PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 226, 12 June 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Major C. V. A. Baijrent, N.Z.M.C. of Nelson, has been paying a flying visit to his home.

Lieutenant Cockercll. who has just been awarded the D.5.0., is a son of All , , and Mrs. Allan (Jocknrell, of Sutton, Ologo Central. He left as a private with the Main Body. He. received his commission in 3917, and won the D.S.O. in October,of that year. From October to December he hold the rank of temporary captain. He was wounded during December.

Advice bn.s been received from Australia of, the death at the front of Mr. .Derek Hudson, well knov/n in New Zealand as a prominent member «f the J. C. Wiilkmson musical comedy forces. A short time ago it was announced that 31 r. Hudson was .'ii.issiiifr. The lato Mr. lliulson joined the Aviation Corps, after receiving his piloj's ticket with (he New South Wales Flying School. Mr. Hudson was iraiiircl originally as a .nedianical engineer. When he finished discourse hi , studies for grand opera, ami made appearance with the Heechr.n Opera Company in London. When war broke, out ho was eager In join up, and iiid so immediately unon the completion of his contract J.li.-i technical knowledge impelled him in tho direction of aviation, and he quickly qualified for his "ticket." An old Sou t'ii Canterbury identity, Mr. Robert Thf.v, died at his i-csideiiee. Tiniaru, on Friday, lie. was born at Lem-ingloii-on-Tyiie. England, in ISM, and i-ams? lo New Zealand in the Matonka in 1861. '

Anions those who attended tho funeral of the 'lato Mr. C. T. .Ml at Nelson yesterday afternoon were Mr. A. R. Atkinson,' of Wellington, who is a. brother-in-law, of the deceased, and Mr. Lmdo Levicn, a son-in-law. f

The ilea tli occurred at Spriiiß Creek last week of Mr. John "Wallis Eose, at (ho .ige of J7. He was engaged in farming pursuits in tho Mnrlboroiish district for n number of .veins. The deceased leaves a widow and five young children. ■

The Rev. J. A. Eogers, of All Saints' Church, Nelson, is being transferred to Greymouth until tho end of the year.

■Mr. J. B. Mason, who occupied tho position of resident engineer of tho Otiigo Harbour Board for many yars, and who latterly has acted as the board's consulting engineer, has given six months' notice, as from .July 1, of hie intention tn terminate his engagement with tho board. It is understood that he has received a five years' engagement with, ft North Island public body.

JIiV A. K. fendford, accountant at the Union Bank of Australia, Auckland, for the past five years and n half, lins volunteered, and has been accepted, for active service, and xoes into tamp on Juno 20. Mr. E. T. Porter, acting accountant at Wellington, has teen promoted accountant at Auckland.

Mr. W. Rogers, genera', manager of the Anchor Shippiiiß and Fo-J-ndry Company returned to Nelson by the Xikau last night, after a business trip to Chnstchurcb.

. \ Press Association telegram from Christchurch states-.-Tim Rev. A. 1. Thompson has resigned tho pastorate ot St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to take up the position of .New Zealand agent for the British and l'oreign Bible Society. . . On the orcasion of his «■«"'«! J » s connection of over 20 years with Messrs. Ilenrv W. Prabody and Co., Mr. John boton was presented by the Australian Wholesale Iteration (N.Z.). Ltd. Mr W. M'lntosli, late of Auckland, wloistoM-eupthedualposiionso Collector of Customs and. «f * ° Births, Deaths, and Marnaees at Blenheim passed throusrh Wellington >*>- terdav Mr. 3. T. Bridgman who has been relieving Mr. Sibbnld at Blenheim, will come to tho Wellington office. Th? condition of Dr. Gcow Saunters, ft result of an aceiden as he was ren 18»7 He was a native of London, "nd ./as educated } t Bath and subse quently, beinp destined for a inwai career, at navigation schools at Milford Haven and Blackwall. At the age. of fifteen he entered the Trinity service, and whs stationed successively at London, Milted Haven, Bamsgate, and Marene He resigned from the. service, however, when he was nn actinp cuei offiqer. .because tho chances of promotion seenuid remote, most of the semor offi-cei-B being not much older than himself. Upon the discovery of cold m Australia ho decided to sselc his fortune there, and arrived in Melbourne in 1552.. He d.d not remain lons at tho diggings, however for an affection of the eyes necessitated his return to Melbourne, whero ho spcured employment first in the harbour officp and subsequently as shinning clerk in the office of Mr. J. B. Ware. In 18C0 he camo to Duncdin and commenced an imnortin? business. He wns in various forriis of commercial activity until ire acquired the Rharebroldnp business of his namesake, Mr. W. H. Quick, nnd became associated wilh Mr. E. R. Smith in the firm of Quick and Smith. Ho hel(I a number of vicc-eonsulotes. including tliose of Norway and Sweden, Portugal, and Denmark, and for a tnno was Acting-Consul for Chile; he sat in . the City Council, was a trustee of the Savings' Bank, a member of tho Athenaeum Committee, and secretary of tho Acclimatisation Society. He was n prominent memjier of the Anjrlican laity, and occupied n seat: in tho Synod for over twenty years. ]To was lion, secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals for eighteen years, from 1882 to 1900, and was one of (lie founders— for some years past tho solo survivor of them-of the Patients' and Prisoners' Aid Society.'

The death is announced by a Press Association telegram of Mr. C. M. Gray, a well-known citizen of Cliristch>:rcl), ; at the <ige of 05 years. As a youth under 1G Mr. Gray fought in the Maori AVnr. Deceased look a great interest in public affairs. Vor many years ho was a member of the City Council, and three times Mayor. Ho was also an ox-inomber of the. Hospital Board, of which lie was chairman for one term, a member of the Tiiimwuy Board since the i.iangurntion of the electric tram systen. and chairman for the. current year. For ono term ho was member of Parliament forChristcluiß'h North, boating tho late Mr. T. 10. Taylor for the seat.