PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 233, 28 June 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Air. S. L. P. Free, jkM., of Alasterton, is sitting in Wellington at present as relieving Alagistrate. The late Air. Richard Collins, who died at his residence, Island Bay, on Alonday, was one of Wellington’s promising young solicitors. He was a son of Mr. W. Al. R. Collins, of Abbeyfeale, Ireland, and a nephew of Air. Alfred Coles, of Petone. Air. Collins Game out from Ireland as a youth, and later joined the staff of McGrath and Willis, solicitors. On the outbreak of war he immediately fell into line, and was a member of the Samoan Contingent, On returning he again enlisted and went forward with the Fifth Reinforcement. Fighting at Gallipoli, he was severely Wounded, and had to have an arm amputated. On his return h& again entered the office of AlcGrath •and Willis, and after passing his solicitor’s examination he was for a short time with Messrs. Chapman, Skerrftt, Tripp, and Blair. He left that firm in 1919 to commence practice on his own account, and subsequently went into partnership with Air. J. Rainey.

The death occurred on Alonday night at his residence, Clyde Quay, of Mr. Henry Alexander Lamb, late Deputy Controller and Auditor-General, who has been confined to his house through a paralytic stroke for over twelve months. The late Air. Lamb was the youngest son of John Stewart Lamb, M.D.° Alaida Vale, London, and was born in 1857. He was educated at Stoney Stratford, and Chardstock colleges, and later joined the Stock Excliapge in London. Shortly after his arrival in the Dominion m 1876 he joined the New Zealand railway service, and was the first stationmaster at Aramoho and Wanganui. x ln 1893 he joined the Public Trust Office and later was transferred to the State Advances Office. From there he was promoted to the Audit Department as inspector, and in 1919 was appointed Chief Clerk and Deputy Controller and Auditor- f General, from which position he recently- retired on account of ill health. He is survived by his widow and a family of eight, five sons and three daughters: Alessrs. Herbert A. Lamb (Afataroa), P. AV. Lamh (Hawera), J. L. Lamb (Taumutu, Gisborne), H..A. Lamh jun. (Accountants Department, G.P.0.), A. S. Lamb (Tatnanui, Waikato), and Airs. R. G. Holmes (Muritai), Airs A. D. Fisk (Te Aroha), and Miss Lamb (Wellington). ' , Mr. T. Brook, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor at Invercargill, has received temporary appointment to a similar office at Wellington. The present commission for this district, Mr. G. M. AfcClure, retires on superannuation at the end of the present month. Advice has been received that E. G. Sutherland, the well-known New Zealand athlete, has arrived in South Africa. The New Zealander left with the South African athletes, intending to take up farming in Ladysmith with D. A. Leathern, who was a member of the Springbok team which visited New Zealand.

Mr. S. B. Dodge, lath engineer to tlie Eastbourne Borough Council, has been appointed engineer to the Borough Council. He will take up his' new duties on July 14.

Mr. F. L. Alacry, managing director of -the Palmolive Company (Australasia), Ltd., accompanied by Mrs. Afarcy, Returned to Sydney by the Alaunganui yesterday. Commissioner H. O. Hodder and 1 Mrs. Hodder, who have been in charge of the Salvation Army work in New Zealand for nearly eight years, have received information that they are to be transferred to some other sphere of operation. They will leave tho Dominion at the end of August, but their destination is not yet known. Die name of the Commissioner’s successor in New Zealand has not been announced.

Air. Tom Pollard is reported to be rather seriously ill. He is to undergo an operation this week in a private hospital at Christchurch.

The late Mr. H. k. Innes-Jones, whose death occurred suddenly at Nelson on Thursday’morning last, was born at Darley, Derbyshire, England, came to New Zealand in ~ commenced farming as a cadet in the Wairarapa. Later he resided in the Motueka Valley and the W alk whore he was a member of the Borough Council at Te Awamutu. Deceased was educated at . p a " B£l , Switzerland, and at Felstead School, Essex. A son of the late Rev. InnesJones (at one time vicar ot All Saints’), the late Air. Innes-Jones was a keen churchman, having been for many years a lay reader and memIber of the Nelson Diocesan Synod. He was for some 40 years a member ot the Alasonic Order, and was chaplain of the Waipa Lodge, lo Awamutu. All of his six sons enlisted. Two were wounded on Gallipoli, both enlisting a second time—one to pay the supreme sacrifice. Mfc Innes-Jones s five brothers were at one time well known in the Nelson province. One (Alelyille) is now Bishop of Lagos, West Africa; another (Alan) is Archdeacon of Rangitikei: and others are in business in various parts, -of the Dominion. About 36 years ago, while sheep taming at Jackson’s Head, Queen Charlotte Sound, the Tashngham waS wrecked on his property, and ho was instrumental, at some risk, by means of his steam launch, in rescuing several of the crew. The funeral, winch took place on Sunday, was widely attended.