This is a transcription of a column in South Africa Magazine, April 19, 1902, titled Domestic Announcements:
(Announcements inserted under this heading are charged for at a minimum of 5s., which in all cases must be prepaid. All notices must be proprerly authenticated.)
BIRTHS
BAKER, Mrs. W. H., Maritzburg, Mar. 13, a daughter.
BERRY, Mrs. W., Durban, March 19, a daughter.
BRUCE, Mrs. J., Observatory Road, Cape Colony, March 14, a daughter.
BYRNE, Mrs. J. B., Durban, March 13, a son.
DREYER, Mrs. J. C., Newlands, Cape Colony, March 18, a daughter.
FREDERIKSEN, Mrs. C., Maritzburg, March 16, a son.
KAISER, Mrs. M., Cape Town, March 12, a daughter.
MALLESON, Mrs. P. R., Hex River, March 13, a son.
MAY, Mrs. E. H., Durban, March 13, a daughter.
MYBURGH, Mrs. J. N., Cape Town, March 17, a son.
NELSON, Mrs. C. W., Maitland, March 15, a son.
RANBY, Mrs. W. E., Claremont, March 13, a son.
RECARDE, Mrs. F., Cape Town, March 17, a daughter.
SONNENBERG, Mrs. H. I., Rosebank, Cape Colony, March 17, a daughter.
TAYLOR, Mrs. L. J., Salt River, Cape Colony, March 13, a daughter.
MARRIAGES
CLARKE—TODD—On April 16, at St. Mary’s (Parish Church), Islington, William Henry Clarke, of Cape Town, eldest son of the late William Henry Clarke, of Temple Mount, Beeston, Leeds, to Emily Ethel, fourth daughter of Parker Todd, of 42, Mildmay Grove, Highbury, London.
COOK, T.—SOLOMON, E. S., Maritzburg, March 17.
CRIMP—DAMM—On March 11, at Cape Town, Hubert Heathfield Crimp, third son of Harris Crimp, of Colmer, Modbury, South Devon, and Perryn Road, East Acton, to Georgina Damm, eldest daughter of the late Captain Damm, of Apeniade, Germany.
FYFE—JEFFREYS—On April 9, at St. Cyprian’s, Durban, William Alexander Fyfe, of Swazieland, third son of the late John Fyfe, of Glasgow, to Kate, youngest daughter of the late M. Darrell Jeffreys, of Pinner, Middlesex.
KING, W. D.—LA GRANGE, M. A., Salt River, Cape Colony, March 5.
PICKSTONE, H. V.—RADCLIFFE, E., Cape Town, March 15.
ROGERS—VAN DER RIET—On April 12, at Cape Town, Arthur William Rogers, of the Geological Survey of Cape Colony, youngest son of the late George Rogers, of Roughmoor, Taunton, to Hester Johanna, youngest daughter of the late F. J. Van der Riet, sometime Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate at Simon’s Town.
SIVIL, M.—CHARLTON, M., Durban, March 18.
DEATHS
BELL, A. J., Cape Town, March 19, aged 38.
BRISTOW—On April 3, at Johannesburg, of enteric, Theodore Bristow (Paget’s Horse), younger son of the late Rev. Theodore Bristow.
CAIRNCROSS, M. J., Cape Town, March 18, aged 60.
FRAETAS, J. A., Claremont, Cape Colony, March 16, aged 54.
GOLDMAN, S., Durban, March 16, aged 21.
HASKINS, K. M., Hout Bay, March 14, aged 33.
HINDE, J., Maritzburg, March 16, aged 81.
KOTZE, J. J., Cape Town, March 19, aged 70.
MARIAS, M., Bedford, Cape Colony, March 16, aged 27.
MATTOCKS—On March 10, of typhoid, in the 20th year of his age, and the sixth week of his residence in Kimberley, Sydney George, third son of G. T. Mattocks, of Rainham, Kent, pupil and friend of Bertram L. Dyer, of the Kimberley Public Library.
ROSS, J. W. A., Sea Point, March 16, aged 58.
PAWSON, A. E., Maritzburg, March 14, aged 23.
PEARCE, W., O’okiep, March 10, aged 66.
PRESTON, C. E., Cape Town, March 19, aged 30.
STYLE—On the 13th inst., at Salisbury, Mary, wife of Frederick Style, of Bloemfontein, formerly of Salisbury, Wilts.
WOOD—On April 11, at Rooival, Transvaal, killed in action, Harold Rowley, aged 29, only surviving son of the late Arthur Wood and of Mrs. Arthur Wood, of Langford, Streatham.
Miscellaneous articles on the same page:
THE REINFORCEMENTS
The transport Canada left Queenstown on Monday for South Africa after embarking the following drafts: One officer and 147 men of the 1st Battalion Border Regiment, 1 officer and 174 men of the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 2 officers and 145 men of the 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, 2 officers and 115 men of the 1st Battalion East Lancashires, 2 officers and 141 men of the East Surrey Regiment,2 officers and 108 men of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, 2 officers and 135 men of the Rifle Brigade, and details and 5 officers.
Instructions have been received from the War Office at the School of Military Engineering, directing that further drafts of Royal Engineers shall be prepared for Service in South Africa. Some hundreds of men are required, and volunteers have been called for from among the Royal Engineers who have already been to the front and returned.
The 12th Provisional Battalion at Chatham is preparing drafts of Connaught Rangers and Scottish Rifles to proceed to South Africa to fill up vacancies in their respective regiments.
The War Office announced at the end of last week that the following further troops were preparing for embarkation, and would begin leaving this week: Infantry drafts, 7000; artillery drafts, 1000; Imperial Yeomanry, 7000; Colonials, 5000. The arrangements for the transport of the entire force have been completed.
