PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 146, 21 June 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL.

Lady Jellicoe arrived at Marton last evening, and will leave on Wednesday. She is the guest of Mrs. Riddiford, ;,id will follow the hounds at the RangitiKei meet.—Press Association.

The Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes (Minister of Defence) will arrive from Christchuvch on Wednesday.

The Hon. C. E. Stalham, Speaker of the House of Representatives, is expected to arrive in Wellington to-morrow to take up his duties in connection with the coming session.

The Rev. J. M'Neill, of Nelson, arrived in Wellington to-day to relieve the Rev. JRobertson-Orr. who left for Nelson yesterday

Mr. _W. Newton, the Conciliation Commissioner, is to leave early next week for Westland in connection with the dispute of the timber workers of that district. Mr. Newton will be away for about a week. .

Lieutenant-Colonel E. J.. Hulbert. E. 5.0., of the.6th New Zealand Mountf.ri Rifles (Manawatu), has been temporarily attached for duty with the Ist New Zealand Mounted Rifles, C.V.C.

Mr. Claude Moss has been appointed manager of the Hawera branch of Johnston and Co., Ltd., and will leave Wellington on Monday to take up his new appointment.

The Rev. T. Feilden Taylor, of St. Peter's Mission, is at present in Christ.church. He will preach at the Cathedral to-morrow afternoon at a combined Bible class service.

The Hon. M. Cohen, who is at present in Wellington, and will attend the opening of the session of Parliament on Thursday next, purposes' leaving for Honolulu on a visit for the sake of his health. He will leave Auckland by the Niagara on Bth July.

Inspector "G. W. Buckle, M.A., K.M.N.1., who is on exchange to the New Zealand Education Department fiom Sheffield, was welcomed to Dunedin at a meeting of the Otago Education Board on Wednesday. Mr. Buckle is to spend six months in New Zealand, lie has been stationed in the Auckland district for the.past four months, and is to spend the remaining two months m other districts in the Dominion. '-.

The Rev. Father J. Stewart, S.M.. who for four years has been assistant, priest at St. Mary's, Manchester street. Christchurch. has been appointed parish priest at Whangarei. Prior to his departure from Christehurch the- parishioners presented him with two leather suitcases, a, Harris tweed overcoat, a gun and case, and a well-filled wallet of banknotes as mementoes of their appreciation of his years of zealous work amongst them. Father Stewart assumes his new duties at Whangarei at the end of this week. Associated with him in the Whangarei parish will »be Father Dalton Campbell.

The death occurred on Saturday last, of Mr. Michael Duggan, aged 66" years. Deceased, who was born in Waterfbrd (Ireland) in 1866, came to New Zealand in the Gainsbur'y as a boy, landing at "Wellington. For some time he lived in Feilding, afterwards at Foxton and Bulls, where he was well known arid respected. Some six years ago he went to Hautere Cross to follow farming pursuits, but recently became ill and failed to make a recovery. Deceased, who was the nephew of the late Mr. John Lowe, of Feilding, leaves a widow, two daughters, and three sons, to mourn their loss. One daughter, Mrs. R.Flutey, resides at Otaki; other members of the family live at Te Horo.

The late J. E. Orford, M.A., Cambridge, who died yesterday at Winchester, South Canterbury, came to New Zealand some thirty years ago, and after acting for a short time as locum tenons to a Professor of Classics at the Auckland University was appointed Senior Classical Master to the Wangaliui Collegiate School. When he left Wanganui he established a preparatory school for boys at Winchester, which became one of the leading preparatory schools in New Zealand.' Mr. Orford was a modest, retiring, and unselfish man. At the same time lie was a brilliant man —a man of the highest character and one who was a keen supporter of British traditions. He was one of the best Greek scholars o£ his day, and also gained first-class in Classical honours. He was also a great all-round athlete. Ho gained his Blue in representing Cambridge ' against Oxford on more than one occasion. He rowed in the boat; he also represented Cambridge in the athletic sports,' and \vas one of the best boxers of his day. When the Boer War broke out the late Mr. Orford was at the AVanganui Collegiate School. He at once volunteered as a private, and served throughout the war. Although offered promotion on the field he said he preferred to remain a private. When General Davies, who was in command, returned to New Zealand he used to refer to the extraordinary influence for good that the late Mr. Orford had with, the men in his company.