ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18833, 28 May 1920, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

A London Press Association , telegram states that Viscount Jellicoe will sail for New Zealand by the Corinthic in August. Mr John Fuller, jun., of the well-known theatrical firm of John Fuller and Sons, who has been located in Australia for some time past, is at present on a business visit to New Zealand.

Early in April Mr Raymond Roze a prominent British conductor, died in London. Born in London in 1875, Raymond Roze received his musical education at \he Royal Conservatoire, Brussjls, and first 'made his reputation at the Lyceum Theatre, where he was musical director to Sir Henry Irving; he filled a similar position later at His Majesty’s Theatre under Sir Herbert Tree and composed overtures and incidental music to various plays of Shakespeare. His own opera, “Joan of Arc,” was first given in a concert version at Queen’s Hall in 1911, and was later seen on the stage at Covent Garden in an autumn season of 1913, which he directed. Early in the war he founded the first new Volunteer Home Defence Corps, “the United Arts Rifles,” which was recognised by the War Office under the title of Ist Central London Regiment; it was recruited from members of the artistic professions. Up to the time of his death he was engaged in promoting and guiding the British Symphony Orchestra founded for the purpose of assisting musicians who had served in the forces during the war. The death occured at Auckland on Tuesday morning of Mr C. R. Smith, general manager of the New Zealand Alliance Assurance Company. Mr Smith was manager of the Alliance Company in Dunedin for a number of years and during his stay there which covered the period of the Boer War, was prominently associated with patriotic work, in connection with which, as in the case of two very successful florol fetes, his organising ability was of very great service. He was keenly interested in cricket; took a prominent part in the management of the New Zealand Cricket Council before he went to Dunedin, and filled various offices in the Otago Cricket Association in Dunedin. He was also an active member of the Kahuna Bowling and Tennis Club, Mr Smith, who had been in indifferent health for some time, received six months leave of absence and on March 29 last he left on the Makura en route for California. The state of his health would not, however, permit him to complete the journey and he disembarked at Honolulu and returned to the Dominion. He arrived in Auckland oa Monday last and succumbed the following day. He leaves a widow, but no family. The interment will take place in Sydney.