PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 291, 28 August 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. E. W. Allison arrived yesterday from Auckland.

Among the passengers who returned to Wellington by the Moer.iki from ISvdnoy yesterday wero Messrs. Movibrav and W. Pearce, of Messrs. Levin and Co.

Tho Sailors' Friend Society passed tho following resolution last evening: "That tho members' of the Sailors Friend Society and their friends desire to express to tho relatives or the late Captain R. J. S. Seddon their sincore sympathy # with them 111 tho great sorrow which has come to them.

Sergeant M. Murphy, of tho watersido police, was takon seriously ill in the course of his duties yesterday morning, and had to bo removed to the Wellington Hospital. Sergeant Murphy is very well known m \\ ellington, where ho has been stationed for a number of years, and his condition is such as to cause .serious anxiety to his numerous friends.

Lient.-Commander Harrison and Captain King wero passengers from Sydney by the Moeraki.

Mr. James Godber, who has been on a visit to Australia, returned to Wellington yesterday.

Viscount Mountgarret, who diod suddenly on Juno 25 at Glcnriddiiiß, Ullswater, at tho age of 43. was tho only son of tho fourteenth Viscount -by his first marriage with Mary Eleanor, daughter of the late St. John Chivorto'ii Charlton, of Apley Castle, Shro|> shire, and succeeded in 1912. He was formerly a lieutenant in the York, shire Hussars, and married in 1807 Cecily; daughter of the lato Arthur Grey (formerly Duncombe), granddaughter of the' first Baron Feversham. lie is succeeded by his only halfbrother, the Hon. Piers Henry Angustin Butler, who was born in 1903.

Mr. A. 0. Cameron, of tho Chief Post Office staff, Wellington, has been appointed postmaster at Soddon.

Regimental Sergeant-Major Cecil Asher, who has been awarded tho Military Sorvico Medal, is tho eldest son of Mr. Asber Aslier, of Nairn Street, Wellington. Ho is 26 years of oge, and received his education at Mount Cook Boys' School and tho Technical School. When tho war broke out he was a member of the D Battery, and he left for Samoa in August, 1914, with the first body of New Zealand soldiers—going away as a sergeant. On his return to the Dominion bo went into camp at Trentham, and, joining the Howitzer Battery attached to the Fifth Reinforcements, was made regimental ser-geant-major. He was through tho Gallipoli campaign, and afterwards saw much service on the Western front. Ho lias never been wounded. Some time ago ho was urged to sit for a commission, but pro i'r r cd to remain a noncommissioned officer. His younger brother, Private John Aslier, who enliste_d in Australia, has been twice wounded, and is now in the Military Post Office, Salisbury Plain.

The death occurred yesterday morning at his residence, 41 Roxburgh Street, ol? Mr. .John Henry Pollock, aged 60 years. Mr. Pollock, who was born in Otago, c-amo to Wellington many years ago, and started in_ the stock-buying and butchery business hero. Later, lie disposed of his interests and removed to Wanganui, where lie continued in a similar occupation, but 011 11 larger'scale, and established tallow works in addition. He was married in AVanganui, and in that town lie took part in municipal affairs, being for some time a member of the Borough Council. As a. young man, Mr. Pollock was an athlete of | some note, and for many years past bis n.".mo lias been familiar throughout the Dominion as ono who took a keen interest in all branches of amateur athletics. At tho time of his 1 death he held tho position of president of the goverirng body of New Zealand amateur n Metics.' Probably there > is no onn who has rendered more assistance towards the success of athlpties : in Wellington than the late Mr. _ Polj lock. Mr. Pollock took a great intcrI est in all matters connected with racing and trottini. For many years 110 acted as a North Island delegate to the New Zealand Trotting Association, and also handicapped for a number of clubs. During Lis residence in Wanganui he owned and raced a number of horses. He acted as liandicapper to the Wellington Racing Club, Otaki Maori Racing Club, Masterton Racing Club, and other clubs. About four years ago he sustained a paralytic stroke, and had been an invalid ever since. Mr. Pollock leaves a widow, two sons—Mr. W. H. Pcllook and Mr. H. J. T. Pollock, both of Wellington— and one married daughters-Mrs. F. P. Morrison, at present of Newcastle, New South Wales.

Advice was recently received' that Chaplain Noel Robertshawe, M.A, youngest son of the • late ltev. IE. Robertshawe, has been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery at the front. Chaplain Robert-

shawe, who is very well known in Dannevirke, having been_ born there, was educated at Wanganui College, St. John's Theological College,' Auckland, and the Auckland "University. On leaving the university, states the Dannevirke "Evening News," 110 took up the position of curate at Hastings, leaving the latter place before war broke out to take up church worlr in England, where lie arrived in May, 1914. After remaining in England for a timo lie left for the Western front ' with the British forces as chaplain, and at tlio time of winning his decoration was, and, still is, attached to tho 9th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Chaplain

tobertshawe received a letter from

his colonel stating that he was verj pleased he had won the Military Cross, as 110 had deserved it on than 0110 occasion. So far no nows as to

the act which won tile distinction has reached Dannevirke.

Members of tho Federated Seamen's Union at the fortnightly meeting on Monday night stood, and in silence passed a motion of regret for the death 011 the Western front of the late Cap-

tain Seddon and sympathy with Mrs. Seddon and her family in their bereave-

liicnt. • Much regret was expressed: at the sudden death of Captain Seddon, who was well known to the trade union officials iii Wellington as u man possessing advanced political thought and always sympathetic with the ideals ol Labour.