ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19896, 15 June 1926, Page 8

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr A. Macalister returned from Dunedin by the mid-day train yesterday. Mr Eustace Russell was a passenger to Invercargill by the afternoon express yesterday. Mr H. Livingstone Tapley, M.P. for Dunedin North, left Dunedin on Saturday for Wellington. Mr W. G. Pearce, of the Public Works Department, left for the north by the first express yesterday morning. Mr R. Acton Adams, of Dunedin, is spending a few days in Christchurch before leaving for a trip to Australia and Java. The death is announced in London of Mr Frederick Harrison, formerly associated with the management of the Haymarket Theatre. The death occurred at Dunedin of Charles Edmond Bevan-Brown, ex-head-master of the Christchurch Boys’ High School. Advice from Whangarei s:ates that Mr J. C. Martin, a former Judge of the Supreme Court, died last night, aged 70 years, states an Auckland Press Association message. Dr. Teichelmann has been asked to reprerent the Hokitika Savings Bank at a world’s conference at Philadelphia, United States, in October. Dr. Teichelmann is likely to represent other New Zealand savings banks. The Hon. R. Scott, M.L.C., and Mr F. Wake, M.P., left Dunedin for Wellington yesterday. Sir John Sinclair and Mr J. M. Dickson. M.P., will be among the members of the Legislature who start to-day for the central city. Mr H. V. Fulton left Dunedin for Wellington yesterday. He and Messrs A. 8. Holmes and A. Murray are the Otago and Southland delegates to the Romney Marsh Sheepbreeders’ Conference at Palmerston North. A Woodville Press Association message advises that Gottfried Lindauer, the wellknown painter of Maori pictures, has died at the age of 88 years. Deceased was born at Pilsen, Bohemia, and resided in New Zealand for over 40 years. Messrs John I. Royds, Dominion President, Charles R. Edmond, general secretary, and George Tuck, M.C., Educational and‘ Research Secretary of the New Zealand Alliance, are at present in Invercargill for the Southland Area Convention. Mr Lang, Premier of New South Wales, has announced that Viscount Chelmsford, formerly Governor of New South Wales, has been appointed Agent-General for New South Wales in London. The appointment is for an indefinite period. The death of Edward McEwen, aged 77, an early settler for North Wairarapa for many years, is announced by a Masterton Press Association message. He was a borough councillor and a member of the Licensing Committee and public institutions. In the early stages of the Boer war he was engaged by the Government purchasing horses for remount purposes. In General Orders for June, Lieutenant F. J. Dillon, M.C. (Royal Artillery), attached to the Regiment of Royal New Zealand Artillery, is reported to have been appointed officer in charge of harbour defences and officer commanding detachment. Regiment of Royal New Zealand Artillery, Central Command, and Lieutenant I. R. Withefl. Regiment of Royal Artillery, to be artillery instructor, Dunedin. A Wellington telegram states that Mr W. G. Guerin, chief sub-editor of the Evening died on Sunday morning, aged 63. He joined the staff 19 years ago, and was appointed chief in 1922. He had not been in good health for several years. At one tune he was sub-editor and afterwards editor of the Taranaki News, then sub-editor of the Hawera Star, afterwards holding the same position on the Taranaki Herald. He leaves a son and three daughters. The death occurred at his home in Hull street, Oamaru, on Sunday of a very old and respected colonist, Mr James Farquharson. The deceased, who was in his eighty-fifth year, was born in Townlock, Banffshire, in 1841. He came to New Zealand in the ship Ficksbury in 1860, and, after remaining in Otago for some years, he returned Home. The lure of the colonies was too great, however, and he came out again in the following year. He was engaged in farming in Southland for some time, and he came to North Otago in 1882, where he conducted a flour mill for 18 years. He then went on to Kinross Farm, at Weston, which he successfully conducted, retiring to Oamaru some years ago. He leaves a grown-up family of three sons and three daughters. A recent Gazette received contained notice of the following transfers to the Southland RegimentLiemen am J. G. Johnston from reserve to B Company, Ist Cadet Battalion; Lieutenant J. M. Young from Canterbury Regiment to Machine Gun Platoon; Second-Lieutenant N. A. Malcolm, appointed to commission and posted to A Company, Ist Cadet Battalion; Major C. McL. Smith from Ist Cadet Battalion to Ist Battalion Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment; Lieutenant A. R. C. Smart from Ist Battalion to reserve of officers; Captain J. C. Crawford, M.C., N.Z.S.C., ceases to be attached to Ist Battalion and is posted to the retired list with the rank of Major. The following resigned their commissions:—Lieutenants A. Glass, F. J. W. Cree and H. Blair, all of the Ist Battalion Southland Regiment. Captain G. E. Pollock, of the Otago Regiment, is transferred to the Ist Battalion Southland Regiment and takes over the command of A Company vice Major E. F. Selby, M.C., who takes B Company in place of Captain P. H. Marrie. who has been appointed second in command of the Battalion.