PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 120, 25 May 1925, Page 3

PERSONAL MATTERS

Sir Joseph Ward arrived in Wellington from the South yesterday morning. Sir Truby King was a passenger by the Wahme from Lyttelton yesterday. oU £ ,B> *?• Wood arrived fr°m the South by the Wahine yesterday morning.

* ll' Tf • Altken > private secretary to the Minister of Public Works, who underwent an operation some weeks ago resumed his duties to-day. Mr. M. Hawkins, Controller-General of Prisons, has been appointed a member of the Prisons Board in succession to the late Mr. C. E. Matthews

Mr. AD. M'Eae, late of Wellington, and well known as a representative footballer and as a prominent member of the different athletic clubs while at Victoria College, was on Wednesday last admitted as a barrister and solicitor by his Honour Mr. Justice Adams, on the motion of Mr. C. S. Thomas. Mr M'Eae has resigned from the Public Trust Department to commence practice in Timaru.

The funeral of the late Mr. Steve Boreham, president of the New Zealand Workers Union, took place yesterday at Dunedin, states a Press Asso-' ciation message. The cortege was followed by 30 cars and 2000 people on foot. The Mayor, the JMayor of St ? a w' >*/• T- X- Sidey' M-P -> and Mr! J. W. Munro, M.P., were among those present. Wreaths were received from labour organisations and friends throughout the Dominion. The service at the graveside was conducted by Father Eooney. v

An old and highly-respected resident of Mangatainoka, in the person of Mr. Edwin Ashby, passed away on Friday evening at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. G. H. Stiles, Main street, Palmerston North. Deceased was born at Northampton, England, 66 years ago. He came out to the Dominion in 1880, taking up his residence at Moutoa, where, he engaged in farming, and later in storekeeping. After his marriage to Miss Carter, daughter of the late Mr. John Carter, of Moutoa, he removed to Mangatainoka, where he continued the storekeeping business for a period of 25 years. He leaves a widow and five children The daughters are 'Mesdames Terry (Ekeiahuna), Cowie (Christclmrch) and Miss Emily Ashby (Wellington), and the sons Mr. Fred Ashby (Bank of New Zealand, Nelson) and Mr. Albert Ashby (Bank of New Zealand, Dargaville). Advice has been received from England of the death of Mr. W; W. Bradfield, C.B.E. Deceased" was born on 18th March,, 1879, and was the son of Mr.. William Bradfield, Muswell Hill. He was sent to Parmitees School, and after training at Finsbury Technical College, joined tho staff of the Marconi Company as electrical assistant in 1897. In 1899 he installed'the first wireless apparatus on a British battleship, and a little later superintended demonstrations on the United • States battleship Massachusetts. In 1901 he took charge of the demonstrations between the French Eiviera and Corsica, and thefollowing year was appointed chief engineer of the American Marconi Company. In 1908 he returned to England as deputy-manager of the parent company, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Compan}', and the Marconi International Marine Communication Company, Ltd. In 1910 Mr. Bradfield became manager, and in 1917 a director of both concerns. Since 1920 he devoted himself entirely to the International Company. Mr. Bradfield was created C.B.E. in 1918. He was a nephew of Sir John Baddeley, ex-Mayor of London, and of Mr. A. C. Bradfield, of Palmerston North.