PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 153, 29 June 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Rev. Dr. Gibb has been re-elected president of the Wellington Ministers' Association, and the Rev. J. Richards, secretary.

The Featherston County Council has appointed Pte.- W. Bassell recruiting agent for the county and the Martinborough town district.

Captain R. W. Fisher, Engineer to the Taranaki County Council, has gone into camp with the artillery, with the ■rank of lieutenant.

Mr. S. G. Cooper, manager of" the Queensland Insurance Company at Dunedin, has enlisted. His successor is Mr. W.. G. Compton, of Invercargill.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Orr, of Feather-ston-terrace, who were the first couple married in St. i Paul's" Pro-Cathedral, celebrated their golden wedding, to-day.

Mr. Hugh Kenyon, of Thorpe, Nelson, died on Monday. He was born in Scotland in 1833, and came out to Australia in the early 'fifties, settling in the Nelson district in 1861.

Dr. Jamieson, resident surgeon of the Nelson Hospital, and formerly of Eketahuna, who has been granted a month's leave, intends to spend the time at Featherston Camp. , — .. ..

Mr. W. Lock, who has been a member of the Nelson Education Board continuously for twenty-four years, was elected yesterday as member for the city and urban district unopposed. \

The Board of Trinity College of Music (London) announces tiie appointment of Mr. S. Myerscough, Mus.B, Oxon., F.R.C.0., as the examiner for the college in New Zealand this year in practical subjects.

Mr. W. H. Taylor, of Willowmore, on the Great. Karroo plateau, South Africa, has arrived in Auckland. He intends to make a study of the Dominion's educational system, and at the same time to recruit his health.

Mr. Frank Levy, representing the Allen Doone Company, arrived in town last evening, and is now arranging for the opening of the season, which commences at the Grand Opera House with "O'Leary V.C.," on Bth July.

In thanking the Petone Fire Board for again appointing him chairman, Mr. J. W. M'Ewan stated that he would serve the board in the same manner _as he had done in the past, "and," said Mr. C. R. Smith, "that is very.well indeed;" At the same meeting of the board Mr. W. Gardner was cordially thanked by the members- for the systematic and thorough way he had earned out his duties as secretary. s

Mr. John Fuller, jun., will leave for Australia this evening. Last night a number of his friends and the employees of the New Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., to the number of about 200, bade him farewell at The King's.Theatre. Mr. E. J. Righton, managing-director of the Picture Supplies, Ltd., presented Mr. Fuller with a sovereign case. He said that it had been the desire of the recipient to slip away quietly and unostentatiously, but it was generallyfelt that such a wish could not b« gratified. It had been rumoured that Mr Fuller was going to Australia _> interest himself in vaudeville. He was certainly going to engage in new work,-, but it was on behalf of the New Zealand Picture Supplies. Mrl Fuller said he was going to Australia to embark upon business which would give him a greater scope. He thanked the staff heartily for the present. His health was enthusiatically toasted. The Auck-. land staff was present in "film form," a picture taken at the , residence of Mr. Harry Hayward being shown.

A private cable message from London, received in Wellington, announces the death at Eastbourne, England, on Tuesday last, of Mr. Malcolm Macpherson, formerly general manager of the NewZealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. The deceased gentleman, who was over seventy years of age, was born in Scotland, and after the death of his father he settled in Canada, first of all becoming iv school teacher, and subsequently following mercantile pursuits. He came out to New Zealand a great many years ago, and was in partnership with his late brother (Mr. J. Drummond Macpherson) in the ownership of a sheep station in Canterbury. Later on he joined Messrs. Peter Cunningham and Co., Christchurch, and while with that firm was appointed (1895) general manager of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.,»a position which he retained until April, 1905. He then' went to live in England, but had since paid a visit to New Zealand 'and Canada. The deceased gentleman, who was everywhere held in the highest esteem, has left a widow but no children. He was an, enthusiastic golf and tennis player almost up to the day of, his death. His only, relative in the Dominion is a nephew. Mr. C. H. F. Macpherson, of the.head office of the Loan and Mercantile AgencyCo., Wellington.