PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 3, 5 January 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. P. A. Lawlor left by the Limited last night to catch the Niagara for Sydney.

Among the passengers by the Tahiti for San Francisco-is Captain A. Lawrence, late A.D.C. to the Gover-nor-General of Australia.

Mr. Alfred Hill leaves by the Tahiti for San Francisco,; accompanied by Mrs. Hill.

Professor E. C. Jeffrey, of Harvard University, is a passenger by the Tahiti.

Lieutenant-Commander W. Fairlie, late in command of H.M.S. Veronica, is leaving by the Tahiti for San Francisco, en route to England.

Mr. Peter Harder died to-day at the age of 83,- reports a Press Association telegram from Wcstport. He was an old and respected West Coaster, who crossed Arthur's Pass about 60 years ago, having landed at Lyttelton in 1863.

The death occurred in Christehurch yesterday of Mr. George Hyde at the age of 78. The late Mr. Hyde was well known in .Christchurch, having lived there since 1867. He was a Justice of the Peace and an ex-Christ-church City Councillor. He had the distinction of riding in the first cycle race in New Zealand, which took place in Christchurch on 16th December, 1869.

The death is announced by Press Association message of Dr. George Edward Gabites, of Timaru. Dr. Gabites was born in Christohurch in 1867, and educated at Timaru High School and Edinburgh University (B.Sc. 1891, M.B. and CM. 1894, and F.R.C.S. in 1898). For a time he was resident physician at the Boyal Infirmary, . Edinburgh, and the Royal Maternity and Simpson Memorial Hospital. He was also for some time medical superintendent of the Edinburgh Provident Dispensary, and demonstrator in anatomy of Surgeons' Hall. In 1899 he returned to New Zealand and became surgeon-superin-tendent of the Timaru Hospital. Dr. Gabites served with the Seventh Contingent in South Africa, 1891-2, and was awarded the Queen's Medal and four clasps. In 1900 he was appointed a surgeon-captain in tho Medical Corps,' and in 1901 a surgeon-captain in tho New Zealand Militia.

A protest has been made in Britain concerning the danger, to people on buses; arising from steam tractors, whbh often throw out hot sparks as big as grains of wheat.

Messrs. .R. A. Wilson and Co.. auctioneers, 137, Lambton-qy., will sell the contents of a 5-roomed house at. their rooms, 137, Lambtqn ijuay,' 10-inorrow, at