DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

3 July 1909

BIRTHS

BALDWIN - On June 1, at Mossel Bay, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert BALDWIN, a daughter.
BORLAND - On June 28, at Glasgow, the wife of Captain Andrew A. BORLAND, a son.
ELIOTT-LOCKHART - On June 23, at Ilex River, Cape Colony, the wife of J. L. ELIOTT-LOCKHART, a daughter.
FREEMAN - On June 3, at Mowbray, Cape Colony, the wife of F. W. FREEMAN, a son.
GARCIA - On June 1, at Victoria West, the wife of Percy GARCIA, a daughter.
IRELAND - On June 23, at Krugersdorp, the wife of Fred. L. IRELAND, a son
JONES - On June 23, at Rettenden, Essex (formerly of Teddington), the wife of Bertram Hyde JONES, a son.
LOWDON - On June 4, at Barberton, Transvaal, to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. LOWDON, a daughter.
ROSS - On June 20, at Johannesburg, the wife of Rev. Hugh G. ROSS, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, a son.
SLOCOCK - On June 23, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, the wife of Charles Edward SLOCOCK, a son.
WAREHAM - On June 24 at Kawimbe, N. E. Rhodesia, the wife of Dr. Harold E. WAREHAM, London Missionary Society, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

FLETCHER - GLOYNE - On June 28, at Durban, Frederick James FLETCHER, of Johannesburg, to Marguerite Jane GLOYNE (Daisy), of Totland Bay, Isle of Wight.
HAY - HARE - On June 3, at Johannesburg, Alexander, youngest son of Major-General Woulfe HAY, of Boscombe, Hants, to Kathleen, eldest daughter of the late Gordon Styles HARE, of Croydon, Surrey.
MUNDY - FIELD - On June 7, at Wynberg, Hugh Godfrey MUNDY, youngest son of Cyril MUNDY, to Alice Edith FIELD, younger daughter of Theophilus Dymond FIELD, of Tunbridge Wells.
ROBERTSON - ROSS - On June 28 at Cape Town, by the Rev. J. M. RUSSELL, B. D., George ROBERTSON, Bloemfontein, to Lilian Sutherland, youngest daughter of John ROSS, Edinburgh.
WHEELER - HOSSACK - On June 5, at Ladysmith, Natal, by the Rev. Wynne RICHARD, James WHEELER, youngest son of the late Captain J. E. WHEELER, late of Dunedin, to Maggie Anderson, only daughter of A. M. HOSSACK, late of Edinburgh.

DEATHS

BARTRAM - On June 26, at East London, Eliza, widow of the late Charles BARTRAM, Highbury, and third daughter of the late Thomas Bond DUMVILLE, Tarporley, Cheshire.
CREIGHTON - On May 28, at Rietfontein, Johannesburg (after a lingering illness), George J. CREIGHTON, eldest son of the late Donald CREIGHTON, of Greenock.
GRAY - On May 28, at Pretoria, Isabella Granger GRAY, aged 37 years, late of Glasgow.
MACLEOD - On June 5, at Cape Town, Charles Augustus MACLEOD (late Assistant Registrar of Deeds, Cape Town), in his 72nd year.
MOSTERT - On June 6, at Wynberg, Cape Colony, Cornelius MOSTERT, aged 84.
POWELL - On June 6, at Wynberg, Cape Colony, Albert Harry August, dearly loved son of Thos. And A. POWELL, aged 17.
STOUFFERS - On June 2, John Peter STOUFFERS, aged 70.

DEATH OF THE REV. J. LAING

The death has occurred of the Rev. John LAING, B.A., minister of the Presbyterian Church at Koffyfontein, Orange River Colony, and Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa. He was ordained 42 years ago. Early in life Mr. Laing was minister at Howick, in Natal; then for a number of years he was associated with Addington Church, Durban. His last half-dozen years were spent in forming a new church for the township created by the diamond mine at Koffyfontein. When nearly 12 years ago the Presbyterians scattered over South Africa united into one church under the General Assembly, Mr. LAING was chosen Clerk, and in that office he continued to the last, although he had been in feeble health for a long time.

An outbreak of East Coast fever has occurred near Barberton and ox transport in the district has been stopped.

Mr. F. B. SMITH (Director of Agriculture) and Mr. B. ENSLIN (Chief Clerk of the Department of Agriculture) have been appointed as inspectors to carry out the provisions of the Transvaal Insect Pest and Plant Disease Regulations.

The Natal fruit growers are paying greater attention to the export of citrus fruits from the Colony than they did last year. A recent shipment of 20,000 naartjes was made from Natal as compared with 890 at the same time last year.

CAPE APPOINTMENTS

Mr. William Babington MAGENNIS, Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of the district of Namaqualand, has been appointed to act as Commissioner of Robben Island, in place of Mr. R. C. LLOYD, who has been transferred.

SPECIMENS FOR THE ZOO

Mr. Barry MCMILLAN, formerly of the Cape Agricultural Department, arrived in England this week by the Dunluce Castle on a business trip. He brought with him as a South African contribution to the Zoological Gardens two pairs of penguins, a specimen of the caracal or Cape lynx, a piebald crow, a berg adder, schaapstickers and other snakes, scorpions, and centipedes, a curious little creature - Peripatus Capensis - a sort of connecting link between the worm and the spider, and a pair of sand moles. The collection will no doubt be of considerable interest, especially to South Africans visiting the Zoo.

John ROSS, a seaman on board the sailing vessel Glenesk, moored in Buffalo harbour, while returning to his ship at night, lost his footing and fell into the river and was drowned.

At a recent meeting of the Cape Town and Suburban Clothing Guild, the report of the year's work read by the Secretary showed that garments had been distributed among 28 hospitals and charitable institutions; 2206 articles had been contributed, and the roll of membership stood at 840, as against 773 last year. The income of the Guild amounted to £62 and there remained a balance of £18.

