PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 287, 4 September 1928, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, arrived in Wellington from Auckland yesterday.

Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., has returned from Wellington to Auckland. Mr. 11. 11. Sterling, General Manager of Railways, will arrive from the north on Wednesday morning on departmental business.

Judge Gilfedder left Wellington for Picton last night. Mr. J. H. C. Bond left for the south by the Wahine last night. Lieut. B. Barrington, of the Wellington West Coast Regiment, returned to Wellington yesterday from Wanganui. Mr. Arthur P. Cowie, an Auckland missioner among seamen, suffered a severe heart attack last Wednesday evening while returning to his home. Mr. Cowie is confined to his bed indefinitely (states an exchange). Mr. James E. B. Boswell, a young Auckland art student, who has been studying in England for three years, has won a scholarship of the Royal College of Art, of which he is an associate, entitling him to one year’s free tuition. The hotly of Mr. Goldstein, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was found on the rocks at Coogee yesterday afternoon. Mr. Goldstein, who had been in illhealth for some time, was missed from his home in the morning, states a Press Association message.

Mr. James Gamble, manager of the jobbing department of the “Lyttelton Times,” expired suddenly in bis office yesterday afternoon. He was 6S years old. For some time Mr. Gamble had suffered from heart trouble, and it is presumed that this was the cause of death. He had been a resident of New Brighton for many yqjirs, and had taken an active part in municipal affairs i- that suburb. Mr. Gamble had been Mayor of New Brighton for several years, and he was also a prominent member of the Methodist Church. —Press Assn.

There died at Avondale, Auckland, ‘last Friday morning, Mr. Edgar Godfrey Cuthbert Humphries, eldest son of the late Mr. Humphries and Mrs. Julia Logan, of Adelaide Road, Wellington. The deceased was well known in and around Avondale, and took an active part in the local sports. During the Great War he joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces and left New Zealand with the 17th Reinforcements as a sergeant. He saw service on the Western'front, and was twice wounded. After the war he returned to Auckland, where he died through the effects of his war injuries. His funeral took place on Sunday. He is survived by his wife and family of four.

Mr. Frank W. Foster, 8.A., B.Sc., of the State Forestry Service, Auckland, has received notification of his appointment to the charge of the Nelson and Blenheim district. Mr. Foster is the only son of Mr. W. T. Foster, 8f Lyttelton. He received his early education at the Lyttelton District High' School, and on leaving school he joined the Customs Department in Wellington. He enlisted with the Main Body and served throughout the war. After the armistice he took up. the study of forestry at the Edinburgh University, and on obtaining his diploma was appointed to the head office of the State Forestry Service in Wellington.

General regret was expressed in shipping circles and on the waterfront at the death of Mr. Thomas Burke, who died at his residence, Island Bay, yesterday morning. He had been a familiar figure on the waterfront for many years in connection with the coal trade of .the port, and was held in great esteem and respect by a wide circle of friends. At one time he was in the employ of the late Captain Williams, and was foreman under the late Mr. Matthew Segrief until the latter’s death. For over,2o years Mr. Burke was coal. contractor for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, and he will be greatly missed by the engineers and officers of the company’s ships. He was 66 years of age, and leaves a widow and grown-up family.

News from Sydney of the death of Mr. Joseph Bernard Rash, eldest son of Mr. J. T. Rash, of Hall Street, Newtown, at the age of 51, recalls a musician who was well known in Wellington some years ago. Taught the piano while attending Mount Cook School by Mr. Robert Parker, he also studied harmony under Miss Rowden, and after leaving school he was assistant in the late Mr. E. J. King’s music ' business in Manners Street. A quick sight reader, he played for some years at dances and entertainments, and left for Sydney to gain a wider knowledge of his profession. There his talent as an accompanist and in orchestration was recognised by the late Mr. 11. Rickards, who placed him in charge of the Tivoli orchestra. ‘ After some years he acted as musical director for the late Mr. G. Righold, the McMahon brothers. J. C. Williamson, Ltd.. J. and N. Tait, Miss Nellie Stewart, Miss Ella Shields, and Allan Wilkie. The late Mr. Rash was married but had no family.