3 October 1908

MISSING RELATIVES

(Under this heading we give from week to week, at a small charge, particulars of cases where long-lost relatives are being sought for by their friends and connections in this country. Information relating thereto, if sent to the Editor of "South Africa," Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C., will, so far as is possible, be communicated to the parties concerned.

AUSTIN, Ada, left Brixton in January, 1904, stating she was going to South Africa, and has not since been heard of. Sister asks.
BAYES, John, last heard of in Grahamstown 41 years ago. Nephew Robert asks.
BOOKER, William, went to South Africa with the 3rd Dragoon Guards seven years ago, and has not since been heard of. Son Donald asks.
COLEMAN, Mrs. Alexander, nee Curling, last heard of twelve months ago in Claremont, Pretoria. Parents ask.
LOOKER (or LEEKER), H., went to South Africa with the Duke of Cambridge's Own Imperial Yeomanry; last heard of at Village Main Reef, Johannesburg. Sister Jane asks.
MCNEIL, Mrs. Margaret, nee Ferguson, of Glasgow, went to South Africa 32 years ago. Sons James and Archie ask. (Father dead.)
MALIMICK (or MALLINICK), Aaron-Ethel Mallinick writes from South Africa for news of her brother, Aaron, who was residing with his uncle in Sheffield about 30 years ago; supposed to have gone to the Colonies.
POOLE, Thomas and Annie-Thomas was last heard of at N.G.R. boiler works, Durban. Sister Lillie dead. Mother asks.
RANDALL (John William) in 1906 was in police at Port Elizabeth. Mother asks.
TURNER, Jack, left England about four years ago for South Africa. Sister asks.
WALDUCK-Mrs. Walduck writes from Kimberley inquiring for her three sons, William, Henry, and John Walduck, whom she has not heard of for some time.
WHITING, George, left England for South Africa 30 years ago; last heard of in "Gippstown." Brother James asks

Miscellaneous articles on the same page:

THE QUEENSTOWN MURDER

A new development has taken place in the trial of the man Muller, alias Kruger, at Queenstown, who has been in gaol there for the last eight months, having been extradited from Australia, charged with the murder of Shone and Miss Mapham. The accused stated that he was in America at the time of the murder. The police have investigated this, and have now obtained eight affidavits from persons resident in California corroborating the accused's story.

A fund has been started in Middelburg, Cape Colony, for the erection of a monument in memory of the women and children who died in burgher camps in that town during the South African war.

Mr. Flook, of the Worcester Mine, Jamestown, Barberton, committed suicide near the Clutha Mine, by putting the muzzle of a gun inside his mouth and blowing away the side of his face and back portion of his head.

21 November 1908

DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Announcements under this heading are charged for at a minimum of 5s., which in all cases must be prepaid. All notices must be properly authenticated.)

BIRTHS

MACKENZIE—On October 8, at Howick, the wife of Ian D. Mackenzie, a son.
MOCKFORD—On the 15th inst., at 47, St. John’s Road, Putney, S.W., the wife of Henry Mockford, a son.
MORRISBY—On the 19th inst., at Golden Valley, Rhodesia, the wife of Arthur Clayton Morrisby, of a daughter. By cable.

MARRIAGES

ABRAHAMS—SNIDERS—On the 11th inst., at the Trocadero Restaurant, Herbert Abrahams, of Johannesburg, to Eva Janet, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Sniders, of Melbourne.
FASS-HUNT—On the 12th inst., at St. Andrew’s Wells Street, Francis George, second son of the late Adolph and Mrs. Fass, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, to Marjory Ellen Holdsworth Hunt, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Holdsworth Hunt, of the Knowle, Great Missenden, Bucks, and late of 55, Harrington Gardens.
HALL—LUCK—On the 11th inst., at Cape Town, by the Rev. H. J. C. Brooke, George William elder son of the late Alfred Hall and Mrs. Hall, of London, to Constance Sarah Fanny, only daughter of Robert Faulkes Luck, of Horley, Surrey.
LANCASTER—DOWSETT—On Wednesday, the 28th October, 1908, at St. Stephen’s Church, Bareilly, United Provinces, India, by the Rev. P. H. Chapman, M.A., LL.B., William Lloyd Lancaster, Calcutta, youngest son of the late Rudolf Sutton Lancaster, C.E., to Elizabeth Gladys, youngest daughter of Charles Dowsett, of Johannesburg and Cape Town.
SMELLIE—BAIN—On the 9th inst., at Glasgow, George Smellie, Adelaide, South Africa, to Matty Crichton Morris, only daughter of the late John Bain, Edinburgh, and Mrs. Bain, Larkhall.
WILDISH—WILLIS—On October 7, at Ladysmith, by the Rev. C. D. Robertson, George Henry Wildish, M.B., Ch.B., of Ngotsha, Zululand, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Wildish, to Violet Mary Cauvin, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. de L. Willis, of Ladysmith.
WRIGHT—BRICKWALL—On the 17th inst., at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Cape Town, Edward C. Wright, eldest son of E. C. Wright, of Dublin, to Annie (Maimie) Brickwell, eldest daughter of H. T. Brickwell, of London.

