PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 128, 27 November 1923, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL.

The Governor -General, Viscount Jellicoe, is to visit Eastbourne on Thursday afternoon, when he will present a flag to scholars of Muritai School, and later will lay the foundation-stone of the new Masonic Hall, which is being erected on the main road. A special boat will be put on to carry the Vice-regal party there and back.

Sir Harold Beauchamp left Wellington to-day on a short visit to Auckland.

Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Mines, Marine, and Labour, returned to Wellington from Auckland by the Main Trunk express this afternoon.

Mr. Justice Salmond left yesterday for New Plyniouth. Mr. Justice MacGregor, who is 1 at present engaged in sittings in Wellington, will go to Gisborne on Friday

Mr. A. T. Traversi, Government Life Insurance Commissioner, returned from a visit to Australia to-day.

Mr. T. R. Herd, late Customs inquiry agent for New Zealand ,at London, returned by the R.M.S. Makura. Mr. Herd is to take up the position of Assistant-Controller of Customs at Wellington.

Mr. P. E. Pattrick, of the firm of Arcus and Pattrick, accountants, is proceeding by the R.M.S. Maunganui today to Rarotonga to undertake the audit of the Administration accounts on behalf of the Controller and Auditor-General.

The death occurred in the Kaikoura Hospital yesterday of Mr. Harry Evans', aged 101 years. He served in the Crimea War and Indian Mutiny. He came to New Zealand with tho 54th Regiment, and took part in the Maori Wars.—Press Association.- .

Mr. David A. Aike'n, general manager, Union Steam Ship Company, who has been on a visit to London,' returned to Wellington to-day. He spent some time in Scotland and on the Continent coming out'by the Orient Line to Sydney and joining the vessel'at Naples.

Superintendent Marsack, who is retiring on superannuation (states "The Post's" Dunedin correspondent) will be entertained by the members of the Duriedm Police Force" at a send-off function on the 17th of next month, prior to his leaving Dunedin^to take up his residence at Auckland/ where "he was stationed for many years as chief detective.

The death occurred on Sunday at Gonville, Wanganui; of Mr. E. C V. Hedditch, aged 84 years. The late Mr. Hedditch was born in Tasmania, but crossed to New Zealand fifty-five years ago, when he settled at Pembroke, on the shores of Lake Wanaka. There he lived the strenuous life of the pioneer, and for thirty-odd years took a leading' part in the development of the Lake district. He owned several sawmills and had sailing vessels on the lake for transporting timber, wool, and other produce of the settlers. Later he built and launched the first steamboat on Lake Wanaka, and supplied timber for the, gold mines that had sprung into existence in various parts of Otago. Rafting timber down the Clutha for the construction of bridges was another venture that formed part of his active life. At Pembroke he built the hotel which has been for so long.the rendezvous of tourists from all parts of the world. Twenty-two years ago the late Mr. Hedditch settled in Wanganui. ' A

The American Consulate-General yesterday received advice from the. Department of State, Washington, to the effect that Mr. E. N. Gunsaulus,, Consul-Gen-eral, Halifax, Canada, had been appointed ConsulrGeneral for New Zealand, stationed at Wellington, in succession to Mr. David F. Wilber, who left in May last. Mr. Edwin Norton Gunsaulus was born in Mount Liberty, Ohio, on 13th December, 1859,.and attended the public schools in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He graduated from the high school at Mount Gilead, Ohio, was editor and publisher of a weekly newspaper, served one term as, Maypr of, Cehterburg, Ohio, and was deputy-State', oil inspector. He was appointed, .after examination (24th January, 1900), Consul at Pernambuco on Ist February, 1900; Consul at Toronto, 13th November, 1901; Consul at Cork, 9th March, 1905; Consul at Rimouski, 22nd June, 1906; Consul at Johannesburg, 10th June, 1908. He became a CorisulGeneral on 12th July, 1916, and was assigned to Singapore, being' assigned to Halifax in 1920.