PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 33, 7 August 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. G. W. Russell returned yesterday from the North. The Hon. T. M. Wilford left yesterday for the Auckland district. ' Mr. F. H. G. Lincoln, a well-known settler of Taumarunui, is on a visit to | this city. Mr. E. A. Adams, Assoc. M.1.C.E., of Takapuna,lately lieutenant, E.N.V.A., has been appointed engineer to the Whakatane Harbour Board. Mr. and Mrs. George Irons, 23, Cen-tral-terrace, Wellington, have received word that their fourth son, Sergeant C. J. ■ P. Irons, who left in the Infantry of the I 24th Reinforcements, -was admitted to hospital on 30th July. Sergeant Irons is suffering from a gunshot wound in the right leg and a fracture. News has been received! of the death in Johannesburg of Mr. G. Rivers Allpress, at one time prominent in musical circles in Wellington. The deceased, who was a talented violinist, suffered of late years from asthma, and went to live in j South Africa for the benefit of his health. He was a brilliant player, and took part in the leading musical performances given in Wellington during his residence here. The death is announced, at Adelaide, of the Rev Dr. Bevan, well-known for many years as pastor of the Collins-street ' Congregational Chuchr, Melbourne. Some twenty years ago Dr. Bevan visited New Zealand at the invitation of the Congregational Union, when he preached and lectured in the chief towns of the Dominion. Born in LJanelly, Wales, in 1842, he had a brilliant scholastic career 'at London and Princeton Universities, and began his ministry as a colleague of the late Rev. Thomas Binney, of King's Weigh House Chapel, London. Mrs. C. Sheeran, of Kelburn, has been advised that her third eldest son, Lawrence Aron (Dudley) was killed, in action. lon 25th July. He was torn and educated at Palmerston North 28 years ago, and was twice previously wounded. He was well known in hockey and football 'circles, both in Palmerston North and if Wellington. News was only received a few months ago that his brother Matthew was dangerously wounded' in both. legs. It was deemed necessary to amputate, the right leg, the left one also suffered severely and has been operated on several times. He is now progressing favourably in hospital in England. Another biothef is still oTt active service in Prance. Mrs. Sheeran's youngest. remaining son proceeds to camp next month. - . The death occurred in Auckland on Sunday of Mr. Henry Charles Holden Walker, aged 59, who for a great many years had a responsible position with Messrs Arch. Clarke and Sons. Deceased's eldest son, Captain H. T. J. Walker, was killed at the second battle of Ypres, being attached to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, which he accompanied to France with the first British Expeditionary Force. The second son, Major Alan Walker, went with the first expedition to Samoa, and later departed for France with the Ist Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Major Walker has now been invalided home. His third son, Corporal Charles Walker, is at present in camp with t#e 45th Reinforcements. . Mr. P. G. Hall-Jones, younger son of Sir William Hall-Jones, of Wellington, has purchased a legal practice in Invercargill. Mr. Hall-Jones received his early education in Timaru, and, proceeding to Victoria University College with a university scholarship, studied law under Professor Garrow and passed the B.A. and LL.B. examinations. He received his legal training in tbs offices of Messrs. Bull, Gully, Bell, and Myers, Wellington, and the Hon. J. A. Tole, Crown Prosecutor, Auckland. Going on active service with the Main Body at the outbreak of war, Mr. Hall-Jones was in the first two loads of New Zealanders to land at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915. After about three months on Gallipoli he was wounded and eventually was returned to New Zealand and discharged. Mr. Marmaduke John Dixon, who died at West Eyreton, Canterbury, .was educated at Christ's College, and in 1893 went on his father's estate in North Canterbury. Under his father's direction he successfully carried out the first largo irrigation scheme in Canterbury. The home estate went to him on the death of his father in 1895. In his younger days Mr. Dixon was an enthusiastic alpinist, and had ascended to within 100 feet of the summit of Mount Cook. In 1890 he took an active part in exploring the region round Mount Cook and the Tasman Glacier. Leaving Mount Cook in company with Mr. G. Mannering, he paddled his canoe down the Tasman River and down Pukaki Lake and river and the Waitaki River. The following year Mr. Dixon was one of the three founders of the New Zealand Alpine Club. In 1897 ho was married to Miss Mabel Courage, of,.Seadown, Amberley.'