South Africa

DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

15 September 1906

BIRTHS

BAILEY—On the 11th inst., at 3, Durand Gardens, Clapham, the wife of Frederick Bailey, of Johannesburg, a son.

BURKE—On August 12, at Kimberley, the wife of E. C. Lardner Burke, a son.

CATOR—On the 13th inst., the wife of Arthur Charles Albemarle Cator, of Salisbury, Rhodesia, a daughter.

GOCH—On the 10th inst., at Bath, the wife of George H. Goch, of Johannesburg, a son.

WATT—On August 18, at Turffontein, Johannesburg, the wife of Robert Watt, twin daughters.

WINGFIELD—On the 10th inst., at Kingussie, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, the residence of her mother, the wife of Alfred L. Wingfield, Transvaal Civil Service, a son.

MARRIAGES

BICKNELL—BENNETT—On the 6th inst., at St. George's Church, Maritzburg, by the Very Rev. Dean Barker, Cyril Clarence Bicknell, of Durban (late West Yorkshire Regiment), youngest son of Percy Bicknell, of Gurteen, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, to Elaine May, second daughter of T. A. Bennett, R.M.,
of Knock Carrig, Hilton Road, Natal.

LAING—STURDY—On the 5th inst., at Pretoria, by the Rev. Mr. O'Meara, James Watson, son of F. A. Laing, Glasgow, to Ethel Elizabeth Angus, second daughter of George Sturdy, Glasgow.

MACAULAY—BRUORTON—On August 14th at the English Church, Uitenhage, Cape Colony, Kenneth Campbell, eldest son of Dr. Macaulay, of Watchet, to Florence Elinor, daughter of the late William Bruorton, M.R.C.S., of Yetminster, Dorset, and of Mrs. Bruorton, of Sandfontein, Uitenhage.

RAWSTORNE—MACKESON—On the 12th inst., at St. Saviour's Church, South Hampstead, Fleetwood Edwin, eldest son of the late James Rawstorne, of South Africa, to Gertrude, daughter of the late Rev. Charles Mackeson, Vicar of All Hallows, North St. Pancras.

WATSON—MACDONALD—On the 8th inst., at Inverness, by the Right Rev. Aeneas Chisholm, LL.D., Bishop of Aberdeen, Andrew Gordon Watson, M.B., of Nieuwoudtville, Cape Colony, to Clementina, third daughter of Andrew MacDonald, Sheriff-Clerk of Inverness-shire.

WOOLARD—TULLIS—On the 7th inst., at Pittenweem, by the Rev. Mr. Ray, of Cellardyke, Thomas J. Woolard, Grahamstown, to Annie Wilson, Edinburgh, second daughter of Robert W. Tullis, Chicago, U.S.A.

DEATHS

ANDERSON—On August 19, at Harrismith, Orange River Colony, Peter Anderson, late of Aberdeen

CUMBER—On the 11th inst., at Smithfield, Orange River Colony, Charles Edward Cumber, aged 27, Assistant Resident Magistrate, Smithfield, the youngest son of Captain and Mrs. Cumber, late the Buffs.

D'ARCY-EVANS—On the 8th inst., at Hythe, Captain George William Wallace D'Arcy-Evans, late 20th Hussars, in his 46th year.

HADDOW—On August 1, at Cape Town, suddenly, of heart failure, James Andrew Haddow, of Herne Hill, aged 33 years.

HASSELL—On the 10th inst., at Bath, Annie, the beloved wife of Colonel Hassell, J.P. (late the Royal Scots).

KING—On August 27, at Victoria, British Columbia, Margaret Helen (Ritchie), wife of Andrew Dow King, of Treurfontein, East Griqualand.

NORMAN—On the 11th inst., at Flint House, Epsom, after a short illness, Emma Marion, wife of Sydney Campbell Norman.

ROLFE—On July 4, at Salisbury Hospital, Rhodesia, Percy Alfred Rolfe, of Northampton.

Miscellaneous articles on the same page:

The wife of a prominent Jansenville farmer, Mrs. James BIGGS, and her sister, Mrs. BARNES, have been very severely mauled by a vicious ostrich, which attacked them suddenly on the veld. Mrs. Biggs had her arm broken, and Mrs. Barnes received an ugly gash on the forehead, and other bruises on her face, her teeth being knocked in. Assistance arrived in time, and the condition of the ladies is not critical.

Judgment was given at Durban recently in a case in which two Europeans, named JONES and WATSON, were charged with the theft of £16 from Hans WAGNER, a German fisherman, in connection with a supposed bet. When the accused were arrested a bundle of dummy bank-notes and a book with fictitious bets were found in their possession. The Magistrate, in passing sentence of a fine of £10 or one month's imprisonment, said he had taken into consideration the extreme foolishness of the prosecutor in handing over his money to strangers.

