PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 44, 20 August 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. D. Seymour, general secretary, of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, is ..visiting Christchurch.

Mrv-Henry; Edward Davies, a wellknown'farmer at Irwell,' Canterbury, ia dead, aged 80. He. arrived in, New Zea-

' " Private"advtee" has .beeri received that Sergeant A. W. Tressider, of the Wel-lington-Mounted-Rifles,--who left, with the 10th Reinforcements, .hai. been promoted .to lieutenant.

"; Mr.VA."" H. Bourn, manager of the stock department in Christchurch of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative fAssobiatibn, Ltd.,;is a.patient in a pri■va.te,:h.ospital,. seriously, ill;

»Mr. Victor.Joseph, Thompson, of the 'Wellington Magistrate's „_Court, was, ■ prior to leaving for camp, the recipient .oir a. presentation from- the , members of "the Court 1 staff. Mr." "W. G. Riddell, S.M., senior Magistrate, made the presentation, which consisted of. a number ~6T soldier's" requisites. '

--Mr. Felix.Chomley has been appointed to succeed, (states The ;Pp,st's:;Masterton correspondent) Mr. T. R. Allen as agent of'the Public Trustee"at Masterton.. Mr. Allen, "who has" been transferred to "Waiigariui," yesterday the' recipient of valuable presentations-from'the solicitors of Masterton -and the-staff of the office. ..'.. ... - ..... ..........

On tha motion of. Mr. A.\ Leigh Hunt, the council of the. Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce yesterday recorded its-appreciation of the services of one of its'members.'Mr.'X'S. "Barton, S.M., and its congratulations on his appointment to"t£« bench. 'Mr. Hunt predicted a. bright ■'career: for Mr.-; Barton in the magistracy. ■ >>■ ■■■■•<■•*-■■ ■■■■•■ Mr. Mr O'Reilly, for many years messenger to the-Speaker ;in the House of Representatives,-and of late chief messenger, is retiring from the Service. The staff of the House yesterday made him a farewell gift as a mark of esteem. The presentation was made by Mr. A. F. Lowe; Clerk of the House. There was a full attendance of officers of the House ani the messenger staffer; -■"-'" The'-Rev. E. -Paigrave -Davy; 'Superintendent, of the New Zealand Children's Mission;: .has*, left.for; Auckland, haying concluded: his series of special campaigns for young 1 people. Seventy-nine meetings have been held in Wellington and suburbs, the attendance being about 17,000. Mr. Davy contemplates returning after Christmas for the purpose of organising sand services and amusements at Lyall Biigr. . ' V , ■-.

, Mr. . Michael Fraer, who died in "Kaiapdi" recently,~ was "for""many years "ETpublic'man'in"Otago.' '• Born' in Launceston 74 years ago, he went to Victoria when a lad, and settled in Otago in 1865. He was Mayor of Cromwell for several years, and was one time chairman of" the Otago Education Board. Onsv of his sons is Mr. William Fraer, jof^ Dunedin,; f ornierly;:of 'Te; Aro" House, rWeilington, ~«nd JfMi 1. . Frank .Fiaeivjnpw .jnlcaiftp) Sit s>oe .Jime man.^ed^i^Wellingtonta Fraer, -senr.7-'BurvivesMief '"KustianH.' The late Mr."" Fraer was a!.'man "of sterling worth aJnd respected''by "everyone"who knew him.

Mr. Charles Grrbble, sin. old Auckland identity, died on Thursday last. J)eceased was in his seventy-ninth year, "and -during the Crimean War ■vias paymaster ,6h EM.*S'. Hannibal: T. He;-w&: in that vessel during the expedition to the Baltic, and was hit by a splinter while attending , the .w6undecLin,,.the, 'wardroom. lir 1868; Mr. Gribble retired from the Navy, and went to Auckland. As that .wasLfche palmy days of Thames goldfields, Mr: Grifeble-went down there shortly after his arrival. He .taught in the Scho r field school, Rolleston-street, and at the first Kauaeranga Boys' School in the Volunteer Hall, Richmond-street. Afterwards he was undjfer the Board of Education, > and* retired'pn superannuation in "i9f)fVr"lJS had resided ever since in Auckland:'. _;: ;\": 'i