17 July 1909

BIRTHS

DUNN - On June 14, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Dunn, a daughter.
GRIFFIN - On July 13, 1892, at Melbourne, Australia, Mabel A. M., wife of Leonard B. Griffin, a son. Present address, 66, Frithville Gardens, Shepherd's Bush, London
INGLIS - On June 17, at Cape Town, the wife of Mr. A. Inglis, a son.
PEART - On June 17, at Claremont, Cape Colony, the wife of G. W. Peart, a son
SHORT - On June 10, at Beaconsfield, Cape Colony, to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Short, a son.
VAN HEERDE - On June 16, at Cape Town, the wife of G. van Heerde, a daughter.
VINE - On June 13, at Lydenburg, Transvaal, the wife of J. E. Somers Vine, a daughter.
WILSON - On June 16, at Orangezicht, Cape Colony, the wife of G. H. Wilson, a son.

MARRIAGES

CHAPMAN - MONEY - On June 12, at the Pro-Cathedral, Salisbury, Rhodesia, by the Rev. E. J. Parker, Harold Chapman, British South Africa Police, second surviving son of J. J. Chapman, of Whitby, Yorkshire, and Oakfield, Hitchin, to Irene Lethbridge, third daughter of the late Canon Money and Mrs. C. F. S. Money, 118, Baron's Court Road, West Kensington
CLARK - EDWARDS - On the 13th inst., at Plumstead, Cape Town, by the Rev. F. Shelmerdine, M.A., George Muirhead Clark, M.A., M.I.C.E., to May Constance, eldest daughter of Major J. P. Edwards, V.D., M.I.E.E., of Branksea, Wynberg, late Chief Engineer of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, Cape Colony.
HARRIS - KOTZE - On June 16, at the Cathedral, Grahamstown, by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Grahamstown, assisted by the Very Rev. the Dean, Adelaide Hilda, daughter of the Hon. J. G. Kotze, Judge-President of the Eastern Districts Court, to Captain William Herbert Harris, of the Union-Castle Steamship Company, son of the late Dr. Harris, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
SCOTT - BENTLEY - On the 1st inst., at New Hanover, Natal, Charles McKenzie Scott, of Branxholme, York, Natal, to Mary, eldest daughter of W. W. Bentley, of Fair View, New Hanover.
SIMOND - GRAY - On the 14th inst., at Holy Trinity, Paddington, by the Rev. Cecil White, Vicar, Charles Francois Simond, second surviving son of Francois Frederic Simond, to Adgie, second daughter of Mrs. Gray, of Durban
WIGHTMAN - NICOLSON - On the 3rd inst., at Marple, Cheshire, by the Rev. R. Allen, William Rowell, son of the late David Wightman, of Edinburg, to Winifred Ursula, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Nicolson, formerly of St. Petersburg.

DEATHS

AUSTEN - On Jun 9, at Beaconsfield, Cape Colony, Samuel Charles Austen, aged 61 years.
GOLD - On the 6th inst., at Cape Town, Arthur Prowde Gold, only son of the late Charles Edmond Gold.
MCDOUGALL - On the 12th inst., at the Hospice, Hendon, N.W., Archibald Blair McDougall, Priest, in his 49th year.
MUNRO - On June 8, at Durban, Georgina Munro, eldest daughter of the late Hugh Munro, of Edinburgh and Demerara, in her 79th year.
RAYNOR - On May 24, at Durban, William Raynor, late of Kimberley.
YOUNG - On June 9, at Kimberley, Annie, the beloved wife of Allan B. Young.

24 July 1909

BIRTHS

BOSHOFF - On June 20, at Beaconsfield, the wife of David Boshoff, a son.
CONACHER - On June 20, at Beaconsfield, the wife of R. H. Conacher, a daughter.
FRASER - On the 21st inst., at Bloemfontein, the wife of Captain J. A. Fraser, 93rd Highlanders, a daughter.
HURFORD - On June 15, at Johannesburg, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hurford, a daughter.
O'BRIEN - On June 21, at Benoni,  Transvaal, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Brien, a son.
PACKARD - On June 17, at Klerksdorp, the wife of Harold T. Packard, a son.
ROSS - On June 20, at Johannesburg, the wife of the Rev. Hugh G. Ross, a son.
WERTHEIM - On June 22, at Durban, to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wertheim, a daughter.
YOUNG - On the 17th inst., at Karonga, Nyasaland, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Cullen Young, a son.

MARRIAGES

ARMITSTEAD - WEIR - On June 16, at Hartley, by the Rev. J. Wright Davis, Thomas Arthur Armitstead to Elizabeth Adam Weir, third daughter of William Weir, Airdrie.
ATHERSTONE - RICHARDSON - On the 20th inst., at St. Saviour's Church, Paddington, by the Vicar, the Rev. Canon Syers, Guybon Damant Atherstone, of Grahamstown, to Antoinette Richardson (nee Chabaud), formerly of Port Elizabeth, both of the Cape Colony.
BARBOUR - WAHNROW - On the 14th inst., at Gwelo, by the Rev. Hawley Bryant, W. S. Barbour, B.S.A. Civil Service, to Emilie Wahnrow, Salisbury and Gwelo.
CHRISTIE - YOUNG - On January 27, at Cape Town, and afterwards on the 15th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Southampton, Robert Christie, of Durie, Fifeshire, to Olive Madeleine Platt, only daughter of the late Charles Young, of New York.
EVANS - NEWBOURNE - On the 22nd inst., at the Cathedral, Cape Town, Sir Murland Evans, Bart., to Evangeline Mary, daughter of the late Major and Mrs. Charles Newbourne, of Bombay.
HONEYMAN - WILTON - On the 7th inst., at Durban, Andrew Lees Muir Honeyman, to Violette Malvern Wilton, daughter of the late Mrs. Julia S. Wilton, Durban.
JONES - SOUTHRON - On June 22, at St. Paul's Church, Rondebosch, by the Rev. R. Gresley Douglas, Thomas Arthur, sixth son of the late Edward Jones, of Snatchwood Park, Pontypool, and Barbara Eveleyne, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Southron, of Harton, Northumberland.
MCGREGOR - CLYDESDALE - On June 11, at Woodstock, by the Rev. J. M. Russell, Daniel McGregor, of Cape Town, to Janet (Jessie), youngest daughter of the late William Clydesdale, late of Leslie and Markineh, Fifeshire.
SIMOND - GRAY - On the 14th inst., at Holy Trinity, Paddington, by the Rev. Cecil White, Charles Francois Simond, second surviving son of Francois Frederic Simond, to Adgie, second daughter of Mrs. Gray, of Durban.
TOD - LEWIN - On the 16th inst., at Edinburgh, John Tod, eldest son of David Tod, of Leith, to Elizabeth Wilson, eldest daughter of John Lewin, Village Deep, Johannesburg.