THE SETTLERS AND LORD MILNER

A memorial having been sent by 261 of the new settlers of the Transvaal to Lord Milner, the following letter has been received from Lord Milner in reply. The letter is addressed to Mr. Hugh A. Wyndham, of Kromdraai, near Standerton: "My dear Wyndham,--I have just received your letter of June 15, and the parcel which accompanied it, containing a Memorial signed by some 200 British farmer-settlers in the Transvaal, in which they are good enough to express their thanks to me for the 'defence of their interests' and their 'continued confidence' in me. I cannot sufficiently thank you for the pains you must have taken to collect all these autographs, coming from every part of the Transvaal and in most cases from very remote farms. It must have been a laborious business; but the result is all the more striking, and is naturally very gratifying to me. I do not know how I can convey my thanks to all the signatories of the Memorial for their expression of confidence or for the cordial letters by which it is in many cases accompanied. I should be very glad, however, if you could, through the Press or otherwise, let it be as widely known as possible, that I have received the Memorial, and that I am sincerely grateful for it. I am glad to think that the British settlers in the Transvaal, with those in the Orange River Colony, from whom I have received similar expressions of confidence, realize how deep is the interest which I continue to take in their welfare, and how firm is my conviction of the wisdom of the policy of encouraging British settlers to make homes for
themselves in the new Colonies. It is little, alas, that I am able to do in these days for the British farmers in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, but such services as I can I always shall most gladly render, and I am indeed proud to think that they still look upon me as a friend."

INDIANS IN NATAL

The Secretaries of the Natal-Indian Congress have addressed a petition, dated August 15, to Lord Elgin on the subject of the Municipal Corporations Consolidation Bill recently passed by the Natal Parliament. The petition urges that the disenfranchisement of British Indians at municipal elections,
which is contemplated by the Bill is felt to be a serious grievance, since British Indians pay the same rates as other ratepayers. It is pointed out that there are some 15,000 free Indians in Natal, most of whom are to be found in Durban and belong to the mercantile classes, and a favourable consideration of their case is urgently requested.

Mr. W. H. FICK has been elected Mayor of Piquetberg.

DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

12 January 1907

BIRTHS

CHADWICK—On the 1st inst., at Komgha, Cape Colony, the wife of Alfred William Chadwick, of Orangevale, a daughter.
FOY—On the 8th inst., at Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, the wife of Harold Toller Foy, a son.
FRASER—On December 10, at Bulawayo, the wife of A. M. Fraser, Manager, Bank of Africa, a daughter.
HOWE—On December 11, the wife of Horace M. Howe, of Durban, a daughter.
SPENCER—On the 2nd inst., at 25, Campden Hill Court, W., the wife of Francis Spencer, a son, stillborn.

MARRIAGES

BENNETT—CASS—On November 20, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Johannesburg, by the Rev. J. Rucker, Charles Kingsley, eldest son of Edmund F. T. Bennett, of 39, Blackheath Park, London, S.E., to Beatrice, eldest daughter of R. Cass, of Kimberley.

BURTON—STEVENS—On December 4, at Nairobi, British East Africa, James Burton, late Superintendent Imperial Department of Agriculture, to Catherine Jane (Kate), second daughter of William W. Stevens, late of Hundleshope, Peebles.
OAKES—HAWKSWORTH—On New Year’s Day, at Christ Church, Addington, Durban, by the Rev. Dr. Ikin, grandfather of the bride, Captain Richard Oakes, Royal Engineers, eldest son of the late Colonel R. F. Oakes, R.E., and Mrs. Oakes, of Tunbridge Wells, to Audrey, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawksworth, of Pretoria.
TURNBULL—WEBB—On the 5th inst., at St. Thomas’ Church, Portman Square, by the Rev. A. Locke, H. X. Turnbull, of Barberton, second son of the late Lieut. A. W. Turnbull, 25th (K.O.S.B.), and of Mrs. Ford Webb, 42, Beaumont Street, W., to Ethel, only child of the late Major E. W. H. Webb, C.B., Army Service Corps, and of Mrs. Webb, 19, Lower Seymour Street (temporary address).
VAN BREDA—JONES—On the 14th ult., at the Congregational Church, Claremont, by the Rev. A. Vine Hall, Charlie, son of John van Breda, of Zutphen, Rondebosch, to Adele Esme, daughter of the Hon. Sydney T. Jones, LL.D. (formerly Judge-President of the Court of the Eastern Districts, Cape Colony).
WESTON—NEELY—On December 19, at St. John’s Church, Bulawayo, by the Ven. Archdeacon Beaven, Robert Ogilvy, youngest son of the late R. W. G. Weston, and of Mrs. Weston, 4K, Hyde Park Mansions, N.W., to Sister Dorothy Neely, A.N.S.R., only daughter of the late Alexander Neely, of Ballybeg, Co., Antrim.

