PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 86, 6 January 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Prime Minister (Right Hon. J. G. Coates) is expected to return to Wellington about the beginning of next week.

The Minister of Defence (Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes) will return to Wellington from tile South to-day.

The death is announced of Mr. E. T. Hart, who was headmaster of the Beresford Street School, Auckland, from 1892 to 1.915. at the age of 75 years.

Dlr. J. J. W. Pollard, editor of the “Southland Times,” left for Auckland yesterday. Mr. Peter Harder died yesterday at the age of 83, reports a Press Association telegram from Westport. He was an old and respected West Coaster, who crossed Arthur’s Pass about 60 years ago, having landed at Lyttelton in 1863.

A Press Association cable message announces that Lord and Lady Allenby are passengers on board the Mongolia, which has anived at Fremantle.

Mr. Iluntly J. 11. Eliott, of the New Zealand' snipping Company, completed 42 years of service with the company on Saturday. He joined the staff in Wellington' on January .2, 1884, immediately after leaving Wellington College. The death is announced by' Press Association message of Dr. George Edward Gabites, of Timaru. Dr. Gabites was born in Christchurch in 1867, and educated at Timaru High School and Edinburgh University (B.Sc. 1891, M.B. and C.M. 1894, and F.R.C.S. in 1898). For a time he was resident physician at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, and the Royal Maternity and Simpson Memorial Hospital. He was also for some time medical superintendent of the Edinburgh Provident Dispensary, and demonstrator in anatomy of Surgeons’ Hall. In 1899 he returned to New Zealand and became surgeon-superin-tendent of the Timaru Hospital. Dr. Gabites served with the Seventh Contingent in South Africa, 1891-2, and was awarded the Queen’s Medal and four clasps. In 1900 he was appointed a surgeon-captain in the Medical Corps, and in 1901 a surgeon-captain in the New Zealand Militia. The death occurred yesterday (states a Press Association telegram from Blenheim) of Dlr. George Escourt Parsons, a settler in Marlborough of some 56 vears’ standing. The late Mr. Parsons was born 84 years ago at Ncwcross, Somerset, England. He travelled for about two years in the United States, spending some time in Sin Francisco and the Rockv Mountains Shortly after he had returned to England 116. set out for New Zealand, accompanied by two brothers, H W. Parsons, now of Auckland, and F A. Parsons, of Melbourne. Thev arrived in Nelson 56 years ago. After living there for a period the late Mr. Parsons went to the Wairau Valiev and subsequently took up land with his brothers in Pelorus. He later went to the Kaikoura district, where he farmed, amongst other properties, the Swinlev Estate. Later he entered into the possession of the Kincaid Downs property. He resided there until about six years ago when, upon the death of his wife, he wept to live in retirement in Blenheim. Commissioner D. C. Lamb, international social secretary and director of immigration for the Salvation Army, arrived in Auckland yesterday from London. He will interview the Prime Minister and Government officials regarding immigration.—Press Assn. A pleasing gathering took place at Munt, Cottrell, and Co., Ltd., when over a hundred employees assembled to bid farewell to Mr. J. E. Hunt, the manager of the factory, who has resigned his position with tlie firm. The proceedings were opened by Mr. P. IL Botirkc, managing director, who, alter making a few appropriate remarks, handed to Dlr. Hunt on behalf of the directors a cheque for a substantial sum. Dlr. J. Dlunt, Dlr. G. Mitchell, and Dlr. Thomas Sliellv expressed regret at the loss the firm was sustaining and offered Dlr. Hunt good wishes in his new appointment. On behalf of the employees Dlr. C. Burnett made a presentation of a gold watch, suitably engraved; Dlr. R. Upperton, an illuminated address; and Dlr. W. Cummins, o solid silver vase to be handed to Mrs. llunt. After tlie usual toasts were honoured, Dlr. Hunt suitably replied, and cheers were given for Mr. and Mrs. llunt.