6 sons, 1 dau. A. 1. Adam William Gray BURNES; b. Wellington, N.Z., 18th September, 1859. Resides at Oamara, N.Z. District Manager Govern- 2. James Henry Napier Anderson BURNES; b. Sydney, N.S.W., on 4th May, 1861. Local Manager (Wellington) N.Z. Shipping Co., 2. Adam Allan BURNES; b. 11th January, 1895, at Christ Church, N.Z. 3. Medina Eve BURNES; b. 26th May, 1904, at Wellington, N.Z.; died there 29th December, 1904. 3. Alexander Plunkett BURNES; b. "Glenbervie," Melbourne, 8th October, 1862. Superintendent Government Life Insurance Department, Nelson, N.Z. Married in June, 1893, Laura Mary, daughter of John Stephenson; b. Dunedin, N.Z., 1868, and has issue two sons:1. Alexander John BURNES; b. 22nd February, 1904. 2. Robert Hatton BURNES; b. 9th October, 1908. 4. Ernest Loughnan BURNES; b. "Glenbervie," St. Kilda, Melbourne, 30th August, 1864. Assistant-Superintendent Mutual Life 2. William Ernest BURNES; b. Wigton, N.Z., 29th October, 1907. 3. Jeanie Madeline BURNES; b. 10th February, 1909. 4. John M'Kerrow BURNES; b. 3rd November, 1910. 5. George Gordon BURNES; b. "Glenbervie," St. Kilda, Melbourne, 11th July, 1866. Resident Secretary Australian Mutual Provident Society, Invercargill, N.Z. Married in April, 1904, Anna Mary, daughter of Henry M'Culloch, of Invercargill, N.Z., and has issue one daughter :1. Georgina Hatton Shea Lalor M'Culloch BURNES; b. 6th February, 1905, at Ellisland, Invercargill, N.Z. 1. Mary Ethel BURNES ("Mai"); b. "Glenbervie," St. Kilda, Melbourne, 28th May, 1868, residing at Avonside, Christ Church, N.Z. Married 9th November, 1896, Henry Hamilton LOUGHNAN (2nd son of the late Robert James Loughnan, H.E.I.C.S., Bengal), Barrister and Solicitor, and has issue two sons and two daughters :1. Augustine Percival Bede Burnes LOUGHNAN; b. 24th October, 1897, at Christ Church, N.Z. 2. Anthony Cedric Barat LOUGHNAN; b. 10th June, 1902, at Christ Church, N.Z. 3. Halmai Mary Violet Loughnan; b. 15th August, 1906, at Christ Church, N.Z. 4. Frances Anthea Hatton Loughnan; b. 3rd November, 1908, at Christ Church, N.Z. 6. Douglas Inglis Scott BURNES; b. 2nd April, 1871, at The Retreat, Montrose, Scotland. Living in Vancouver, British Columbia, or Canada in 1910. EXTRACT FROM AN OBITUARY NOTICE IN THE WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND Evening Post, 20th May, 1914. "Mr J. H. N. A. Burnes, Manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company at Wellington, passed away suddenly at the Wellington Club yesterday evening. Shortly before 7 o'clock he was taken ill, and immediate aid was rendered, but he died half-an-hour later. Dr Cahill was called in, but could only state that life was extinct. Mr Burnes had been suffering from heart complaint for a considerable time, and his death was not unexpected. The late Mr Burnes was a son of Mr Adam Burnes, who was a native of Montrose, Scotland. Mr J. H. N. A. Burnes had been in the service of the N.Z. Shipping Co. for thirty-six years. He joined the Wellington Office as a youth, and was afterwards stationed for several years at Dunedin. He then became chief clerk in the Company's head office at Christ Church, and some sixteen years ago was promoted to the position of Manager in Wellington. In his younger days he was a prominent footballer, and played for the Athletic Club, and represented Wellington Province in the 'seventies. Some three years ago he took a trip to England, but after his return he spent some six months in hospital, and had not since then enjoyed good health. The late Mr Burnes is survived by a widow and a son and daughter. The remains will be interred to-morrow afternoon in the Taita Cemetery, alongside those of a daughter who died a few years ago. General regret is expressed in shipping circles at Mr Burnes's death, and the flags on the various offices and vessels in port were flown at half-mast to-day as a mark of respect." The enthusiasm with which the formation of a Vernacular Circle has been welcomed, not only by the members of the London Robert Burns Club, but by many outside, and by the Scottish Press, gives the Committee of the Circle great encouragement to proceed with its work. The Syllabus prepared by the Committee and incorporated in the