PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 257, 18 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. S. E. M'Carthy.R.M., wlm lias been on a month's holiday, returned to duly at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday. 110 will he engaged in ; magisterial business here until lie loaves ■ for Napier on Monday next, prior to pro- j eceding to Christchurch, where he has , been appointed senior magistrate. , Mr. 11. E. Murpliy, M.A., 8.C0m., ■ LL.11., has hneii appointed lecturer in j economics at Victoria College. Mr. Murpliy is at present; a partner in the legal firm of M'lntyre and' Murphy, Feilding. A cable messngo was received in Mnatertou on Tuesday, announcing the death in England of Mr. Erl Williams, youngest soil of tho late Mr. T. C. Williams, and of Mrs. Williams, of Wellington. The deceased, who was thirty-two years of age, left for England over two years ago, and after serving ill--0 llyi'.ig corps joined tho motor service. The cause of death was influenza iind nneumonia. Mr. Williams was married to a daughter of Mr. C. F. Vallanee, of Kahumingi, and leaves a family ot tlireo young children. The Rev. J'\ U. Buckingham, a retired Baptist minister, died on Monday nt Tamaki. Mr. Buckingham eaiuo to Now Zealand about fourteen years ago from Ipswich, Quconslaud, where, ho held the Baptist pastorate. Previously ho had been minister of the South Melbourne Baptist CliuiT.li. 11l this country he held s'irccKsivelv tho Bantist charges at, Nelson, Oaiua'ru, and Thames, retiring fror the latler church about four and a half years ago. Mr. Buckingham about twelve years ago married Miss Peters, a missionary from India, by whom he is survived. Mr. A. .13. Speakman, late of the Hud-dart-Rarker Company's services, died at Auckland on Friday. Mr. Speakman was well known in shipping circles and to the travelling public some years ago, when he was purser on a. number of tho company's steamers. AY hen the compniiy opcii-tl <i branch ofiice in Auckland Mr. Speakman was appointed chief and claims clerk, from which position lie retired about a year ago owing to his health failing. Deceased, who bad been about twenty years in the company's employ, was 39 years of age. He leaves a, widuw and one son. The Commonwealth Acting-Minister of Defence (Mr. Wise) has announced that the vacancy caused by the elevation of 1 Brigadier-Generpl T. W. Glasgow, C.8., | C.M.G., D.5.0., to tho command of the First Australian Division would be filled by Lieutenant-Colonel S. C. E. Herring, D.5.0., of New South Wales, who would bo granted the rank of brig-adier-general. The Commonwealth Government had conveyed to Major-General Walker, formerly in command of tho First Division, whose return to the Imperial Army had alreadv been announc- ! etl, its appreciation of the excellent services rendered by liini during his long and distinguished association with the Australian Imperial Forces, The following resignations were accepted at yesterdays meetins of the Education 1 Board:—Mrs. M. M. Welsh, sole teacher, Kohinui; Miss A. Harrison, head teacher, Maurleeville; Miss E. Nairn, I sole teacher, Akitio; Miss A. G. Davis, assistant, Greytown District High School; and Miss G." Flood, assistant at Fernridge. . lieutenant Frank Moore, of Johnsonville. was wounded in Palestine on July 31. This is the third occasion on which he has been wounded—once in theGallipoli campaign and twice in Palestine.So far, a successor to Mr. G. F. Glen as superintendent of city reserves has not been appointed. A recommendation will be made to the City Council by tho Reserves' Committee at nest Thursday's , meeting. A' Press Association message from Hokitika states that Mr. Andrew Cummings, of Kolcatahi,' died on Tuesday night, aged 77. He was long associated , with Westland public affairs, and at the. ■ time of his death was a member of the i Land Board. ilr. H. B. Hill, Chief Forester for Weli lington City, who has enlisted voluntar- ■ ily, will go into cauip on August 14. ! Mr. A. A. Winslow, American Consul- , General, has received advice that his late secretary, Sergeant S. D. Ilill, has been accidentally killed. The cable- ; gram, which was received on Monday, did not state in what way he met his [ death, but that lie was accidentally kill--1 cd on June HO. Tho late soldier was a r.ativo of Kentucky, U.S.A., and was tho , first American to enlist from- Auckland , under his own nationality. He left ; Auckland for camp exactly a year ago J last Monday, tho day that the news of his death was received. He sailed with tho Thirtieth Reinforcements. The late J Sergeant Hill came to New Zealand from ' Kentucky about two and a half years j ago, and had been with Mr. Winslow as secretary for about sixteen months, i Mr. C. C. Ketlo, who lias resigned the position of senior Stipendiary Magistrate j in Auckland on account of ill-health, has 3 adjudicated in the position of tho nortli- , ern city for the past fourteen years. He j was appointed to tho Bcneli in IS9O, and t sat in New Plymouth as District Judgo 3 and Stipendiary Magistrate for Tarav naki and Wanganui districts, to which ; circuit tho district of Wairarapa was - later added. Two years later ho took up p headquarters at Wajigauui, where, yi 5 addition to magisterial duties, he held > tho position, of registrar to tho Supremo j Court. He, in ISIJO, was appointed Senior Magistrate at Auckland, and lie also t acted the District Court Judge for tho Waikalo and Thames districts until tho abolition of the district courts there, when Hamilton was added to the Su.preme Court circuit. Mr. Kettle was notably painstaking in his magisterial methods. Ho exercised an almost paternal interest 1 and care in .the administration of justice I that came within his purview, and took .. a large part in obtaining the new magis--3 trate's court in Auckland and m direct- - in" its appointments. About twelve a months ago failing health Tendered it necessary for him to undergo an operation, anil since that timo he has been in ". hospital. His retirement will take ellect g as from July 31.