DEATHS

AUSTIN—ROBINSON—On the 3rd inst., at Hastings, of acute meningitis, Gwenllian Rogers (Gwenyth), aged four, only daughter of the late Frederic Austin-Robinson, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), of Nottingham Road, Natal, who gave his life in service to the Volunteer troops during the recent native rebellion in Natal and Zululand.
BURKINYOUNG—On the 7th inst., at 20, Alexandra Mansions, West Hampstead, Charlotte Sophia, widow of William Whitehurst Burkinyoung, passed peacefully away.
FINNIE—On the 1st inst., at Cambuslang, John B. I. Finnie, youngest son of John Finnie, Mining Manager, late of South Africa.
GORDON—On December 31, at Bloemfontein, George William Hamilton-Gordon, Director of Public Works in the Orange River Colony, aged 52.
GRAY—at Durban, Leila Campbell Cleland, third daughter of Mrs. Gray (late of Roslea Drive, Glasgow), and granddaughter of the late James Gray, Coatbridge.
HOWSON—On the 6th inst., at 6, Lawrence Road, South Norwood, Commander John Howson, C.B., R.N.R., formerly of Cumberland, aged 77.
LOFTHOUSE—On the 7th inst., at Harrogate, Surgeon-General Richard Chapman Lofthouse, formerly of Knaresborough, aged 74.
MACROBERT—On the 4th inst., at Barkly West, near Kimberley, George Findlay MacRobert, aged 44, eldest son of John MacRobert, of Wagenaars Kraal, Cape Colony.

Miscellaneous articles on the same page:

At Kensington, on Thursday, Mr. Drew held an inquest concerning the death of Mr. John Hayse Parker, forty-six, a company promoter and mining agent, of Johannesburg. The widow said that she and her husband arrived from the Transvaal six months ago. Lately Mr. Parker had had poor health, and his heart was affected. He had been worried by business and money matters. She last saw him on Saturday at Wandsworth, when he left her, saying that he was bound to go away for a couple of days on business. He was more depressed than usual, and complained of pains in his head, for which he had taken morphia. Evidence showed that on Saturday Mr. Parker went to a boarding-house in Colville Terrace, Kensington, and engaged a bedroom. No answer could be obtained to repeated knocks at his door next morning, and when the room was entered he was found lying on the floor with his head enveloped in his overcoat. He had cut the leaden gas-pipe leading into the room, and had bent the open end of the pipe into his mouth. Death was due to asphyxia from coal-gas poisoning, and the Jury returned a verdict of suicide.

26 January 1907

BIRTHS

ARCHBOLD—On the 21st inst., at Krugersdorp, the wife of Aubone Archbold, a daughter.
CHERRY—On December 21, at Balmoral, the wife of Gavin S. Cherry, a son.
JUDD—On the 18th inst., at “Cheveley,” Bournemouth, the wife of A. G. Judd, a daughter.
LE PLASTRIER—On December 27, at Johannesburg, the wife of J. A. Le Plastrier, a daughter.
MITCHELL-INNES—On the 18th inst., at Durban, the wife of George S. Mitchell-Innes, of Blanerne, Elandslaagte, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

BOAS—MACDONALD—On the 17th inst., at St. Mary Abbot’s Kensington, by the Rev. J. W. Lewis, M.A., Captain Gustavus T. Boas, late South African Field Force, youngest son of the late Moritz Boas, of Lewisham, to Flora Shield, the youngest daughter of Kenneth Macdonald, of 31, Mount Park Crescent, Ealing, and granddaughter of the late Alexander Macdonald, of Lynedale, Skye.
FITCH—CATLING—On the 23rd inst., at Emanuel Church, South Croyden, by the Rev. R. N. Phillips, Vicar, Robert Arthur, eldest son of Arthur W. Fitch, of Muswell Hill, to Mabel, widow of Rev. Jno. Catling, of Tarkastad, and youngest daughter of the late James Brister, of Port Elizabeth.
MAXWELL—THOMAS—On the 17th inst., at St. Mildred’s Church, Lee, by the Rev. F. W. Helder, assisted by the Rev. Gerald Davis, Stanley Ward, son of W. A. Maxwell, of Selborne House, Lee, to Eveline Maud, daughter of the late W. Nichols Thomas, R.N., and Mrs. Nichols Thomas, of Lee.
MCHENDRIE—HAMMAN—On December 14, at Rondebosch, Arthur Henry Browne, youngest son of  the late William McHendrie, Edinburgh, to Jessie, daughter of J. Hamman, of Kuils River.
SHIELDS—HATHERLY—On the 8th inst., at St. Mary Abbot’s, Kensington, Archibald Johnstone Shields, Glasgow, to “Emie,” eldest daughter of Charles H. Hatherly, Port Elizabeth.
WOOD—SCOTT—On December 25, at Rondebosch Congregational Church, Cape Town, by the Rev. Wm. Forbes, Moses, son of A. Wood, Easterhill Farm, Gartmore, to Jean Bannatyne, second daughter of G. A. Scott, Glasgow.

