Notes: Transcribed from an article in South Africa Magazine, 28 December 1918 SOUTH AFRICA'S INFLUENZA VICTIMS We continue the sad toll of South Africa's terrible losses by the awful i nfluenza scourge. Mr. Adriaan Christiaan van Gorkom, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. van Gorkom , who died at Grahamstown, was a medical student at Grahamstown, where hi s elder brother, Willy, is also studying. Recently Mrs. Van Gorkom ha d a letter from the younger boy stating that Willy was ill with influenza . At the same time the news came that Adriaan had also contracted the dis ease and had succumbed. Of an exceptionally fine physique, standing 6 ft . 2 in., he was the embodiment of sterling manhood. As a student he promi sed great things. Both Willy and Adriaan were old Marist Brothers boys. Mrs. Stuber, wife of Mr. C. Stuber, of Erinville Nurseries, Rosebank, wh o died at Rondebosch, took a great interest in nursing, and offered her s ervices to the Health Department. She took up night duty for a few night s at the City Hospital. She was then asked by a friend to proceed to Worc ester to nurse some private patients, and she immeditately proceeded ther e. After a week's absence she returned home, having contracted pneumonia , and was removed to Rondebosch Hospital, where she succumbed, and was bu ried at Maitland from her late residence. As we have already reported, the epidemic victims at Pretoria include Dr . D. M. Barry, Superintendent of the Pretoria General Hospital. Dr. Barr y only recovered a few weeks ago from scarlet fever and pneumonia, and ha d two successive attacks of influenza, the second being fatal. He came t o Pretoria from Dublin a few years ago, and was most popular among a wid e circle of friends. Mr. W. S. Dickson, for many years Manager of the Jagersfontein Estate, di ed at the age of 66 years. The deceased was one of the oldest inhabitant s in the district, and participated in the earliest diamond digging opera tions in Kimberley and in the opening up of the Jagersfontein Mine. Mr. William Fraser, Inspector of Schools, Cape Province, who died at Bloe mfontein, was well known in the Free State. He was on a short visit to Bl oemfontein from Kimberley prior to the opening of the schools, and eviden tly had the disease when he arrived. He was taken to the National Hospita l, where he died. He went to South Africa about 1903, being appointed Pri ncipal of Senekal School. He subsequently became an Inspector of School s in the Free State till the advent of Responsible Government, when he le ft the service and organized the Council Schools, which were amalgamate d in 1911. After that he obtained his appointment in the Cape. The death took place at Germiston of Mr. Alec Stuart, senior partner in t he firm of John Stuart and Son, bakers and confectioners. He leaves a wid ow and child, for whom much sympathy is felt. Deceased was a nephew of Dr . Spaulding, who had just been buried. Mr. Harry M. Andrew, who died at Petersburg, aged 48 years, was for som e time a junior partner in the firm of Mentz and Andrew, Attorneys in Pie tersburg, the partnership being dissolved some years ago on the senior pa rtner, who has since become Minister of Defence for the Union in the Both a Cabinet, entering politics. Mr. Andrew later acquired an extensive lega l practice of his own. The deceased married, about ten years ago, a daugh ter of Commandant van Dam, who was Commandant of Police under the old Rep ublican flag. The late Mr. Andrew had the misfortune recently to lose thr ee brothers within a few days of each other-Gordon, after serving through out the war, succumbing to wounds received in France on September 15 last ; Vivian, well known in Peninsula billiard circles as a brilliant amateu r cueist, dying in Cape Town of double pneumonia on October 4 last; and J ohn, well known as a broker and commission agent at Durban, succumbing th ere to a short and sharp attack of influenz! a on October 3. The late Commander Stephen Bowle-Evans, R.N., who died at Cape Town, wa s in command of the Naval Yard for some years, and in that capacity he wa s responsible for taking in and out of the basin a very large number of s hips. He was a member of the Committee of the United Service Institute, a nd also of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. He had the distinction of co mmissioning the first submarine, and he also served with the Prince of Wa les in H.M.S. Hindustan. Whilst living in Simon's Town the deceased offic er supported the Yacht, Turf, and Hunt Clubs in the Peninsula. Dr. Phillip Roytowski, who died at Cape Town, was a brother of Attorney A . Roytowski, and eldest son of the late Mr. I. J. Roytowski, of Cape Town . He was a student at the old Normal College, Cape Town, before qualifyin g at Edinburgh for the medical profession. He was Acting District Surgeo n at Potchefstroom, and worked strenuously at combating the outbreak of i nfluenza until he contracted the disease. Mr. W. F. Smith, of Goede Hoope district, Aliwal North, who died at the M arine Hotel, Somerset Strand, was President of the Aliwal North Agricultu ral Society, and he came to the Peninsula to attend the Agricultural Cong ress. Advocate Charles Friedlander, who died at St. James', was 44 years of age , having been born at Middelburg, Cape Province, in 1874, and was the eld est son of the late Mr. J. Friedlander, J.P., of Middelburg. During the S outh African war he was attached to the Headquarters Staff at the Castle . He was an attorney of the late Transvaal High Court, Commissioner of th e Transvaal Supreme Court, member and Chairman of the Finance Committee , Cape Town Corporation, 1903-6; in 1904 he was legal adviser to the