PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 49, 26 August 1922, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon D H Guthne, Minister of Lands, paid a visit to Feilding yesterday, and to-day he is at Wanganni He will return to Wellington on Monday

Mr B Van Staveien, who has been on a visit to England and America, returned to Wellington . last evening by the Maunganui from San Francisco.

A telegram from Dunedin reports the death pi Mr R X -Cameron, Dunedin manager of the New Zealand Shipping 1 Company The deceased went to Dune din from Tokomaru Bay The name of Mr E Murray Fuller I was inadvertently omitted from the list, published yesterday, of, candidates: for the Council of the Academy of .Fine Arts < j Air William Andrew Woods, aged 50, proprietor of the Central Hotel, Auck land 3 died on Wednesday Mr Woods was a native of Dunedin, being a eon of Mr C W. Woods, a well known Dunedin builder, and he had been at the Central Hotel for about four years Prior to coming to Auckland Mr Woods was in charge of the Grand Hotel, Botorua, for twelve months, after having been pro pnetor of the City Hottl, Dunedin, for seven years Death was due to a paralytic stroke Mr Woods is survived by Mrs Woods and one son, Mr C Woods, solicitor, of Auckland A pleasant function took place at the Ohariu hall last week, when the residents of the district bade farewell to Mr P. M. Jackson, headmaster of the Ohariu School, who has been transferred .to the staff of the Lyall Bay School During the evening the chairman of the school committee (Mr L Bryant) spoke of the good work done by Mr Jackson, and on behalf of the residents andl school ,chil dren presented him with a handsome clock i Mr Jackson suitably replied Dancing, singing, and recitations pleasantly filled in the evening The funeral of the late Private Joseph , Patrick Sharkey took plaoe this morn ing Requiem Mass,was celebrated at 9 im, by the.Rev. Father Fallen, at St Anne's Church, New^pwn, and the cortege then proceeded to Karon, where the body was buried in the Soldiers' Cemetery Major General Chaytor, Gen era! Officer Commanding; New Zealand Military Forces, represented the Defence Department, others present being - v M«m R A. Wright, MP, J R Palmer (Town Clerk), Captain Gallo way, Captain Opie, Lieutenant Brown* 1 representing the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association, and also representatives of the Commercial Travellers' Association, Chamber of Commerce, and I Women's National Reserve The exsoldier served in the Great War with the I Wellington Respmeot, and as he had no lelativee in New Zealand, LWtenantColonel W H Fletcher, who at one time commanded the regiment, was chief mourner, and the relatives. The death occurred ay Wellington yes terday, after a brief illness, of Dr Bar naon Horrax, of Willis street The late Dr Horrax, who had an attack of double pneumonia only a few days ago, was thirty eight years of age, and was a very popular physician, both with members of his own profession and with I the public generally He was educated t in Wellington, and on leaving school he took up dentistry, for a time being in : the employ,of Messrs Tripe and Ellis After studying dentistry for some years, he decided on a course of medicine, and he i duly qualified as a medical piacti tioncr at Edinburgh Dr Harrox re* turned to New Zealand eight years ago, I and entered into partnership with Dr Deck, of Motueka *He later decided to 1 come to Wellington, and had been practising here for a little ovec two years He was an honorary surgeon at the Child ren's Hospital, and was a popular mem ber of the WeUesley Club and the Wei hngton Golf Club The late Dr. Horrax. was a son of the late Mr JohnHorrax and Mrs Horrax, formerly of ITaron He was married, and his wife and only child are at present in Europe. The funeral takes place this afternoon Mr John Wilkins, an old resident of the Hutt Valley, who died on Thursday lat hi* home in Blapmfield Crescent, Lower Hutt, was born in the Parish of Inker-row, County of Worcester, Eng land, in 1827. He arrived in New Zea land by the Oliver Lang in 1856, and' was m partnership with a Mr Yule in Featherston for some time as a contractor in? delivering timber to the sawmills. Subsequently he was engaged in business for a few years at Upper Hutt, and for the last fifty years Tie resided quietly in Lower Hutt He served the Sublic faithfully for many as a ustice of the Peace, and with the late Mr John Cudby, JP , frequently officiated »tvthe> local Police Court He was twice married. His first wife died over fifty years ago, and his second fourteen years ago. He is survived by the two daughters of ha first wife, who kept house for him and nursed him during the last year He was connected with the Wellington Racing Club for thirty years, the greater part of the time ma steward and clerk of the scales, in which capacity^ he has weighed out most of the leading horsemen m the Dominion, and no clerk of the scales-was better known to riders of •le old school He was also one of the trustees of the Hutt Park Racecourse. Before coming to the Dominion he was a cricketer, and throughout his life he took a gr«at interest in all kinds of sport, winning a foot race at/the age of 63 '

The combined staffs of '-'The' Evening Post" assembled round the (tone'at noon to-d»y for the purpose of saying farewell to\ Mr. ■:Ji Griffithi; overseer of the news •room, who has severed his connec-' tion; yrith 'theI'paper; for the purpose; of. . entering, into business on hi» ; own;; ac-' count in Hawkes Bay;' ,;MrJj; Parker; editor of >'.'TheV Post," in 'presenting Mr.- Griffiths* with1: a. well-fijled/wallet of notes, referred.■./.'to the harmonious relatioiu /which tweeri;, the : various ■„ departments,f [and saidv.that to this., Mr..' Griffiths.^had greatly; contributed; • not only': by^jKia kindly ,per«onality; butV also ; by ':his: efficiency during •'. the •. ten? years, he had been pverseer.: They united.in, paying tribute, : sterling worth; as a' man and-' '-.■, / friend, and iwhile-^sincerely regretting his departure,1 wished -him every success iii his hew^undertaking.'.^Mr.'J. tonadale, epeaking ; . on:' behalf .of the 'companionship,7, also' "testifiedM to the, cordial relatipha^ that' characterised ,tKe; various departments ; of; "The Evening Port," and paud (; a Warm 'tribute ,to' an overseer; in whpmvtKey felt they always had afrierid.;/; Mr.'i Griffiths;;: feelingly; responded, and;the: gatHeringiconcluded, with: cheers --for Mr./,and Mrs:' tJrifßths. Later,■ in the editor'.s rooni].the literary,; staff • extended its beat wishes to Mir r A.: Hardcastlo,va; member of: the reporting staff for the ■; past six years, who has' .accepted1 an appointment oh "New Zealand : Truth.'1, :Mr.'Parker,-in;'present-ing him "with/a/ gel! 'of smoker's*;requisites, said: Mt. iHardcastle had .always been, a most conscientious' worker '/and; ■valued member of the, staff,.ahd promised to go .far jin the, profession .of joiirnalism;;',; : o-'V- "■'"■ ;''-':-'--. '/.■'/.•■' ''■'■'

Inquiry is made by his brother a resi dent of Scotland, for information as to the whereabouts of James Davitt, who left Portpalnck Wigtownshire, Scotland^ twenty two years ago I Tho speaker at the men's meeting to morrow afternoon 'will be Ml C F Fal conor lato president of the association Mr Falconer who was recently trans fcrred to Auckland, is at present \isiting Wellington ra connection with the Pienbytsrian Bible Class Conference