PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 8, 4 October 1927, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

Dr. Hardy Neil, of Auckland, arrived in Wellington yesterday. Captain and Mrs. Gage Williams left Wellington yesterday for the north. Mr. J. H. C. Bond, Dominion superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Ltd., left last night by the Waliine on a business visit to Christchurch.

At the last meeting of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, Mr. D. Jones, M.P., was unanimously re-elected chairman of the board for the ensuing twelve months.

At last night’s meeting of the' Wellington Employers’ Association, Mr. H. Mainland was unanimously re-elected president, an office he has held for 23 or 24 years. In returning thanks, Mr Mainland said it had always been a pleasure to him to be associated with the Employers’ Association, and he considered it his duty to give what time he could spare in being of service to members. Cabled information has been received in Auckland of the death, in Cornwall, of the Rev. Edmund Harvey Taylor, who was well known on the Thames goldfield as pastor of the Church of Christ for 40 years, and who represented Thames in Parliament in the Liberal interest from .1909 to 1911. Born at Lancast, Cornwall, in 1855, deceased came to New Zealand later. lie was intimately associated with the temperance movement, having been a foundation member of the New Zealand Alliance for 11 years, Grand Chief Templar of the Independent Order of Good Templars, and had at different periods held the positions of president and secretary of the Prohibition League, as well as serving as a member of the Thames Licensing Committee. For some years he had resided at Auckland, and was associated with the Western Springs Congregational Church at Morningside. He is survived by two daughters.—Special Service.

When his re-election as a vice-presi-dent of the Wellington Employers’ Association was proposed last night, Mr. L. R. Partridge said he considered that he had done his share in the public life of the city, and while he appreciated the honour done him, he felt that the time had come for the younger members of the association to take a more active share in its work. Mr. W. McLay was elected a vice-president in place of Mr. Partridge, Mr. F. Campbell being re-elected to a similar office.

There was a large assembly of city and suburban police at the Auckland Central station on Saturday evening to bid farewell to Senior-Sergeant Edwards, who has coine to Wellington on transfer. In making a presentation, Superintendent W. G. Wohhnann spoke of their guest’s good qualities, and on behalf of the members of the force presented him with a travelling rug for himself and a piece of silverware for Mrs. Edwards. Mr. W. J. Campbell (Probation Officer) referred to the high esteem in which Senior-Sergeaut Edwards was held by Magistrates and. Justices of the Peace, and to the valuable assistance ho had alwavs willingly given to officials of the Court. Captain Davies, of the Sal-’ vation Army, voiced the general regret at the departure of Senior-Sergeant Edwards.—Special Service.

In his address at the annual meefing of the Wellington Employers’ Association last night, the president (Mr. H. Mainland) referred to the loss sustained by the death of Mr. W. A. Grenfell, late secretary to the association. He was a loyal and conscientious servant ■who had endeared himself to members bv his personality. . As a mark of respect to the late Mr. Grenfell, members stood in eilenca.