DEATHS

ANDERSON—On October 22, at Kokstad, South Africa, John, aged 59, son of the late John and Agnes Anderson, of Manchester and Southport.
MACKENZIE—On October 8, at Howick, the infant son of Ian D. and Sheila Mackenzie.
MATHIAS—On October 15, at Muizenberg, Captain George Montagu Mathias, D.S.O., youngest son of the late George Mathias, Tenby, aged 71.
WALLIS—On October 24, at his residence, Graylands, Horsham, died suddenly, Henry Boyd Wallis, aged 68. Interment was at Warnham, Sussex, on October 28, 1 p.m.
WARDROP—On October 14, at Johannesburg, Andrew Wardrop, fourth son of the late W. M. Wardrop, D.L., Brighouse, Colinton, Mid-Lothian.
WELLMAN—On October 17, at Port Elizabeth, Captain Wellman, aged 54.

Miscellaneous article on the same page:

Mr. Isaac Booysen recently sent two young elands to Europe from Graaff-Reinet. Only ten of these animals are said to be existent in the whole of the Midlands district of the Cape Colony.

28 November 1908

BIRTHS

BATHURST—On the 25th inst., at Bulawayo, the wife of William Bathurst, a son.
BURGESS—On October 31, at Aliwal North, Cape Colony, the wife of Donald S. Burgess, a daughter.
CORBISHLEY—On the 14th inst., at Pretoria, the wife of Fred Corbishley, a daughter.
DE WAAL—On October 28, at Pretoria, the wife of D. de Waal, a son.
EVERITT—On the 22nd inst., at Pietersburg, the wife of Maurice P. Everitt, a daughter.
HUTTON—On the 21st inst., at Grahamstown, Cape Colony, the wife of Turnbull C. Hutton, M.A., a son.
STOPFORD—On the 24th inst., at 15, Ennismore Gardens, S.W., the Hon. Mrs. Stopford, wife of the Hon. J. R. N. Stopford, of the Transvaal Agency, a son.
VACHELL—On the 23rd inst., at Hassocks, to Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Vachell, of Johannesburg and Richmond, a son, who only survived his birth a few hours.

MARRIAGES

GOLDRING—ORWIN—On the 12th inst., at the Railway Mission Church, Johannesburg, by the Rev. F. A. Rogers, Chaplain, the Rev. Clive Goldring, M.A., formerly Railway Mission Chaplain at Naauwpoort, to Annie, third daughter of the late Frederick James Orwin, of Byfleets, Warnham, Sussex
HOLMES—LINDSAY—On the 24th inst., at Cape Town, by the Rev. Dr. M’Clure, Frederick W. Holmes, of Bloemfontein, to Annie Nugent, second daughter of the late James Crawford Lindsay, and Mrs. Lindsay, of Glasgow.
JONES—GRIFFITHS—On October 29, at St. James Church, Jagersfontein, by the Rev. J. Thorne, Vicar, Alfred Francis, son of the late Edwin Francis Jones, of Tyn-y-fro, Crickhowell, Breconshire, to Mary Rosellen (Rose), eldest daughter of the late J. Griffiths, of Closeturf, near Coleford, Gloucestershire.
LLOYD—PARKER—On the 26th inst., at Holy Trinity, Haverstock Hill, N.W., by the Rev. B. S. Lloyd, B.A., Vicar, assisted by the Rev. G. Engelback, of St. Thomas’s, Camden Town, N.W., Herbert Wyatt Lloyd, younger son of the late Arthur and Sarah A. E. Lloyd (formerly of 51, Camden Square, N.W.), to Ada Helen Parker, eldest daughter of John Parker, of Weston-super-Mare.

