PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 119, 13 February 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

It is notified in the Gazette that the Iflngi liar; approved the retention Jof the title of "Honourable" by Messrs. G. W. Russell, M.P.; A. M. Myers, M.P.; W. D. S. Mac Donald, M.P.; and J. A. Hanan, M.P., who have served for mora than three years continuously as members of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

Mr. John KUW has bsen appointed a member of the Woodville Doma n Hoard in place of Mr. .Tolm Harris resigned.

Mr. H. Ching has been appointed gaoler of Ihe prison at AVanganui, r.nd Mr. P. M'Millan gaoler at Lvttelton.

The appointment of Mr. M. N. Burns as registrar of birth?, deaths, and marriages and vaccination inspector for the district of Inglewocd is gazetted.'

Dr. 11. W. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, arrived in Wellington from Auckland yesterday. Bishop Cleary went south by the Mararoa last night", in wder to be present at the opening of St. Bede-'s College, Christchurch, on Sunday.

The Rev. Father M'Grath, C.S.S.R., passed away at Mount St. Gerard's, Hawker Street, 'yesterday evening at G o'clock. This news will be learned with sincere regret throughout Australasia, where Father M'Grath was widely known and revered by lr's many friends. Born in County Deny, Ireland, in 1872, he received'.his early education at St. Colnmb's College in the city of Deny.' Tn tho year IS9I lie entered the novitiate of the Rodemptionist Order at Bishop Eton, Liverpool, and became a professed member of the congregation oil February 25, 1895. His ecclesiastical studies began at Tergumouth, Devon, were completed at Belfast, where he was ordained jfiest in 1901. Coming to Australia in 1905,Father '•M.'Grath has, during the past 15 years, been attached to the various houses in the vice-province. lie filled the office of Superior at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and later at Perth, AVest. Australia. Though never a member of the community at Mount St. Gernrd\s, he took part in missionary work in the l?omin : on, and will be well remembered in Auckland, where he laboured vith Archbishop Clnne and Father M'Dermott, C.S.S.R., during the- mission at St. Patrick's in 1905. The striking sincerity. Of his natural character, joined to his .priestly zeal, rendered his apcstnlate most fruitful, and won for him the esteem of both priests and people. Father M'Grath ■•nine to New Zealand in December of last year, with a view to helping r.i the work' of the niid-smnmor retreats. However, # his pudden and serious illness supervened, and despite the best of medical skill and careful attention death claimed him last evening. Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Mount St. Gerald's at 9 a.m. on Saturday, after which the funeral will leave for Karon The City Council last night granted five months' leave of absence to Councillor A. R. Atkinson, who is nroceeding to tho Old Country on a visit, and also eranted leave of absence to Councillor P. Eraser, M.P., who will visit Samoa with the Parliamentary «arty shortly.

Sir Francis Bell, Attorney-General, and Mr. .Tames Hislon. Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, returned to Wellington by yesterday morning's ferrv steamer. At last night's meetinc of Hie City Council Councillor G, Frost was appointed Denutv Mayor to act ditnni the absence of tlw Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) on Ihe Parliamentary trip to Samoa'.