DEATHS

ATKINS - On the 11th inst., at Tabankulu, Pondoland, Mary, the wife of William Ernest Atkins.
BACON - On the 16th inst., at East London, Arthur Cornwallis Anthony, second son of the late Rev. Thomas Bacon and of Mrs. Bacon, of 23, Cadegan Gardens.
NICOLSON - On the 18th inst., at Stornoway, Janet Morrison, wife of Murdo Nicolson.
PASTEUR - On the 16th inst., at Geneva, Henry Pasteur, J.P., of Wynches, Much Hadham, Herts, and Grand Saconnex, Geneva, in his 82nd year.
TAIT - On June 16, at Broken Hill Hospital, N.W. Rhodesia, of blackwater fever, John Kirkwood Tait, aged 29, second son of James A. Tait, Glasgow.
WILSON - On the 14th inst., at Grangemouth, Catharine Allan Wilson, aged 88 years.

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THE AFRICAN SOCIETY

The annual general meeting of the African Society was held on Thursday at the Imperial Institute, Mr. Lyttelton, K.C., M.P., the retiring President, in the chair. The report of the Council stated that 57 members and one associate had been elected during the past year, bringing the effective membership of the Society to 699, with 50 lady associate members. As in past years a considerable proportion of the new members were engaged in administrative work in Africa. The Council were glad to note that those whose work involved the control of large numbers of natives recognized the value of the scientific investigation of native laws and customs which had been carried out by contributors to the Society's journal. The Council desired to call special attention to the articles dealing with the development of African industries with special relation to native labour. Papers read during the past session included those on "Big Game in Africa," by Mr. F. C. Selous; "Some African Questions," by Lord Crew; and "Some Experiences with Native Tribes in South Africa," by Colonel H. E. Rawson. The balance-sheet showed an excess of income over expenditure of  144 pounds. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. Sir G. T. Goldie was elected President for the ensuing year.

The Colonial Auxiliary Forces long service medal has been conferred on Captain W. A. Alexander, of the Durban Light Infantry.

14 August 1909

BIRTHS

BEHRMANN - On July 8, at Ladysmith, the wife of L. H. Behrmann, of Johannesburg, a son.
BEVAN - On July 5, at Kimberley, the wife of E. H. Bevan, a daughter.
BLOOMFIELD - On the 6th Inst., at Bloemfontein, to Clement and Winifred Bloomfield (nee Hulme), a daughter.
BRUCE - On July 9, at Mowbray, the wife of W. E. Bruce, a daughter.
EVANS - On the 5th inst., at Johannesburg, to Samuel and Katherine Evans, a daughter.
FLACK - On July 21, at Durban, the wife of Mr. Oswald S. Flack, a son
HARTLEY - On July 5, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Vincent Hartley, a daughter.
KOSSUTH - On June 29, at Johannesburg, the wife of J. Kossuth, a son.
MORTON - On the 2nd inst., at Lanark, to Mr. and Mrs. R. Morton, of Bloemfontein, a son.
MYERS - On July 5, at Braamfontein, the wife of Nathan Myers, a daughter.
PHILLIPS - On June 29, at Johannesburg, the wife of R. Phillips, a daughter.
SINCLAIR - On the 8th inst., at Mohales Hoek, Basutoland, the wife of Ian Sinclair, Colonial Civil Service, a son.
TULBY - On July 3, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Mason Tulby, a son.

MARRIAGES

ALLAM - HICKES - On the 4th inst., at Volksrust, David Allam, Superintendent of the Transvaal Police, Rustenburg, to Marguerite Christine Hickes.
BUNYARD - DAWSON - On July 24, at Hendon, London, N., Margaretta Blanche, youngest daughter of Mr. William Dawson, of "Cote," Hendon, N., to Arthur Bunyard, late of East London, Cape Colony.
CROWDER - INDGE -On July 6, at Kimberley, Rupert E. Crowder, youngest son of the late George F. Crowder, Enniskillen, to Mary H. Indge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Indge, Kimberley
DOUGLAS-HAMILTON - CLOETE - On the 4th inst., at Paddington, by the Venble. H. A. Douglas-Hamilton, Domestic Chaplain to Earl Cadogan, K.G., brother of the bridegroom, Augustus Maynard, second son of the late General Douglas-Hamilton, to Frances Wilhelmina Cloete, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Dirk Cloete, of Alphen, Wynberg.
MACLEAN - SHERET - On the 4th inst., at Montrose, Charles Maclean, of Cape Town, elder son of D. Maclean, late of Glasgow, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Andrew Sheret.
MARTINEAU - WERDMULLER - On July 31, at East London, Horace Robert Martineau, V.C., of Durban, to Amy Werdmuller, second daughter of Charles Werdmuller, J.P. of Hoopstad, O.R.C.
MCINTOSH - HOLM - On the 14th ult., at Kenilworth, John McIntosh, Modderfontein, to Mary Crawford, youngest daughter of the late John Holm.
MCIVOR - MACFARLANE - On the 3rd inst., at Durban, Kenneth James McIvor, Bethlehem, to Alice Dickson Sorsby, youngest daughter of the late John R. MacFarlane, of Glasgow.
SHARP - BUCHANAN - On July 12, at Durban, Henry S. Sharp, Krugersdorp, to Agnes Buchanan.