DEATHS

ANDERSON—On the 1st inst., at Salt River, Cape Colony, Alexandra, beloved twin son of J. and L. Anderson, aged 1 years and 10 months.
CROOME—On October 25, at Simon’s Town, Frank Emery, the infant son of H. J. and M. Croome, aged 17 days.
DICKSON—On October 29, at Calcutta, Minnie Caldwell, beloved wife of Alex. Millar Dickson.
MARSDEN—On the 14th inst., at Durban, the Rev. D. O. Marsden, Vicar of Totteridge, Hertfordshire.
STEWART—On the 24th inst., at Glasgow, Andrew Stewart, aged 58 years, beloved husband of Mary Harvie and eldest son of the late Walter Stewart.
VAN NIEKERK—On October 31, suddenly, at Salt River, Cape Colony, Daniel J. van Niekerk, aged 47 years.

Miscellaneous articles on the same page:

At Durban, Dr. Arch. McKenzie recently lectured on “Roentgen Rays, Their Development and Application.” The lecture, which was in connection with the Durban Technical Institute, attracted a large audience.

DEATH OF MISS BUSHELL

After a painful illness the death occurred at Cape Town of Miss Annie Buchanan Bushell, a lady held in great affection and esteem by a large circle of friends. A daughter of the late Mr. S. Bushell, who was at one time well known in the Consular Service, the deceased lady, who was in her 56th year, had lived for many years with Miss Willmot, at Newlands, and had done a great deal of good in a quiet manner. The Rev. Coldstream Sampson, rector of St. John’s Church, Wynberg, officiated at the burial service at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Mowbray, and the large gathering at the graveside included many ladies, the assembly being visibly moved by the loss of an esteemed friend. A great number of very beautiful floral tributes were received.

Several natives were killed by the destruction of a kraal in a cyclone.

A POLICE PRESENTATION

Inspector F. L. Phillips, who has been connected with the Natal Police force at Umzinto for a considerable time, and has recently been retired, was presented with a silver rose bowl from the N.C.O. and men of the district. Inspector Fothergill, who made the presentation, spoke in high terms of praise of the good feeling which has prevailed between the officers and men, which he largely attributed to Mr. Phillips’s influence. Mr. Phillips, in reply, thanked them all for their generous and beautiful gift. He said an inspector’s duties were not always pleasant ones, but he had endeavoured to be fair and just, and to trust his men, and, in return, he was proud of the knowledge that he had their confidence and esteem. After over 30 years’ service in the police, it was difficult to turn to anything else.

News from East Griqualand states that Europeans and natives lost heavily in sheep during a recent cold snap.

A veteran schoolmaster in the person of Mr. R. D. Collins, of Pretoria, has just retired from active service under the Transvaal Education Department. He had been engaged for 50 years in Cape Colony and the Transvaal.

5 December 1908

BIRTHS

GUNN—On October 28,  at Volksrust, Transvaal, the wife of George Gibson Gunn, Natal Bank, Limited, a daughter.
IRVINE—On November 29, at Johannesburg, the wife of Louis G. Irvine, M.D., a daughter.
LAMB—On November 29, at Umzinto, Natal, the wife of George Lamb, a daughter.
OPPENHEIMER—On November 28, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Oppenheimer, a son.
STARKEY—On November 28, at Johannesburg, the wife of Charles F. Starkey, a daughter.
VAN ZYL—On November 7, at Robertson, Cape Colony, to Dr. and Mrs. G. H. van Zyl, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

ALLEN—BURT—On October 7, at Middelburg, Cape Colony, George Charles Edward Allen, 4th Royal (Irish) Dragoon Guards, youngest son of George Allen, Maidenhead, to Margaret Pitcher (Nettie), only daughter of the late David Millar Burt, Edinburgh.
FIFE—HOYLE—On October 31, at Johannesburg, by the Rev. J. T. Darragh, assisted by the Revs. A. H. Trevor-Benson and H. W. Johnson, James Fife, of Harrismith, Orange River Colony, to Margaret Ellen, youngest daughter of the late Rev. James Hoyle, of Cape Town.
MACFARLANE—BEOR—On October 27, at Harrismith, Tennant MacFarlane, barrister, Middle Temple, to Anna E. R. Beor, daughter of W. M. Beor, Harrismith.
MARSHALL—PURVIS—On the 1st inst. At Kimberley, by the Rev. Canon Robson, Walker Marshall, third son of the late David Marshall, C.A., Edinburgh, to Margaret (Meta), youngest daughter of the late John Purvis, of Innevale, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, and Edinburgh.
WARREN—BACON—On December 1, at the Parish Church, Calne, Wilts, by the Rev. E. Bodington, Vicar of the parish, assisted by the Rev. R. Selwyn, Vicar of Moncton-Farleigh, Richard Laird, only son of Sir Pelham Warren, K.C.M.G., H.B.M. Consul-General, Shanghai, to Stella, widow of the late Rev. J. M. Bacon, and youngest daughter of the late Captain Valintine, of Goodwood, Sussex.

