PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3190, 14 September 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Advice has been received that lieutenant Maurice Sprott, M.C., son of the Anglican Bishop of Wellington, has been promoted captain. ; . Senior-Sergeant Hutton, who has been stationed in Dunedin for the past two years, has been promoted to the rank of sub-inspector, and wnl proceed to New Plymouth, replacing Sub-LisDector M'llvoney, who has been transferred. !No ndvico has yet been received as to who will take over Scmor-Sefgeant Hutton s duties in Dunedin.

Eegret will be expressed in many quarters over the news of the death, in action of Quartermaster-Sergeant W. b. Fleming, formerly of the ■ commercial staff of Thb Dominion. The dicewcd, who was 36 years of age, left New Zealand with the Twenty-second Eeiniorcement, and won his stripes by examination in England. Prior to tlie staff of this paper he was for about eeven years employed m the traffic department of the Wellington Tramways, and during that time was three years ;v member of the Zealasdia Rifles. He emild onlv have been in Erance two or three weeks, as in the last letter received by his brother, Mr.'P. .T. Fleming, of Wellington, he was still in England, but was expecting marching orders lor the front daily. His amiable disposition and quiet, conscientious attention to hie duties made him extremely popular with, all who were associated with mm.

Yesterday morning' solemn llequicni Mass was celebrated at St. Josephs, Buckle Street, for Very Kev. Father Keo»h, S.M., B.A. lather Keogb. w.is for nine years rector of St. Patricks College, and was well known by men ot all creeds. The Mass was celebrated by the Very Eev. Dr. Kennedy, b.M., U.A., Sector of the College. 'Iwo old boys, Eev. Patners Diguan, S.M-, ana Seymour S.M., were deacon and subdeacon respectively. In the sanctuary were His Grace Archbishop Bedwooa, S.M., His Grace Archbishop O'Shea, S.M., Eight Kev. Monsignor' M'Kenna, V.U., Venerable Archtfeacon Devoy, S.M., \ ery fiev. Dean Power (Hawera),. Very 15av. Dean Binsfeld, S.M. (Ha-wke's Bay), and some 50 priests, from all parts of New Zealand, many of them old boys ot bt. Patrick's, and ex-pupils of the deceased priest. The religious ordors represented were the Eetemptorist Fathers, the Marist Brothers, the Sisters' of Mercy, the Sisters of the Missions, and the -Mstsrs of Compassion. Among those present were Sir Joseph Ward, Eabbi Van Staveren, Dr. Cahill, Mr. E. A. Lougnnan, Mrs. Macarthy-Eeia, Mrs. Martin Kennedy, Mr. George Winder, Mr. PH. Gill, M.A., LL.B., Mr. Bastings, Mr J. E. Henrys, Mr. L. Dwan, Mrs. M. Scgriif, and many others. Tho 400 old boys at the front were represented by Major C. basqnoine and Lieut. Eric Eeeves.-M C. The innsic of the Mass was sung by the Colleso Choir, under. the Daton ot Eev. Father B. J. Eyan, S.M. Tha panegyric was preached by the Eev. Father Manpan C.SS.E., who, in the course of his observations, remarked tho sorrow which Father KeoglTs death had caused to all n-Jitp knew him, Catholic and Protestant. At tho conclusion of the service Eev. Father Schafer. S.M., played tho "Dead March" in Saul. Mr. John Cooml>e, who died recently at tho Auckland Hospital, aged sixtyseven, was well known in tho mining community. Hβ was born in Devoncliire, and ns a young man went to America, and thence to South Africa, coming to New Zealand about forty years nco. Ho was manager of soveral wellldtfwn gold iftlnes of the West Coast, including the Alpine mine, but later he left for West Australia, where he remained fnr several years. On returning to New Zealand he took up mining a« AVaihi and Waitekauri, and until his retirement threo or four years ago ho wae underground manager of tho Waihi mine. Mr. G. Fynmore Fox, Wellington, has been appointed a censor of telegraph mesenses in respect of stations in or near Wellington.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that Mr. F. J. M'Alancmin, of Ellorslie, has been appointed handicappor to tho Auckland Racine Club. Many will regret to learn that Mr. Alexander Lawson, tho well-known signwriter, of Cuba Street, suffered a heart attack on Wednesday. Ho will probably not be able to get about for at le.ist a fortnight.

