ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 20660, 5 December 1928, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr Andrew Wilson was a passenger by the night express last evening. Mr Gormack, of Gormack and Pettigrew, returned to Invercargill by list right’s express. Mr and Mrs Richard McCarthy arrived in Invercargill by last night’s express from Wellington. Mr John Miller (Mayor of Invercargill) left for Wellington by the through express yesterday morning on municipal business. Mr A. E. Baineaves, who has been stationed at Hedgehope as railway guard for the past three and a-hilf years, has been transferred to Southbcidge, Canterbury. A Christchurch telegram records the death of Charles Parker, oie of the best known of the old horse cibbies in the Dominion and once famous because of an incident in the South African War where he was tied to a gun wheel :’or not saluting an Imperial officer. The rest of the colonial troops freed him, challenging the Imperial Guard to do their worst. The situation became serious. Lord Kitchener took a hand and ordered the incident to be closed. At the meeting of the Borough Council last evening Messrs A. S. Fussell and J. S. Baxter waited on the council, on behalf of the Southland League, ard presented a handsome enlarged photogiaph of the late Mr Joseph Hatch to the council. It will be remembered that some months ago the Southland League Executive delegated to Messrs Baxter and Russell the task of collecting subscriptions to provide a photograph of Mr Hatch; whose services as Mayor and member of Pirliament it was felt should be fittingly conmemorated. In presenting the photograph both Mr Russell and Mr Baxter spoke of Hr Hatch’s long record of service to the conmunity and of his many exceptional quaities. Mr C. J. Brodrick, the deputy-Mayoi, in acknowledging the presentation, endorsed the eulogistic remarks of the deputaticn. Mr Russell mentioned that there had leen no difficulty in collecting the necessary sum. In fact there was a surplus of cl®e on £5 which would be handed to the hospital.