PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 109, 4 November 1925, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

At the monthly nieeting of the executive of the Navy League yesterday Mr. J. P. Firth extended a hearty welcome to the chairman ' (Captain Chudley), who recently returned from England.

Mr. J. W. Kurrie, of the Telegraph Department j who is leaving Wellington on transfer toVlnvercargill, was farewelled by the members of the Hataitai Tennis Club recently, and presented with a gold-mounted fountain pen and pencil. Mr. : Furrie was chairman of the Hataitai Tennis CluVs Committee for four years, and was one of its most enthusiastic members. Mr. Furrie was also met by the!members of the Chief Telegraph Engineer's staff, prior to his departure for Inyercargill and presented with a travelling rug. '.'" -. ■ '.' .:'■-.

By , the death at the: ripe age of 95 years, of Mr. I Jame3 Holme Williams, of Milson's Line, .New Zealand loses a colonist ofmany years' standing. I Born at Bristol, .England, deceased came to the Dominion about 66 years ago, and settled at/'Geraldine',-.. where „ for .many years he was in business as a merchant, Deceased retired some 25 to 30 years ago, and after a period of residence in .several South Island; towns,' came north; five-or six years ago, settling at Shannon. For the past eight or nine months" he had been resident on ;,Milsbn's.. Line. Deceased, who married twice, is survived by his second wife. He had no family. In the earlier days he was "prominently connected with the Masonic fraternity. ■ Death has removed-from Levin one of its most popular residents in Mr. T. H. Lowry, who passed away this after, a short illness. The deceased was one of four sons of Mr; and Mrs. John. iLbwry, of Petone, where he was educated. Although only 37 years of age, his experience-in the wool industry had been b^oth wide and varied, and, in this connection-his ability wai widely recogiiised. '. His early experience was obtained at the Ngahauranga • Freezing Works, and from there he was trans: ferred to ■ Patea. After two years in the latter town he became instructor, in wool-classing at both the college and technical school in Wanganui, and also, at the Hawera School. Hjs reputatiAn was instrumental, in his receiving an appointment with the ■ buying department of Messrs: A. 'S. Patefson, in which capacity ,he had acted for three years prior to his illness. Wherever he lived he became actively interested in: all; branches of sport.' The sympathy of his wide circle of friends : will' be .extended to MreiJLowry and her daughter.

Mr.. Wilfred Skegg, for many years a resident •of rWellington, and formerly assistant manager of the' Alliance A'ssur r ance Co., Ltd., and ■ Mrs. Skegg, and ; family, who have been 1 on .'.a visit to England; returned to Wellington by the Manuka from Melbourne yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Skegg and family leave, for Auckland towards the end of the week.

"The Post's" London correspondent, writing on 25th September,/says : —"His many friends, both in New Zealand and in this country, will regret to hear of the death, on 19th September, of Henry . Reynolds, of 10, de Crespigny Park, Denmark, Hill, London, and formerly of the ; .Waikato. The, late Mr. Reynolds was one of the pioneers of the dairying industry, in New Zealand. f About the year 1880, as farm produce ai^d cattle were almost unsaleable, he starteel a butter factory at. Pukekura. For a long time, there was nothing but loss, but as a forlorn .hope, Mr. Reynolds came to .England with two consignments of frozen butter, and, "to; his joy, it was as good as when it left the factory, Later on, circumstances compelled him to sell his interest in the firm of Reynold* and Company, and, acting for Messrs. Lovell and Christmas, he went to the Argentine and was the pioneer of. dairying there. .He had sold his land near Hamilton, in the Waikato, and he bought land in the Argentine. Last, year he'retired from active work and returned to England. He died very suddenly last Saturday from heari failure. ' .