the Theatre on the 34th inst. Miss May Cotter, town clerk of Arrow, has resigned her .appointment to take up nursing, she having received an appointment in Lewisham Hospital, Sydney. A Perth message records the death of Mr Charles McDowall, State labour member for Coolgardie, a native of New Zealand. An Auckland telegram states that the funeral of the late Mr J. I. Craig was very largely attended, between 500 and 600 people being present, including tba Hon; A. M. Myers. According to the Sydney Sun, Mr Ben. .T. Fuller, governor director of the Fullers’ Vaudeville and Theatre, Ltd., states that he proposes to enlist for active service, and wilj go into camp in October next.

Include*! in the list of soldiers who returned by ithe 2>limaroa are Trooper Jack McCulloch, 3luff. Private Charles Henry Mancey, '. r inton, and Rifleman, Geo. Mutler, Otantau. The Hon. W. A. Holman, M.LuA., Premier of New .So’-tli Wales, arrived in Auckland by the Makura last Monday morning. His aL jnce from Sydney will extend over about three weeks. Mr Holman is accompanied by his private secretary, Mr Clifford H. Hay. Mr Denniston Cuthbertson, who is leaving shortly for Trentham, is being tendered a luncheon in the Federal Rooms on Friday, 21st inst., at 3 p.m.. when the director, past and present, of the A. and P. Society and bis friends will say an revoir. Jack Topi, son of the late King Topi, of Ruapuke, has enlisted for active service. The late King Topi, old identities will remember, took part in the Battle of Tuturau between the Sooth Maoris and Roaparaha’s raiders, and actually killed Te-Paua.

Hon. Dr McNab left Wellington on Friday night on a, visit to the south. Me intended to go on to Gore on Saturday, returning to Dunedin early next week to enable him, as Minister of Marine, to inspect the Antarctic relief ship, Aurora, berore leaving for Wellington by the second express on Tuesday. . . The Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence, who have been indisposed for the past week, have not yet been able to resume their Parliamentary duties, wires onr correspondent. Mr Massey attended at his office for a while yesterday morning in order to keep an appointment, hut he returned to Ins home shortly afterwards. Colonel Dean, a prominent worker of the Salvation Army in many lands will arrive from Australia on Monday at the Bluff, and will commence his New Zealand campaign in Invercargill the same evening in the Army citadel. A reception will be tendered him by the Mmist“" Association in the Y.M.C.A. rooms in the afternoon. Mr Charles Eegg, of the well-known. Dunedin music firm of Messrs C. Begs and Co., died on Thursday morning after a short illness. He was operated on on Monday for appendicitis, and peritoni set in He was horn in Dunedin and was 43 years of age. He leaves a widow and two children. He had bc* n manag.r of the firm since IS9S. fe * 1 any—superiors in New Zealand as a music expert. \ Press Association cable, message from New York announces the death or Mrs Fred Niblo. wife of the American comedy actor. Her stag* M. CtJhan*, St of the most successful managers authors in America to-da>. He adapted "Get Rich Quick Wallingford for the stage and wrote many other successful plays Mrs Niblo appeared with her husband in Australia. She had been i I f Vv°™ pleasant evening was spent on Tuesday, 27th June, at the * £ Mr R. S James. Apanma. Miss MCI” man, who has been head teacher ot tlm school for nearly 10 years, and who has been recently appointed head teache of Waikouro School, was the guest of the evening, and the opportune was taken of presenting Miss Mclnirtan with T silver egg cruet and a silver cak* basket, suitably inscribed, from the expupils. Mr Thos. Lightfoot, after ah appropriate speech, made the presentations, to which the recipient smtablj replied. Games, ami music, followed, and this pleasing function was brought to*, close by singing ‘For He s a Jolly Good Fellow,” and the National Anthem. Colonel John Dean, who is the most recent distinguished Salvation Army officer to visit Invercargill, is said to possess a striking personality, and is typical of the men who converted a revival movement into an organisation. On the platform, with a neat turn of phrase and play of humour he instantly commands attention, and his vitality is expressed in his restlessness as well as his speech. He is greatly impressed with the advance the work of the Army has made in Australia since he left there. Colonel Dean will arrive from Australia to-day at Bluff, and will commence Ills New Zealand campaign m Invercargill this evening in the Army citadel. A reception will be tendered t» him by the Ministers’ Association in th* Y.M.CA. rooms in the afternoon.

' A well-known and popular ex-Wynd-ham footballer, when the local team was at the zenith of its reputation, is back in this district at present. We refer. I says the Wyndham Farmer, to Private Andrew Clarke Fraser (brother of Mr William J. Fraser, of Raeburn Estate, Mimihau), an Anzac veteran, who wa severely wounded in the Gallipoli campaign, made a wonderful recovery from what seemed inevitable death, but came back to his native land badly knocked about. A Turkish bullet struck his shoulder blade, necessitating the removal of a piece of hone and tissue, the depression thus caused being large enough to encircle a man’s fist. A second bullet (which Private Fraser retains) killed outright a comrade standing alongside, and then cut ligaments in. Fraser’s upper arm so severely that he cannot open some of the lingers in that hand. Notwithstanding his physical handicap, 'Andy” is bright and cheery, looks to the future with hope and equanimity and declares that his only regret is that he is not lit to have another “go” with the enemy in France. Mr and Mrs .1. A. .Sinclair left Eoendalc on Thursday to take up residence in the vicinity of Gore: Mr Sinclair having purchased 700 acres of the P.iverview Estate, the portion formerly held by the late Mr James Nicol. It may be taken for granted that a progressive man Ilka Mr Sinclair will soon set about improving the productive capacity of the land. There is a fine residence on the property, and Mr Sinclair has arranged to at once instal the Wizard light therein. Mr ami Mrs Sinclair were among the first of lha 1 “new settlers” on Kdcndole Settlement, having arrived tiu-n- in mid-June 1* years ago. They had a prosperous run, and sold out to advantage. Mr and Mrs I Sinclair were good settlors, helpful to neighbours, besides doing their full snare in the social life of the community, says the Wyndham Herald. Mr Sinclair was a liberal patron of local sport and local organisations, and both helped at musical functions. Good luck to them in their Ln.ctr undertaking __ .