PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 26 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Lieutenant-Colonel S. A. Gibbs, N.Z.M.C., lias been awarded tho Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, 110 having a total of upwards of twenty-five years of service.

Mr. F. K. Hunt, barrister, has been appointed a Stipendiary Magistrate, to be stationed in the districts of Kaipara, Franklin, and Manakau, vice Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M.

Dr. Itobertson, tho radiologist who has been engaged by tho Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to take charse of the now X-ray department that is being established at the Wellington Hospital, has arrived in New Zealand, and will take up his duties on Friday next. So far the whole of the new plant has not yet arrived.

Mr. J. G. L. Hewitt, S.M., of Wunganni, presided over the police business at yesterday's sitting of tho Wellington Magistrate's Court.

Father Dwysr, of Temora, and Father Haydcn, of Dtilwieh Hill, have been appointed Jtishops of the Koman Catholic r#iw of Riverina and Wilcannia (New South Wales) respectively.—Press Assn.

Mr. Wyvorn Wilson, S.M., has been appointed chairman of the Licensing Committee and liegistrar of the Supremo Court ,at Wanganul, vicc Mr. J. G. Tj. Hewitt, S.M.

Mr. J. S. Barton, ono of the new Stipendiary Magistrates, is a member of the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce. This fact was mentioned at the meeting of the chamber last night, and congratulations were oifercd Mr. Barton on his promotion.

Australian papers publish cabled news of the death of Mr. Frank Craig, tho wclUknown ivrlisl.

°? 'he firm of Messrs. 1 hillips and Pike, is among the passengers tor Sydney by tlio Manuka this morning.

An old resident of Auckland, Mr. Nathaniel liDw, died on July 22, aged IB years. Deceased was the second son of the late Nathaniel C. Gow. The family arrived in Auckland by the ship Ganges in 1863. Mr. Gov, has been in bad health lately, and has really never fully recovered tin effect of an accident that occuired some years ago, when he was knocked down by a pony and trap, lleceased is survived by his widow, four sons, and one daughter.

Captain Andrew Donovan, a wellknown captain in the New Zealand coastal trade, died suddenly at his residence, I'onsonby, Auckland, on Monday. The late captain, who was Tli years of age, arrived in New Zealand in 1801, on the ship Lightning. He later joined a coastal vessel trading at Auckland, and remained in that trade until about twelve years ago, when lie retired ' owing to failing health. Captain Donovan leaves three sons and fivo daughters.

Mr. Thomas Brown, of Christcliurch, will bo a passenger for Sydney by tho Manuka to-day.

Owing to ill-health tho assistant matron at the Hospital (Miss Todd) has had to tender her resignation. At yesterday's meeting the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board expressed its high appreciation of her services in the past, and accepted the resignation with regret. Sister Preston has been unpointed to the vacancy.

News was received in Wellington yesterday that Captain Roy James FitzGerald, of the British Air Service, formerly of Hie Gloucester Regiment, has been killed in aerial warfare. Captain FitzGerald, who was born in Wellington 27 years ago, was a soil of tlio late Mr. W. G. FitzGerald, chemist, and was educated at The Terrace School and Wellington College, lie learned tho trade of an engineer with Messrs. S. Luke and Co., and (hen went to sea, in due course obtaining his cei'tificate. When the war broke out he was on tho engine-room staff of a steamer in African waters, and at once went lo England, where he entered the Imperial Army. "While serving with his regiment on the Western front he was taken prisoner, but escaped after five months' detention, under circumstances which have already been fully related. 'Returning to England, ho wits urged lo undertake homo service, but, preferring a more exciting life, he was sent to Italy, where he did more brilliant work, and gained a bar to the •Military Cross which he had received for bravery on tho Western front. He then joined the British Flying Corps. The deceased, who was a man of fine physique and a very popular officer, was married about eighteen months ago to an English lady.- His brother Maurice is a captain in the Gloucester Regiment, another brother (Gerald) is a corporal with tho New Zealand Forces in France, and his stepbrother .Tan is with tho Tank Corns in France. Mrs. Alexander Stewart, of Etliam. and Sister Eileen FiteGerald. now on tho staff of a military hospital in France, aro his sisters. Captain FitzGerald was a nephew of Mrs. Robert Pearson, of The Terrace, Wellington.

There died a few days ago a. very old' identity of Timaru in the person of Mr. Thomas Frederick Goocli, at the ago of 90. He was organist to St. Mary's Church from the year 1878 until his retirement from that* position in .1007—a period of 29 years. Born in the year 1828, Mr. Gooch lived under five Sovereigns—George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, ami his present Majesty. lu. his early life Mr. Gooch lived in Norwich, in England, and was a member of the cathedral choir in that city. Afterwards ho saw active service in the Far East, and was present at tho taking of the Chinese fort T'aku, on the I'eiho River, in the year 1850.

Archdeacon Calder, vicar of All Paints' Anglican Church, l'onsonby, has resigued owing to iil-hcaith. The work of Archdeacon Calder in tho Auckland diocese extends over i 3 years, and his connection with All Saints' over 36 years. At tho time of his appointment there were only SOOO people in tho parish, where to-day tiiero arc 10,000. The Archdeacon w now in his seventieth year. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and early in the 'seventies ho left his native land for Honolulu, where he was episcopal missionary in charge of the Wailua district. His two years there were spent working under Bishop Willis, now of Nukualofa, Tonga. He came on to New Zealand then, and from 1575 to 1831 was vicar at Hamilton, changing with the Rev. V. Lush, which look him to Thames. Seventeen years ago the ten R-ev. Calder. was made Archdeacon of Auckland, but after eleven years in this position be resigned, giving strain of work as his reason. For a long time past Archdeacon Calder lias been Commissary of the Diocese, and has i re sided at the election, of three bialmps. Archdeacon Calder's resignation will come into effect at the end of October.