PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 270, 9 August 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Leader of the Liberal Party, has entered a private hospital in Auckland on the advice of his doctor.

Mr. Charles Treweek, who has been Assistant-Superintendent of the Wellington Telegraph Office for the past four and a half years, has 'Wen promoted to the position of Superintendent, Telegraph Office, Auckland. Mr. Treweek will" leave for Auckland on Wednesday or Thursday.

Mr. D. Alabaster, who died recently a't the age of eighty-two years, was the father of Mr. D. Alabaster, now of the Wellington Supreme Court staff. He eaine to New Zealand from Norfolk, England, in 1851, and entered on a seafaring life, which, among other tilings, resulted in the discovery of the Stewart Island oyster beds, "lake Alabaster" is named after him, and it is claimed that he discovered gold? on the West Coast two years before the historic "rush" occurred. About nineteen years ago he came to Wellington, and started in business as a sailmaker and general merchant, a business which he carried on until his death. He, leaves a widow, two sons—Mr. D. Alabaster, of the Supremo Court staff, and Mr. H. Alabaster. Wnnganui—and one daughter, Mrs. M. A, Coveney, of Taumarunni.

According to a private cabin message from Vancouver, the Rev. S. F. Collier, accompanied by his wife and eon, left for the Dominion by the Niagara, due in Auckland to-day. Mr. Collier was the founder and superintendent of the" great Manchester and Salford Weslcyan Mission, and in that .connection laboured with conspicuous success for over thirtyfive years. The mission has congregations every Sunday approximating twenty thousand persons, and numerous nhilantliropic and educational agencies. The R«v. Donald Collier, 8.A., who is travelling with his parents, was a rtinnlain to the British Forces on Gallipnli, and was present at the evacuation. The nnrtv will visit the various centres during a brief stay, nnd will be accorded receptions by the local Methodist churches.

Mr .T. H. Olnev has been appointed to' take charge of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association Land Bureau.

Mr Herbert H. Smith, of the canvassing sfnff of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, died at his residence at Hataitai on from pneumonia after a short illness. Tho late Mr. Smith was over 70 years of age. He was born in London and came out to New /Ocaland manv years ago. For a considerable time he was in business in Auckland. As a young man he was associated with' the London Polytechnic. He was ore of the first men in New Zealand to show moving pictures. He has left a widow and a family of six daughters (five of them married), and two sons.