PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 124, 26 May 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. C. J. Ward, of Wellington, returned from Australia by the Ulimarpa. Mr. C. P. Pcwies was yesterday reelected auditor to the Wellington Cham-ber-bf Commerce. Mr. 11. A. Cutting, assistant-works manager of the ' Woolston. TannerieSj Ltd., is dead; aged 67 Mr. Will Lawson left by the Pateena-to-day for Blenheim, where he will take' up the duties of publicity orgauiser for the Marlborough Chamber of Oommercie for some months to come. ' Councillor T. B. Williams was last night elected to fill the position of Mayor of Wanganui, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. C. E. Maekay. Councillor Kichardson was elected, DeputyMayor. The death is announced of Mr Samuel Vdughan, an old and highly-respected veteran of Lyttelton. De-ceased, who was 82 years of age, was an enthusiastic supporter of athletics, and. only a few years ago competed in a. walking 1 match at Governor's Bay.

Mr. R. Burton, secretary of. the Wellington Plasterers' Union, was gra-nted' leave of absence at a special meeting of the union' on Monday night, to enable him to malle a visit to' the United States, for the benefit of his health. Mr. A. Barn was elected to act as secretary, during Mr. Burton's absence.

Sir Arnold Gridley, who was Director (if the Electric Power Department of the Munitions Council in England during the war, is at present in Wellington on a visit to New Zealand. His visit to Kew Zealand is combining business, with, pleasure, and as an expert in electric power development he is interested in hydroelectric schemes, for whi-ch the Dominion is specially adapted.

A large meeting of the Parliamentary Staff Society, Mr. C. Hayes occupying the chair,- was held in. Parliament Buildings last evening, the occasion being the making of a presentation of a travelling suitcase to their late secretary, Mr. E. Bellamy. Mr. Bellamy has for a number of years been on the staff of the Hon. Sir W. H. Herries, and has now been promoted and transferred to Christchurch. The Chairman, in making the presentation, referred to the able manner in which Mr. Bellamy had performed the duties of secretary since the society was formed, and, on behalf of the members, assured him that he carried away jwith him the best of wishes from his old comrades. Mr. W. Sta-rley was unanimously electedto fill the vacant position of secretary.

The death occurred this week of Mr. James Bringins, one of the 'best-known members of the shipwrights' branch, of .the Wellington Waterside Workers' Union. Mr. Bringins, who came to Wellington 38 years ago, was in the employ of Messrs. Coffey aripi Dixon, Clyde-quay, for many years, and. subsequently was in business as a boatbuilder on his own account in Balena Bay, off Evans Bay. During the epidemic of 1918 he became very ill and never recovered his health. He was a son of the forester on the estate of Sir Douglas Haig's father,- and was born at Dollar, Scotland, 58 yeare ago.. For a time he went to school with Sir Douglas Haig. After leaving the trade of'a shipwright he went to sea, and eventually settled in the South Pacific, removing to Wellington in 1882. As a cornet player he had few equals in Xew Zealand, and for some years he was a valued member of the Wellington Garrison B?.nd. Amongst those who attended his funeral this morning were •Beveral old shipwrights. The Rev. Dr. Elliott conducted the burial service.