PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 104, 4 May 1911, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

The Hon. T. Mackenzie will leave for Hawkes Bay on the 13th inst. Mr. Charles C. Reade, editor of the Auckland Graphic, is on a visit to Wellington. Mr. R. B. Roes, M.P. for Pahiatua, is on a visit to Wellington on business connected with his constituency. Mr. W. H. Atack, manager of the New Zealand Press Association, returned by the Ulimaroa from Sydney last aight. Private cable advices have been received that Mm*. Seddon and the Misses Seddon arrived in London yesterday; all well. Mr. 3. Dixon, mine manager at Denniston for the Westport Coal Company, was a passenger to Wellington by the Arahura from Westport last night. . Mr. Win. Armstrong, of Dunedin, who succeeds Mr. F. Simpson as Commissioner of Crown Land© for Taranaki, took charge at New Plymouth this week. * A Prest) Association telegram from Dunedin records the, death of Mr. John Richard Jones, a director of the Union Company and son of one of Otago's earliest and most prominent settlers. Mr. Henry Burling, the Waikana© centenarian, who celebrated his 110 th birthday on Monday, received quite anumber of congratulatory messages, ■writes our Otaki correspondent. With the exception of failing eyesight, tho old fellow is in good health", and, as usual, chirpy. Should, he live till the end of the year he will Bee his son celebrate hie golden wedding. Congratulations were extended to Mr. Percy R. "Purser, returning officer for the Hutt district, at last evening's meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Coun- 1 cil, by the Mayor (Mr. Bunny), on the successful way in which he handled the recent elections. There had been a great increase in the, voting, and there was also the election of Harbour Board members, but Mr. Purser had proved quite equal to the task. The results were announced with commendable promptitude. Mr. A. C. Kitto, who acted as manager of the Wellington Centre's team at the New Zealand Championship Meeting in Christ church last March, has been presented by the members of the team with a silver tobacco-box, as a souvenir and mark of esteem. The presentation was made last night by Mr. P^ Fitzgerald, at the Hotel Windsor, when the championship medals and certificates won during the season were being awarded. Mr. Kitto thanked the donors for their unexpected testimonial, and complimented them on their behaviour on the trip. The three Irish envoys will speak at Masterton to-night. Sir. Hazleton left this morning, and Messrs. Redmond and Donovan left by the afternoon express. Mr. Hazletom will speak at Hastings on Saturday, at Taradale on Monday, and at Pabneiston, North on the 10th inst. To-morrow Messrs. Redmond and Donovan go on to New Plymouth. On the 24th inst. the delegates will leave for the South Island. Prior to doing 60, however, it is possible that a lecture by one of the envoys on a> subject outside the one they are directly associated with will be arranged for in Wellington. Mr. Arthur Rosßer, secretary of the Auckland Tramwaymen's and other unions, arrived in Wellington to-day from Dunedin where he had been attending to some matters in connection with the j Freezing Works Employees' Federation, j The movement for toe amalgamation- of the men employed in this particular j branch of industry, Mr. Rosser informed a Post reporter, are very bright. While in Chf ifitchurch Mr. Roeser attended the Grocers' Conference, at which it was decided to federate the Grocers' Unions of the Dominion. Mr. Rosser "will, leave for Auckland on Saturday. Captain Thomas Chrisp, who died at 'Gisborne yesterday, aged 74 years, was first harbourmaster at the port of Gisborne, having received the appointment from Sir Maurice O'Rorke in the days of provincial government. He Was connected with the starting of many enterprises in Gisbome, including the Gas Company "and Buuding Society. For come years he was one of the proprietors of the Poverty Bay Herald, first in association with Mr. Dufaur, and afterwards for a few years with Mr. Allan. Muir, who purchased Mr. Dufaur's interest in the paper, and later on became solei proprietor. ' One son of the deceased gentleman, Is a captain in the Union Company's service, and another son is a lawyer in Gisbome. At last night's meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Council, Councillor Kempthorne made reference to the death of Mr. E. Riddiford. Mr. Riddiford and him family, he stated, were an honour to the district. Mr. Riddiford had been marvellously successful in his i business career, and he had set an example all should endeavour to follow, j He moved the following motion :— '"That this council records with great sorrow i the death of the late Mr. E. J. Riddiford, and resolves that a letter be sent to Mrs. Riddiford, sincerely sympathising with her and her family iil their sad bereavement." In seconding the motion, Councillor Stevens remarked on the deceased gentleman's long association with the distract and the esteem in which, he lißd been held by all. The motion was carried unanimously. The Rev. A. Dewdney, of the Brooklyn Baptist Church, one of New Zealand's representatives at the Second Australasian, Baptist Conference recently held in Melbourne, returned By the "Ulimaroa last evening. One of the chief points discussed at the conference was the proposal for the federation of the Baptist Churches of Australasia. Though no definite decision waa come to, it was pretty well decided that the Australian Churches would come together under one union, but owing to the isolation of New Zealand, the churches of the Dominion would preserve a separate entity, though .working io with tho federation in the most friendly spirit^ The -work of the Church in Australia was nourishing. Victoria, Mr. Dewdney considered, lagged behind the other State*, so far as nolieenee was concerned. So far there was no local option issue. All that existed was a Reduction Board. Mr. Thomas H. Macauley, whose dead body was found in the harbour yesterday, was born in Belfast, Ireland, 71 years ago, and came to New Zealand with his father, who was in the Imperial troops that were ordered to this country for service hi the Maori War. At the conclusion of hostilities Mr. Macauley, sen., settled in, Auckland, and the son came down to Wellington, where he resided up to the time of hia death. Soon after he settled here Mr. T- H. Macauloy joined the Wellington Rifle Volunteers, under Capt. Buck, and was present at Te-Ngutu-o-te-manu whfen Major Yon Tempsky was shot. After the war Mr. Macauley followed his trade of painter and paperhanger, working on his own account. H© wa« a member of the old volunteer fire brigade in Wellington. About; forty years ago be joined Court Robin Hood, ibicient Order of -Foresters, and cofr tinned his connection with the order until his death. He leaves a widow and a family of seven sons and three daughters, all of wftom» «r« s'-Ul Eying in Wellington. The funeral is to take place to-morrow morning.