PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 146, 22 June 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. J. Allen, Minister oi Defence, came up from the South by tho Maori this morning. The Hon. Dr. Pomare arrived in Wellington from Auckland by the Main Trunk train yesterday afternoon. Mr. C. E. Statham, M.P for Dunodin, was among the passengers by 'the ferry steamer from Lytteiton to-day. Mr. A. L. Dixon, Town Clerk of Whangarei, has enlisted. Colonel C. J. Cooper, of Christchurch, and Mr. J. A. Redpath, of the same city, were passengers by the Maori this morning. Messrs. C. M. Luke (chairman), A. L. Hunt, and R. Hall have been appointed to represent the Central Chamber of Commerce at the Conference of Chambers in August next. Among the passengers by the Maori from the South this morning were Professor MacmillanBrown, Professor Scott, of Canterbury College, and Professor Malcolm, of Dunedin. • Messrs. T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., and W. Downie Stewart, M.P., who have enlisted for active service, will bd the chief guests and speakers at the New Zealand Club's luncheon on Monday next, at 1 o'clock. Mr. L. Clarke, accountant at the Gisborne branch of the National Bank of New Zealand, has been transferred to the Te Aro branch of the bank at Wellington. Before leaving Gisborno the local staff presented him with parting gifts. Mr. Edwin Thomas Norris, registrar of the Victoria University College, was to-day appointed Registrar of the Uni« versity of New Zealand. Mr. Norris is well known in Wellington, and was selected for the advanced position out of 43 applicants. He recived his appointment to Victoria College in February, 1914, and for three years immediately preceding he was Assistant-Regis-trar of the University. Prior to that he was a teacher at secondary schools for nearly twenty years. He is a graduate of the University of New Zealand, Master of Arts, with honours in Languages and Literature (1893). Mr. Norris has recived many congratulations ,Erom his numerous friends. Mr. Robert Archibald, who for many years was one of Wellington's leading builders, died at his residence in Boul-cott-terrace at 5 o'clock this morning. Born at Alloa, Scotland, 80 years ago, deceased was apprenticed in his native town to liis father, who was a prominent builder there. In 1853, at the age of 18, Mr. Archibald, jun., and some other young Scotchmen, purchased a schooner of 85 tons burden — the Favourite was her name— and in her the party Ret out for Melbourne, the long voyage being made without serious mishap. After spending four years in Victoria, Mr. Archibald came over to Wellington in the Bell© Creole, and. had been a resident of this city ever since. During the time h& lived here lie twice revisited the Old Country. Soon after his arrival in Wellington he entered into partnership with Mr. Thomas Scoullar (since deceased), and the firm carried on an extensive business as builders for a number of years, amongst their contracts being tho erection of the Government Offices on Lambton-quay (the largest voodeu pile in the world), the first Petone Woollen Mills, the present Wellington Club, and St. Andrew's Church. For over 20 years the deceased gentleman had led a very retired life. He had been in failing health for the past year, and his death was not altogether unexpected. Mr Archibald was an early member of tho Wellington Bowling Club, and had )ong been connected with the Antipodean Lodge of Oddfellows. He leaven two sons (Mr. T. R. Archibald and Mr. W. R. Archibald) and a daughter. His wife predeceased him by twelve yearo. The funeral, which will be private, will take place pa Thursday.