ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17867, 18 January 1918, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss lyfe, of Tiinuru, has been appointed to the position of Matron of Melrose College.

Private word, to hand yesterday, states that Lieutenant Thos, Brown, of Invercargill, has been awarded the Military Cross.

At last evening's meeting Mr G. Matthew? tendered hi? resignation a? borough cashier. Mi?? M. H. Mills, who has been typiste at the Council office? for over eight year? also sent in her resignation, whieh was receive! with regret.

A Pres? Association telegram from Wellington reports that Mr A. N. Poison, formerly private secretary to Dr Poniare, and. for year? connected with the Ministerial private secretarial staff, announces his candidature for Wellington North as an Independent Liberal in the event of the lion. A, L. Herdman resigning.

Second-lieutenant T. .1. Gordon, of Hokianga, returned to New Zealand recently. So far as is known, he is the only officer of the New Zealand I orces who has won the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the Meritorious 1 Service Medal, and the Croix de Guerre. He-' left New Zealand as a private in the Maia Body, served throughout the Gallipoli campaign, and while in France was selected for a* commission. Hr* has never been wounded.

Private cable advice has been received that Major O. H. Mead, who received the temporary rank of Lieut.-colonel in September last, has been promoted to full rank, and is now in command of his old battalion. Lieut .-colonel Mead is not vet 20 vears of

age, and probably has the distinct-ion of being the youngest officer of that rank in the whole of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force? (says the Marlborough Express'. He is a son of Mr E. Mead, of Blenheim.

Tlie Auckland Star reports that Mr W. J. Sexton, an Auckland boy, who left last year to join the motor boat patrol, has been appointed chief engineer on the flagship of the motor patrol Hot ilia in the Mediterranean. He is 2d year- of age, and was educated at the Auckland Grammar School, and was later with the firm of Turnbull and done?, of that city. On arrival in London, he passed the preliminary examination, securing the highest marks for New Zealand. He passed his final examination in June, receiving only one mark below the maximum.

Two well-known residents of Wellington were arrested on I rid ay laM la? was reported in a telegram at the lime, and placed as prisoners nf war on Some? Island. One of them i? J. who has been in business in Wcl!ing<r>n for a number of years, trading under the name of Lennai-H and Co., indent agents. Mercer st rert. rich Ins? a German by birth, and arrived in Wellington 27 years ago. The other prisoner is Herman Zoelier, a commercial traveller. Herman Joostcn, nf Karnri. brother of Karl Joostcn, ex-Ger-man Consul al Christchurch, was also interned on riomes Island on Friday last.

Of the New Zealand engineers who were in Jl.M.ri. Avenger when she was sunk, one, Kngineer-t 'emmander J, Dunlop, has received his discharge from the R.N.R., and is returning to New Zealand. Mr Dunlop was chief engineer of the Wairarapa when she was wrecked on Great Barrier Island. He was responsible for saving life, for which, he was awarded the Royal Humane Soeietv's gold medal. He then joined the H awea, which was also wrecked, and proceeded to England to bring out the Union Company's firs: turbine steamer, the Loongana. Later he wm? in the turbine steamer Maheno. Mr Dunlop went Home to superintend the const ruction of the Union Company's 15,000-ton vessel Aotea Roa. which was taken over by* the Home authorities for defence purposes and was re-christened H.M.ri. Avenger.

Tim Wyndham Herald reports the death of Mr Janie- ir uof Wyndham Valley, who died at (bin Monday morning. Ha entered the host'd:,! for operation for appendicitis on Friday night, and underwent the ope rat ion successfully cm Saturday*. Ou Saturriav nigb.i, however, ho took a had tuni, pneumonia setting in, and he passed away at 10.30 a.m. on Monday. The late Mr Irvine (a native of Orkney came to New Zealand 44 years ago, and found his first employment with Mr John Anderson, Wyndham Valley, and some tune after (over 30 years ago i took up his farm of about 400 seres, residing there the whole time. He was a man of unobtrusive nature, with decided religious views, and good living.

Mr John Joshua Gresham, whose death was announced a few days ago. was l>orn at Finer,ln in 183.> being lire fourth son of Mr William Gresham, merchant, of Lincoln. He was educated al I xhridge. near London, and emigrated at the ace of G to Melbourne, arriving there in 1852, and Living through the. stirring limes of the famous gold digging rushes in N iclona. of which, he could tel! in any intcre.sting ta.l"?. He t hen followed his trade as a primer in Geelong and in the vear 1860 arrived in Duneflm by* the Gothenherg. He was for many years with Mills. Dick and Co., and then on the Dunedin Evening Star, until he it tired into private life in Invercargill in 1895, where ho has resided since. ,vir Gresham w.is .in enthusiastic bowler and a member of Northend Club. He leaves awi low. eleven sons and daughuTs. a.nr! twenty grandchildren. He w-n.- an ideal colonist and citizen and will he missed by a large circle of friends.

The Western Star records the said,leu de-iith of an old and nviirctod reside.!it of the district, in the person of Mr jviward Deegan, Tihaka. Deceased, who had not been in. the best of health for some time consequent on the severe he sustained through a tree falling on him while doing some bush denting. was si.and jng at his own gate at about S o’clock on Sunday evening conversing wit.li Mr !■ . ( orkin when he suddenly collajisnd. arid when re.moven to the house life was extinct. Dr Trotter, on hemp summoned. pronounced de-at-h front heart failure. M' Deegttn was a native of Queen’s County. Ireland, being 67 year? of and was a car) enter I*\ trade. Ffe, vQlh his wife and family, arrived in New Zealand 42 years apo, and settled in Ri\ erl on. When the land was opened up at (Iraki he took up a section. He did a considerable, amount of gmd mining at Oraki and Hound Hill. Ihiceased was of a most cheery nature and was highly respected. He leaves a wife and a family of four son? and seven daughters to mourn their loss.

The death is announced of Mr M . H. Clark, for many years head techer of the Lumsdeu School, aged 57 years:. The deceased was the third son of Mr .John Claris, of Portobello, Dunedin. He was born in Glasgow, where he received his primary education, arrived iu New Zealand with his parents hy the ship .Jessie Headman in ISS2, and look his decree at the New Zealand 1 Adversity. In ISNI he entered the service of the Southland education Board, and was appointed headmaster at Dipton, whence he was iransferren to A yndham. He became first assistant m the Central (Middle! School Invercargill. and wad finally transferred to Lumrden in ISftn. Mr Clark was an enthusiastic Freemason, and was initiated in Lodge Mokoreun Wyndham, of which ho was Secretary - - He afterwards affiliated wit hj Lodge Southern Cross, Invercargill, and was installed Worslupiul Master in 1R94. He was Secretary of the Luinsden Ixtdgo, and had acted in a similar capacity for the Southland branch of the Teachers’ Institute for many years. Mr Clark possessed considerable literary Waste, and possessed a valuable library containing many works of sonic rarity. 1-ot some tune his health had not been good. As a teacher he was conscientious and thorough in his work. He is survived by his widow, to whom much sympathy will be extended.