PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 132, 5 June 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Governor has received a cable message as follows from Earl Kitchener in reply to the congratulations which His Excellency forwarded him on behalf of the Government and the people of New Zealand in connection with tho Birthday honours : "I hasten to assure you of my deep appreciation of' your very kind message, for which I am most grateful. — (SgJ.) Kitchener." Mr. S. Kirkpatrick, of Nelson, was a passenger by the Maori from Lytteltoa this morning. Mr. G. J. Anderson, M.P., for Mataura, arrived in Wellington this morning from Lyttelton. Mr., H. J Wynee, of the electrical department of the New Zealand Railways, came up from the South to-day The long service and good conduct medal has been awarded to Gun. A. H. Collins Cpl. -Artificer J Smith, Cpl. F W. Clung, and Sergt. R. H. Cook, of the Royal New Zealand Artillery, The Very Roy Chancellor Price, of Christchurch, is suffering ' from the re« suit of a chill caught in a motor journey in the storm of last Sunday, and is now an inmate of the Lewisham Hospital. Mr Brooke -Taylor, formerly of the Westport Coal Company's Wellington office, has been invalided back trom Egypt owing to trouble with one of his legs, which was badly fractured some years ago through a horse-kick. Some of our readers are puzzled that the Hon. H. D Bell now becomes Sir Francis. It may bo mentioned that he has revived his first Christian name in order that he may be known in future as Sir Francis 8011, K,C,M.G., as was his father before him. Mr. E. P Joyce,, a resident of Giaborne for forty-three years, is dead. Ho was born in County Galway, Ireland, seventy years ago. For a conmlarabla tune he was a member of the local Borough Council and the Harbour Board, and a prominent Liberal. Mr. G. T. Ellery, town cleik at Ade. laide since 1899, has been appointed town clerk at Melbourne at a salary commencing at £1100 a year. About 15 years ago he was chosen as town clerk for the city of Sydney from a number of applicants, but on account of ill-health he was obliged to refuse, the position. ' On Thursday the staff of the City Buffet Hotel took the opportunity of saying farewell to Mr and Mrs. Frank Oakes, proprietors, who are relinquishing the license after five years. Mks Hill referred to the good feeling which had existed* betweeni Mr. and Mre. Oakes and the staff, and on behalf of tho latter made a presentation of % travelling rug and euede cushion. Sir Francis H. D. Bell and Mr. Jas. Mackenzie, 1.5.0., are both foundation members of the Otago High School. The Wellington Branch of the Old Boys' Association connected with that school met last night, and in view of tht honours conferred by the King upon these distinguished ex-scholars, decided to forward them letters of congratulation. Sir Francis Bell and Mr. Mackenzie are both members of the National Reserve unit formed by the Otago High School Old Boys' Association. Mr. Isaac Hopkins, who was described as "the father of bee-keeping in New Zealand," was presented with a mark of esteem by the menibers of the National Boekeepers' Association yesterday afternoon. The Government Biologist (Mr. T W. Kirk) said that to Mr. Hopkins they owed the initiation of the New Zealand Apiarios Aot. He had letters from Australia, England, America, and Germany testifying to the fact that the Act was the best apiaries legislation ever passed. Amongst the passengers from Auckland by yesterday afternoon's mail train were Lieut. -Col. W. H. Parkes, who is to command No. 2 Stationary Hospital, and Major T. Copeland Savage, who is to be on the staff of the same hospital. Lieut. -Col. Parkes, who forwarded his' resignation as president of the Auckland Division of the British Medical Association, owing to his departure for tho front, has been asked to retain the office until the end of the current year. Dr. Tracy R. Inglis, who resigned the position of vice-president for a similar reason, has also > been asked to hold office until the expiry of his term. Lieut. Percy Tivy Emerson, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles, was born in Blenheim in 1879. Prior to hig enlistment he held the position of meat inspector in the Stock Department This was not his first experience of active service, for he was through the whole of the South African Wa.r. Ho joined the Ist New Zealand Contingent as a trooper, and afterwards joined the 7th and the 9th, obtaining a commission. Ho was very popular with the contingenters, and was esteemed a highly capable officer, lie was married quito recently, and his wife, on his joining the Expeditionary Force, travelled to England aud joined the nursing staff which was sent to Egypt. Pto. Robert Hunt Currie, who was amongst tho members of tho Canterbury Battalion killed in action near the Davdanclles, was well known on the Wor Coast as a cricketer Against Loi Hawke's team, which visited New Ze • land in 1902-3, under the captaincy < P. F. Warner, Currie made 31 for Wetland but of a total of 111. As 22 men batted for Weslland, Curries performance w,as very meritorious. In his book on that tour "Plum" Warner thus infers k Currio's _ performance : " Tht> wicket was a matting one. stretched on grass, but as the sides were not pinned down it was naturally loo,*e, and helped the bowlers a good deal. ft, Currie ma^de 31. but a. more peculiar batsman I havo never seen, for he bonl down so low on his bat that his head was almost on v level with the maker's name a« lie stood ready to receive -the ball. In his own style he had a good defence, but he would empty an English ground in ten minutes, He ran very smartly between the wickets, and when hi? partner was playmg the ball he toed tne batting crcaso ay thp oiijwsite wiokpt in a petition whifh suggested Cnat he was about to start for a hundred yards race."