a Mr. John Burt, of the clerical etaff of b the Post and Telegraph Stores, who ie I about to go into camp, was presented by t his brother-officers, through Mr. s> Nicholls, Assistant Controller of Stores, 3 with a wristlet watch. Air. Burt twice 3 previously volunteered for sen-ice, but t on each occasion was rejected, cs ho was 1 too young. ' Mr. Joseph Blasohock, the clever entertainer, who is at present-in the' Philip'_ pines, intends to tour New Zealand oßain £ shortly. Ho was last hero a's manager |. and co-performer with Miss Ellen Terry, [ the eminent English actress. Mr. D. H. Fawcott, late of Grant's ': Brao Presbyterian Orphanage, JJuneI din, hae taken up work as a, field secro- - tary for tho Y.M.C.A. at Trentham > Camp. Mr. A. Mill ie being transferred I to tho Featherston Camp jn a similar i capacity. I Mr. J. S. Douglas, of Dunedin, has • received word that ho has been appoint- ! Ed to the vacancy on tho City Licensing i Committee caused by the resignation of . Mr. W. Belcher. . J Engineer Sub-Lieutenant W. E, Shan- ' non, B.N.R;, of Westland, who was in ' London recently, is now at sea on a ' British warship. He joined the Main 1 Body of tho N.Z.E.F. on the outbreak ■ of war, and went through the various • campaigns up to tho Somme. TheTO he was severely wounded, and spent nine ; months in hospital in England. On roi covering he volunteered his services to' l the Admiralty,, and they were accepted, s and in due course he was granted a comk mission in the E.N.R. ■ ■ Tho following appointments have been ' made by tho Wellington Education » Board:— Petone D.H.S.. assistant, Mr. F. fc W. Mothcs; Petone D.H.S., assistant f (war appointment), Miss E. A. Stanton; L Upper Hutt, assistant, Mr. W. S. Bowie; ' Ihuraua, sole teacher, Miss V. I. Curtis; f To Marua, assistant, Miss J. Pilling-; Is- ' land Bay, assistant,. Miss E. M'Carrison; ' Putara, solo teacher, Miss M. A. Clark; J Wairongomai, sole teacher, Miss F. M. *. Strong; Masterton, assistant, Miss M. E.' E. Murray; Koputaroa, assistant. Miss . H. L. Andrews; Grassmere, sole teacher, i Miss Hilliard; Fljt Croek, sole teacher ■ (war appointment), Mr. G. J. Kins. i The death'occurre'd in June of (do Earl 1 of Haddington, who sinco tho demise cf i the Earl of Weniyss was regarded as tho ;' G.O.M. of the Scottish peerage. In addi- ' tion to being soldier and courtier, he was : a typical country gentleman and a.londi lord beloved of his tenantry. In 1886, 1 when tho rinderpest ruined iuany formers by killing off thoir whole cuttle, about a score of his Cheshire tenants vaitcd on his Lordship and asked to be relieve 3 ■ of their holdings, their means of paying the rent being gone. His rwponse was characteristic. "No, no," iia said, "it will r.ot beat us both; stay on, and I will see what can be done." He went to St. Boswells sale next day, and,, assisted by the advice of one of his Scottish tenants, bought sheep sufficient to restock the . ■ forms, and made tho tenants a prtsent of them. The money he provided by re- ■ ancTng his establishment and personal expcr.ses and selling some of his linntera - ' and greyhounds, which he dearly loved.