PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 68, 17 September 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Prime Minister (the Eight Hon. Sir Joseph "Ward) has .completely recovered from his attaek'of influenza, and was able to take hia seat in the House of Representatives to-day. The Minister of Eailways (the Hon. \V. B. Taverner) returned from Dunedin to-day. The Minister of Eailways (the Hon. H. Atniore) returned from Nelson today. The Postmaster-General (the Hon. J. B. Donald) will return from the South to-morrow. Mr._ J. G. Moody, of Dunedin, is spending a few weeks in "Wellington. His Honour Mr. .Justice Frazer returned to Wellington by the "Ulimaroa to-day. Mr. P. K. Bryan was to-day admited as a solicitor of the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice (the Hon. M. Myers) on the motion of Mr. H. :H. Cornish. . The Mayor of-Upper. Hutt (Mr. P. Eobertson) was given leave of abence by the Boi-ough Council last night to enable him to take a holiday trip to Australia. . . \- „ The Rev. G. Y. Woodward,. vicar of All Saints', Palmerston North (until recently vicar of Karori), and the Eev. |P. E. James, vicar of St. Paul's ProCathedral, have been appointed to canories in succession to Canon 0 .M. Stent and Canon W. Farieourt respectively. ■ . Doctors P. E. Ailison, E. F. de Ath, A. Josephs, H. Jellett, E. Lynch, P. P. Lynch, J. Moore, and S. Moore returned by the Iflimaroa to-day from Australia. Mr. D. N. Edwards, who has resided in Masterton for many years, is levying shortly to take up his residence iv Wellington. Mr. Edwards has been connected with many local bodies in Masterton and has given valuable service on the Masterton Competitions Society and the Wairarapa Eugby Union. A motion of sympathy with the widow and daughter of the late Mr. Bert Eoyle was passed at a' meeting ;of the. committee of the Wellington Amateur Theatrical Society last evening, members standing in silence. It was agreed that Mr. \Royle had been a good friend to the society,, and had i always taken a keen interest in its affairs. ,/ Mr. Justice Frazer, President of the New Zealand Arbitration Court, who has been engaged for some time- in inquiring into tho subject o4 industrial arbitration methods in Australia, was a passenger by the Ulimaroa which arrived from Sydney to-day. Mr. Justice Frazer Js report will be submitted to the Government. : "It is with sincere regret we have to record the death of Mr. Phillip Bevan, which occurred on 13th August last after a comparatively short illness," stated the report of the Wellington Cricket Umpires' . Association, which was presented to the annual meeting last night. "The deceased was an old and valued member of the association, joining our ranks about ten years ago, and his quiet and amiable manner won tho respect and esteem of members. He was a competent umpire, acting in that capacity iv a number of the most important games with visiting teams as well as local matches. He was one of the best-known* local authorities on the laws of cricket, and, probably, in the Dominion, having made the rules of the game his life study. He was an enthusiast in cricket and took great interest in the lower grades, especially the young boys, with whom he was very popular, and was always willing to give them advice whenever appealed to. . ." Tho death occurred yesterday at To Aroha of Mr. Alexander N. Snedden, who for many years was well known La the soft goods trade of New Zealand. He began his career in the enploy of Messrs. Maeky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd., eventually becoming a departments manager. When Messrs. Ross and Glendining opened an Auckland branch in a small way iv Durham street, Mr. Sueddeu was appointed manager, a position he held until his retirement seven years ago owing to illhealtli. Two years ago he purchased a men's outfitting' business at Te Aroha. The deceased was one of the first presidents of the Auckland Commercial Travellers' Association. Ho was a keen follower of several sports, including bowling, cricket, rowing, and football. He is survived by. Mrs. Snedden. Three of his four sons are legal practitioners in Auckland. Mr. N. C. Snedden is well known as ex-captain of the New Zealand and Auckland cricket teams and Mr. C. A. Sucdden, besides his prominence as a cricketer, is president of tho New Zealand Eugby League Council. Mr. K. A. Snodden is president of the Sacred Heart Collego OH Boys' Asosciation. There are two daughters, Mrs. Flynn and Miss Vera Snedden. Mr. Snedden was 61 years of age.