PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3007, 19 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen went south to Dunedin on Saturday night. The Hon. AV. D. S. Mac Donald went to Hastings on Saturday afternoon. : Sir Ernest Shackleton will go south this week and will visit Christch'urch, Timaru, and Dunediu before returning tjs AVellington. Probably ho will deliver a lecture in each .of these centres. Later he will pay a visit to Auckland. Captain J. K. Davis, who commanded the Aurora on the relief voyage to the Ross Sea, will leave for Sydney by tho next boat. Dr. Ewarfc and Dr. and Mrs. Truby King were passengers from the south by the Maori oh Saturday evening. Captain ¥. A. AVorsley and Lieutenant Stenhouse, of the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition, went to Palmerston North on Saturday. They iill proceed to Auckland to-day, in order to take steamer for Britain. Both officers havo been given appointments-by tho Admiralty, and will take 'ip their duties directly they get Home.

Mr. C. Alan Jordan, AVellington (son of tho Under-Secretary for Justice), who is a battalion bomber of the King's Rifle Corps, has been awarded the Military Medal.

Mr. M. J. Browne, of Caroline Street, a much-estcemecl resident of AVellington East, died shortly before 1 o'clock on Saturday night. He was about as usual in the day, but took a bad turn at about 7 p.m., and within three hours had breathed his .last. The late Mr. Browne, who has long been connected with Mr. A. T. Bate's staff, had the misfortune to sustain a stroke between four and five years ago, and his end was caused by a repetition of the trouble. ' The deceased, who was an Irishman by birth and has no relatives within the Dominion, leaves a widow and two young daughters.

Mr. Arthur P. Roydhouse, physical instructor of the Education Department, at present'in charge of Otago and Southland,' has been accepted for active service. This is the third time he has offered his services.

Mr. Joseph Cochrane, a very old Auckland settler, died at Coromandel on Thursday last, aged 83 years. He arrived at Kororareka in 1839, and was present when Governor Hobson landed in January, 1840, and proclaimed British sovereignty over these islands. He was through tbe Maori war in the Wai : kato and became captain of the Wairoa Rifles in the 'sixties. He was on* of. the first settlers in the Auckland district, and always took an active part in public affairs. •

Captain Fraser., of the Christchureh Defence Headquarters, will shortly proceed into camp at Trentham. His place at Christchureh will be taken by Major Hickey.

Mr. J. W. Piper, who was stationmaster in. Christchureh for many years, and wlio retired from the service about 10 yeaTS ago (states the "Lyttelton Times"), has been requested to join the staff again, and has been given a position in the goods department in Christchureh.' Several other superannnatecl members of the' Christchureh staff have been asked to rejoin.

A cable message received in Auckland announces that Second-Lieutenant W. K. Moore, solicitor, of Auckland, has been awarded the Military Cross "for great courage and skill and splendid example." Mr. Moore left Auckland for England about 12 months ago, and gained a commission as secoiidr lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery, in which he is still serving.

An old colonist, in the person of Mr. Joseph feherwood Buckton, aged 85, died in Auckland on Friday. Mr. Buckton arrived in Auckland in 1.862 by the Matilda AVhnttonbach, the first ship to in New ZeoJ;nd with Albertland settlers. He, his wife, and family of three children were among the first people to arrive at Port Albert. Mr. Buckton took a keen interest in local affairs, . and was a member of the Rod.noy County Council for 21. years. Ho loaves four sons, five daughters, 41. grandchildren, and 20 great-grand-children. '■'•■■

'Another Now Zealand veteran, Mr. Patrick Ready, died at the Napier Hospital on Friday atthe ago of 92 years. Tlio lato Mr. -Ready saw lengthy service in the Crimean and Indian War and also held two medals for service in tlie New Zealand Maori Wars,.having been first in the Imperial Forces, and transferring to the colonial forces. In 1569 lie was orderly to Colonel Whitmoro in. the field. The deceased veteran was accorded-a military funeral.