PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2216, 31 July 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Honour Mr. Justice Cooper leaves for Auckland to-morrow by the Main Trunk express. His Honour Mr. Justice Denniston proceeds to Oliristcliurcli by to-morrow night's steamer. • Mr. C. J. Parr, C.M.G., Mayor of Auckland, is at present on a visit to Wellington public business. ■kf'igsworth, general manager of Chubb's [ Safo and Lock Company, London, arrived by the Maunganui on Wednesday. Mr. John Rigg "was honoured by a largo gathering of Labour representatives at the Pier Hotol on Wednesday afternoon, when complimentary reference was made by various speakers to Mr. Rigg's work in tho cause of Labour. Occasion was taken to present Mr. Rigg with a case of pipes and an enlarged framed photograph of the delegates who attended the recent Labour Conference in Wellington. .Mr. F. H. Mather, manager for Messrs. George and Kersley, Ltd., who visited Great Britain and tho IJnited States in't'he interests of the firm, returned to Wellington yesterday moraing. Mr. Ciiarles Haines returned from a visit to Sydney by the Maunganui qn < Wednesday. - Prior to his lecture last evening, Professor Findlay was introduced to tho . City Council. The Mayor extended the visitor a very hearty welcome. Mr- A. L. Wyllie, Chief Inspector for .'ha Southland Education Board, is at present jn Wellington. '' Mr. T. D. Pearce, Rector of tho Southland Boys' High School at. Inver«argill, is at present in Wellington. Mr. Alexander, manager of the Corporation tramways, after inspecting tho Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland systems, 'recommends the Dunedin City Council to adopt the Auckland cars as the new type for Dunedin.— Press Association.. A pioneer resident of Wellington, and ■ a Maori war veteran, in the person of Mr. Joseph Hall, of Epuni ; Hamlet, Lower Hutt, died at his residence on Wednesday, at the age of 82 years Deceased, who was born in Coventry, England, came out to New Zealand in tho ship London, landing at Wellington on May 1, 1842. He went to the Lower Hutt on January 10, 1852, where he took up business as a builder and undertaker, and remained resident there until the day of his death. Ho took' . an active part in the Maori war, serving- in the militia as a lieutenant, find was present at the capture of the prisoners when thoy escapod from the hulk' in Wellington Harbour. Deceased, who was secretary of the Town Board for fifteen years,, unfci lits creation as a Bor*' ough Council, was twice married, and leaves three sons and six daughters (all of whom are married). The members of the New Zealand bowling team are scheduled to leave Sydney, to-morrow for Wellington. The members of the Niblo Comedy Company leave Sydney to-morrow for Wellington direct. The Auckland papers announce that Mr. Murdoch M'Leaii, Mayor of Mount. Albert, and well-known as a-contractor iu Wellington, will be a candidate for the Grey Lynn seat, in the Reform Party's interest. x . o Corporal Artificer -Hugh Barnhill, Royal New Zealand Artillery, has been awarded , a long-service and good con- - duct medal. Mr. William, Cromb, is,...gazetted a, r member of tho:.Pa!raparaumu'.;l)omain!7' Board in place of Mr. 0. S. Brandon, resigned. , Tho. funeral of the late Mr.. Alfred " Scamer, the well-known contractor, took > place at >Karori, yesterday afternoon. Included in the c-ortego were representatives of the Wellington Master Builders and Contractors' Association, and the Masonio and Druids Lodges. . Messrs. A., Seamer (deceased's only son), J. W. Griffiths (son-in-law), J. A.' Griffiths (grandson),' and A. Soper were the chief mourners. Tho Church of England service was conducted by . the Rev. H. W. Thomson, of St. Mark's, and Bros. Herbert Benge and Herbert Seaton, Right W.M.'s, performed the Masonic ceremony at the graveside. Aiiiongst the numerous wreaths wero one from'the Builders' Association and another from St. Hilda's Social Club. Mr. W. B. Beunetir"(son'of Mr. and Mrs. F. Bennett, of who has been in the service of the National Cash Register Company in Wellington, Melbourne, America, and Eugland, for a considerable period, and has been ab- . sent from New Zealand for seven years, 1 is due back in, Wellington by the Moana , from . San Francisco on. September 10, to take up tho general managership ofV the company for the Dominion, in succession to--Mr. W. C. Howe, who is, , being transferred to tie Argentine, for , which part of the world he left per the Turakina. .