DEATHS

BRADLEY—On the 16th inst., at Cape Town, Reginald Bradley, aged 38 years.
BRYDONE—On the 17th inst., at Johannesburg, of enteric, Joseph Gordon Brydone, eldest son of the late John Brydone.
CLAYTON—On the 20th inst., at the Elms, Morden, Surrey, Jane Elizabeth, the dearly loved wife of Frederick Clayton, in her 82nd year.
CREED—On the 16th inst., in London, Elvey Smith Creed, of Boksburg, Transvaal, second son of the late Edmund Creed, of Folkestone.
HIGGINBOTHAM—On the 17th inst., at Johannesburg, Florence Hunten Hopkins, wife of Capt. C. E. Higginbotham, 58th Regiment.
MUCK—On the 18th inst., at Cannes, after a short illness, Frederick A. E. Muck.
TRACY—On the 21st inst., at Longridge Road, S.W., Fanny Louisa Tracy, widow of R. T. Tracy, M.D., late of Melbourne.

IN MEMORIAM

ROBERTS—In loving memory of Captain J. W. Roberts, of the s.s. Clan Stuart, who died at Durban on January 21, 1902.

Miscellaneous articles on the same page:

The retiring Coadjutor-Bishop of Cape Town arrived in Worcester recently on his way to Heidelberg. He gave a farewell address to a good congregation of members of the Worcester Women’s Missionary Association in St. James’s Church at night, and, among other things, asked them to use their influence to break down the unreasonable prejudice in people’s minds about missions to the natives. They should also try to influence public library committees to have some good sound works on missionary enterprise placed on the shelves.

The hearing was concluded at Lourenco Marques recently of a case which occurred more than three years ago in connection with the disappearance of the contract books of the Municipality. It seems that a man named Machado, who is at present a part proprietor in the newspaper Diario de Noticias, was then a member of the butchers’ ring, holding many stalls in the Municipal Market, and according to a confession of the other accused, named Martins, he had conspired with the latter that the books should disappear. The Court sentenced the first named to four years’ banishment, and the latter to a period of three years, in addition to which small fines were imposed. An appeal against the judgment of the Court was noted.

16 March 1907

BIRTHS
CAVE—On the 3rd inst., at The Rowans, Letchworth, Hitchin, the wife of Aylwin O. Cave, a son.
COLLIE—On the 10th inst., at Bloemfontein, the wife of James Collie (nee Edith COMRIE), a daughter.
CRANSTON—On February 9, at Durban, the wife of Hardy Cranston, a son.
JONES—On the 11th inst., at The Cottage, King Edward’s Grove, Teddington, the wife of Bertram Hyde Jones, a son.

MARRIAGES
BARTHOLOMEW—MILFORD—On February 13, at Spitzkop, Dewetsdorp, Orange River Colony, by the Rev. J. K. Derry, James Reginald Bartholomew, Kopjes Kraal, Thaba ‘Nchu, to Maud, eldest daughter of Alfred Milford, D.S.O.
BARTON—BRADSHAW—On February 9, at Middelburg, Cape Colony, by the Rev. E. de Basset Thurston, M.A., Newton Hastings Barton, South African Constabulary, son of Major Barton, J.P., of Wood Norton, Fleet, and Alice Ada, second daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Bradshaw, of Darcy Lever, Lancashire, and Tullamore, Fleet, Hants.
LEISHMAN—SOUTHEY—On February 6, at All Saints’ Church, Somerset East, Oswald Stuart Leishman, Sub-Inspector C.M. Police, elder son of the late James Matthew Leishman, of Messrs. Bulloch Bros. and Co., Burmah, to Joan, daughter of F. R. Southey, of the Standard Bank, Somerset East.
PITT—SCHENKEL—STEAINS—On the 8th inst., at St. Patrick’s, Hove, Brighton, by the Rev. F. W. Hewitt, Curate of St. Peter’s, Brighton, Charles Edward Pitt-Schenkel, Lieutenant, British South Africa Police, Rhodesia (grandson of the late Surgeon-Major William Pitt, Indian Army), to Winifred, daughter of Arthur Steains, London.

