This is a transcription of a column that appeared in South Africa magazine September 12, 1896. The column is titled "Domestic Announcements".

BIRTHS

SONS

BARWELL, MRS. A. L., Oudtshoorn, August 6

BENN, MRS. J. H., Grahamstown, August 8

COOK, MRS. W., Kimberley, August 11

DRIVER, Mrs. H. E. M., Kingwilliamstown, August 7

GLENCROSS, MRS. R. H., Johannesburg, August 8

PILGRIM, MRS. A. E., Johannesburg, August 7

STONE, MRS. J. S., Cape Town, August 13

VEITCH - On August 17, at Grahamstown, the wife of Charles James Veitch

DAUGHTERS

BRONNER, MRS. G. F., Pretoria, August 7

JOSE, MRS. G. M., Johannesburg, August 8

NATHAN, MRS. A. L., Cape Town, August 13

TOWNES, MRS. E. F., Johannesburg, August 8

SLEEMAN - On September 6, at Ivy Cottage, Primrose Road, South Woodford, the wife of Richard Henry Sleeman.

MARRIAGES.

FASSBINDER, C. - OCHSE, H., Johannesburg, August 11

KIRSTEN, C. J. G - CURGENVEN, L., Kimberley, August 10

MCDONALD, A. - PIRIE, L., Johannesburg, August 11

WEST, A. E. - BAILEY, M. C., Johannesburg, August 7

WOOD, F. - REYNOLDS, C. M., Johannesburg, August 8

DEATHS

BARNES, MRS. M. C., Kimberley, August 7, aged 54

BENEKE, D. H., Oudtshoorn, August 7, aged 66

BROOK - On August 29, at Bulawayo, of dysentery, Arthur Woodford Brook, aged 28, youngest son of W. F. Brook, Surgeon, Fareham.

CARLSON - On August 8, after long illness, at his residence, Ehnlozana Mission Station, near Piet Retief, Transvaal, the Rev. George Frederick Carlson entered his rest, aged 62. For 35 years a beloved and devoted Missionary in the Diocese of Zululand. Brother-in-law to the Rev. George Davenport, Vicar of St. Mark's Whitechapel, E.

DUNBAR - On August 10, at Gordon Bay, near Cape Town, Augusta Marjory, third daughter of Sir Drummond M. Dunbar, Bart, of Johannesburg, aged 11.

HENDERSON, J. C., Kimberley, August 6, aged 38.

JEFFREY, W., Pretoria, August 10, aged 22.

LARKINS - On August 10, at Maritzburg, Pascal Barnes McLeod, eldest son of the late Thomas Pascal Larkins, Esq., B.C.S., in his 48th year.

LEE, MRS. S., Cape Town, August 13, aged 69.

MARTIN - On August 30, at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Arthur George Martin, late publisher of the Gardeners' Chronicle, London, in his 28th year.

SOLOMON, A. V., Cape Town, August 13, aged 42

STEWART, G. T., Kimberley, August 5, aged 58.

VISITORS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

[Visitors to the Old Country are informed that these Announcements are inserted for a few weeks gratuitously for the general convenience. Intimations of arrival should be promptly forwarded to the Editor.]

ADLAM, J. C., 8 Greycoat Gardens, Westminster, S. W.

ADLER, HENRY c/o W. H. Adler, 1, Moorgate Place, Moorgate Street, E.C.

ALEXANDER, A., Montague Mansions, Gt. Russell St.

ALEXANDER, A. D., 98, Elm Park Gardens, S.W.

ARDERNE, H. M., c/o Messrs. W. Bolus and Company, 10, St. Swithin's Lane, E.C.

BAIN, CHARLES A. O., Howard Hotel, Victoria Embankment.

BALLOT, JOHN, Dilkusha, Mitcham.

BARBER, F. H., Langham Hotel.

BECHER, MR AND MRS. HERBERT, Bailey's Hotel, Gloucester Road, S.W.

BENNETT, MRS. R., 30, Cambridge Street, Hyde Park

BETTELHEIM, HENRY, 211, Piccadilly, W.

BOLCE, HAROLD, c/o American Consulate, 12, St. Helen's Place, E.C.

BROWN, ALFRED, 23, Maddox Street, W.

BUCKERIDGE, A. DENNIS c/o Lloyd's Bk., 222, Strand.

BUCKLAND, CECIL H., 30, Cambridge St., Hyde Park.

BUTTERS, C., Savoy Hotel.

COOPER, JOHN W., 10, Hatton Garden, E.C.