Germ an Consulate-General for British South Africa. By the death of Mrs. William Rowley, wife of the proprietor of the Glenca irn Hotel, his bereavement was made the more acute because just a week pr ior to her demise Mrs. Rowley gave birth to a son. Mr. Morris Sandwick (better known as Maurice Maxwell), of the Ada Reeve R evue Company, who died at Kimberley was born at old Main Street, Kimberle y, 24 years ago. He joined the above company on the arrival of Miss Ada R eeve at Durban, where his parents are at present residing. The late Mr. S andwich was a fine singer, and gave promise of a very successful career o n the vaudeville stage. Mr. F. H. Dormehl, who died at Cape Town, was born in the Cape Peninsul a in 1871, and was the second son of Mr. Murdoch Monson Dormehl. He was e ducated at the Normal School and at the South African College School. H e occupied positions in the offices of the London and Lancashire Fire Ass urance Company, the Reliance Assurance Company, and in the General Estat e and Orphan Chamber, where he was second on the staff. In 1915, when th e idea of starting a Dutch daily paper in Cape Town was first suggested , he took a very active part in helping to establish De Burger and the Na tional Press, Limited. The first development was the establishment of Di e Huguenoot, and in 1918 there followed the establishment of the Afrikaan se Handelshuis, of which he was a Director. Recently he became also a Man aging Director of the South African National Trust and Assurance Compan y and of the African Homes Trust. Mr. Dormehl was married to a daughter o f the late Rev. P. Smith, of Papendorp, and has lef! t three daughters. Many of those serving in East Africa contracted the disease. Among thes e was Staff-Sergeant Leslie Pascoe, who died at Pilgrim's Rest, in his 23 rd year. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pascoe, of the Ferreir a Deep, and was born in Johannesburg. He was taken to Cornwall as a child , but came back in 1909, and was educated at St. John's College. After le aving school he was apprenticed to the engineering trade on the Ferreir a Deep. The call for men for "German" East caused him to join the 9th (Sp ortsmen's) Battalion. He left for East Africa in February, 1916. After be ing invalided out of the fighting ranks he was employed at the base, an d was promoted to the rank of staff-sergeant. Further attacks of fever le d to his being sent home on furlough, at the conclusion of which he was d ischarged as unfit for further service. After his discharge he was employ ed as a draughtsman at the Crown Mines, and in June of this year he recei ved an appointment to the Transvaal Gold Minin! g Estates at Pilgrim's Rest. The death took place at the Krugersdorp Hospital of Mr. Thomas James Rode rick, who succumbed at the age of 27 years. The deceased was well known i n the Krugersdorp district, and held the post of assayer on the West Ran d Consolidated Mines. He saw considerable service during the present war , and went through the Rebellion and West African campaign with the Kruge rsdorp Commando. Mr. George Chandler, a popular resident of Krugersdorp, who succumbed a t the Krugersdorp Hosital, had a largely-attended funeral. The pall-beare rs were Messrs. A. J. Tinker, R. Holmes, E. Chater, J. Mallett, A. S. San son, and Holly. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. Smart. By the death of Mrs. M. A. Phil, Germiston lost probably its oldest resid ent. The deceased lady, who was 67 years of age, went to Germiston 30 yea rs ago, when the house she resided in was almost the only one then existi ng. She was the mother of Mrs. J. A. Human, Germiston. Mrs. Herapath, who died at Berea, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H . Turner of that place. About ten days previous to her death she left wit h other nurses for Middelburg, Transvaal, to do duty there during the epi demic, but she fell a victim to the disease. The news is all the more dis tressing as she was only married about six months ago to Lieutenant C. H . Herapath, who is at present in East Africa. Mr. Alec Stuart, partner in the well-known firm of John Stuart and Son, w ho died at his residence, Germiston South, was only 27 years of age. A yo unger brother of deceased, Mr. Jock Stuart, who served in East Africa, wa s seriously ill with influenza, but recovered. The late Dr. Spaulding, wh o was buried a week before, was an uncle of the deceased. Mr. William Rowe, lately second in command of the Johannesburg Fire Briga de Department, died at Cape Town. Mr. Rowe only retired on pension from t he Brigade on September 30, and he left for the Cape on October 4. Private Harry Reginald Forder, South African Infantry, who died at Yeovil le, was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Forder, of that town. Deceas ed who had just passed his 21st birthday, had served for over two years i n France in the ranks of the South African Infantry. Invalided home las t November on account of a strained heart, the disease found an easy vict im. