PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2511, 12 July 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Grace Archbishop "Redwood iB offl a visit to Wanganui. . . Mr. G. H. Scales returned from the south ,on Saturday. General regret is felt throughout tie Rangitikei district (says the "Wanganui Chronicle") at the continued illness oftho Hon. R. K. Simpson. His health ' is so precarious that ho has been ui> ablo to take bis scat ill the Legislative Council since the session opened, • He was operated on at a private hospital in Wanganui, and tho latest advices are ' that lie is progressing as satisfactorily as can be expected. ; Tho fwieralof the lato Mr. Walter . Leslio, for many years on the Hansard staff, took placo at the Karori Cemetery on Saturday morning. Among those who attended were the Speaker of the' Houso of Representatives, Mr.A. F. Lowe (Clerk of the House), Mr. A. T. Bothamley (Clerk Assistant of the House of Representatives), all the members of tho Hansard staff, Col. Porter, C.B. (Commander of the Na- ; tional Reserve), Major H. F. Davis, V.D., H. N. M'Leod (Adjutant of the National Reserve), Messrs. k. Newton , and J. Dykes (representing the Savage Club). The pall-bearere were members . of tho Hansard staff, the National Re- * serve, and the Savage Club. The Rev. F. Moys, of Apiti, where deceased's sister. is living, officiated at the service, in .... the liomo and at tho graveside. , Amongst a large -number of wreaths was' one from the National Reserve, (a • beautiful floral representation Of the Reserve badge), and floral tributes from tho Hansard staff and the Savage Club.' The funeral of the late Mr. William A. List took place on-Saturday, afternoon, and was attended representatives of the Poneke Lodge, No. 21, U.A.0.D., and a large number of, relatives and friends. The service at the - Taita graveside was conducted by the. Rev. G. B. Stephenson. Mr. Fred. Crombie, a member of tho commercial staff of our evening contemporary, joined the Bth -Reinforcoments on Saturday. Mr. Crombio was a member, of tho executive committee of the Patriotic Society. Ho received . a presentation from his co-workers -bc-V foro donning the khaki, and was honoured by special mention at the last meeting of tho Patriotic Society as the first member of tlie executive to- join : the colours. . - ' Messrs. T. E. T. Seddon . and W.Downie Stewart, M.P.'s, have received instructions to enter camp at Palmerston :North; to-day. They will go to the camp which is being specially devoted to the training of non-commissioned officers. Before leaving, Mr. Seddon received , a presentation'from tho staff of Findlay, Dalziell, and Howard., Mr. William Franklin, -.for a greais many years overseer of the binding department of the Government Printing Office, died (from pneumonia following ; an. attack of bronchitis) early oh Saturday morning at his residence in Epuni Street after a short illness. The late Mr. Ffankliiii who was seventy years of age, arrived in over forty-one years ago in the ship Con-' fliefc. On arrival in Wellington'-' fo.joined the printing establishment of Mr. R. Burrett, and afterwards entered the Government service', from whichi he ' retired over five years ago. ; He leaves a widow, and. grown-up family ,of seven .- daughters and one son. . Mr. Nugent Welch, tho well-known local artist, recently underwent an operation in a private hospital, and is said to bo making satisfactory progress. Mr. C. E., Matthews; Assistant-In-spector of Prisons, is at present on an official visit to the prison institutions at Christchurch and Invercargill: . '.'•Mr. M. Hawkins, Publio .Works Inspector of the Prisons, Department and Governor of the Terraco Gaol, returned from tho soutfy on Saturday. Mr. Bert Tuckwell, who was a member.. of the last New Zealand cricket team for Australia, has received of his transfer to Melbourne, and leaves oh July 21. ' ' '. Mr. C. Spencer-Compton, organist at St, Stephen's ..Church,; Ashburton,' has • been appointed to a similar -position at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch, his place being taken by Mr. A< C. ,Webb, of Hawera. , ' ■ . .A! "Gazette" notico records tho promotion of Mr. George. Alfred Read, of the Photographic Branch of the Government Printing'and Stationery Department, to he Chief Photographer. Private G. Telford, of the Hospital Ship staff, was admitted to the Hospital, on Saturday suffering from injuries to his back, caused by. a.fall downstairs.;' -i .