PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 127, 31 May 1928, Page 13

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Prime Minister (the Eight Hon. J. G. Coates) will leave for Auckland to-morrow, returning to Wellington next Wednesday. . The "Minister of Agriculture (the Hoii. O. J. Hawken) returned from Elthani last- night. The Minister of Lands (the Hon. A. D. M'Leod) will leavo to-night en route for Duncdin, where, amongst other engagements, lie will attend the Winter Show on Saturday. Ho will return to Wellington on Wednesday. ■ Mr. P. G. Watt will leave for the Pacific Eotary Conference in Japan in August. Mr. W. Naismith was welcomed at the Eotary Club luncheon yesterday upon his return from a trip round the world. Messrs. Bowerbank, Blayney, Can, Jackson, Boss, and Wheeler were yesterday elected as the directors Of the Wellington Eotary Club for the ensuing year. Dr. E. Kidson, Director of the Meteorological Office, returned yesterday to Wellington from Cambridge, where he has been seeing to the establishment of a new meteorological sta>tion. Mr. Eobert 8011, of Christchurch, ■leaves for Auckland to-night, to join the Aorangi. Mr. Bell intends visiting Alaska and North-Western Canada. An Australian Press Association.— United Service cablegram from Vancouver, says that Major E. D. Furse, secretary of the Empire Forestry Conference, and Mr. E. L. Eobinson, technical head of the United Kingdom Forestry Commission, had sailed for Australia. ' Mr. C. G. Kelly, general foreman at the Petone Bailway Workshops, was to-day farewelled by his fellow^ workers, on the occasion of his retirement upon superannuation. Mr. Walworth, Workshops manager, presented him with an illuminated address signed by fifty of the older members of the staff. Messrs. O'Sheaj Edwards, and Slater spoke, and Mr. Kelly suitably replied. The Eev. W. Ballachey, who for many years was Church of England chaplain of prisons, homes, and the hospital in Wellington, and by reason of ill-health was recently obliged to resign his position, but subsequently unofficially continued to visit the institutions, has now been compelled to discontinue the work owing to failing eyesight. Mr. J. G. O'Brien, a welHuiown telegraph official, who has resigned from the position, of treasurer of the Auckland Rugby Union On account of removing to Morrinsfcille, was farewelled by members Of the management committee last evening,' telegraphs "The Post's" Auckland correspondent. The chairman, Mr. H. Frost,' in. presenting Mr. O'Brien with a silver cigarette case, remarked that Mr. O'Brien, ajtliough a New Zealand representative in 1914 and 1920 on Australian tours, was perhaps best known as the fullback of the Army Service team which won the King's Cup at Honie, and first made New Zealand football known in South Africa, where Mr. O'Brien enhanced the fine reputation he already had in New Zealand. By the death of Mr. John William Kinniburgh, which occurred on Monday at tho Wellington Hospital, there was lost to Wellington one of its oldest residents. Mr. Kinniburgh's parents came to Wellington in the sailing ship Gcorgo Kfe, in 1842, and he was born in Cuba street eighty years ago. Originally a cabinetmaker by trade, lie later joined the staff of the Wellington Harbour Board, with which ho was associated for thirty-six years, and was well known on the. waterfront as storeman. Those who remember the running to this port from Foxton and other ports of the Queen of the South will recall tho late Mr.' Kinniburgh intimately. He took his part in the efforts of the fraternity of those earlier days for the good of the city. In the early days of the Wellington Garrison Band he played tho big drum, and ho was one of tho earliest life members of the Wellington Working Men's Club. Ee r tired for some years, Mr. Kinniburgh enjoyed perfect health almost to the end, and passed peacefully away. He leaves a widow, two sons—Messrs. John I Plerbert Kinniburgh and Percy James Kinniburgh, of Wellington—and a daughter—Mrs. Eogers,- of Auckland. Ho was the only brother of a large .family of sisters, most of Whom survive him, and all of Whom are well known to old Wellington residents. They are Mcsdaines Elizabeth Brown, Helen Stafford, Carman, W. Widdop, C. E. Macintosh, Waters (Auckland), C. Murray (Greytown), and Charles Hill. Mr. James Kiuniburgh, first Mayor of Avondale, is a surviving brother;