ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 21660, 23 March 1932, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr and Mrs G. W. Hayden leave by to-day’s express en route to Roxburgh. Mr F. C. Cullen, who was recently appointed stationmaster at Invercargill, takes up his new duties to-day. Mr J. 11. Domigan, of the Gore railway staff, leaves on transfer for Oauiaru on Monday. Miss Margaret Carsan, at present sole teacher at the Oraki School, has been appointed to a similar position at the Mabel Bush School. A Press Association telegram from Wellington reports that Professor D. B. Copland continues to make satisfactory progress, although he is still confined to hospital. On the motion of the chairman (Mr W. Carswell) the Waikiwi Football Club at its annual meeting last evening passed a resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr T. C. Maltby, members standing in silence for a few moments. Mr Carswell made appreciative reference to the valuable senices to the club of Mr Maltby, who had been one of the original vice-presidents and for a time patron. The death on Saturday of Mr William Fenton, of Surnner, will be much regretted by bandsmen in Australia and New Zealand, as he had belonged to various bands and competed at many band contests, winning numerous gold medals and trophies. Mr Fenton for many years had played the 88-flat bass in the Woolston and Municipal Bands and the latter band had made him an honorary life member. Mr Fenton as a youth went through Kneller Hall, London, and then was drafted to regimental bands in England and India for several years. He acted as conductor and bandmaster. His death occurred in his seventy-ninth year.

Widely respected both as an educationist and as a man, Mr Charles Richard Bossence passed away at his residence, 25 Michie street, Roslyn, Dunedin, on Monday after a very short illness. The late Mr Bossence was born at Kilmore, Victoria, seventy-three years ago. His father was Mayor of Kilmore. His first position in the scholastic world was as a pupil teacher at the Central Public School, Melbourne. After completing his course of studies in the Victorian Training College under the late Mr Gladman, he was placed on the relieving staff of the Victorian Education Board for some time, and was first assistant at the Footscray Public School at the time he was induced by Mr Janies Rennie, who was then at the Port Chalmers District High School, to apply for the position of head master of the model school at the Christchurch Training College. That was in 1882. His next appointments were to first assistant at the Thames District High School and to a similar post at the Port Chalmers District High School. In February, 1896, Mr Bossence was • appointed an inspector in the Otago Education Board’s services, and was senior inspector under Chief Inspectors Peter Goyen, C. D. R. Richardson, and T. R. Fleming. Between the lime of Mr Richardson’s early death and Mr Fleming’s arrival on transfer froili Wellington Mr Bossence was acting chief inspector. He retired from the board’s service in 1922. —Evening Star.