ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17868, 19 January 1918, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Sergeant S. Frickleton, V.C., of the Rifla Brigade and Sergeant L. W. Andrew, V.C., of the Wellington Regiment, have both been recommended by General Godley for commissions in the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. Major-General Sir .1. Monash, K.C.8., is the highest ranked Jewish officer in the British Army. He left. Australia in 1914, and is now in command of the Third Australian Division. At the beginning of the war Sir John was appointed chief censor for Australia, and held that position till he became a brigade commander in the A.LF. He served through the whole of the campaign in Gallipoli, was twice mentioned in despatches, was created a C.B. in 1915, and Monash Valley at Anzac, the site of Rope’s Hill and Quinn s Post., was named after him. Since the evacuation of Gallipoli he ha.s served at Suez and in France, and has gained high distinction in action at Mcssincs. The Western Star reports the death of another early resident of the town in the person of Mrs .McGregor, a* the ago of 79 years. Deceased was born a* Kangaroo Point, Hobart, Tasmania, and with her first husband .the late Janies Campbell and parents, came over to New Zealand 53 years ago iu a small trader making Riverton harbour, where they were landed in a whaleboat. She made Riverton her home, and hail lived there ever since. After the death of her first husband she married Mr McGregor, who also pro-deceased her. Mrs McGregor was one of the original members of the local Salvation Army Corps, having joined on the day of the opening in Riverton. Deceased leaves a family of four sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. Hermann Jooslcn. of Karori, who was interned on Somes island last week, is well known at the Bluff. For a number of years Harry Joost.cn, the name he is better known by. held an important business post at Bluff and entered considerably into the social life of the port. He afterwards set up in Wellington on his own behalf as an indent agent. His brother Karl, ex-German Consul at Christchurch, who is also interned, made Bluff his port, of destination on leaving Germany. He stopped there for some months with his brother Harry, apparently to become conversant with the English language, before proceeding to Christchurch to enter upon a business career. II any Joosten is a single man, but Karl married a woman of his own nationality who came out to New Zealand to meet him. Death has removed an old and wellknown townsman of Wyndham (says the Heraldi in the person of Mr Thomas King, lie had been in poor health for six months past, and, as his heart was affected, it was known that, his hold on life was precarious. He did not rise on Wednesday morning, and hi' died in his bed about 10.30. Deceased was born in Glasgow, and he went to sea at the early age of seven years, and was in the Royal Navy. 100. He voyaged all over the world, and saw life in many lands. Ho came to New Zealand in 1576. and, forsaking the sea, he engaged in railway eonstruction work, being one of those who put through the Kamahi cutting. Ho gravitated to Mat aura where he married in 1881, and 271 years ago the family removed to Wyndham, The family numbered 15. Of these one son died in infancy, the eldest daughter (Mrs Jeuksi died some years ago, and one sou (Corpora! Alfred King) was: killed in action in France over a year ago. The surviving members are Messrs Thomas (dairy factory' manager, Win-ton), Edward la similar position at Waikawa Valleyi, Richard (in cajnpi, Charles (grocer:. and Lawrence (motor expert: ; Mesdames William H. Frighten, 11. C. Oettii, A. A. .Art-ken (all of Wyndham ) and Alexander (Dunedin.:, Misses liose and May.