PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 118, 14 November 1925, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. J. Caughley, Director of Education, returned to Wellington from Nelson . to-day. „ *".

The Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes, K.8.E., accompanied by Eady Rhodes, arrived in Wellington this morning by the ferry boat from Lyttelton.

The Hon. A. F. Hawke, M.L.C., was a passenger by the Wahine from Lyttelton this morning.

Mr. A. Markman, Secretary of the Wellington G.P.0., was a passenger by the Wahine for the South last evening.

The Rev. Canon H. D. Burton, who •was formerly vicar of St. Michael's, Christchurch, for some time, and who has been vicar of St. Martin's, Brighton, ever since his return to England, has resigned hia living to take up mission work in Barbados.

The Rev. Joseph W. Kemp, minister of the Auckland Tabernacle, has declined the invitation of the pastorate of the Talbot Tabernacle, London.

Sir John Luke, M.P., and Lady Luke -will leave for Dunedin to-nigftt in order to, be present at the opening of the Exhibition, and -will stay in the South Island for some days.

The funeral of the late (Trooper) Basil G. Armitage-M'Elwaine (151161)' took place at Karori to-day. The service was conducted by the Rev. Father Mullen. ' Amongst those present were the Mayor {Mr. 0. J. B.? Norwood) and Mr. Thomas Forsyth, M.P., Mr. Robert Tail (Acting-Town Clerk), Major Gibbs (Defence Department), Major Watsou (R.S.A.), Mrs. M'Hugh and Mrs. Neilson (Women's National Reserve), and a representative from the Pensions Department.

Mr. Owen J. Hodge, barrister and solicitor, of Te Puke, one of the most widely known and most respected residents of the Bay of Plenty, died at his residence on Wednesday. Born in Auckland in 1858, he was sent to Victoria to be educated, and remained there until 1880, when ho went to Otago as one of the first of the trained Victorian teachers. He remained in that profession until 1908, except for a. period of three years, during which he practised law. In 1884 he unsuccessfully contested the Peninsula electorate against the Hon. W. J. Larnaeh, and three' years later was defeated for Mount Ida by Mj. Scobie Mackenzie by a narrow margin. He was first assistant of the Normal School, Dunedin, for some years. In 1908 Mr. Hodge commenced practice as a solicitor in To Puke. At the time of his death he was senior partner ill the firm of Messrs. Hodgo and Keys. He was also largely interested in farming operations. Ho was a member of the Kaituna River Board, and his last public appearance was to attend a meeting of that body. He always took an activo part in local affairs, and recently several local authorities passed appreciative resolutions of his services. Mrs. Hodge, who was a sister of Lady Stout, died in April. There were no children.