PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2580, 30 September 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Harold Beauchamp, chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, returned from a visit to Australia by the Manuka yesterday.

Tho death occurred on Tuesday, says our Featherston correspondent, of Dr. James Wallace, at tho ago of 86 years. After serving about six years in, the British Navy as surgeon, tlio late Dr. Wallace arrived in Now Zealand by tho ship Ashburton in 1857, and shortly afterwards settled down to farming, and had resided hero ever since. Deceased was a widower, his wife, who was a sister of the late Mr. E. W. Mills, of Wellington, having died ill 1301. There wore no children.

Mr. S. Whitta Thornton, who has been appointed to proceed to Egypt as one of several business men appointed to administer the E«d Cross Funds thero, was formerly in business in Wellington on his own account as an. accountant and auditor, at which time ho resided at Ivaraka Bay. For somo little time past ho has been secretary to Mr. Kelso King, tho Australian mining magnate, and the controller of the Mount Morgan mine. Consequent upon reports having heen received in Australia that all was not as it should be in Egypt in connection with Bed Cross funds, Mr. Adrian Knox, K.C., offered his services as an investigator. Mt. Knox found affairs to be a goo<t deal worse than anticipated, and asked that six business men and four investigators bo dispatched to Egypt at onco. This request-is being acceded to.

After .14 years' service in- the Wellington Firo Brigade, Deputy-Superin-tendent Stewart is about to scvor his connection with tho brigade. The opportunity was .taken at a reunion of firemen s,nd fire police last evening to make a presentation to Mr. Stewart The Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), in making the presentation on behalf of the Wellington firemen and fire police, spoke in high terms of the Deputy-Superin-tendent's service with the brigade, and pointed out the loss that, would be felt as a result of hie retirement. Superintendent Taifc also spolco feelingly of his long association with Mr. Stewart, and expressed regret at the loss of his service. Captain Wright, of the fire police,' also spoke highly of Mr. Stewart. The presentation took the form of a silver watch, and to Mrs. Stewart two 6ilver ornaments. '

. At the meeting of the Management Committee of the Football Association last evening resolutions of sympathy, were passed with the relatives of Private H. l'yo-Smith and Private V. : Fakler, who were receutiy killed in action at Gallipoli. Tlio executive of tho Now Zealand Society of Accountants has elected tlie following officers: —President, Mr. John S. Barton (Wellington); vice-president, Mr. H. 0. Tewsley (Auokland); treasurer, Mr. H. A. Gold (Wellington). Mr. John Broad, the English professional cricketer, and Hawke's Bay coach, arrived from England by the Arawa-.

Mr. A. A. M'Kinnon, secretary of tlia Waitaki Boys' High School, and Mr. T. l'rvor, of Oamaru, were in Wellington yesterday They have made arrangements to use tho scenery, music, etc., belonging to the Wellington Amateur Operatio Society in a coming performance of "Les Cloches de Comeville" m Oamam. Mr. J. H. • Lynskey, Director of the Petone Tecliuical School, who was injured about the eyes in a- recent explosion at the school, is making rapid progress towards recovery. Acting oil the advice of his doctor, ho will not resume his duties at the school for a fortnight." ' Mr. T. Fairbairn, sou of Mr. J-Fair-bairn, late proprietor of tho Occidental Hotel, Wellington, and who served his time with "Win: Cable and Co., has been appointed second engineer of , the coastal steamer John. The members of Mr. D. B. 0 Connor's "Merry Widow'' Opera Company, wliich is to tour New Zealand (with tho exception of tlie four centres), arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Manuka, and left for Napier m ths 'afternoon. Tho season will commence with "The Girl in the Taxi.'