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, Kimberley, and th e Marist Brothers' School, Uitenhage. Mrs. Judith Cuthbert, who died at Heidelberg, was the widow of Mr. Cuthbe rt, Inspector of Railway Schools. She was returning from Durban, where sh e had attended as a delegate a conference of the Presbyterian Church Wome n's Association, and was taken ill in the train, but continued her journe y to her son at Heidelberg, Cape Province. She leaves two sons and two da ughters. Mr. William Keery, who died at the New Somerset Hospital, came to South A frica from Lisburn, Ireland, about 25 years ago. He was with the firm o f A. R. McKenzie and Co., for some years afterwards commanding business a t the docks as a coal merchant, which business he carried on to the tim e of his death. He leaves a widow and three children. Amongst the Port Elizabeth victims was Mr. Walter Gilchrist Wyatt-Watts , one of the employes of Messrs. Adolph Mosenthal and Co., in whose servi ce he had been for about 15 years. He was the eldest son of Mr. Walter Wa tts, of Fauresmith, Orange Free State. Educated at St. Andrew's College , Grahamstown, he started life as a junior clerk with Messrs. Mosenthal's . The deceased leaves a widow-the eldest daughter of Mr. Roger Ascham-an d a little girl of six or seven summers. Mr. Thomas James Roderick, who died at Krugersdorp, was assayer at the We st Rand Consolidated Mines, and prior to the war was well known in loca l Rugby football circles. He saw considerable service in the recent campa igns, and was through the Rebellion and West and East Africa. Regards, Ellen Stanton Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net Transcribed from an article in South Africa Magazine, 16 November 1918 INFLUENZA IN SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town, November 6. Conditions are returning to the normal in practically all the large town s of the Union, although there still occur a number of deaths from pneumo nia. The situation in some of the country districts is still serious, not ably amongst the native and coloured population. Quantities of serum, how ever, are now being distributed, and it is expected that the disease wil l be controlled in the course of a week. An outbreak of the epidemic is r eported from the Natal sugar estates, especially amongst the Indian worke rs.-Reuter. Pretoria, November 7. It is officially stated that, owing to the rapid spread of Spanish influe nza northwards, the immigration of Europeans or natives into Nyasaland i s prohibited except in cases of extreme urgency.-Reuter. Cape Town, November 8. A feature of the influenza epidemic has been the manner in which cooperat ion in relief work has brought together Dutch and British, particularly i n the Free State. Mr. Merriman, speaking at a meeting at Stellenbosch, i n thanking those who had helped, mentioned an English farmer in the Fre e State whose home was badly stricken, the whole household being ill, unt il a motorist brought medicine, relief, and sympathetic assistance. The f armer, who had previously regarded this motorist with horror and detestat ion, now looked upon him as the most kind-hearted of men. The motorist wa s General Hertzog.-Reuter. AUSTRIA'S SURRENDER. ITALIAN REJOICINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town, November 6. The Italian communities in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and elsewhere celebra ted the Austrian surrender, and passed a resolution to send congratulatio ns to King Victor Emmanuel.-Reuter. DEATH OF MRS. C. A. MACGREGOR. The notice in our obituary column today will be read with regret by man y in South Africa. She was an old Colonist, having first gone to Cape Col ony in 1882, and in 1894 she removed from Port Elizabeth to Durban, wher e her husband was a partner in the well-known firm of W. Dunn and Co. I n the ten years of her residence there she made a host of friends, especi ally in literary and musical circles. A granddaughter of the Rev. Josia h Redford, Minister of the Congregational Church, Eccleston Square, Londo n, she inherited a strong religious character, and her life was devoted t o unobtrusive sympathy and assistance to all in distress, and especiall y towards children, to whom she seemed to act as a kind of universal moth er. Devoted to music, she made her home a place of melody and sunshine, w here friends were ever welcome, and played many of her own compositions , which she never had the leisure to publish. She was proud that in thi s great war all her sons wear the King's uniform, and! her daughter that of the Red Cross Society, but her anxiety for those o n active service was great. Captain Malcolm MacGregor is in East Africa , and Lieutenant Robert S. MacGregor (51st Highland Division) in France , and the deceased lady looked forward eagerly for their return. It is sa d that she did not live a few days longer to see the dawn of Peace on Ear th, for which she longed; but, as a correspondent writes to us, "her frie nds are comforted by the thought that her pure and noble spirit has enter ed the Land of Eternal Peace and Rest." ADDRESS OF MR. HALE-HELPS To the Editor of "South Africa." Dear Sir-Would you kindly help us, by your widely-read paper, to find th e address of Mr. Hale-Helps, who was appointed Secretary in Bulawayo (bef ore the war) to the members of the Matabele war, 1896, who were trying t o get the farms promised by the late C. J. Rhodes from the Chartered Comp any? You would much oblige, dear Sir, your obedient servants, P. J. PICKERING, H. J. BEVIS, Sergeants, S.A.N.L.C. 6, Hepburn Road, Stokes Croft, Bristol, November 10, 1918. THE R.C.I. AND THE WAR The following resolution was unanimously adopted at the opening meeting o f the 51st Session held at the Central Hall, on Tuesday last, Sir Charle s Lucas, Chairman of the Council, presiding: "This meeting of members an d friends of the Royal Colonial Institute wish to register its thankfulne ss to Almighty God that the war has been brought to a successful issue, a nd to record its pride in and its gratitude to the fighting men of the Br itish Empire who in death and life, on sea, on land, and in the air hav e enriched our proudest traditions and ennobled our common heritage." Mr. J. C. Furstenau, advocate of Quilimane, has been appointed State Pros ecutor in the Courts of that district. CABLE NEWS FROM THE MINES