DEATHS

BARNATO—On November 30, at 23, Upper Hamilton Terrace, N.W., Henry I. Barnato, aged 58 years.
BLACK—On November 23, at Glasgow, Sarah Pollock, aged 69, beloved wife of James Black.
DENNY—On November 4, at Johannesburg, Florence Ethel, the eldest and beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Denny.
GLEN—On November 30, at Paisley, Allan Glen.
JACOBSZ—On November 4, at Boksburg, widow of the late Gert Jacobsz, of Johannesburg.
ROBERTS—On the 2nd inst., at 32, Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin, after a very brief illness, Isabella, widow of Thomas Roberts, late of Farnmore, Strokestown, Ireland, and daughter of the late Charles Marris, of Croxton, Lincs.
RUSSELL—On the 2nd inst., at The Mount, Portland Avenue, Exmouth, Clara Jane, the beloved wife of Joseph Henry Russell (formerly of Durban, Natal) in her 73rd year. South African papers please copy.

MISSING RELATIVES

(Under this heading we give from week to week, at a small charge, particulars of cases where long-lost relatives are being sought for by their friends and connections in this country. Information relating thereto, if sent to the Editor of “South Africa,” Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C., will, so far as is possible, be communicated to the parties concerned.)

ANSTEE, George William, known as “George.” Served in Zulu war, 1877-79, Frontier Light Horse; Kimberley, Gladstone Hotel, 1881 to 1887; Langberg war, Diamond Fields Horse; Boer war, 1899-1902, Imperial Light Horse, 2nd Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts; left Johannesburg 1902 for Colony; mother dead. Inquiry by Albert Anstee, Box 3, Bulawayo.
BRYANT, James, 20 years ago was the proprietor of the Beaufort Courier, Beaufort West. Nephew George asks.
COLLYER, Francis, was last heard of in Salisburgy, Rhodesia, in 1898. Son Cecil asks.
DAVIES, Percy R., and his daughter, Blanche, were in Kimberley in 1896. Sister Daisy asks.
HARRISON, Ludlow, was last heard of 15 years ago in Southampton; supposed to have gone to South Africa. Sister asks.
MEREDITH, George R., came from America 16 years ago, and went to South Africa; last heard of 14 years ago in Johannesburg. Sister Annie asks.
NOMAN, Isaac, carver and turner by trade, last wrote from Cape Town about 12 months ago. Mother asks.
NORTH or MATTHEWS, Ethel Miriam, was last heard of at the Tivoli Music Hall, Johannesburg, in 1899. Mother asks.
PEACOCK, Frederick, when last heard of was at Johannesburg Refugee Camp, Salt River, Cape Town. Sister “Bet” asks.
SUTHERLAND, John, of Lewisham, was last heard of in Bloemfontein, in 1906. Son William asks.
TAYLOR, Alfred J., wrote from Fordsburg, Johannesburg, in 1906. Father asks.
WHITE, Harry, went to Cape Town in 1902; and to Johannesburg in 1903. Brother Morris asks.

Miscellaneous articles on the same page:

A native who stabbed his wife in the forehead has been sentenced by the Germiston Magistrate to three months’ hard labour.

Mr. Walter E. Gurney, the Controller and Auditor-General for Cape Colony, accompanied by his Secretary, has been on a visit to Natal.

12 December 1908

BIRTHS

MCNEIL—On the 3rd inst., at Boksburg, Transvaal, the wife of Robert Patrick McNeil, M.B., Ch.B. Edin., a son.
ROSS—On the 1st inst., at Craigendoran, the wife of Angus Ross, Bloemfontein, a son.

