PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 156, 20 March 1923, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Labour and Mines (Hon G. J. Anderson) returned at the week-end from an extended visit to tho West Coast. The Minister of Lands and Railways (Hon. D. 11. Guthrie) returned yesterday from a few days’ visit to the Feilding district. The Minister of Education (Hon. C. J. Parr) has left for Auckland. The Minister of Agriculture (Hon. W. Nosworthy), left for Hawke’s Bay yesterday, to inspect the Howard Estate. • *

His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman will leavei on Monday next for Blenheim, where His Honour will preside at the Supreme Court sittings. Sir Thomas Allwright Dibbs, aged 91, formerly general manager of tho Commercial Bank of Sydney, is dead, reports a Press Association cablegram. Mr. J. F. Skcddon, of Messrs. Burnett, Mcßeth, and Brown, Wanganui, on tho motion of Air. J. A. Tripe, was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. Skedden was until recently managing clerk for Messrs. and Maule, Wellington.

Mr. C. H. Dickinson, previously ol the Christchurch “Press,” was recently appointed branch manager of the Charles Haines Advertising Agency Ltd., Auckland, this organisation having established a branch there.

The Chief Commissioner of the Commonwealth Railways (Mr. N. G. Bell) has been reappointed for a further term of six months at a salary of £2OOO a year. The Rev. G. K. Stowell and family, who are leaving at an early date for Home, were farewelled last Friday evening by the office-bearers of the Kelburn Presbyterian Church. Professor Sir Edgeworth David, who has been in charge of tho department of geology at Sydney University for 31 years, expects to retire at tho end of 1924. Ho Las been for some time-in Tasmania, where ho has been writing a book dealing with the geology of ths Commonwealth.

” Mr. A. FI. Price, who has boon connected with the Melbourne branch of tho New Zealand Insurance Company for over 39 years, during the last 2d years of which he has been manager, has retired from the company’s service.

Mr. A. Yuill, tho well-known taxidermist, for many years at the Dominion Museum, died in Wellington on Spnday evening. Deceased visited Australia some time ago, and on returning joined the staff of the museum at Newtown. He was particularly noted for his work amongst bird specimens.

. The funeral of tho late Captain Thomas Joseph Davis took place yesterday morning. 'Hie late Captain Davis had 'been connected with St. Mary of tho Angels’ Church, Boulcott Street, during his long residence in Wellington, and Requiem Mass was celebrated at that church by the Rev. Father Mahoney. Tho funeral was attended by members of the Independent Order'of Rechabitos (of which the deceased was a district officer), and the dispensary board, as well as by officers of tho Treasury Department, with which Captain Davis was formerly connected, and by many personal friends of deceased. Colonel R. J. Collins, C.M.G. (president), and Mr. H. A. Marshall (chairman of the executive) represented the National Rifle Association. The interment was at Karori Cemetery.

A Press Association cablegram from London reports the death of Sir William Thorburn. K.8.E., a prominent English surgeon. He was a member of the Council and of tho Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons; honorary consulting surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary; medical referee under the Workmen’s Compensation Act; and the holder of many similar public offices. ]>uring the war he was consulting surgeon to-the forces in France. I One of Wellington’s oldest residents, Mr. Thomas Arthur, of Willis Street, died yesterday morning. Deceased was 72 years of age. He was born at St. Helier’s, Jersey, Channel Islands, and resided in Wellington for nearly half a century. Between 1874 and 1878 he traded to New Zealand in the sailing vessel tho City of Auckland. In 1878 ho experienced a shipwreck, when the vessel went ashore at Otaki beach. He camo to Wellington and was with Messrs. Cook and Knight, as a sailmaker, in tho old “Noali’s Ark,” which stood on tho present site of the Bank of Now Zealand. Afterwards he had shops of his own in Willias Street and Lambton Quay. He leaves a widow and two sons, Clarence A. Arthur, solicitor, Te Aroha, and Claude T. Arthur, chemist Kilbirnie. He also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Lilian A. Clark, Katikati, Bay'of Plenty, and Miss Kato Arthur, who has been associated with deceased in business. The death occurred last week of Mr. Albert Peck, second son of Mr. and Mrs George Peck, formerly of Pirio Street. The late Mr. Peck was educated at tho Clyde Quay School. For a time he held a position with the firm of Messrs. Young and Tripe Later ho was manager of the. Empire and R/iyal 10ak Hotels, Wellington, and tho United Service Hotel, Christchurch.