LUIPAARD'S VLEI. Results affected by influenza. VILLAGE DEEP. Reduced tonnage due to shortage of labour. BANTJES CONSOLIDATED. Improved results due continuation clean up. NEW GOCH. Loss due to small tonnage and fall in grade. SPRINGS AND BRAKPAN. Tonnage and profits seriously affected by influenza. NEW HERIOT. Loss due to disorganization resulting from epidemic influenza. CITY AND SUBURBAN. Loss due to disorganization resulting from epidemic influenza. RHODESIA BROKEN HILL. Influenza epidemic very bad at the mine; both furnaces closed down tempor arily. BARNATO GROUP. Profit of all Companies adversely affected by influenza epidemic, some o f them seriously. AURORA WEST. The loss for the month is due to small tonnage consequent upon the effect s of influenza. VILLAGE MAIN REEF. October results affected by the disorganization of White and native workm en due to influenza epidemic. RAND MINES GROUP. Results of Companies affected by the disorganization of White and nativ e labour due to influenza epidemic. CONSOLIDATED MAIN REEF GROUP. Results of all Companies affected by the disorganization of White and nat ive workmen due to influenza epidemic. ROODEPOORT UNITED. Increased loss due to small tonnage and fall in grade. An improvement i n both directions is gradually taking place. CAM AND MOTOR. We expect to resume milling on restricted basis in two days. Owing to sho rtage of labour through influenza have fallen short of coal. WEST RAND CONSOLIDATED. Loss due to the effects of influenza epidemic and the necessity for closi ng the Rand Shaft temporarily owing to a breakdown of the pumping plant . The latter will also affect the results for November. NEW KLEINFONTEIN. Operations seriously affected by epidemic of Spanish influenza from whic h very large proportion of staff (Whites and natives) suffered during th e month. It is anticipated that results for November will also be affecte d. TRANSVAAL GOLD MINING ESTATES. In consequence of influenza epidemic almost all native employes have fle d to their homes, and operations are entirely suspended. Owing to illnes s of the staff, the publication of the results for October will be consid erably delayed. PRINCESS ESTATE. The Princess Company suffered exceptionally severely from the outbreak o f Spanish influenza. Practically without exception the whole of the staf f and employes, including the Manager, fell ill, while of the 2494 nativ e labourers 2401 were affected. Fortunately only 7 died. Work was therefo re complete disorganized for the greater part of the month. Conditions ar e now normal. EAST RAND PROPRIETARY. Shareholders were notified last month of an accident in the Hercules shaf t which prevented hauling of the tonnage broken in that section during th e latter portion of September. This ore was milled during October, thereb y increasing the tonnage milled at a small cost with a consequent materia l reduction in average cost per ton for past month, which was further dec reased by a temporary curtailment of development footage in two section s of the mine in order to facilitate the commencement of stoping operatio ns therein. Profit earned is just sufficient to meet standing charges, in cluding debenture service. Grade of ore now being mined shows signs of im provement, and it remains to be seen if this improvement in grade and th e native labour position will enable Company to make working profit requi red to meet standing charges. Outlook regarding native labour is at prese nt unsatisfactory, due to prevailing epidemic, which has interfered wit h supply coming forward from the native terri! tories. The death took place at Johannesburg on the 7th inst., from wounds receiv ed in action on November 30, 1917, "after long and terrible suffering," o f Lieutenant Leslie Imroth, 11th Hampshire Regiment, only son of Mr. an d Mrs. G. Imroth, of Johannesburg. Regards, Ellen Stanton Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net Transcribed from an article in South Africa Magazine, 9 November 1918 INFLUENZA IN SOUTH AFRICA KING SENDS MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE INFLUENZA AMONG BABOONS (Reuter's Telegrams.) Cape Town, October 30 (delayed). The King has sent a message to Lord Buxton, conveying his sympathy for th e sufferers from the influenza epidemic in the South African Union and th e Protectorates, and his condolences to those who have lost relatives. I t is estimated that the number of children left destitute as a result o f the epidemic in Cape Town and its environs is nearer two thousand tha n the previous estimate of one thousand. Cape Town, October 31. The death roll resulting from the influenza epidemic in South Africa wil l never be accurately known. Burials in recognized cemeteries can be trac ed, but many bodies of necessity are interned in all sorts of places; an d even in cemeteries, in some cases, relatives have dug the graves and bu ried their own dead. An idea of the magnitude of the calamity can be gain ed from the fact that almost every village has sustained losses. For exam ple, besides the 7500 victims in Cape Town and the 4500 in Kimberley, th e known deaths today total in Stellenbosch 600, in Pretoria 1000, in Grah amstown 348, in Greytown 100, in East London 200, in Kingwilliamstown 275 , in Port Nolloth 73, in Richmond 103, and in Beaufort West 268. These are only a few examples, but they serve to show the extent of the s courge. Naturally the coloured population has suffered the most, but latt erly many Whites have succumbed to septic pneumonia. Fortunately Durban a nd Johannesburg have escaped lightly, registering 47 and 600 deaths respe ctively. The deaths among the British official and military community i n "German" South