BETROTHAL
SYMES-THOMPSON—JUTA—The marriage of the Rev. Francis Symes-Thompson to Miss Brenda Juta is announced to take place at Cape Town, April 10, after which they will immediately return to England, 33, Cavendish Square, W.

DEATHS
BEATTIE—On the 7th inst., at 20, Agamemnon Road, West Hampstead, N.W., after a long illness, Gertrude Alice (nee DAY), wife of James Beattie.
BISS—On the 7th inst., at 46, Belsize Square, Hampstead, N.W., suddenly, Ernest Alfred Jones Biss, fourth child of C. Y. Biss, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P., aged 32.
EYLES—On the 13th inst., at Alkmaar, as the result of a railway accident, Vivian Kemp, younger son of Alfred Eyles, of Glenside, Blackheath, in his 25th year.
LAWRIE—On February 4, at Cape Town, Edith Annie, only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Robertson Lawrie, Johannesburg.
SHEPSTONE—On the 7th inst., at Johannesburg, Theophilus Shepstone, C.M.G., son of the late Sir Theophilus Shepstone, K.C.M.G., aged 63.
STANLEY—On February 17, at Port Elizabeth, Mary Houston, wife of J. C. Stanley, and eldest daughter of the late John Houston, Baldernock, Stirlingshire.
STEVENSON—On the 9th inst., at Rutherglen, John Stevenson, beloved husband of Elizabeth Beveridge, aged 56 years.

DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

1 June 1907

BIRTHS

BARTLEY-On May 4, at Bulawayo, the wife of Bryan C. Bartley, a daughter.

DUNCAN-On May 2, at Germiston, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. S. Duncan, a son.

EASTWOOD-On May 3, at Krugersdorp, the wife of Philip Baily Eastwood, a son.

GIBSON-On May 1, at Cape Town, the wife of Joseph T. Gibson, a son.

HOSACK-On May 23, at Maritzburg, the wife of Wm. Ross Hosack, a daughter.

PUGH-On May 18, at Ladybrand, the wife of Herbert Owain Pugh, D.S.O., a son.

SHOLTO-DOUGLAS-On May 22, at Johannesburg, the wife of Major Sholto-Douglas, D.S.O., S.A.C., a daughter.

MARRIAGES

AUCHTERLONIE-GOSSAREE-On May 24, at Viewforth Square, Leven, by the Rev. Dr. Durward, James Marr Auchterlonie, Bloemfontein, fourth son of the late John Auchterlonie, Leven, to Clara, third daughter of the late Captain Gossaree, Altona, Germany.

MILLER-JACOBSZ-On May 26, at Cape Town, Alfred James Miller, of Glasgow, to Agnes Cecilia May Jacobsz, daughter of the late G. Jacobsz, Johannesburg.

NIXON-THOM-On April 27, at Johannesburg, by the Rev. David Hunter, William Gibson Craig Nixon to Elizabeth Bannerman, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Alexander Thom, of Crieff.

WIRSING-MARTIN-On May 22, at Kimberley, Walter Middleton Wirsing, of Mafeking, to Ellen (Nellie), eldest daughter of the late Rev. Henry Martin, M.A., formerly Vicar of St. Nicholas with St. Leonard's, Bristol.

DEATHS

ANDREWS-On May 25, at Chiswick, Arthur Thomas Andrews, M.Inst C.E., aged 86.

COCKBURN-On April 29, at Clifton, Cape Colony, Alison, daughter of the late Andrew Haldane, Innerleithen, and beloved wife of Archibald Cockburn, East London.

CREE-On May 23, at Torquay, Percy John Cree, late of Que Que, Rhodesia, in his 26th year.

DOWSETT-On May 22, at Hampstead, Frances Lucy Pelling, wife of Charles Dowsett, in her 58th year.

MACKENZIE-On May 22, at Durban, Alexander MacKenzie, fourth son of the late William MacKenzie, of Dailuaine, aged 56.

THOMSON-On May 25, Annie, wife of Andrew Sherran Thomson, Sandhills, Beddington, Surrey, late of Cape Town, to the great sorrow of her husband and children.

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.

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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.

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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.