MARRIAGES

BLACK—CAMPBELL—On November 30, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, by the Rev. Mr. Simpson, Duncan, son of the late Archibald Black, Barrmains, Kintyre, to Jemima Ritchie, daughter of the late Alexander Campbell, Broombrae, Campbeltown.
CAYZER—DUDGEON—On the 5th inst. at St. Thomas’s Church, Foster Avenue, Co. Dublin, by the Rev. J. M. Dudgeon, Vicar of Eridge Green, Sussex, assisted by the Very Rev. the Dean of Ossory, uncles of the bride, and the Rev. W. Monk-Gibbon, M.A., Rector of Dundrum, Co. Dublin, Harold Stanley Cayzer, 11th Hussars, fifth surviving son of Sir Charles Cayzer, Bart., and Lady Cayzer, of Gartmore, Perthshire, to Mary Kate, elder daughter of Joseph Hume Dudgeon, of Merville, Co. Dublin.
COURT—PADDON—On the 10th inst., at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Kensington Gore, S.W., by the Rev. W. S. Swayne, M.A., Vicar of St. Peter’s Cranley Gardens, S.W., and the Rev. H. B. Coward, M.A., Vicar of the Parish, Richard Vaisey Court, youngest son of the late Philip Wathen Court, of Tankatara, near Port Elizabeth, and Adeline Marjorie Paddon, youngest daughter of the late William Wreford Paddon, of Oatlands Park, Grahamstown.
MULLINS—BUTLER—On the 3rd inst., at the Parish Church, Parktown, Johannesburg, by the Rev. Julius Gordon, Arthur Francis Mullins, second surviving son of the Rev. G. H. Mullins, Great Billing Rectory, Northampton, to Olive, second daughter of James Butler, of Johannesburg.
SMITH—TOONE—On the 7th inst., at the Congregational Church, Durban, by the Rev. J. G. Aldridge, William Henry Smith, of Ladysmith, to Mary (May) Toone, daughter of Samuel Toone, of Shortlands, Kent.

DEATHS

BERESFORD—On the 7th inst., at Instow, North Devon, the Rev. Walter Vevers de la Poer Beresford, M.A., Chaplain to the Marquis of Zetland, and formerly Acting Chaplain to troops, Maritzburg, youngest son of the late Rev. John George Beresford, Rector of Bedale, and the Hon. Mrs. Beresford, of Mirfield, Yorks, aged 44.
MCCRINDLE—On the 1st inst., at St. Quivox, Ayr, Andrew McCrindle, beloved husband of Jeanie Hood.
PARSONS—On November 7, at Greytown, Frank, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Parsons, 78, Kensington Park Road, London, W.
PATERSON—On November 26, at Johannesburg, David Broomfield, second son of James and Cecelia Paterson, Chirnside, aged 33 years.
RUSSELL—On the 2nd inst., at The Mount, Portland Avenue, Exmouth, Clara Jane, the beloved wife of Joseph Henry Russell (formerly of Durban), in her 73rd year.
STRACHAN—On the 2nd inst., at Dundee, Mary Strachan, aged 71 years.
THOMAS—On the 6th inst., of bronchitis, at “Hillingdon,” Salisbury, Ellen Susan Thomas, widow of the late Rev. John Harries Thomas, Vicar of Hillingdon, Middlesex, and Rural Dean of Uxbridge, and formerly Archdeacon of Cape Town.

IN MEMORIAM

PRENTICE—In Loving memory of Maggie Calder, wife of James Prentice (South Africa), who died at Edinburgh on December 6, 1907.

19 December 1908

BIRTHS

BRINTON—On the 12th inst., at King’s Norton, the wife of Dr. Arthur G. Brinton, of Johannesburg, a son.
COLLIE—On the 13th inst., at Bloemfontein, the wife of Jas. Collie, a son.
DE WET—On the 9th inst., at Coombeside, Plympton, Devon, the wife of Lieutenant T. Oloff de Wet, R.N., a son.
DICKSON—On the 4th inst., at Bloemfontein, the wife of Thomas Dickson, Land Settlement Department, a son.
FLEMINGTON—On November 11, at Witkopslaagte, Orange River Colony, the wife of Archibald Flemington, a son.
HAWKIN—On the 15th inst., at Moscow Court, W., the wife of Robert Crawford Hawkin (nee Marie Botha), Barrister-at-Law and Secretary of the Eighty Club, a son.
MUMFORD—On the 4th inst., at Johannesburg, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Mumford (nee Ardington), a daughter.
TREMBATH—On November 17, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. James F. Trembath, a daughter.
WALKER—On the 12th inst., at Eldorado Mines, Rhodesia, the wife of Alexander Walker, a son.

MARRIAGES

BROWN—ARMSTRONG—On the 8th inst., at Ipswich, Walter Russell Brown, of H. M. China Consular Service, son of W. E. Brown, of Bank House, Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, to Helen Maude Armstrong, daughter of Mrs. Armstrong, of Ipswich.
CRESSWELL—LODGE—At St. Alban’s Cathedral, Pretoria, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. W. Gore-Browne, Ernest Norman Creswell, Transvaal Department of Agriculture, to Nydia, eldest daughter of W. A. Lodge.
HATCH—WEEKES—On the 10th inst., at Pretoria, Lennard J. Hatch, Agricultural Department, Pretoria, to Dorothy Madaline, youngest daughter of the late John Ernest Weekes, of Kensington, and Mrs. Weekes, of Hazlitt Road, London, and granddaughter of the late Henry Weekes, R.A.
SALINGER—NATHAN—On the 16th inst., at the West London Synagogue, Upper Berkely Street, W., Alfred Salinger, of 21, Kingdon Road, West Hampstead, N.W., to Hilda, eldest daughter of David J. Nathan, of Wellington, New Zealand.
VERNAL—BLACK—On the 4th inst., at Grahamstown, Francis Vernal, M.A., Grahamstown to Isabella Cunningham, eldest daughter of James Black, East Calder.
WHITEHEAD—TENNANT—On November 7, at Pretoria, Eugene Christopher Whitehead, Captain, R.A.M.C., to Violet Letitia Beatrix Graham, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Tennant, Pretoria.