West Africa hitherto number 125. Up to the present it ha s been impossible to estimate the death roll in the native territories. A n outstanding feature of the epidemic has been the success of the influen za vaccine from the Government Bacteriological Laboratories. This has pro ved a wonderful preventive and safeguard against pneumonia, while some do ctors have achieved remarkably satisfactory results from inoculation duri ng the illness. The influenza vaccine from the Government Bacteriological Laboratories co nsist of a "bacillus influenzae," two hundred million streptococci, a tho usand million pneumococci, or eight hundred million per cubic centimeter . The dose is four minims, to be followed after a week by eight minims. T he dose of two to four minims, used during illness, can be repeated as re quired. The epidemic in Basutoland which has not yet reached its height i s very severe, being worse in the Chief's village and the surrounding vil lages. For example, near Morija nearly every house has lost one or two in mates. Cape Town, October 30. A telegram from Maseru says:-- "Influenza in the Basutoland Magistracies is now well in hand owing to th e splendid relief organization. There are still numbers of serious case s among Whites, but the worst is over. Unfortunately, the scourge has obt ained a strong hold among the natives in their own villages, and withou t doubt is widespread in the remoter districts. Large numbers of deaths a re known to have occurred, but the epidemic cannot be said to have reache d plague proportions. The natives appear to succumb easily, probably owin g to lack of attention, nursing, and food. There has been little or no bu siness for a fortnight. It is impossible to arrive at the number of death s among natives in Basutoland, as there is no system of instructions to t he chiefs whereby sufficient data can be obtained, while the natives them selves never compile a death-roll. The White residents throughout Basutol and have behaved in the most praiseworthy manner in immediately tacklin g the disease." (Times Telegram) Cape Town, November 2. Curious to relate, the influenza epidemic has spread to baboons, of whic h large numbers in the kloofs and hills adjoining Magaliesberg are at lar ge in the Transvaal. The animals have died in scores, and their dead bodi es are frequently found on roads and near homesteads, the pestilence havi ng evidently led them to leave their usual haunts. DEATH OF MR. EWALD ESSELEN Cape Town, November 2. The death is announced of Mr. Ewald Esselen, the prominent Transvaal lawy er and politician.-Reuter. THE AUSTRIAN SURRENDER REJOICING IN SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town, November 5. There are rejoicings in the large centres throughout the Union at the Aus trian surrender, and public buildings and business houses are beflagged . The shadow of the influenza epidemic, however, has not yet lifted, an d consequently, apart from Durban and Maritzburg, there has been little p ublic demonstration; while Pretoria is saddened by the death of the wif e of the Minister of Defence, Colonel Mentz, who has fallen a victim to i nfluenza.-Reuter. THE U-BOAT WAR CAPE PROVINCE DEMANDS COMPENSATION Cape Town, November 4, The campaign of the Cape Town Navy League, demanding ton for ton compensa tion for merchant shipping destroyed by Germany during the war, has bee n enthusiastically received, and has been unanimously supported at larg e meetings held in the chief municipalities of the Cape Province. The Nav y League branches at Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Durban have worked in co mplete sympathy on the same lines.-Reuter. ROLL UP HARARIANS To the Editor of "South Africa" Dear Sir,--I shall be much obliged if you will insert the following notic e in your very valuable paper, in the Rhodesian section. "Major L. J. Grant, Royal Air Force, 12 Abercromby Square, Liverpool, wou ld like all Hararians to communicate with him as early a possible. Will a ll who read this please bring it to the notice of others?" Hararians are boys of the Salisbury Boys' High School, Southern Rhodesi a (native name for Salisbury was Harari), and I am their Headmaster. I a m anxious to get in touch with them in view of possible demobilization, a nd they all read South Africa. May I congratulate you on the excellent work which your paper has done i n keeping South Africans and Rhodesians in touch with each other? We ar e all very grateful to you. Your sincerely, Lewis J. GRANT, Major, R.A.F. No. 3B, Reception Depot (Royal Air Force), 12, Abercromby Square, Liverpool. November 7, 1918 MISS ADA FORREST This gifted singer will give a recital of English songs from the Elizabet han era to the present day in the Wigmore Hall on the 29th inst. Mr. F. B . Kiddle will preside at the piano. We hope the well-known talented Nata l vocalist will have a bumper house. FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPITAL PATIENTS. Members of the staff of the Standard Bank of South Africa organized a con cert on Wednesday night last, in aid of funds to provide Christmas gift s to the patients in the South African Military Hospital at Richmond. The re was a ready response to the call, and the bank staff succeeded in disp osing of all the tickets printed, thus realizing a handsome sum. The conc ert was held in the Music Hall of the Cannon Street Hotel, by a number o f ladies and gentlemen who gave their services to assist the movement. Mr s. V. Pearce, Miss C. Beronius, Messrs. H. A. D. Lloyd-Jones, T. A. Phipp s, and F. Norman acted as a Committee, Mrs. E. M. Baker and Mr. J. Copeli n as accompanists. The ladies and gentlemen who assisted to produce a bum per programme of