PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 126, 21 February 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. E. W. Kane, Clerk of the House of Representatives, returned from a visit to Te Aroha bv Saturday’s express. Colonel Hiram Binghan), Professor of Latin-American History at Yale University, and a member of several learned societies, arrived in Netw Zealand by the Na-vua, and will tour the Dominion. At Saturday’s meeting of the Dominion Executive of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, four out of five members of the Standing Sub-committee resigned. Their names are: Messrs. D. S. Smith, R. B. Bell, J. S. Hanna, and Winter. The resignations were accepted with regret. Messrs. N. Johnson and C. 11. Taylor were appointed to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of ■Messrs. Winter and Hanna. The death occurred, on Saturday morning, after a lingering and painful illness of Captain Alfred Slater Moys, lately of Alatai Road. Hataitai. The deceased, was well known in shipping circles. Born in Liverpool in 1858, he received his education at the Queen's Institute in that city, and choosing the sea as a career, his apprenticeship was served on one of his father’s vessels. At a later date the deceased joined the White Star Line. His interest became focused on Australasia, and he sailed for tho Southern Seas as chief officer on the New Zealand Shipping Company’s sailing ship Hurnnui, The Lyttelton drv dock had just been completed!, and tho Hurnnui on. this occasion broke the blue ribbon nt the opening of the dock. The deceased joined the Union Steam Ship Company, and remained with it for many years. His death recalls the ill-fated Wairarann. on which vessel he was serving as chief officer at the time of her wreck on the: Great Barrier in 1894. Prior to this date, he had l been in five wrecks and a collision On his severance from the Union Company, he served as officer with various companies trading around New Zealand. He then joined the Government steamer Tutaneka>’, in which vessel he sailed for seven years. The deceased left the Government sqTvico to sail as master of the s.s. Rimu. About four yeans ago Captain Aloys left the sea to take un transport duties during tho war. 111-health overtook him during the past year. Tho deceased is survived by his widow and three married! daughters—Airs. F. G. Major, Mrs. G. E. Miller (both of Wellington), and Aire. W. G. Short (now of Raetihi).

The death occurred in the Hawera Hospital on Saturday morning of Major C. R. Neale, AI.R.C.V.S. He received a severe kick from a horse a few days ®go while performing an operation. Major Neale graduated a£ Edinburgh Ugiversity, and came to New Zealand in 1899 to join the Government veterinary surgeons’ staff. He went to Hawera nine years ago. He bail a distinguished military record. He went «is veterinary surgeon with the First South African Contingent, and Jater look 561 horses with tho Tenth Congent, and established a record for minimum losses sustained. Deceased also served in Gallipoli and Egypt, and was mentioned in dispatches and congratulated by Dr. Reakes for his services. Alajor Neale’s death is a great loss to stock-owners, of his qualifications and experience. He was unmarried, and had no relatives in New Zealand.

Air. R. Hampton, who has retired, after six year's service, from the position of president of the A.S.R.b., woa presented by members of the society with a gold watch and chain, a substantial monetary testimonial, and also a silvermounted dressing-case for Airs. Hampton. The presentation was made by the newly-elected president (Mr. AV. Sullivan) nt the conference. The president and other speakers referred, to Air. Hampton’s splendid leadership, and the fact that his health luid broken down in the service of tho railwaymen. They hoped that after a rest he would be able to renew his active association with the organisation. Mr Hampton said that he felt that a president was required with more zeal and energy than he was able to give in his present state of health. Therefore he gladly gave way to one who, he thought, would carry on the work capably. He hoped his successor would receive the loyal support which had been given to him.