"Time;" said General Sir Jobif Menash on last Anzac Day "lis taken heavy toll of our ranks."
ber of men to participate it was alluding tothe dovindling, mult Anzac March held every year. Tit inas also taken heavy toll amon the leading newspaper men of tg country within the Inst few Especially has the "Sydney ing Herald" suffered in this re Sir James Oswald Fairfax died 1928 when comparatively a man and now his elder brother Geoffrey Fairfax, senior director John Fairfax and Sons Limité@} proprietors of the "Sydney More jig Herald" has passed away. Bort in the year 1861 Mr. Fairfax been associated with the paper over forty years. He was a quiet arfd modest man whose work outside the newspaper world was confined to the chairmanship of the Boys. Brigade, of which his father Six James Reading Fairfax was "thi founder, the Sydney Sailors' Homéy the New South Wales Bush Nursi Association—an association the of which is incomparable with ax) other branch of the nursing service Fire gg Womans Trained Nora Association, the Navy League many other organizations. He educated at the Sydney Gram School and Balliol College, Oxfot The paper has under his upheld the highest traditions British journalism, Stewdily and soberly it has followed in the foote-steps of the greatest of all English, papers, It has refused to be hustle and it will not be embroiled in petty arguments, but keeps and steers own course, Mr. Fairfax was 0 widower and leaves no children. will be more than missed for it ip Gifficult to replace the old-fashioned courtly gentleman whose name hag 80 long been associated with greatest newspaper in this countrys Dies at Wedding Breakfast! known yachting enthusiasts were Victor Priest, 25 years, Hay Street, Perth; Victor Carter, 19 years, 47 Nash Street, Perth; and Robert} Bridson 19 years, 47 Nash Street, Perth. The tragedy was first di covered at 6 am. when some campers at Rockingham, who were on Easter Holidays, heard cries for help From off the shore. Looking out over the water to the point where the cries carnie from they were astonished to see two figures hanging to an upturned boat. The police were informed and a motor left Perth with all necessities to render aid. Mr, @offey, one of the two men found clinging to the boat told a remarkable story as to how they were travelling along comfortably when suddenly the boat appeared to shoot down a terrific incline. The next things he knew was' that the boat turned turtle. He thought at first it was a tidal wave but he afterwards said it, was probably swell, The five men who were in the boat all swam towards it. Olsen, the other man rescued, and "Coffey had a night of horror. Coffey said that Priest only kept his hold on the boat for about an hour; he was swallowing a lot of water and suddenly he threw his hands up and disappeared. The next man to go was Bridson, who also kept stvallow. ing water. Bridson worked his w: to the end of the boat and then disappeared. Carter, the last to go, became hysterical and struggling through the water to Iisen. flung his arms ground Olsen's neck thinks the London public house is mach improved and seems to be regaining its old importance in London life and is being patronised by the "best people" who thus should do away with middle class prejudices which have so long been in existence and bring the public house into line with the French open air cafe. As regards London's general appearance, he has never seen it look cleaner, tidier or more flourishing, the open spaces being especially beautiful. He finishes by saying that no city in the world combines as London does, a sense of the past, a reasonable conservatism with the best of modern progress.
Within an hour or two of hig wedding Mr, William James Warreny aged 24 years, a farmer from News morella, near' Orbost, died while seated ' amongst guests and listening to a speech given in_ his and his wife's honour by one of hid guests, Miss Lilian Gilpen who short a time before had become: Mrs. Warren was seated by het husband at the time. He had come plained of feeling faint, and wher he collapsed forward in his chair was presumed that he had fainted, He was conveyed into the hallway, and a doctor summoned. Threat doctors living nearby hastened to the scene, but examining Mr, Warrent wt, A post mortem disclosed the fact, Warren died from heart Whether the failure was caused by excitement or not is not! Known, Miss Gilpen was a school teacher at Newmerella and it ig there that she met Mr. Warren and' became engaged. Owing to her transfer to Chelsea they decided get married and Miss Gilpen resigite ed from the Exhication Department only a few days before the wedding. Mr, Warren had built a new house upon his property and all arranges ments to commence life as a married man had been made. A car th convey the bride and bridegroom bY, road to Sydney was waiting at the door and the happy couple were to have left the hall to commence out their honeymoon at. the completion of the speech they were listening when the tragedy occurred. Mrs. Warren became seriously ill from complete breakdown following upon
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