ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19510, 9 May 1922, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

A Dannevirke Press Association telegram states that Mr Otto L. Henderson, a master painter, dropped dead in the street yesterday afternoon. He leaves a widow. He was formerly president of the Dannevirke branch of the New Zealand Labour Party. On receipt of a telegram from the Public Works Department, N.S.W., P. Thomas, engineer to the Southland Electric Power Board, left for Wellington to confer with the Department with regard to the details of the plans submitted for approval. Mr J. Harford announced at the meeting of the P.PA. supporters last night that the Rev. Howard Elliott, Dominion organiser, was out of danger and out of the hospital and that it was hoped to soon have him at work again. Miss Oates is in Waog&nui at present. She is a sister of Captain Oates (Inniskilling Dragoons), the “gallant gentleman” of Antarctic fame who walked away by himself in the frozen wastes to die alone no as not to burden his comrades, and lessen their poor chances of life. On November 2, 1899, Captain Charles Lorraine lost his life on a balloon ascent from Lancaster Park. Owing to an accident to his parachute he had to etay on his balloon and he was flown out to sea and drowned. The tragedy is recalled (telegraphs the Christchurch correspondent of the Southland Times) by the death on Suaday at Christchurch of Captain Lorraine’s widow, Mrs Frances (Lome; Ixirrame, aged 45. The newspaper files of that date contain an account of the tragedy. Captain Lorraine had only been married for eight months at the time of his death. His real name was David Mahoney, and he was bom at Parnell, Auckland.