DEATHS

HUTCHISON - Drowned through the foundering of the Maori, near Table Bay, on the 5th inst., Henry Cox Hutchison, second son of the late Thomas Hutchison, Kirkcaldy.
MCLAUGHLIN - On July 1, at Kimberley, William Mclaughlin, aged 43.
MONCREIFFE - On the 6th inst., at Durban, Ronald, fourth son of the late Sir Thomas and Lady Louisa Moncreiffe, aged 44.
RITCHIE - On June 30, at Kimberley, Henrietta Ritchie, beloved wife of James Ritchie, aged 31.
VARRIE - On July 1, at Gadzema, Rhodesia, Charles McGregor Varrie, in his 46th year.
VIGERS - On June 27, at Bizana, George, fourth son of the late Francis Vigers, Hersham.

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LOYAL WOMEN'S GUILD

CARE OF THE GRAVES.

The Federal Council of the Loyal Women's Guild recently met at Bloemfontein and discussed a variety of interesting matters. Reports were read showing the work of the Guild in South Africa, and there was considerable reference to the question of a suitable commemoration of Empire Day, which, it was urged, should be observed in a more national manner. With regard to the care of soldiers' graves, it transpired that in the early days New Zealand sent £100 to the graves fund. Correspondence failed to show for what special purpose the money was intended, and the Guild has maintained the graves of New Zealanders in common with others out of the general graves fund. New Zealand, however, seems to be of opinion that the New Zealanders' graves are somewhat neglected, although not affording instructions as to how the £100 should be used, and in consequence New Zealand has diverted £700, further collected for this purpose, to the maintenance of the graves of pioneers who died in the Maori wars. It was resolved to reply explaining that the New Zealanders' graves were being cared for out of the general funds, and that the £100 still remains intact, awaiting instructions. Two proposals had been received from Canada. One suggested investing a certain amount in Canada and sending the interest for the maintenance of Canadians' graves only. Another offered to send £1000 for investment in South Africa, the interest to be used for the maintenance of Canadians' graves. The latter offer was accepted. Victoria has sent £300, which has been placed in the hands of Lord Selborne and Lord Methuen as trustees, but its particular use has not yet been specified. The report of the federal graves Secretary showed that the graves had been well cared for during the past year.

Discussion took place as to whether the Guild under Union should cease to exist or change its name or continue as heretofore. The expressions of opinion were unanimously in favour of continuing to work as at present under the same name. The following resolution was passed: "That the Guild looks forward to increased work and usefulness under Union, and that each branch should adopt or assist some local work of education or philanthropy." An interesting discussion took place on the subject of the protection of child life, during which the need for legislation throughout South Africa on the lines of "the Children's Charter" in England, modified to suit the local conditions, was urged; also a change in the criminal procedure regarding children to keep them from association with ordinary criminals, and the establishment of special courts to deal with young offenders.

KILLED BY A FLY WHEEL

A peculiar accident, causing the death of a young White lad named James Hardy, occurred at the Robinson Deep Mine near Johannesburg recently. It appears that the fly wheel of one of the generators in the engine-room suddenly broke loose, and so tremendous was the force with which the wheel came away that it smashed right through the roof of the engine room, traveling 150 yards further. The lad, who was passing at the time, was killed on the spot by the wheel falling on him.

Three natives who were charged at Johannesburg with assaulting another native with battle-axes, thereby inflicting serious injuries, have received severe sentences, including twelve lashes each.

21 August 1909

BIRTHS

BARRETT-LENNARD—On the 13th inst., at Lyminge, the wife of  William Barrett-Lennard, a daughter.
BRANDT—On July 16, at Johannesburg, Rev. and Mrs. Brandt, a son.
EYRE—On the 6th inst., at Port Nolloth, at the Residency, the wife of Owen Strong Eyre, R.M., a daughter.
HARDIE—On July 24, at Germiston, the wife of John Hardie, a daughter.
LEIGH—On July 18, at Benoni, Transvaal, the wife of A. Leigh, a daughter.
RANGELEY—At Fort Jameson, North-Eastern Rhodesia, on July 2, the wife of Henry Rangeley, of a son.
RIVETT-CARNAC—On the 17th inst., at Grahamstown, the wife of Arthur Temple Rivett-Carnac, of Brandeston, a son.
THAIN—On July 19, at Denver, Transvaal, to Mr. and Mrs. Thain, a son.

MARRIAGES

CRUNDALL—BRISLEY—On the 5th inst., at Dover, by the Bishop of Mashonaland, Percy Crundall to Caroline Maud Brisley.
DOUGLAS-HAMILTON—CLOETE—On the 4th inst., at Paddington, by the Venble. H. A. Douglas-Hamilton, Domestic Chaplain to Earl Cadogan, K.G., brother of the bridegroom, Augustus Maynard, second son of the late General Douglas-Hamilton, to Frances Wilhelmina Cloete, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Dirk Cloete, of Alphen, Wynberg.
HART—GREENHEAD—On July 20, at Johannesburg, Victor James Hart, of Richmond, Virginia, to Annette Caroline (Nettie) Greenhead, of Johannesburg.
HILDITCH—EGLINGTON—On the 12th inst., at Carshalton, Robert P. Hilditch, eldest son of the late Mr. R. Hilditch, to Emily Annie Eglington, only daughter of Dr. T. J. Dixon, of Potchefstroom.
LYON-WILLIAMS—READ—On July 14, at Westminster, Benjamin Stewart, youngest son of the late Benjamin and Mrs. Lyon-Williams, of Southampton, to Harriet Maud, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Read, of Hampstead.
MACKESSACK—COLEMAN—On the 11th inst., at Curepipe, Mauritius, Major Peter Mackessack, R.A.M.C., to Margaret Coleman.
RAYNER—ALDOUS—On July 16, at the English Church, Bulawayo, by the Rev. Canon Hallward, Rector, William S. Rayner, of Bulawayo, to Jane Catherine Aldous, of Ceylon.

