PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 88, 12 October 1915, Page 2

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. Justice Stringer left for Auckland yesterday. Mr. George Darbyshire, town clerk at Dargaville, North Auckland, has been appointed county clerk for the Wanganui County Council. Mr. T. W. Leslie, Custodian of the Wellington Town Hall, and in former years a prominent athlete, has offered his services for the front. Mr. John Haliburton, a resident of Feilding for the past ten years, is deadi He leaves a widow and three sons, one of whom lives in Wellington. Mr. J. Pye, of Palmerston North, who has been for the past 31 years in the locomotive branch of the Railway Department, is retiring on superannuation. The vacancy on the Victoria College Council caused by the retirement of the Hon. A. L. Herdman has been filled by the election of Dr. G. E. Anson, representing the Court of Convocation. The Rev. J. G. Chapman and the Rev. J. H. White, of the Wellington (Tara-naki-street) Methodist Circuit, have accepted unanimous invitations to remain for the sixth and fourth years respectively. . The Rev. J. W. Smyth, a Presbyterian clergyman of South Ulster, Ireland, ar rived in Auckland on Saturday by the Turakina. He comes on to Wellington shortly, and intends to make his home in New Zealand. He was accompanied by his wife and family. A Press Association message from London states that the Rev. R. J. Camp bell, who resigned his office of minister of the City Temple, was farewelled at the City Temple. He announced that he was joining, the Anglican Church, apd he expects to be attached to Birmingham Cathedral. "» Aviator J. W. H. Scotland, who left the Dominion some weeks ago under rjigagement to the British Government, has arrived at his destination — Bombay. India — all well. According to a private letter received in Wellington he was under orders to leave for the Persian frontier. Mr Robert Lee, ex-Chairman of the Wellington Education Board, returned to New Zealand by the Turakina (which arrived at Auckland on Saturday), after being absent for about sixteen months on a holiday trip to the Old Country. Mr. Lee is leaving for Wellington by the Main Trunk express to-night. Mr. Eric Gooder, of Karori, arrived from London, via the east, by the Moeraki on Monday. Mr. Gooder ha* been studying architecture at the JTrench Atelier of Architecture, London, for the past three years, but his health, unfortunately, being very indifferent, he decided to return to New Zealand. Mr. John Robert Smith, -who served in the British Army, and was besieg«d in Lucknow, died in Auckland on Friday last, at the age of 83. He arrived in New Zealand in the '70'b, and for 25 years was managing St. Stephen's Native Boys' School Parnell. Before coming to the Dominion he was on the "staff of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, for 13 years! The sudden death of Mr. Henry Fredk. William Wilk«ns, of Nelson, from heart 'failure, is announced. Deceased, who was a native of the Upper Moutere, and 46 years of age, was educated at Nelson College, and had been a sawmiller until he met -with a serious accident in bis mill. He "was afterwards in business in Nelson. He was an exmember of the Nelson City Council and of the Town Schools Committee, a prominent cricketer, bowler, Freemason, Oddfellow, and a deacon of the Presbyterian Church. The death occurred at Masterton at an early hour on Sunday morning of Mr. Anthony Geo. Butcher, -who had been a resident of the district for the, past six years, but was better known in New Plymouth, where he was engaged school teaching for a long number of years. Deceased, who was born in Hampshire, England, in 1842, arrived New Zealand some twenty years ago. He leaves a family, including Mrs. D. Rember and Mrs. A. Cainbourn (Masterton), and Mrs. Whiteley (Wellington). One son resides in New Plymouth and two in Queensland. At yesterday's meeting "of the executive of the Wellington Hotel Workers' Union, a presentation of a wristlet watch was madq to Mr. Albert Ward,, an officer of the union, who is going up' with the 9th Reinforcements. In mak--ing the presentation, the president of the union congratulated Mr. Ward on' the fact of his already having six' bro-' there at the front. It was a fine record, and is a spurring effort when the whole of the seven sons of a family had so> nobly responded. Members of the executive joined with the president in wishing Mr. Ward a successful soldier's career. The death occurred in Christchurch on Friday of Mr. Wilfrid Badger, a well-known solicitor. The deceased was born in Rotheram, Yorkshire, in 1852, I and was educated there. He was articled to his uncle, and in 1873, being then 21 years of age, ho passed as a solicitor, being the youngest of some 300 students who sat in London on that occasion. Me came to New Zealand in 1880, and for some time was managing clerk for the late Mr. J. B. Gresspn. He commenced practice in Christchurch in 1884, and also published the New Zealand Statutes, bringing out two* or three editions, up to 1892. He had been ailing for some time, and his death, which was not unexpected, was, it is thought, hastened by his grief at the death at Trentham some time ago of Pte. A. L. S. Badger, his youngest son. Prior to the departure of the ferry" steamer Duohess for Eastbourne last evening, a number of residents .of the eastern suburb assembled on the deck of the vessel to' bid farewell to Captain G. P. C. Evans, who has been master of tho vessel for over two years, and who :s about to proceed to England to offer his services to the Admiralty. Mr. Jr P Kelly (Mayor of Eastbourne), on behalt of those assembled, made the presents tion which took the form of a very handsome sextant in a mahogany case, with a silver inscription which read : — "To Captain G. P. C. Evans," from tb_residents of Day's Bay and Eastbourne. Sept. 8, 1915. Kia Ora." In the course of a neat little speech, Mr Kelly referred to Captain Evans's many sterling qualities, and expressed the hope^ that " he might not only ' shoot tho sun,' but might also be afforded an opportunity of getting a shot at the Kaiser." Captain Evans suitably responded. The function concluded with the singing of "For He's a Jolly Good, Fellow" and the National Anthem.