PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 18, 20 July 1918, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS

Colonel N. P. Adams, Camp Commandant at Featherston, has been indisposed for some time, and is now in a private hospital in the city.

Mr. R. A. Douglas, of the Bank of New South Wales, hae received notice, of, transfer to- the Hawera branch, to;. replace Mr. Christie, going into camp.

Mr. Frederick E. Hellyer, of Max> andrew's Bay, who died on Tuesday at Dunedin, .was" a well-known breeder of dairy stock and a frequent prize-taker at shows.' -

Captain C. F. Smedley, whose name appeared in the list of "war honours" conferred on New Zealanders, as "Member Order of British Empire," is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Smedley, 100 Oriental-parade, Wellington. He left New Zealand with, the Main Body in 1914. -.''..

The J. L. Hay referred to in the list of honours and awards in the Government list is Mr. J. L; Hay, New Zealand V.M.C.A. supervising secretary.... in France. Mr. Hay has been on active service since April, 1915,^ and%was the first V.M.C.A. field secretary^jto leave with the troops. .... '"•'•

Amongst those awarded the' D.C.M. is C.S.M. L. T. Daniell, a son' of Mr. C. E. Daniell, of Masterton, Chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board. Before leaving on active .. service, S.M. Daniell was farming in, the Wairarapa.-Anot-her son, of Mr. Daniell, Lieutenant H. H. Daniell, has recently returned from the front wounded.

In the Magistrate's Court at Pahiatua <m Wednesday morning, Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M., stated that amongst the names 'published in the press of those Magistrates who were 4 retiring on Ist August, he had noticed his own name. The statement was, however, incorrect, as he was not retiring until Ist September. As his sons were now fighting at the front, he had volunteered to carry on on the Bench to do what he could for" the country. He had been thirty-six years'in the Public Service, and was over the age for retirement. .

Captain Leo Myers, late of Auckland, and brother' of the Hor# Arthur M. Myers, has been appointed honorary organiser of the Riflemen's Aid Society, according to information received from London. Captain Myers enlisted as a private in the King's Royal Rifles shortly after the outbreak'of war, and spent three and a-half years on active service, including several months in the trenches, in France. Since being invalided home from France, Captain Myers, who is now in his 48th year, has been training troops in England. He has been examined six times by medical boards, who retained him on: home duties.

A Press Association telegram from Thames announces the death of Mrs. M'Cullough, proprietor of the Thames M'Culllough, proprietor of the Thames Star. The late Mrs. M'Cullough, who had been in failing health for some time, was in her sixty-fifth year. She was the daughter of the * late' Mr. William Errington, a wellJaiown 'engineer in the early days, who went to Thames to erect the "Big Pump." She resided in Auckland for'many years and took part' in many philanthropic works, and her genial disposition and kindly nature endeared her to .many friends. Three sons (Messrs. Frank and Roy, of Thames, and Jack, who is in the engineering profession in America) and one daughter, (Mrs.' Chambers, whose husband is at the Front) are left to moum their loss.

Mr.. J. S. Barton, of Wellington, one of the newly-appointed Stipendiary Magistrates, is forty-three years of age. The son of the Rev. John Barton, Congregational Minister, of Melbourne, Mr., Barton is a native of that city. He passed his first accountancy examination in 1900 in the Incorporated Institute of Accountants of Victoria. Disliking the climate of Australia, Mr. Barton came to New Zealand in 1902, and started Banks's College. He passed his examination for the New Zealand Institute of Accountants two years later. Mr. Barton had always intended to go in for the' law, but had had to support himself up to this time. He passed his legal examination in 1910, and then, by way of relaxation from strenuous work, he took ■ a trip round the world, and he has been in legal practice in Wellington eyer since his return. For five years Mr. Barton was lecturer in accountancy and auditing at Victoria University College. He took a great interest in the. formation of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, and was for two years its president. His partner in the legal firm was. Mr. 0. C. Mazengarb.

Mr. Alfred E. Exley, a well-known Wellington resident, died yesterday at his residence, Lindnm-terrace, Roseneath,. at the age of 66 years. Mr. Exley had been.in poor health for a considerable time, and a few days ago was operated on for an internal complaint. The deceased gentleman - was a native of Yorkshire, England, and came to New Zealand about 42 years ago. For many years he carried on wool-scouring works at Ngaliauranga, but for a considerable time past had lived in retirement, Mr. Exley was elected to the directorate of the Wellington Woollen Company in June, 1887 (31 years ago). He left for England in 1896, and, returning to New Zealand, was again elected in 1899, and has retained his seat on the board ever since. His period of service, therefore, has been 28 years-as an active director who at all times took the closest interest in the company's affairs. He was a Home-trained worsted spinner ' and wool expert, which made bun a valuable member of the directorate. He was also-one-of the oldest members of the Thorndon Bowling Club. He leaves a widow and two sons—Messrs. .Albert E. Exley and George Exley, both of Wellington..