DEATHS

CARSE—On the 11th inst., at Edinburgh, James Carse, second youngest son of James Carse, late 72nd and 91st Highlanders.
COPLAND—On July 16, at Port Elizabeth, Robert, aged 55, youngest son of the late Joseph Copland, Glasgow.
MANKIEWICZ—On the 13th inst., at Amersham, George Augustus Mankiewicz, of 20, Park Street, Grosvenor Square, W., second son of the late James Mankiewicz, of Pembridge Square, W.
PELLOW—On July 18, at Johannesburg, Mary Pellow, late of Queenstown and Port Elizabeth.
SCHWIKKARD—On July 20, at Johannesburg, Amelia Louise Marie, aged 74, widow of the late Bernhard Schwikkard.
SINCLAIR—On June 30, at Walfisch Bay, South-West Africa, Frederick Charles Sinclair, M.D., late of Ballymena, Ireland.
TINDALL—On July 16, at Stellenbosch, the Rev. Henry Tindall, in his 79th year.

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CASES IN THE COURTS

THE WILLENBERG CASE

The Willenberg case, which has been before the Cape Supreme Court for some months past, formed the subject of a further application to the Acting Chief Justice (Sir John Buchanan) recently.

Mr. Percy Jones, who appeared in support of the petition, explained that the Supreme Court had held that the late Hugh Greenshields died intestate. Mrs. Willenberg, or Mrs. Pirie, or whatever she might be called, was a legatee under the will, and Mrs. Pirie and the minor obtained leave to appeal to the Privy Council, but since leave to appeal had been granted negotiations had taken place with a view to a settlement, and the settlement formed the basis of the present petition, to which all the parties had agreed. There was a further application for an order that the record of the proceedings in the Divisional Court, in November, 1908, should be referred back to Mr. Justice Hopley, whose decision had been reversed on appeal. Mr. Jones recalled that proceedings were taken by Willenberg against his wife, who made a counter claim on the ground of nullity. Mr. Justice Hopley found that there never was any marriage, but the Court of Appeal held that there was a marriage, and consequently the action, so far as concerned Willenberg and his wife, was more or less pending.

The Acting Chief Justice suggested that it would be sufficient to set the case down for hearing, and this course was adopted. As to the distribution of the estate, the Court made an order discharging the leave to appeal to the Privy Council and confirming the agreement which had been arrived at between the parties.

ATTACKED BY DOGS

In the Pretoria Civil Court recently, Mrs. Lawton claimed the sum of £100, being damages for injuries alleged to have been received from two dogs, the property of Messrs. Ware and Budd. The complaint was that the dogs attacked her, tore her clothes, and bit her arms. For the defence it was contended that complainant had illegally entered the premises where the dogs were and kicked them. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £5 and costs against Mr. Ware, and judgment was given in Mr. Budd’s favour with costs.

MR. W. J. BENSON

We are informed that Mr. W. J. Benson, Joint General Manager of the Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company, will be proceeding to England in a few months in order to take up the position of Manager of the Company in London. Mr. Benson has been prominently connected with Johannesburg since the war, and prior to his taking up his present appointment was for some years Manager of the Standard Bank at Johannesburg. The good wishes of many friends will go with him in his new sphere of activity.

At Cape Town recently, a man was fined £2 for stealing a Persian cat belonging to the Governor of Cape Colony

Members of the various Zionist bodies on the Goldfields assembled at Johannesburg recently to commemorate the services of Dr. Theodore Herzl, who died on July 3, 1904.

On a charge of breaking a jeweller’s window in Rissik Street, Johannesburg, and with stealing various articles, Alex. Mitchell has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

Jack McLoughlin, who has been extradited from Brisbane on a charge of murdering two men at Johannesburg in 1895, arrived at Durban by the Waratah and was escorted to Johannesburg.

Three men were fined £10 each at Johannesburg recently for running gaming tables outside the entrance of Booysen’s racecourse. The ringleader, who acted as scout, was sentenced to four months’ hard labour, this being his second conviction.

Mrs. Young, an actress residing at Johannesburg, whose stage name is Miss Grace Dawson, has been sentenced at Pretoria to a month’s imprisonment without hard labour for bigamy. It appears she married Alexander Young, at Boston, England, in 1900, and William Walton Grisenthwaite, at Pretoria, in 1908.

CHINESE CONVICT SCALPED

A remarkable accident happened to a Chinese convict at the Cinderella Deep Gold Mine recently. He, along with other convicts, hired from the Prisons Department to the mining company, was at work on the mine’s property. He was working in the mill, and approached too near a fly-wheel, with the result that his pigtail became entangled in the spokes, and he was dragged round until scalped. He was afterwards conveyed to the Boksburg Hospital, where the flesh to which his hair and pigtail were attached was sewn to the scalp, and it is expected that he will be all right in a short while.

