PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 249, 15 July 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

General Sir William Birdwood and Lady,-Birdwood are spending a few days at the home of Sir Andrew Russell, Tunanui, Hastings. Yesterday, the former was tendered a civic reception at Hastings. General Birdwood said that this, was the last function ho would address in New Zealand, as they would be leaving the country soon. He looked to fho Press to express his gratitude-to tho peoplo of Now Zealand for the heartiness and warmth of their welcome, and for tho honour they had dono himself and Lady Birdwood in every part of tho Dominion.—Press Assn. The funeral of tho lato Commander Home, Sorgeaut-at>Armg in tho House of Representatives, took place yesterday. The body was cremated at Karon. Tho Speaker of the House of Representatives (the Hon. Sir Frederick Lang), tho Clerk of Parliament (Mr. A. F. Lowe), the Clerk of the Houso of Representatives (Mr. ,E. Kane), a number of members of Parliament, and the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. J. P. Luke. M.P.) were among those who attended. Tho bearers were selected from the Parliamentary messengers. The funeral service was read by theVen. Arch, deacon A. M. Johnson. Widespread sympathy will be felt for the relatives in Wellington of FlyineOlticer Nealo Fitzgerald Eagar, who has been posted as missing since June H. Flying-Officer Eagar left New Zealand with the Main Body, N.Z.E.F., and subsequently transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, in which unit ho served for upwards of four years. The cessation of hostilities saw no rest for him, and since the end of last year ho had been again on active service in Palestine, flying over a wide str.etch of country, including the area made so memorable by the deeds of the Australian mounted men during the general rout of tho Turkish armies in 1918. Recently his headquarters had been at Ramleh, situated between Ludd and Jerusalem. According to the cabled imessago received by his next-of-kin, Flying-Officer Eagar loft Ramleh in favourable weather for Ismalia—approximately 250 miles away—on June H, carrying another airman as passenger, and neither has since been heard of. The whole of tho intended route (which, it is' understood, is not entirely free from hostile Arab tribes), has been scoured by aeroplane, but without avail, and little hojjes arc held out for the return of the missing officers. Flying-Officer Eagar was well known in Dannevirkc, Palmerston North, and Auckland, where he was'a student at St. John's College for some years. Two other brothers of the family, who saw active service with tho N.Z.E.F, returnecHo the Dominion twelvo months ago. The death of Mr. T. F. Moore, an old resident of Pahiatua, took place last evening at his son's residence. The lato Mr. Moore was 85 years of age. Lieutenant E- H. Rawson, M.C., R.F.A. Reserve, son of Dr. Ernest Rawson, Willie Street, returned by tho Ruahine, after an absence-of six years. Captain C, M'Arthur was a passenger from Sydney by the Manuka. The Rev. F.| H. Spencer lias resigned the position of agent in New Zealand for the British and Foreign Bible Society. Tho Kcv. A. T. Thompson is now the agent. Mr. Albert Spencer, president of the Auckland Employers' Association, is visitma Wellington. Mr. F. H. Bass, who has resi<med his position as accountant to tho Wellington Gas Company to proceed to London to join his brother in business, was presented Vith a travelling-rug yesterday by the members of the executive committee of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society, as a token of tho personal esteem in which they held him. Tho president of the society, Mr. Ernest \V Hunt, in making the presentation, spoko of the sterling service Mr. Bass iiad rendered to the society, both m the 'capacity of secretary during a largo part of tho war period, and later as a member of the executive committee. Mr. C. E. Bremner, who for 20 years has held tho position of engineer to tho Waima'te County Council, and has left to take a similar* position for tho Goraldine Countv Council, was accorded a farewell bv'a large number of Waimato • residents, and presented with an address 1 iind a purse of sovereiens. Mr. Bremner was for some years resident in Mnsterton. Mr. C. B. Norwood, who has been on a lonirthY visit to Australia and England, is a passenger by the Manuka, which will berth at tho Queen's Wharf this morning. The funeral of the lato Mr. Percy Wakelield. who died at the Wellington Hospital on Saturday, took place on Tnesday, and was largely attended. Six members of the stall' of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, where Mr. Wnk<>held had been employed for about fourteen years, acted as pall-benrers. The service at the graveside it Karori was conducted by tho Veil. Archdeacon Johnson, of St. Paul's Pro-Cnthedral. Demised was a son of the late Mr. Felix Wakelield, one of the pioneers of Wellington, and a brother of Mr. Edward Wakefield, of England, formerly a member of the New Zealand Parliament, and a well-known .ioumalist. Another sou of Mr. Felix Wakelield was the late Air. Oliver Wakefield, for some years UnderSecretary for Mines, Mr. Henry Brilluin, tho well-known, pharmacist of Manners Street, lies sorioiislv ill nt his residence in Brougham Street. A special meeting of the Auckland hronoli of tho Waterside Workers' Union was held on Tuesday, at which a resolution of condolence was passed to the relatives of the lato Mr. G. R. Bullook, who was Dominion superintendent of the N.Z. Shipping Co, The motion was moved.by Mr. G. G. Farlnnd. Mention was made lot (the fact that Mr. Bullock was for years chairman of tho National Disputes Committee, yel up to deal wilh nutters connected with shipping companies and waterside workers. In that capacity it was staled that Mr, Bullock had ever held the balance evenly lietween employers and employees, his fairness and ininnrtlilily beiug fully tbeogiiised,—Auckland "filar."