DEATHS

BROWN—On the 14th inst., at Edinburgh, Alexander Charles Maitland Brown, aged 67 years.
DEXTER—On November 17, at Kimberley, Harry William, third son of the late Rev. B. Dexter, of Duncan, Derbyshire, in his 37th year.
DUNCAN—On November 11, at Balgay, Wynberg, Elizabeth West Baxter, widow of the late William Duncan, aged 76.
GRILL—On November 15, at Braamfontein, Edward Grill, aged 51 years.
MITCHELL—On the 13th inst., at Corra Lynn, Bromley, Kent, after a short illness, Muriel, eldest and dearly beloved daughter of Thomas and Jessie Campbell Mitchell, aged 21 years.
RUSSELL—On November 18, at Johannesburg, David Lawrie Russell, eldest son of the late David Russell, of Hillcairnie, Fifeshire.
WATKINS—On the 15th inst., at Kimberley, Ellen Mary, wife of Dr. Arnold Watkins, and only daughter of Sir Thomas Fuller, K.C.M.G., aged 52.

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A REMARKABLE HAILSTORM

A terrific hailstorm, which destroyed gardens and crops, and killed a horse and some goats, recently visited Stanger. The hailstones were of enormous size, one weighing 1 ¼ lb., and measuring 10 in. in diameter. Roofs were pierced, and hundreds of panes of glass were broken. An Indian boy, six years of age, who was out in the fields at New Guelderland, was struck on the head by a hailstone and killed.

Mr. E. T. Anderson, late Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Beaufort West, has been appointed Resident Magistrate at George.

A heavy beam fell from the second storey of the new school buildings at Salt River recently, and fractured the skull of a young European workman. He was removed to the hospital in a critical condition.

The Longmates Hospital works at Port Elizabeth were destroyed by fire, recently, and a large quantity of surgical appliances and manufacturing accessories burnt. The damage was estimated at £600, and insurance covered only £300.

The majority of the members of the Cape Government Railway Headquarters Staff went to Somerset Strand, recently, for their eighteenth annual outing. A good programme of sporting items was provided, and a very pleasant day spent.

In the Supreme Court of Natal, Mr. Frank Goodwin, an ex-Natal policeman, was recently found not guilty of stealing various things, the property of the Government. Costs were given against the Government, the Judge remarking that the case should have been tried up-country.

A waterspout recently broke over the farm of the Hon. P. S. Bellingan, in the Aberdeen district of the Cape Colony, and did a great deal of damage. It lifted the roof off the house, and otherwise injured the building, broke a large dam, and then passed on to neighbouring farms, where further damage was done.

H. J. Marsh was sentenced to two months’ hard labour for bigamy at Durban recently. According to the evidence, he married Mary Rae at Lady Frere in 1885, and only lived with her two weeks, when he departed, and she never saw him again. He married Lily Watson in 1892. The Magistrate said the prisoner had made no attempt to ascertain whether the news of his wife’s death was true.

26 December 1908

BIRTHS

ARMSTRONG—On November 16, at Johannesburg, the wife of Gordon S. Armstrong, a son.
BLAKE—On November 15, at Johannesburg, to Mr. and Mrs. James Blake, a daughter.
BORCHERDS—On November 17, at Muizenberg, Grace Olive, the wife of Allan D’Alvarez Borcherds, a son.
BREMNER—On the 18th inst., at Cape Town, the wife of D. Wellesley Bremner, a son.
DAVIES—On November 22, at Pilgrim’s Rest, South Africa, Mrs. Stephen Davies, a daughter.
FAIR—On November 16, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. Fair, a son.
FREW—On the 19th inst., at Knights, Transvaal, the wife of J. M. Frew, a son.
LUSK—On November 22, at Heilbron, Orange River Colony, Mrs. Andrew Lusk, a son.
MARRIOTT—On November 16, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Marriott, a son.
WHARTON HOOD—On the 20th inst., at Johannesburg, the wife of Claude Wharton Hood, a son.

