PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 138, 8 December 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

■♦■ "■■■. Dr. Hardwiek Smith returned from Chrietchuich tOday Dr. Frengley, of the Health Department, Auckland. left for the jtforth last night His Honour ' the Chief Justice (Sir Robert StouM is expected to return to Wellington from Blenheim on Thursday. Mr T. P. B. Chmg (South British Insurance Company) was elected a member of the- Wellington Chamber of Commerce yesterday Captain G G Smith, Superintendentof Mercantile Marine at Wellington, has rettfrned to duty after' being seriously ill from ptomaine poisoning Sergeant M'Grath, one time of Bluff, who has been in charge of the Hawera Police Station for some months has received advice that he is to retire on superannuation as from 28th , November, owing to his having reached the age limit. From that date he will receive three months' holiday on full pay. and will finally retire from the Force in Feb» ruary next. Sergeant M'Grath. joined the Force in Wellington in 1876, and ha* been stationed at most of the principal town* in New Zealand When he received promotion to the tank ofVrceant the first station of which he was m charge was Patea, and that was about thirtyfive year* ago. The funeral of the late Mr H R. Clayton, of Chellaston, Lower Hutt, took place at Karori on Saturday afternoon Deceased joined the staff of the Post and Telegraph at the age of 14. and for the last 14 years was in the electrical department of New Zealand railways. He was a son of the late Mr Richard Clayton, sheep inspector, of OAtna.ru, and for many years station holder near Wakatipu. and a nephew of the late Henry Clayton, Colonial Architect for New Zealand. He leaves a widow, one son (Mr F A. Clayton, postmaster, Mnrchison), and one daughter (Mrs. G. N Piekett, Bank of New Zealand, Cromwell, Central Otago).