CORNWALL, MOSES, Arundel Hotel.

CRAVEN, P. E., 1, Hereford Mansions, Bayswater

CROSBY, ARTHUR J., 52, Chester Terrace, Eaton Square, S.W.

CROSBY, WM., c/o Edgar Allen and Co., Limited, Imperial Steel Works, Sheffield

CUMMING, JAMES, c/o McNellan and McCallum, 7, Throgmorton Avenue, E.C.

DALRYMPLE, W., Hotel Belgravia, S.W.

DARLING, GEORGE A., 178, Kensington Park Road, N.

DILLON, JOHN F. K., 9, Weymouth St., Portland Place.

DRAPER, DAVID, Ridler's Hotel, Holborn.

FITZPATRICK, MR AND MRS. J. P., Langham Hotel.

FITZPATRICK, MRS. AND THE MISSES, c/o Standard Bank of South Africa, Clement's Lane.

FLETCHER, R. A., c/o Institution of Civil Engineers, 25, Gr. George Street, Westminster.

FRANCEYS, W. E., Southport, Lanes.

FREEMAN, MR. AND MRS. JOHN, c/o Natal Bank, Leadenhall Street

GILCHRIST, WILLIAM, Langham Hotel.

GLADWYN, ARTHUR G., Royal Colonial Institute.

GLYNN, HENRY T. AND ARTHUR, Adelphi Hotel.

GOLDREICH, MR AND MRS. S., 4, Whitehall Court, S.W.

GOODMAN, J. L., Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden.

GRAHAM, W. T., Royal Colonial Institute.

GUINSBERG, B., Bevois House, 27, Basinghall St., E.C.

HALDER, MR. AND MRS. A. H., 1, Newman Mansion, Newman Street, W.

HEELEY, MR. AND MRS. W. E., Broughton House, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

HENDERSON, J. C. A., 85, Gracechurch Street, E.C.

HILLIER, DR. AND MRS. A. P., Romsey, Hampshire.

HOYLE, J. JOHNSON, Winchester House, Old Broad St.

HOYLE, PERCY S., First Avenue Hotel, Holborn.

HYMAN, EDGAR M., 165, Westbourne Ter., Hyde Pk.

JENKINS, A. ROGERS, Royal Colonial Institute.

JOSEPH, MAURICE, 14, Beaufort Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham

KOLL, O. H., "St. Davids," Cavendish Road, N.W.

KRAUSS, MRS. H. J., 9, Clarendon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

KREGOR, C. H., c/o African Estate Company, Limited, Winchester House.

LAVINE, I., First Avenue Hotel, W.C.

LAWRENCE, MR. AND MRS. JAMES, Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar Square.

LEECHMAN, MISS KATIE, Savoy Mansions, Savoy, W.C.

LEONARD, CHARLES, Pelham, Chislehurst.

LEVY, P. J. W., Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden

LICHTENSTEIN, M., Montague Mans., Gt. Russell St.

LIDDLE, F. C., Winchester House, E.C.

LINDSELL, CAPTAIN C. F., Badminton Club.

LOEWENTHAL, L., 123, Harley Street, W.

LOEWY, DR. J., c/o Deutsche Bank, Behrenstrasse 9, Berlin.

LUCAS, ARTHUR E., Whitby Lodge, London Road, Clapton

MARKS, MRS. SAM, 54, Princess Gate.

MARKS, MISS HONOR, 144, Kennington Park Rd., S.E.

MARKS, NEWMAN, Hope Lodge, Whetstone, near London.

MARSHALL, H. B., c/o Marshall and Morrison, Winchester House, E.C.

MAYPEE, C. K., 20, Morton Crescent, Exmouth, Devon.

MEIN, CAPTAIN, Brown's Hotel, Dover Street, W.

MERCER, H. W., 35, Romily Road, N.

MERRITT, W. J., c/o R. C. Boothby 23, Russell Road, Addison Road, Kensington.

MIDDLETON, MRS. R. V., 30, Cambridge Street, Hyde Park.

MILLER, ALLISTER M., c/o Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co., Ltd., 7, Lothbury, E.C.

MOOR, MRS. C. C., 33, Linden Gardens, Kensington, W.

MYERS, I., The Hawthorns, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

NELLMAPIUS, MRS., c/o Anglo-Austrian Bank, Vienna.

NIVEN, MR. AND MRS. A. MACKIE, Rosehill, Ashton-on-Ribble.

NORRIS-NEWMAN, CAPT. C. L., Westminster Palace Hotel.