4 September 1909

BIRTHS

BEYNON - On July 28, at Kimberley, the wife of G. Beynon, a daughter
COKE - On August 27, at Church Crookham, Hants, the wife of L. Sacheverell Coke, a daughter.
CRASTER - On August 27, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, the wife of Walter Spenser Craster, a son.
GOODWIN - On August 3, at Krugersdorp, to the Rev. and Mrs. Henry Goodwin, a daughter.
HUTT - On July 24, at Turffontein, the wife of John Hutt, a daughter.
JOUBERT - On August 28, at Kroonstad, to Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Joubert, a daughter.
MOLTENO - On August 9, at Claremont, near Cape Town, the wife of Wallace D. Molteno, a daughter.
MORGAN - On July 31, at Kimberley, to Mr. And Mrs. J. H. Morgan, a son
MOROM - On July 28, at Beaconsfield, to Mr. And Mrs. Stanley A. Morom, a daughter.
RAWLINSON - On August 2, at Germiston, the wife of R. G. Rawlinson, a son.
RENOU - On August 2, at Kimberley, to Mr. And Mrs. Ashley Renou, of Taungs, a son.
VARRIE - On August 3, at Kimberley, to Mr. And Mrs. M. F. Varrie, a son.
WOOD - On August 27, at Plumstead, Cape Town, the wife of David J. Wood, M.B., C.M., a daughter

MARRIAGES

BROWNLIE - LOCHHEAD - On August 24, at Cape Town, John Brownlie, Avontour, Cape Colony, to Davina Menzies, daughter of James Lochhead, Edinburgh.
SCOTT - KEBBEL - On August 3, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, George Scott, Magoe, eldest son of George Scott, Edinburgh, to Edith, daughter of the late Dr. Kebbel, of York.
SEYMOUR-JONES - POOLE - On September 2, at Perivale, near Ealing, W., by the Rector, the Rev. Thomas Eland, M.A., Bertrand Seymour Jones, F.R.C.S., of Birmingham, younger son of Mr. Thomas Jones, M. Inst. C.E., 100, Gordon Road, Ealing, W., to Hilda Katherine, younger daughter of Mr. And Mrs. J. G. Poole, of Kimberley, South Africa, and 6, Denbigh Road, Ealing, W.
SMITH - WILMOT - On August 26, at Glasgow, A. Browning Smith, of Pollokshields, to Martha, daughter of the late John Richmond Wilmot, of Grahamstown.

DEATHS

CURGENVEN - On July 28, at Kimberley, Emma Jane Curgenven, aged 38.
FAIRWEATHER - On August 24, at Beaufort West, Joseph Fairweather, Dundee, aged 60.
FINDLAY - On August 24, at Margate, Margaret Esther Findlay, of Pelham Crescent, S.W., widow of George James Findlay, of Findlay, Durham, and Brodie, London and South Africa.
HOLROYD - On August 2, at Kimberley, George Arthur, dearly beloved son of Robert and Annie Holroyd, aged 6.
PARKIN - On August 3, at Kimberley, John Harry Parkin, aged 70.
ROWE - On August 3, at Modderfontein, William Rowe, of St. Austell, Cornwall, aged 27.
RULE - On July 27, at Crystal Reef, Southern Rhodesia, from blackwater fever, Thomas Rule, eldest son of Thomas Rule, Kimberley
THOMAS - On July 30, at Troyeville, Hilda, the beloved wife of Arthur P. Thomas, aged 28.
WOOD - On Saturday, August 28, Hannah Garside, the dearly beloved wife of Alfred Jesse Wood, of "The Tyrol", 120, Church Road, Upper Norwood, and of Grahamstown. Cape papers please copy.

IN MEMORIAM

SHACKLETON - In loving memory of our darling mother who passed away August 31, 1908.

11 September 1909

BIRTHS

CRASTER - On August 27, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, the wife of Walter Spenser Craster, a son.
DAY - On August 13, at Cape Town, the wife of Percy W. Day, a daughter.
EDWARDS - On August 13, at Rondebosch, the wife of R. B. Edwards, a son.
HEPBURN - On August 12, at Bulawayo, to Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Hepburn, a son.
HORNE - On the 4th inst., at St. John's, Rondebosch, to N. H. Knevett and L. May Horne, a daughter.
PROCTOR - On August 14, at Johannesburg, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. A. Proctor, a son.
STRONG - On August 7, at Port Nolloth, to Mr. and Mrs. O. C. H. Strong, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

KITCHIN - THOMSON - On the 6th inst., at the Congregational Church, Ross, Herefordshire, by the Rev. Charles T. Price, Joseph Kitchin, of  "Ingleneuk," Brackley Road, Beckenham, Kent, son of Thomas and Marie Kitchin, of Nanaimo, British Columbia, to Annie Ethelinda Thomson, daughter of the late Dr. T. S. Thomson, and of Mrs. A. M. Baylis-Thomson, of Neyoor, Travancore, South India.
LITTLE - WOOLLEY - On July 14, at Bellair, Natal, Henry Charles Hamilton Little, of Leighton, Highlands, Natal, to Jessie Norah Kathleen, youngest daughter of James Bell Woolley, of Johannesburg.
LOTTER - MACRAE - On August 31, at Edinburgh, Dr. Z. D. Lotter, L.R.C.P., of South Africa, to Esther, second daughter of Alexander MacRae, of Edinburgh.
MCEWAN - AMM - On July 29, at Winburg, Arthur, fourth son of Councillor William McEwan, of Johannesburg, to Hilda Gladys, second daughter of William Henry Amm, of Rietfontein.
ROME - NOYCE - On July 24, at Heidelberg, Transvaal, Adrian Scott, second son of Thomas Rome and Mrs. Rome, of Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, to Gwendolyn Olive, second daughter of F. A. Noyce and Mrs. Noyce, of Nigel.
SOAR - SCHNEBERGER - On the 8th inst., at St. John's Church, Putney Hill, Clyde Alfred, third son of William Edward Soar, of Putney, to Alice Charlotte, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Schneberger, of Putney Hill.
WATSON - MCKAY - On August 2, at Braamfontein, George Henry Watson, eldest son of the late George Watson, of Port Elizabeth, to Violet McKay, third daughter of Robert McKay, late of Cape Town.
YOUNG - CAITHNESS - On August 30, at Johannesburg, John Wharton Young, Johannesburg, younger son of the late John Young, Edinburgh, to Cora Althea, youngest daughter of Fred. Caithness, of Johannesburg.

GOLDEN WEDDING

DUNN - HOUSE - On September 3, 1859, at Port Elizabeth, by the Rev. Adam Robson, William, youngest son of the late John Dunn, of Paisley, Scotland, to Sarah Elizabeth, second daughter of the late James House, of Grahamstown.