MARRIAGES

BEATTIE—DAVIDSON—On the 22nd inst., at Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Charles William Beattie, Ceylon, to Jessie Elizabeth, daughter of the late Robert Davidson, of Port Elizabeth and Blackheath, London.
BUSBY—BECHER—On November 26, at Doornfontein, George Herbert, youngest son of the late Hon. William Busby and of Mrs. Busby, 29, Bramham Gardens, S.W., to Ida, third daughter of the late Herbert Becher and Mrs. Becher, of Johannesburg.
PATON—GRANT—On the 18th inst., at Walkerburn Parish Church, Thomas Charles, eldest son of David Moir Paton, of Johannesburg, to Mary Robertson, youngest daughter of the late William Stewart Grant, of Grantown-on-Spey.

DEATHS

ANDREWS—On November 26, of enteric fever, at Durban, Walter Herman Andrews, aged 43.
CODRINGTON—On the 16th inst., at 51, Welbeck Street, Robert Edward Codrington, Administrator of North-Western Rhodesia, son of Thomas Codrington, Twickenham Park, aged 39.
GAY-ROBERTS—On the 18th inst., killed accidentally in the hunting field, Edmund Wyndham, Lieutenant, Royal Horse Artillery, only son of the late James Gay-Roberts, of Newcastle, South Africa, in his 26th year.
HUGHES—On the 9th inst., at Durban, Helen Munro, daughter of Alexander and Mrs. Hughes.
MIDDLETON—On the 17th inst., at Edinburgh, George Hodgson Middleton, of Mansfield, Strathmiglo, formerly of Canada and Natal.
MORCOM—On November 25, at Maritzburg, Annie, the youngest daughter of the late William Morcom and his wife Elizabeth Ann Morcom, also deceased, aged 52.
RUSSELL—On the 20th inst., at Brockley, Emily Alice Russell, only daughter of the late Joseph Russell, aged 63.
SOPER—On the 20th inst., at Harestone, Caterham Valley, William Garland Soper, B.A., J.P., C.Ald., in his 72nd year.
WILKINSON—On the 15th inst., at Glasgow, Annie Orr, wife of John Wilkinson, of the North British Railway.

IN MEMORIAM

SEARELLE—To the memory of Luscumbe Searelle who died December 18, 1907; poet, composer, playwright, and musical benefactor to the Many who may have forgotten him. This word of remembrance from one who never forgets—A.

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CASES IN THE COURTS

THE WYLER-LEWIS APPEAL

JUDMENT REVERSED

In the Court of Appeal on Monday, Lords Justices Vaughan Williams, Buckley, and Kennedy delivered judgment in the appeal of Messrs. Lewis and Marks and others against a judgment and verdict in a King’s Bench action in which Mr. Isidore Wyler, the plaintiff, recovered £65,472 damages for alleged conspiracy to oust him from the benefits of valuable contracts in Portuguese Nyassaland.

Lord Justice Vaughan Williams thought the charge made by the plaintiff as to the alleged conspiracy of the defendants was without foundation, and that judgment should be entered for them.

Lord Justice Buckley delivered judgment to the same effect. He said he had arrived at the conclusion that there was no evidence to support a finding of any conspiracy. In his view the defendants were entitled to have judgment entered for them, with the costs of the action and of the appeal.

Lord Justice Kennedy concurred. He was of opinion there was no evidence on which the jury could be asked to find any actionable conspiracy against any of the defendants, and he did not see any evidence against any one of the defendants to justify a verdict against them.

The appeal was, therefore allowed, and judgment entered for the defendants with costs of the action and of the appeal.

Mr. Josephs, on behalf of the respondents, asked for a stay of execution, pending an appeal to the House of Lords.

Their Lordships granted a stay on the terms that the respondents paid the taxed costs upon the usual undertaking.

IMPORTANT RAND JUDGMENT

A cable from Johannesburg received on Wednesday states that the big action brought by the Ingersoll-Rand Company against Fraser and Chalmers, Limited, for £37,000 for Gordon drills and spare parts has resulted in judgment for Fraser and Chalmers, Limited, with costs. The case turned mainly on the question whether the goods were supplied as a sale outright or only on consignment to be paid for only when sold. The Judge seems to have arrived at a very clear conclusion that the latter—i.e., the defendants’—contention is the right one, hence judgment as above stated.

A CONTRACTOR’S ACTION

At the Durban Circuit Court recently Mr. Justice Beaumont gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff in an action brought by J. McCallum against Cornelius and Hollis, the contractors for the new Town Hall, for £3000 damages for breach of contract. The plaintiff alleged that he had been given the painting and decorating on a sub-contract at £7726, and that the defendants cancelled the agreement without due cause. The question of the amount of damages to be awarded stood over pending an appeal by the defendants to the Supreme Court.

