PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 96, 23 April 1917, Page 2

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL.

Their Excellencies the .Governor and the Countess of Liverpool, who went into residence in Auckland at the beginning of the , present month, will 'reoccupy Government House, Wellington, about the middle of May. His Excellency the Governor has written to the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. J. P. xLuke) regretting that as he will be in Auckland on 25th April, he will be unable to attend the Memorial Service in the Town Hall on that day.

Sir James Allen and the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald returned to Wellington from the West Coast yesterday morning.

Mr. J. W. M'Ewan is gazetted a mem ber of the Hutt Licensing Committee.,.

Sergeant W. H. J. Poole, N.Z.D.C., has been appointed lieutenant on probation. '

Advice has been received in New Zealand of the death of Sir L. Melvin-Jones, president and general manager of the Massey-Harris Company.

The Rev. C. H. Harvey, M.A., Vicar of Wadestown and Northland, has been appointed chaplain to the 25th Reinforcements, and goes into camp on Wednesday next.

" The King's Police Medal has been awarded to Mr. John Cullen, H. 5.0., late Commissioner- of Police of New Zealand. The official announcement states that Mr. Cullen "'passed through all ranks to his present position."

Mr. Kwei Chih, who till a short time ago was Chinese Consul in New Zealand, and resided in Wellington with his wife and son, has been appointed to' the Chinese Consulate at Manila, Philippine Islands. News has been received that Mr. Kwei has already arrived at his new post. .: . , " ..-.'

Mr. R.Arlow, assistant secretary and treasurer 3f. the Lyttelton Harbour Board, has l-esigned in order to take -up commercial life. Before he retired he was entertained by the members of the board, who presented him with a cheque for £100. He also received a presentation from, the board's officers.

Members of the Civil Service Club assembled in "strong force at a social to make a presentation to the former secretary, Mr. P. Woodroffe, who'has recently retired. Mr. C. G. Wilson, chairman of the' committee 1, spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr. Woodroffe's services to the club for many years, and, on behalf of the members, presented him with a solid silver tea service and an. illumjnated address as a mark of appreciation and esteem. .

One of the best-known landscape gardeners in Wellington, Mr. William Jay, died at his residence, Cottleville-terrace, last week, aged 80 years. The late Mr. Jay was a native of Suffolk, and arrived in Wellington over 40 years ago. Ho was gardener to various prominent men in Wellington, and was looked upon as an authority on the subject of horticulture. During. recent years, he took a great interest in bowling, 1 and was a member of the Thorndon Bowling Club. He was twice married, but his second wife died about five years ago. A brother, Mr. Henry Jay, resides at the Hutt. ■.'■..

Mr. R. W. S. Ballantyn-e, who is rer tiring on superannuation after forty-one years and three months' eervice in the Lands and Survey Department, was ■■the recipient of a presentation from his fellow officers and those of other departments with which he was associated in accord with his official duties.)

A "well-known resident of Auckland, Mr. Frank Jagger, died at Kemuera last week. -Mr. Jagger, who was bom in Halifax, Yorkshire, seventy-four years ago, came to New Zealand in 1859. For some years he was engaged in bush contracts at Matawai Creek, Coromandel, but left this occupation in 1864 to take up a contract at Great Barrier, and Little Barrier Islands, for the supply" of firewood: to the Imperial forces. Three years later he entered info partnership with Mr. Parker in the timber business at Freeman's Bay, later purchased by the New Zealand Timber Company. In 1888, Mr. Jagger entered into the present tannery business of Frank Jagger and Co. He was a director of many companies in Auckland, and was a member of the syndicate that bought the Onehnnga woollen mills. .. . :