programme of the work of the Club for the season 1920-21 includes several items that will give some index of the more public work of the Circle, but this, it must be understood, is only one part of that work. The Circle has had the good fortune to enlist the sympathy and active service of two men who have done much to foster the use of the Scottish vernacular, Colonel John Buchan, and Dr W. A. Craigie, M.A., LL.D., Professor of English Literature at Oxford University. Professor Craigie has delved deeply into the subject, and his lecture on The Present State of the Scottish Tongue will in all probability provide good reasons for the existence of the Circle. 66 Colonel John Buchan, whose work in vernacular prose and poetry is fine idiomatic Scots, was the first to urge upon us the advisability of making the fostering of the decaying Doric part of the Club's active work. He has been a great friend to the Club, and has willingly given of his valuable time to assist us. A literary treat is in store for members when Colonel Buchan addresses us on the 7th February. "The Lowland Tongue in Scottish Song," by Mr Garioch Whyte, "The Vernacular Language of Scotland as revealed in Scottish Proverbs," by Mr Spence Leslie, and "Expressive Scottish Words" from many districts (Mr John Anderson leading off with Border words, and Mr M'Farlane with Perthshire words) are all subjects well calculated to bring out the beauty and strength of the Scottish language and its accents. On the 11th April Mr John Douglas, F.S.A. (Scot.), will compare the Ancient and Modern Vernacular Poets of Scotland, and we shall hear from Mr Douglas wherein poets such as Barbour, Dunbar, and Douglas differ from Burns, Ramsay, Fergusson, and the men and women who since that great trio lived have kept alive the flame of Scottish poetry. It is hardly necessary to urge upon members of the Club the desirability of attending regularly to hear papers, lectures, &c., and bringing interested friends with them. The object of the Circle is to make the appeal as wide as possible to Scotsmen and philologists in London; and the appeal which the Circle is making will fail unless those who love the Auld Scots tongue give this work their active support. All communications regarding the Vernacular Circle should be sent to Secretary of the Circle, P. N. M'Farlane, Graphic Buildings, Tallis Street, E.C.4. Telephone No., Central 7070. SOCIAL CIRCLE NOTES. By the kindness of the President, Mr L. G. Sloan, and Mrs Sloan, you are invited to a Social Evening at 42 Redington Road, Hampstead, N.W.3, on Monday, 8th November, 1920, from 7.30 until 10. This invitation includes your goodwife, or a member of your family. If you would like to bring more than one with you, you are expected to communicate with the Secretary of the Social Committee. Mr Sloan's message is "come if you can, when you can," but the above-mentioned Secretary makes bold to suggest (for the convenience of Mrs Sloan) that you let him know as soon as you can whether you probably will, and whether in the singular or in the plural. As the principal object of this gathering is to afford members an opportunity of becoming better acquainted, the evening will be a free and easy one, and you are just to come as you are. There will be some music, so if you can sing a song or play a tune come prepared. If there isn't time for your contribution you will understand that it's only because the trains don't run all night. Redington Road runs from Frognal to West Heath Road. You can get there by the Hampstead Tube to Hampstead Station or by Metropolitan to Finchley Road Station. If you take a 'bus, alight at Avenue Mansions and proceed up Heath Drive opposite. No. 2 runs via Ebury Bridge, Wilton Road, Victoria, Grosvenor Place, Park Lane, Marble Arch, Oxford Street, and Finchley Road, and Nos. 13, 13a, and 13b run via Cannon Street, Fleet Street, Charing Cross, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and Finchley Road. The above information may prove useful later on, so you needn't scrap it just because you can't turn up on 8th November. The President and Vice-president are anxious to re-develop the Social side of the Club this winter, and to this end the Social |