DEATHS

BENJAMIN - On the 6th inst., at Clapham, London, Saunders, the dearly-beloved husband of Elizabeth Benjamin, in his 65th year.
BROWN - On the 5th inst., at Beaumont Street, London, Thomas Devereux Brown, of East Putney, aged 49.
BROWNE - On August 10, at Cape Town, Frank Browne, late of Table Bay Harbour Board, aged 59.
HOLLEY - On August 30, at Maritzburg, James Hunt Holley, second son of the late James Hunt Holley, of Oaklands, Okehampton, Devon, aged 70.
LEONARD - On the 3rd inst., at Brussels, the Hon. James Weston Leonard, K.C., of Johannesburg, aged 56.
MCCULLOCH - On August 5, at Johannesburg, Alexander, youngest son of the late Rev. A. B. McCulloch, Chaplain, Royal Edinburgh Asylum.
NEILL - At Belingwe (of blackwater fever), George Baillie, aged 41 years, seventh son of the late Thomas Neill, F.E.I.S.
PIRIE - On August 10, at Cape Town, Alexander, eldest son of the late William A. Pirie and Mrs. Pirie, of Edinburgh, in his 35th year.
SASS - On August 11, at Woodstock, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Sass, aged 22.
SHIELDS - On the 2nd inst., at Kimberley, Thomas L. Shields, M.B., C.M., eldest surviving son of Thomas L. Shields, of Glasgow.
WINDHAM - On the 7th inst., in his 80th year, at Norbury, Surrey, Ashe Windham (second son of the late Joseph Smyth-Windham, 10th Hussars), of Wawne, Yorkshire, late Judge of the Native High Court, Natal. Cremation at Woking on Saturday, September 11. Funeral train leaves Westminster Bridge Road Station at 11:50 a.m. (Necropolis Co.). South African papers please copy.
WRIGHT - On June 24, at Kalene Hill, Rhodesia (of blackwater fever), David, son of David Wright, of Glasgow.

Miscellaneous articles on same page:

CAPE TOWN CANDLE FACTORY

Sir Peter Spokes, presiding yesterday at an extraordinary general meeting of Price's Patent Candle Company, held at the Cannon Street Hotel, E.C., mentioned that since the last annual meeting an opportunity occurred for acquiring the South African Candle Works at Cape Town on terms which appeared favourable. The Board, after personal investigation on the spot by their General Manager, purchased the property, and had reason to believe that they would thus be enabled to maintain and extend the Company's trade in South Africa, as the local conditions of preferential railway rates and duties levied on imported manufactures had made it difficult of late for the Company to realize a satisfactory profit.

THE  NATAL FIRE.

Further particulars are to hand regarding the disastrous grass fire at the Cedara Government Farm in Natal, which was referred to in last week's South Africa. In the speed at which it spread and the fury with which it raged it was described as being worse than anything known in a 25 years' experience of the Australian bush. The fire broke out, as far as can be ascertained, near the Railway cutting on the approach to Howick station, sparks from the engine of a passing goods train having set alight to the grass bordering on the rail route. Fanned into a blaze by the wind, the fire swept the grass-covered side of the hill above Franklin's homestead, and on reaching the main road it passed up the slope, turned and rushed down the hill, sweeping through the trees above the railway bridge. Presently, in spite of all the efforts which were made to arrest the progress of the fire, the whole hillside became one mass of moving flame, which swept right across the vlei and attacked the avenue of pines and gum trees. So terrible was the onrush of the fire that the flames traveled a distance of over two miles in about seven minutes. In an instant the whole avenue of trees was enveloped in flame and smoke, and from the distant hill and the station nothing could be seen of the farm buildings. As the fire swept up the right side of the avenue the flames shot out and jumped a 50 feet road, burning through the trees on the other side. The heat was terrific, and when both sides of the avenue were ablaze it was absolutely impossible for anything living to remain near the scene. At one moment it was thought that the spacious store-rooms could not be saved. The wind carried a burning piece of tree across the avenue road and sent it through one of the windows of the shop. A haystack near the shop next caught fire, and the flames spread to near the blacksmith's shop, which, however, escaped destruction. Rushing down the slope from the house of the forestry expert, the fire spread over a wide area of pine and other trees, destroying 350 acres out of 750 acres. The damage is estimated at between £15,000 and £20,000.

18 September 1909

BIRTHS

CAWOOD—On August 16, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Cawood, of Beaconsfield, a daughter.
DIMSEY—On the 10th inst., at Cape Town, the wife of Fleet-Surgeon E. R. Dimsey, D.S.O., R.N., a son.
DUXBURY—On August 11, at Pretoria, the wife of William Samuel Duxbury, a son.
FRIEDMAN—On August 16, at Kimberley, to Mr. and Mrs. M. Friedman, a son.
HARDIE—On August 23, at Zomba, Nyasaland, to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hardie, a son.
SADLEIR—On August 15, at Benoni, the wife of H. W. Sadleir, a son.
SHEARS—On the 2nd inst., at Manchester, to Captain and Mrs. Cuthbert Shears, a daughter.
WILLIAMS—At Winchester, England, on Sunday, the 15th August, the wife of Herbert V. Williams, of the Jubilee and Salisbury Mines, of twin sons.
ZIERVOGEL—On August 15, at Pietersburg, the wife of John Ziervogel, a son.

