PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 15, 17 July 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICil-BEGAL.

Their Excellencies Sir Charles Ferguson and Lady Alice Fergussou went South last night, in order to make a, tour of inspection o£ the eartbqiiakestricken area. •Greymouth, Westport, Beefton, JMurchison, and Seddouville •tt-ill be visited, and they will return to Wellington probably to-day week.

Mr. Justice Adams returns to Christchurch this evening. Mr. Hugh B. Hollard, resident managing director of Woolworths (N.Z.) Ltd., arrived from Australia by the Tahiti yesterday.

Mr. Justice Herdman leaves for Hamilton by the Limited express this evening.

The Mayor, Mr. G. A. Troup, is leaving Wellington to-morrow to spend * few days at New Plymouth. Mr. T. E. Toovey, of the Port of Londen Authority, and his assistant, Mr. R. Letch, left by the Tahiti yesterday on. their return to England. Messrs. M. Ongley and H. E. Fyfe, of the Geological Survey Department, who have already spent .a fortnight in the Murchison earthquako area, went to Nelson last night on the way to Westport and Seddonville.

An unanimous and enthusiastic call from Scots' Church, Adelaide, was conveyed by cablegram last night to the Eev. XT. L. D. Webster, who has been minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian. Church, Christchurcli, for the past eight years. It is understood that he will accept the call, telegraphs "The Post's" correspondent. Mr. Webster recently visited Adelaide and. preached at Scots' Church in response to an invitation.

The Ecv. T. H. C. Partridge, M,A., tutor and assistant-chaplain of St. John's College, has been- appointed, vicar of Papatoetoo in succession to tho Bey. P. C. Davis. He is expected to tako up his new duties early in October.

Mr. Anthony Harper, whose death was announced in "The Post" last evening, was an old Wellington resident. His parents came to New Zealand in 1876 in the ship Caroline, and after living' at Nine Mile Beach, Charleston, West Coast, for some years, tho family came to Wellington. The late Mr. Anthony Harper engaged in business for some years, and latterly became a successful speculator in city property. He leaves a family of two daughters arid a son.

The death occurred at his residence, 256, Adelaide road, last evening of Mr. Herbert H. Oxley. He had hecn in indifferent health for some time, but endeavoured to attend to business right to the last. He was a prominent figure in the commercial community, his association with the commercial life of Wellington extending over a long period, first with Messrs. John Duthie and Co., and for tho last 30 years with Messrs. Brailsford's. He is survived by a widow, daughter of the late Mr. Walter S. Cobham, a very, early resident of » elhngton, two sons, Messrs. C. H. and J. S. Oxley, and one daughter, Mrs. Robert Burton. He was a man of a genial and kindly disposition, and his demise will be regretted by all who came into contact with him. '