well-appreciated items were Mrs. G. Henderson Lee, Misse s Joyce Bond, Christine Beronius, Nora Longmore, Dorothy Dickinson, Cecil ia Tyler, Blanch Stephens, L.R.A.M., Norah Geary, Messrs. L. L. Baker, S . Smith, H. H. D. Lloyd-Jones, Walter Montag! ue, E. C. Meldrum, John Pringle, F. J. Grant, and F. Norman. Others wh o assisted in making the affair a success were Mrs. Pearce, Misses S. G . Brett, M. T. Solly, M. Clarke, V.A.D., D. K. Withers, V.A.D., D. Potts , V.S.L., A. Paddon, V.A.D., M. Aylett, V.S.L., and G. M. Thomas, V.S.L . The audience was a numerous one, the hall being crowded; and a most enj oyable evening was spent by those who contributed to assist a good cause. Mr. Adriaan de la Rey, brother of Colonel Piet de la Rey, has left Kruger sdorp for the Bushveld in the Rustenburg district, where he intends to fa rm on a large scale. Private Hector Dann, 1st South African Infantry, of Port Elizabeth has be en wounded through the left thigh, and is at the Poplar and Stepney Sic k Asylum, London. It is his second wound. His friends in South African bo xing circles (he was at one time bantam champion of the Eastern Province ) will be glad to know that he is progressing as well as can be expected. Regards, Ellen Stanton Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH Mailing List ==== British Settlers in Natal, South Africa; 1824 - 1857 by Shelagh O'Byrne Spencer http://www.shelaghspencer.co.za/ Transcribed from an article in South Africa Magazine, 2 November 1918 DIMINUTION IN TOWNS-INCREASE IN THE COUNTRY. SPREADING IN NATIVE TERRITORIES. DRASTIC STEPS TO STAMP OUT THE SCOURGE THEATRES AND OTHER PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT CLOSED. A TERRIBLE DEATH ROLL. (Reuter's Telegrams.) CAPE TOWN, October 19 (delayed) The influenza reports from Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Kimberley continu e to show an improvement, the authorities, who are largely assisted by vo luntary effort, having the position well in hand. Reports from the countr y, on the other hand, indicate that the disease continues to spread notwi thstanding the magnificent efforts of well-organised voluntary workers. A t a number of places the sole doctor is down with the disease, and ther e is also a serious lack of experienced nurses. The epidemic has spread t o isolated farms, which are often many hours distant from towns or villag es, thus rendering the work of succour most difficult. CAPE TOWN, October 22 (delayed). The influenza epidemic is showing a marked improvement in the towns, thou gh there is still a heavy death roll from pneumonia. The position is stil l serious in country districts. It is notified that, in consequence of representations to the Premier an d Administrator by the medical profession, local theatres and places of e ntertainment will remain closed until further notice. The Mayor of Cape T own has appealed for the suspension of church services until the public s chools re-open. CAPE TOWN, October 24. The influenza position continues favourable in the towns, which are rapid ly resuming a normal aspect. The panels of doctors which have been a feat ure of the work of relief are now being dissolved, but some medical men h ave been retained and are rendering their services free in certain distri cts. The death rate at Kimberley works out at over 10 per cent. of the p opulation, and it is probable that a similar death roll will be recorde d for Cape Town. In the country districts the disease continues virulent . Voluntary effort is doing its utmost to combat the disease, but is freq uently handicapped owing to the illness or complete lack of doctors. Th e disease is spreading in the native districts, and in some cases small c ommunities have been almost completely wiped out. CAPE TOWN, October 26. The influenza epidemic has now spread to the native territories, and Reut er's correspondent at Maseru telegraphs that the position is very seriou s in Basutoland, where he is engaged in relief work night and day. Privat e telegrams indicate that the situation is one of much gravity, but tha t hitherto it has not been possible to ascertain whether the disease rema ins of a mild character or is growing in virulence, as was the case in Ca pe Town and Kimberley. Quite apart from the suffering and distress entail ed, the native population is so important to South Africa, industrially a s well as for harvesting, that there is much anxiety concerning the sprea d of the epidemic in the native territories. Reuter's correspondents in Bechuanaland report that the influenza epidemi c there is widespread, but of a mild character. A considerable number o f natives returning from the diamond diggings and the mines are spreadin g the disease. In the southern portion of the Protectorate the medical of ficer estimates that 80 to 90 per cent. of the population are affected , but that the mortality is moderate. This is probably due to the fact th at the natives have been advised to scatter, and that many are leaving th e larger native stadts and living at cattle posts and in the open. The no rthern portion of the Protectorate has also been visited by influenza. Fi gures cannot be obtained at present, but it is generally believed that th ey are lower than in the south. Doctors are few, but volunteers are givin g splendid assistance. At Beira, while the epidemic is spreading rapidly , it seems particularly mild, and hitherto only one European has died fro m the disease. CAPE TOWN, October 29. The official return of deaths in the Cape Peninsula from the 1st to the 2 5th inst., inclusive, is 7400, of whom 25 per cent. are of Europeans. Though the influenza epidemic has steadily declined in the larger centre s there are