The last of the Militia battalions which left Great Britain in 1900 will leave South Africa before the end of April.
Reinforcements for the battalions of the Coldstream Guards to the number of 225 officers and men left London for Southampton on Tuesday morning to embark on the Dilwara for South Africa. For the same steamship a contingent of the Scots Guards left Windsor under the command of Captain Gosling, and the Dilwara sailed in the afternoon, having also on board 80 of the 2nd Yorkshire Regiment, 245 1st Gordon Highlanders, 146 2nd Devons, and 123 2nd Lincolns.
The transport Ulstermore sailed from Queenstown on Tuesday for Cape Town with 45 men 5th Lancers, 100 men 1st Dragoons, 114 men 1st Suffolks, 100 men 1st Bedfords, 86 men 2nd Norfolks, and 12 officers. There were also 500 horses on board.
War Office orders issued from the South Eastern District headquarters office contain instructions for drafts of the Loyal North Lancashire and West Kent Regiments, attached to the 1st Provisional Infantry Battalion, to hold themselves in readiness to embark in the Roslin Castle, at Southampton, about the 22nd inst., for service at the front. A draft of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers will leave on the same day for the Cape, and other drafts of the 1st and 10th Provisional Infantry Battalions are being held ready for embarkation about the 26th inst.
The hospital ship Dunera sailed yesterday for South Africa with the usual staff.
The War Office has arranged for over 3000 of the 20,000 troops for South Africa to sail within the next week. On Thursday the Doune Castle left Southampton, and the Nubia, the Royal Albert Docks, with over 300 men. Yesterday the Galeka sailed with 605 of the new Imperial Yeomanry, and the Dunera with 100 men of the 2nd Northamptonshires and 150 of the new A.S.C. clerks. On Tuesday, the Wakool will sail from the Royal Albert Docks and the Roslin Castle from Southampton with large contingents. On April 26 the Orcana will embark drafts at Southampton.
The Leyland liners Winifredian and Cestrian have been chartered by the Government for the transport of 1500 mounted Canadian troops for South Africa, sailing from Halifax in May.
Orders have been given for all privates of the 10th and 13th Hussars reserve squadrons at Hounslow who are medically fit to be held in readiness to embark for South Africa about May 17 to join their shot to the 4th Provisional Regiment of Dragoons and 3rd Provisional Regiment of Hassars to prepare every man of the 2nd Dragoon Guards and 3rd, 7th, and 18th Hussars for active service, embarking also about May 17. All men on working furlough are to be recalled.
The 31st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry (Fincastle’s Horse) left Edinburgh on Thursday night for Southampton, where they will embark today for South Africa on board the steamship Galatea. The battalion numbers 32 officers and 650 men.
Under instructions received from headquarters recruiting is opened for about 250 men to complete the establishment of the Imperial Yeomanry battalions at Aldershot for service in South Africa. Applications, by letter, should be addressed to the officer commanding depot, Imperial Yeomanry, Aldershot, or the Deputy Adjutant General, Imperial Yeomanry, 16, Great George Street, Westminster. Preference will be given to applicants who have either served in South Africa and received a satisfactory discharge certificate or have undergone one year’s training with the Home Imperial Yeomanry.
TRANSPORTS
The Michigan has cleared from New Orleans for Cape Town with 1150 horses on board.
The transport City of Vienna, from Cape Town, arrived at Southampton on Tuesday, bringing 250 invalids for Woolwich, 17 for Aldershot, 19 for Netley, 234 for the various discharge and convalescent depots, 99 time-expired men, and 47 Colonials.
The transport Orcana, from South Africa, arrived at Southampton on Wednesday, bringing 17 officers and 18 invalids, &c.
The Mechanician has cleared from New Orleans, for Cape Town with 1100 horses on board.
A hundred and fifty soldiers who have returned to Australia from South Africa have requested General Sir Edward Hutton, Commander of the Commonwealth Military Forces, to inform Lord Kitchener that they wish to join irregular corps in South Africa.
MR. RHODES’S RELIGION
To the Editor of “South Africa”
Sir,--In the Review of Reviews Mr. Rhodes is reported as having thus stated his religious belief to Mr. Stead: “Of the future life, he said, Agnosen, I do not know anything; but if there be a God, of which there is an even chance, then, &c., &c.” Is it not rather curious that a man of such great ability, who had lived so long amongst savage races, should entertain any doubt as to the existence of “The Great Spirit”?
The well-known Matabele chief Secombi said, at Rhodes’s burial: “Now the body of our great Chief Umsilikitse and that of the Great White Chief both rest in the Matoppos, and their spirits will meet in a great indaba (council) hereafter.” Is not this assumption of the simple-minded savage a way no less easy than simple of cutting the Gordian knot? He says: “Of course there is a God; who made me, my people, the woods, and the hills amongst which we dwell. Surely the Great Spirit.” Truly the refinements of civilization do not seem to render our reasoning powers more acute, do they? The simple faith of the savages often puts to shame the more cultivated intellects of civilized countries.
Truly yours,
D. Z. Beaumont
47, Church Road, Hove.
Owing to rats being again discovered infected with plague bacilli in a store belonging to the Port Elizabeth Harbour Board, it has been decided to close the building.
The intimation that an outbreak of small-pox had occurred at Woodstock (Cape Colony) has caused a good deal of uneasiness in that neighbourhood, but it is satisfactory to learn that the local authorities are taking effective measures to prevent the spread of the scourge.
Regards,
Ellen Stanton
Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net