A BUSINESS FIRM LIBELLED

In the Supreme Court of Natal, before the Chief Justice and a special jury, the case was heard in which North and Son, Durban, sued Malcomess and Co. for £2500 damages in respect of an alleged libel contained in an advertisement in regard to agricultural implements and published by the defendant firm. After a partial hearing the action was withdrawn from the jury, the defendants consenting to judgment for £250 and costs. The Chief Justice said that the decision arrived at caused him great satisfaction, and he had no doubt the jury would also be satisfied. Indeed, it had occurred to him to suggest some such settlement, but he had refrained from doing so in order that he might not appear in any way to influence the jury. He thought the settlement a right and proper one, having regard to the evidence. Judgment was accordingly entered for the plaintiffs for £250, with costs of the action, all allegations reflecting upon the character of the plaintiffs being withdrawn.

Mr. H. I. BARNATO’S WILL

In the Probate Division on Monday, before Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane, the wills of the late Mr. Harry Isaacs Barnato came before the Court. Mr. Barnard, K.C., applied on behalf of the executors of Mr. Barnato, who left a will dated June 25, 1900, and codicils of February 26, 1902, and July 6, 1906. A codicil was re-executed in February, 1902, in which Mr. Barnato described himself as carrying on business as Barnato Bros., in co-partnership with his two nephews, Jack Barnato Joel and Solomon Barnato Joel, and declaring it to be a codicil to his last will, dated June 22, 1898. At the end were the words: “And in all other respects I confirm the said will.” In 1898 Mr. Barnato and his two partners agreed to make wills, and all three did so on June 22, 1898, with a codicil. In 1899 they made fresh wills, and Mr. Barnato again in June, 1900, and he told his nephews he had made a fresh will and had revoked the last will of June, 1898. In the circumstances the Court was asked to grant probate of the three documents, but leaving out in the February, 1902, document the words, “dated June 22, 1898.” There was no opposition. Counsel, continuing, said that in the 1898 will there was a legacy of £100,000 for charities. By the codicil of 1906 the bequest was increased to £250,000, but in the will it had been left out. The difficulty arose with regard to the words in the codicil confirming the will of 1898, but that will was not in existence and could not be admitted to probate. He asked to have the words “dated 22nd June, 1898,” left out.

His Lordship granted the application, and probate was granted on the three documents mentioned.

TWO LEOPARDS SHOT

It was recently reported to the police that two leopards had been ravaging the native kraals in the vicinity of Rooibokkop, which is situated about 110 miles north-east of Pretoria. The leopards had killed several head of stock, including nine sheep and goats. The police stationed in the district decided to try and kill the animals, and accordingly waited for them to visit a cattle kraal during the evening. The lowing of the cattle announced the arrival of the leopards, and shortly afterwards the beasts were seen to leap out of the kraal. They did not get far, however, before they were brought down with a couple of bullets. The leopards are said to be very fine specimens, measuring over seven feet from tip to tip.

It is officially announced that the Standerton garrison will be removed. The A.S.C. will remain until about February.

For having forged an endorsement on a cheque for £28, a miner named Patrick Lawler has been sentenced at Krugersdorp to six months’ hard labour.

A fire occurred recently in the electrical engineer’s establishment of Messrs. Hubert Davies and Co., St. Andries Street, Pretoria, when between £500 and £600 worth of damage was done.

A case in which Charles Judelman, of Johannesburg, sued the Cape Government for recovery of gold confiscated in 1892, terminated in a judgment of absolution from the instance with costs, the Court holding that the plaintiff had failed to prove the ownership of the gold.

Mr. Frank Proudman has been appointed as borough organist of Durban in place of the late Mr. R. H. Macdonald at a salary of £150 per annum. Mr. Proudman is a local man, and there was some objection to the appointment on the ground that the Council should have advertised the position at Home.

Mul Lutchman, an Indian, who, as reported in South Africa of December 5, was bound over at Guildford Assizes for sending libelous postcards, was sentenced to a month’s hard labour at the Mansion House on Monday for assaulting Mr. Charles E. Hawes, a member of the firm of solicitors who acted for the prosecutor in the previous case.

We have received from the King’s printers a copy of the Convention between the United Kingdom and France respecting the exchange of post office money orders between France and the Transvaal. The Convention was signed on January 25 last, and the attainment of this new commercial facility has already been mentioned in our column.

At Swellendam, Solomon Price, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Koningsberg, a Jewish trader, was recently hanged.