now numerous calls for assistance from the country districts , particularly in the Transvaal, where the Government has opened a centra l bureau dealing with the supply of nurses and relief. Influenza is sprea ding in Southern Basutoland, but in a mild form. The natives are complyin g with regulations. (Exchange Telegram.) Pneumonia is abating in the principal centres of South Africa, but contin ues to devastate the isolated villages of the Union and Rhodesia. Death s in the Cape Peninsula number over 10,000, Johannesburg 1921 in 27 days , Pretoria 900, Bloemfontein 1200-total 14,021. A guarded estimate show s that the total mortality in the Union and Rhodesia is between 40,000 an d 50,000. Miscellaneous articles on the same page: THE RHODESIAN LAND JUDGMENT. STATEMENT BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VIEWS ON THE FUTURE. SALISBURY (RHODESIA), October 20 (delayed). The elected members of the Legislative Council, after meeting in camera t o consider the Privy Council land judgment, issued a statement recognizin g that unalienated land has always been vested in the Crown, and also th e right of the Chartered Company to look to the Crown to secure reimburse ment of the outstanding balance of aggregated advances on account of admi nistrative expenditure. The statement records its entire agreement with t he Chairman of the Chartered Company regarding the great Imperial work pe rformed by the Company, and assures the Company that the people of Rhodes ia will assist it in safeguarding the legitimate interests of shareholder s. The statement proceeds to discuss the post-war government of Rhodesia , and says incorporation with the Union can only be brought about by th e will of the people, which can only be obtained when they are master i n their own house. "A representative government," the statement goes on , "is not provided either in the Charter, the supplemental Charter, or th e Orders in Council. To obtain a representative government prior to 192 5 the consent of the Imperial Government and the Chartered Company is nec essary, and possibly either or both will fail to agree, and therefore th e elected members of the Legislative Council have no hesitation in advoca ting a Responsible Government and declare that Rhodesia would be as wel l off financially as if the Company administration continued." Colonel Grey, of the Legislative Council, submits a separate statement fa vouring a representative government, and expressing the opinion that th e premature grant of a Responsible Government would be disastrous. He sug gests a permanent Land Board, Railway Board, and Government Trade Departm ent.-Reuter CAPE TOWN, October 28. Partly in consequence of the recent Privy Council judgment, and partly be cause the prospect of a more distant peace brings the readjustment of Uni on territory into the political foreground. The question of the inclusio n of Rhodesia in the Union is again attracting attention. In this connect ion the resolution passed by the elected members of the Rhodesian Legisla tive Council is not taken very seriously either within or without Rhodesi a. Indeed, it may be doubted whether those elected members who have or re present any appreciable stake in the country would have asked for Respons ible Government if they had thought there was the least chance of gettin g it. Other objections apart, Responsible Government in Rhodesia would st art virtually without assets now that the unalienated land is declared t o be vested in the Crown. The extreme faction opposed to the Chartered Company really want to com e into the Union, but, thinking its advocacy unpopular at the moment, hav e pronounced for Crown Colony government. Another section, led by Sir Cha rles Coghlan, think the advocacy of Responsible Government would help the m at the next elections, but they are at bottom anxious to fall back on C rown Colony government if only the Colonial Office would propose it. This , however, is unlikely, since it would require the Colonial Office to fin d at least Ã10,000,000 to pay out the Charter. If the Company chose, it c ould probably steer between these currents and retain the administratio n until 1924, but it is more than doubtful if it would pay to do so. Eve n though assured of the recovery of administrative deficits, the Chartere d Company can do better with its money than lend it to the British Govern ment, probably at a low rate of interest. All these considerations strengthen the influences making for incorporati on, and weigh heavily against the sentimental objections of the British R hodesian stalwarts, respectable though these objections are in themselves . The most experienced political opinion in the Union believes that incor poration is only a question of terms and time, and not a long time.-Times . PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY TO GERMANY CAPE TOWN, October 26. The Cape Times and the Cape Argus thoroughly endorse the terms of Preside nt Wilson's Note to Germany, which the Times characterizes as the most da mning indictment in the shape of a rejoinder ever addressed by one Govern ment to another. The Argus lays emphasis on its plain speaking, which lea ves no loophole for evasion.-Reuter. CAPE TOWN, October 29. The Natal Mercury, commenting on President Wilson's reply to Germany, ins ists on military safeguards, and says that Germany must abandon the ide a of being allowed to bargain for peace, and that her unconditional surre nder is the essential preliminary to any conclusion of hostilities. The Johannesburg Starr says Mr. Wilson has gone further than any officia l Allied spokesman in defining the position as regards the ruling class o f Germany. The Rand Daily Mail thinks the German Government will possibly immediatel y agree to the second portion of President Wilson's statesmanlike and bus inesslike Note. The Sunday Times says Mr. Wilson's clear thinking, plain speaking, and ab solute honesty have cut through the Teutonic verbiage and reached the ver y heart of the problem.