PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 4, 5 July 1927, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Eight Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, who has been on a visit to Australia, returned to "Wellington by the Marama to-day. Mr. W. L. Clabburn leaves for Aus- | tralia to-day on the Tahiti. He will return early in August. Dr. H. M'Lean, Port Health Officer for Wellington, returned from Sydney by the Marama this morning, after five weeks in Australia. Mr. G. I. B. Sheridan, assistant inspector in New Zealand, has been appointed manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Adelaide. Dr. Valintine, Director-General of Health, visited Otakl yesterday and discussed at a private meeting matters relating to the local hospital..

Mr. Allan Wilkie and Miss HunterWatts will received an official wolcome from the Mayor at the Town Hall at 11 a.m. to-morrow.

Mr. C. M. Croft (Canadian Trado Commissioner in New Zealand) will leave Auckland to-day by the Aoranei on a visit to Canada.

Amongst the passengers on the Marama returning to Wellington this morning wero the Hon. W. Nosworthy Sir Joseph Ward, Dr. H. M'Lean (Port Health Officer for Wellington), Dr. J Edgar, Dr. R. Bryson, Colonel J. Clark and Mr. G. Shirtcliffe.

Mr. A. B. Piddington, K.C., New South Wales Industrial Commissioner arrived this morning by the Marama, en route to the Institute of Pacific Kelations Conference at Honolulu. Circumstances have arisen, however, as a result of which he is returning to Australia instead of proceeding on the voyage. '

The death of Mr. S. C. Streeter. an early settler, occurred at Mount Eden on Saturday, at the age of 80 years telegraphs "The Post's" Auckland correspondent. Mr. Streeter arrived from England with hi parents in the ship Pegasus in 1865. Mrs. Streeter died three years ago. The surviving children are Mr. E. F. Streeter, of Auckland, and Mrs. 6. H. Dixon, of Wellington. . The funeral took place yesterday.

Mr. A. S. Boldero, who died at Devonport on Sunday, aged 78 years, was the sixth son of Mr. John Boldero, of Suffolk, who had sixteen children (telegraphs "The Post's" Auckland correspondent). The family has established a record for longevity in England. Sis brothers and two sisters are living, and their agas total 748 years, Mr. Boldero is survived by a wife, a son, Mr. A. R Boldero, and a daughter, Mrs. C. H. Gallagher, of "Wellington. The funeral took placo yesterday.

Dr. E. G. Sayers, the first medical missionary to be sent by the Methodist Church of New Zealand to its foreigr. field in the Solomon Islands, will leave for the Solomons next week. Dr. Sayers, whose home is in Christehureh, graduated from Otago University, and then proceeded to London University, where he took a special course of study in tropical diseases. He' passed brilliantly in his examinations there. A second medical man will go to the Solomon Islands next year. He is Dr. Clifford James, who is at present undergoing special training for tropical work.