PEARSON, C. W., 40, Talbot Road, Bayswater, W.

PEIRSON, J. WALDIE, c/o Natal Bank, Limited, 156, Leadenhall Street, E.C.

PETERS, A. MARTIN, Waterloo Hotel, 14, York Road, London.

PHILLIPS, LIONEL, c/o Messrs. Wernher, Beit, and Co., 120, Bishopsgate Street Within, E.C.

PICKERING, MRS. AND MISS, Barkston Hotel, Barkston Gardens, Earl's Court, S.W.

ROGER, J. A., c/o Messrs. Wood and Parker, 2, East India Avenue, E.C.

ROOS, JAMES M., 1, Lansdowne Place, Russell Square, W.C.

RORKE, MRS. FRED. N., 116, Kennington Pk. Rd., S.E.

SABER, EDWARD S., 65, Aden Grove, Green Lanes, N.

SALFELD, M. F., 10, Vine Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.

SALOMON, MR. AND MRS. L. E., 98, Elm Park Gardens, S.W.

SIMS, C. J., 4, Austin Friars, E.C.

SMITH, A. A., c/o Messrs. Hunwicke and Hadley, Suffolk House, Laurence Pountney Hill, E.C.

SMITH, JOSEPH, Devoran, Cornwall

SPERLING, MAX, Leicester.

STEPHAN, MRS. H. R., c/o Messrs. Finley and Co., 17, Fenchurch Street, E.C.

STEWART, DR. THOMAS, Loch View, Burnside, Rutherglen, Scotland.

STRAWBAUN, MRS. L., 144, Kennington Park Rd., W.E.

STROYAN, JOHN, Sorn Castle, Mauchline, Ayrshire, N.B.

SUSMAN, MR. AND MRS. LOUIS, "Ravenscourt," Alexandra Road, St. John's Wood.

SUTHERLAND, MRS. AND MISS, c/o Mr. J. A. Blaikie, 6, Lancaster Road, West Norwood, S.E.

TAYLOR, W. P., Teaninich, Alness, Ross-shire, N.B.

TUCKER, FREDERICK N., 20, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, W.

TUDHOPE, HON. J., 7, Lothbury, E. C.

VARLEY, MR. AND MRS. J. G. BOYES, 33, Upper Bedford Place.

WALLENSTEIN, W. F., 7, Drapers' Gardens, E. C.

WALLER, J. H., c/o Messrs. J. Wrench and Sons, Limited, London Bridge.

WALSHE, MR. AND MRS. A. P., Ridler's Hotel, 133, Holborn, E.C.

WATTS, J. WHITBOURNE, 110, Cannon Street, E.C.

WHEELER, WALTER W., 79 1/2, Gracechurch Street, E.C.

WILLIAMS, GARDNER, F., Langham Hotel.

WILSON, W. STREET, Royal Colonial Institute.

Miscellaneous articles copied on the same page with these previous columns:

Mr. J. W. LEONARD, Q. C., has left Pretoria for Europe, travelling via Delagoa Bay.

The locusts have still to be reckoned with by the farmers of the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony. The other day, while Sir Gordon Sprigg was travelling from East London to Port Jackson in a railway trolley, the carriage in which he was sitting was literally bombarded by a swarm of locusts extending over about a quarter of a mile. When at the meeting an hour later one of the farmers innocently remarked that possibly the Prime Minister had heard something about the locust, Sir Gordon smiled quite knowingly.

The Waterberg and Zoutpansberg people are seriously concerned with respect to the frivolous delays which are continually being imposed upon the contractors of the Northern Line. The sub-contractors are prepared all along the line to run the railway pretty well into Waterberg in six months, but the Government Railway Commissioner is continually interposing delays. Now the demand is that a careful and specified survey shall be made of the whole proposed line, and that each farm shall be named and minute details given of curves, ditches, owners of ground, embankments, &c., before a single spade is put into the ground, and that six copies of the charts of these circumstantial specifications be then filed with the Railway Commissioner before any work is allowed.

The following is a good illustration of the haphazard, easy-going manner in which the business of the Johannesburg Post Office is conducted. A letter arrived in Johannesburg about July 18 for a member of the Johannesburg Times staff. It had been readdressed, but the words, "Johannesburg Times" were conspicuously written on the left-hand corner of the envelope. Notwithstanding this fact, the letter, instead of being placed in the Times letter box, was kept at the Post Office, and afterwards was publicly advertised amongst those "to be called for", along with the warning that, unless claimed within three months, it would be destroyed.