-Reuter. SENATOR SIR ANTONY VILJOEN DEAD Cape Town, October 26. The death is announced from heart failure following haemorrhage of Senato r Sir Antony Viljoen, M.B., M.S., M.R.C.S.-Reuter. THE CAPE MURDER CASE Cape Town, October 25. The Dargin case, in which Percy Dargin is accused of the murder of his fr iend Denis Glanville, a young bank clerk, was resumed today. During a hea ring of the witnesses, Colonel Gray, Deputy Commissioner of Police, gav e evidence of Dargin's voluntary statement to the effect that he (Dargin ) had had the greatest personal affection for the deceased, and that the y frequently went out together at week ends, but that it was untrue tha t these excursions had always been of Dargin's seeking. He and Denis Glan ville had had mutual tastes. Both were fond of flowers, birds, poetry, an d singing. Doctor Molteno states that the injuries to the deceased's fac e had not been inflicted on the spot where the body was found, and that t he throat had been cut some time afterwards.-Reuter. Cape Town, October 29 (delayed). The preliminary hearing of the Dargin case, which was resumed on Octobe r 25, concluded this morning, when Dargin, who stated that he was 43 year s of age and was born at Bathurst (New South Wales) was committed for tri al. The accused, who pleaded "Not Guilty," reserved his defence.-Reuter. THE LATE MR. JULIUS G. MOSENTHAL The many friends of Mr. Julius G. Mosenthal will regret to hear of his de mise at a nursing home at Brighton on October 22 after a somewhat protrac ted illness. He was a son of the late Mr. Joseph Mosenthal, one of the fo unders of the firm of Mosenthal, Sons, and Co., Basinghall Street, London , but was not connected with the affairs of the firm, which was founded i n South Africa in 1840 by Mr. Joseph Mosenthal and Mr. Adolph Mosenthal , the London branch being opened in 1855. Mr. Julius Mosenthal was well k nown in Johannesburg as a member of the Stock Exchange at that place fo r many years, and held a large circle of friends and acquaintances in th e Transvaal and elsewhere, his genial disposition attracting those in who se society he moved. About 15 years ago he decided to settle in England a nd was connected with the London Stock Exchange, among the members of whi ch he was well known and respected. He took a great interest in horse rac ing and other sports, several of his animals having earned fame in the an nals of the course. The deceased gentleman retired to Brighton about nin e months ago to obtain the benefit of the sea air, he being in failing he alth. He died at the age of 65 years, and the remains were interred priva tely in accordance with his expressed desire, in the Highgate Cemetery , a little group of near relations and friends only being present at th e ceremony. He died without issue. News comes from Pretoria of the death from scarlet fever of Miss Olive Do reen Oosterlaak. During 1917 he High Court of Lourenco Marques had before it 2666 cases, a nd disposed of 1717. After 35 years' service as Principal of the Grahamstown Independent Missi on School, Miss Sarah Ann Linney has retired. The Aliwal North Town Council has granted a concession for the extractio n of salts from the famous hot springs in that town. The death has taken place of Mr. J. Doring, one of the oldest pioneers o f East Griqualand, at his farm near Newmarket. He was 69 years of age. Mr. C. F. W. Jeppe, who was one of the most progressive farmers in the Pr ieska district and took a keen interest in public affairs, died recentl y at his farm. Owing to the scarcity and increasing price of imported crockery, the Basu tos have started the manufacture of earthenware cups and saucers, well gl azed and finished and quite serviceable. Mr. R. N. D. Sutton, after six months' leave of absence, has returned t o the Diocesan College completely restored to health, and has taken ove r the duties of Acting Principal from Bishop Nash. Lieutenant De Courcy Wood, recently promoted to the Army Service Corps i n France, was twelve months with the Cape Horse Transport. He is a brothe r of General Phillip Wood, C.B., and is one of five brothers, all fightin g men. The heaviest slaughter ox ever offered for sale in South Africa was sol d not long ago by auction in Johannesburg for Ã45 10s. The animal weighe d 2600 lbs., and was sent to the Rand by Mr. W. F. Taylor, of Rosetta, Na tal. The engagement is announced between Merrick A. B. Denton Thompson, of th e British Vice-Consulate at Elisabethville, and eldest son of the Lord Bi shop of Sodor and Man and Mrs. Denton Thompson, and Carew, third daughte r of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. L. Hulett, of Durban, and granddaughter of Sir Li ege Hulett. The Tobacco and Cotton Division of the Agricultural Department has lost t wo valuable officials in the persons of Mr. H. N. Taylor, who superintend ed the Rustenburg station, and Mr. Wilson, who was in charge of the wor k in Natal. The former has been appointed by the Rhodesian Government t o the control of cotton and tobacco work in Rhodesia, and the latter is g oing to Ceylon to take charge of tobacco work there this being also a Gov ernment appointment. Regards, Ellen Stanton Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH Mailing List ==== South African Passengers List site. http://sa-passenger-list.za.net/inde x.php ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx