This is a transcription of a column that appeared in South Africa magazine July 24, 1909. The column is titled "Domestic Announcements".

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 21^st inst., at Bloemfontein, the wife of Captain J. A. Fraser, 93^rd 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 17^th 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 20^th 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 14^th 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 15^th 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 22^nd 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 7^th 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 14^th 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 16^th 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 11^th inst., at Tabankulu, Pondoland, Mary, the wife of William Ernest Atkins.

BACON – On the 16^th 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 18^th inst., at Stornoway, Janet Morrison, wife of Murdo Nicolson.

PASTEUR – On the 16^th inst., at Geneva, Henry Pasteur, J.P., of Wynches, Much Hadham, Herts, and Grand Saconnex, Geneva, in his 82^nd 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 14^th 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.

Regards,

Ellen Stanton

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