PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 127, 30 May 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Tho Prime Minister (Right Hon. W. J<\ Masscy) and the Hon. Arthur M. Myers returned to Wellington from Auckland by the Main Trunk express this afternoon.

The Hon. James Allen, Minuter of Defence, last night officially opened the large hall erected at Featherston Gamp by the combined religious institutions. He returned to Wellington this morning.

Hon. Lieut. H. C. Petersen, R.N.Z.A., lias been appointed Adjutant, to D Battery, N.Z. Field Artillery.

Mr. A. Wade, the well-known Wangaaui. bandmaster, has accepted an appointment in Australia.

Mr. A. E. M'Gregor has been promoted from the position of Chief Clerk at the Nelson Post Office to be Chief Postmaster at Hokitika.

Mr. Charles Pelha.m Browne, who began business as a. photographer in Oisbornc about 40 years ago, is dead, aged 76. He was an old volunteer, and a prominent Mason.

Mr. G. lanes, manager of the Gisborne branch of the Bank of New Zealand, is being transferred to Auckland, and. will probably be leaving Gisborne in about a month's time.

Word has been received by Mr. J. W. Reid, of Napier, that his eon, Lieut. J. L. Reid, of tho 18th Northumberland Fusiliers, Imperial Army, has recovered from his wounds, and is now medically fit.

Lient.-Col. J. J. Esson, who was As-sistant-Quartermaster General to the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, arrived in Wellington this morning, having Teached Auckland from Vancouver by the Niagara yesterday.

Mr. W. Callender, general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, and Miss Callender, who have been on a visit to Honolulu, were passengers by the Niagara, which arrived in Auckland yesterday. They will return to Wellington this afternoon.

. Mr. A. Jack, the permanent secretary of the Whangarei Chamber of Commerce, has enlisted, and Mr. George Esther, formerly acting town clerk of Whangarei and later secretary of the Auckland Patriotic Association, has been appointed acting-secretary in Mr. Jack's place.

Mr. George Jay died on. Thursday at Waitara, in his 95th year. Deceased, who had been a resident of Taranaki for over thirty years, was one' of the original lessees under the West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, at Waihi. Mr. Jay retired about fifteen years ago, and had lived in Woitara ever since.

The death of _ Mr. Sam Daw, coachdriver, bandsman, and old soldier, is reported by the Feilding Star. It took place at the Palmereton Hospital on Saturday morning. Mr. Daw was a soldier in India at the time of the Mutiny. He came to New Zealand and to Feilding over 40 years ago, and for many years drove the coach out towards the mountains, following up the tracks as they were made to the settlements of Cheltenham, Kimbolton, and Rangtwahia.

Mr. H. A. Keeling, manager of the wool and produce department of Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Wellington, has been appointed produce manager by the Bank of New Zealand, a position occupied by the late Mr. Morton Clark. At a meeting of the Wellington Woolbrokers' Association yesterday, Mr. Keeling was presented with a hand-somely-fitted suit case, as a testimony on the part of members to his high personal and business qualities. The presentation was made by Mr. Alex. F. Roberts, chairman of the Woolbrokers' Association.

The announcement, is made from Launceston that Mr. Fredk. Cramond, local' manager for the Union Steam Ship Co., died there suddenly this morning. The deceased, who was in the prime of life, and one of the most popular officials in the company, was brought up in Auckland; where he was a prominent figure in aquatic circles. He entered the Union Company's service in that city after he left 6chool, and soon gave evidence of the possession of excellent business qualities. About twenty years ago he was the representative of the company at Tahiti, and from there he was transferred to the charge of the Gisborne branch. Later on he became manager at Invercargill, and five years ago he took over the management of the Launcestou branch. He was a married man. His father lives in Russell. . /.

Referring to the death of Mr. John Grant, for twenty years proprietor of the Woodville Examiner, an exchange says: "The.deceased gentleman by his many sterling qualities endeared himself to all who knew him, whether in business or in his character of genial and most kindly host. In all parts of New Zealand he was esteemed as a pressman above petty aim and party'politics. Memories of his young manhood cling to parts of the South Island, and many of Otago's prominent citizens speak with kindling eyes of young John Grant; as an athelete, as a sportsman, as a musical man with a gift of song such as is rarely hea-rd. His genial good fellowship, his manliness, and his extraordinary kindness made for him friends both far and near. The late Mr. Grant, in addition to the very lively interest he took in all local matters, was for many years a prominent member of the Woodviile A. and P. Association, the Jockey Club, arid the Domain Board. His services in the past in connection with music are remembered by many with pleasure; and indeed his interest "in Woodville and the Woodville district were evidenced to, the last.". Before he went to Woodvillo the de-: ceased gentleman was manager of the Bruce Herald.