MARRIAGES

FOX—BRUNTON—On the 11th inst., at Salisbury, Rhodesia, Edward Thornton Fox, eldest son of R. E. Fox, of Leicester, to Helen Edith, daughter of the late W. A. Brunton, M.I.C.E., and of Mrs. Brunton, of Stalham, Norfolk.
LADELL—BERRY—On the 13th inst., at Durban, W. R. Simpson Ladell, F.C.S., A.I.C., of Cedara, Natal, third son of Dr. W. J. Simpson Ladell, of Canonbury, to Lindsay, daughter of W. Wilson Berry, of Canonbury.
ROBERTSON—TAIT—On the 9th inst., at Barnton, Mid-Lothian, Hector Mackenzie Robertson, eldest son of the late Robert Robertson, Edinburgh, to Saidie Makins, fourth daughter of the late Walter Tait, of Cornhill-on-Tweed.
SCARLETT—MORRISON—On July 28, at Johannesburg, John Robert, second son of Mr. and Mrs. John Scarlett, Newtonbutler, Ireland, to Annie Law, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison, of Johannesburg.
SCOTT—HEBBELL—On August 3, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, George, eldest son of George Scott, Edinburgh, to Edith, second daughter of the late Dr. Alfred Hebbell, of Flaxton, Yorkshire.
WILSON—SILVER—On the 11th inst., at Pretoria, John Goddard Wilson, of the Transvaal Civil Service, to Margaret Silver, of Weybridge, Surrey.

DEATHS

ABRAHAMS—On the 13th inst., at 6, Hall Road, N.W., Alfred Abrahams, aged 58.
CHAMBERS—On the 14th inst., at Bedford, Charlotte Anne Wyatt Chambers, widow of the late Rev. James Chambers, of the Island of St. Helena, in her 88th year.
DAVIES—On August 15, at Muizenburg, John Davies, late manager of Geldenhuis Deep.
GUYMER—On August 15, at Johannesburg, Annie, beloved wife of P. J. Guymer, of Johannesburg.
JACOB—On July 30, at Toise River, Cape Colony, Frederick Jacob, son of the late Frederick Jacob, of Edinburgh.
SONNENFELD—On August 18, at Johannesburg, Joseph Leon, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Sonnenfeld, in his 25th year.
WALSHE—On August 14, at Johannesburg, A.P. Walshe, in his 69th year.
WARD—On August 7, at Madibi, Rose Alice, the dearly beloved wife of Albert Ernest Ward.

IN MEMORIAM

BIGGS—In memory of Arthur, elder son of Hayward and Bessie Biggs, who succumbed to enteric fever at Pretoria, September 17, 1900, in his 20th year.
FERGUSON—In loving memory of Johnnie Ferguson who died at Cape Town, September 15, 1903.

25 September 1909

BIRTHS

ELSDON DEW - On the 16th inst., at Knights Transvaal, the wife of William Elsdon-Dew, M.I.E.E., a son.
FLEMING - On August 26, at Gwelo, the wife of Charles D. Fleming, a son.
FORD - On August 21, at Durban, the wife of John Ford, Natal Government Railways, a son.
GARDINER - On the 18th inst., at Johannesburg, the wife of John Gardiner, a son.
GRAY - On the 12th inst., at Johannesburg, the wife of C. P. Gray, a son.
LONG - On the 15th inst., at Plumstead, Cape Colony, the wife of Basil Kellett-Long, a daughter.
ORFORD - On the 15th inst., at Klerksdorp, the wife of Dr. H. J. Orford, a son.
WARD - JACKSON - On the 16th inst., at Johannesburg, the wife of Ralph Stapleton Ward-Jackson, a son.

MARRIAGES

BARTLET - MURRAY - On the 15th inst., at Glasgow, the Rev. George Bartlet, M. A., Folla Rule, Aberdeenshire, to Ethel, second daughter of the late John Murray, of Port Elizabeth.
CHAMBERLAIN - RUSSELL - On August 30, at Pretoria, George Edwin Chamberlain, Rector of Middelburg, Transvaal, eldest son of the Rev. Edward Eustace Chamberlain, of Rainhill, Lancashire, to Annie McIntyre Russell, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell, of Pretoria.
LLOYD - JONES - On the 20th inst., at Brixton, Herbert Lloyd-Jones, of Streatham, only son of the late Thomas and Annie Lloyd-Jones, to Grace Muriel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Greenwood, of Shoreham, Kent.
MCWILLIAM - DUTHIE - On the 16th inst., at Arbroath, John Alexander McWilliam, Edinburgh, to Lizzette Webster Farquhar, only daughter of David Duthie, of South Africa, and Mrs. Duthie, of Arbroath.
WHITE - HALL - On August 25, at Middelburg, Cape Colony, Roger Wingate White, Captain R. A., second son of the late James White, I. C. S., to Ida, third daughter of Maurice Hall, of Whatton-by-the-Willows, Middelburg.
WILLMOT - COWNDEN - On the 20th inst., at St. Giles', Camberwell, Eardley M. Willmot, of Northern Nigeria, eldest son of Martin Willmot, of Camberwell, to Nellie Eugenie Cownden, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cownden, of Camberwell, London.

DEATHS

GALBRAITH - On the 18th inst., at Glasgow, Jeanie Isabella, late Matron of Uitenhage Hospital, Cape Colony, aged 34, third daughter of the late Lauchlan Galbraith and Mrs. Galbraith, Glasgow.
GARDINER - On the 19th inst., at Lochearnhead, Perthshire, suddenly, of heart failure, Edward Bennett Gardiner, M.A., of Bickenhall Mansions, London, W., and of Carse Grange, Perthshire, late Assistant General Manager of the Standard Bank of South Africa, aged 64. Funeral at Kensal Green, 12 noon Thursday, 23rd inst. This the only intimation.
JONES - On August 22, at Jansenville, after a long illness, Walter Surridge Jones, formerly of Stoke Newington, London.
KLUE - On the 9th inst., at Cape Town, suddenly, of pleuro-pneumonia, Charles Walter Klue, aged 42.
MCCULLOCH - On the 12th inst., at Buenos Ayres, of Bright's disease, William Lionel Breashur McCulloch, eldest son of the late Captain William McCulloch, of Bombay and London, aged 41.
MCDOUGALL - On the 8th inst., at Boksburg, of enteric fever, Alexander McDougall, youngest son of the late Alexander McDougall, of Lochfyne.
NEALE - On the 11th inst., at Cape Town, after an operation, Elsie Jessie Neale, aged 28.