PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

A resolution of sympathy with .ilif relatives o£ .the..late..Mr,; H.jM..; Gore was passed at-the conference ..of.. New Zealand ..Art "Societiea 'yesterday^ Tho conference expressed "the opinion - that the loss sustained through- the -death of Mr. Gore was a serious one tothS caus'9 of art in New-Zealand;;-'-"."-'- ~~ -'.':."•.-. The death occurred at WelKiigton^oa. Thursday of Charles ""Bclwin' "Bblton, aged 74,- an old employee'-of tfie Union, Company. For over 30 years he served as butcher on most of the-.company's passenger vessels, his last ship being tha Maori. He retired four -years-ago. Prior to joining the- Union Company, he was in private business ui'Dnnedin. Mr. Antonio Bognuda, a 'well-knb-wTi citizen of AVellin'gton,/died last evening. He retired, from; active business'about twelve months agoj after a long connection with' P. Hutson and Co.,'iitdi of which ho was latterly general'manager. Mr: Bognuda was closely; conciated all his life with sporting; Bodies, and was a life member' of the AtMetio Football Club, a life member of "the. Wellington Working- Men's" Club', and. a former vice-president of'the'Wellington Bowing Association, "fie leaves-a widow and four daughters and five; sons. The funeral will take place to-rtforrow. Reference to. the great service-.wh.ic.li the president,. Mr. ' Theb Queree, had rendered to the Maranui'Surf. amUiife--Saving Club Vas made by,Mr...A^ .Boss (chairman of the executive committee) at the club's dinner last night,; "la mark the appreciation of: the members, Mr. Ross presented "Mr. Queree with a silver cigarette case. " 'In reply^: Mr. Queree urged-the-members-to:-remember that the value and the; progress, of :.tke club lay with.each one of^them; ■-■:' .. The death ' oecured in Auckland- till Monday, after a long illness, ■-of/Mr; James Duncan, retired 'Assistant'; Director of Agriculture, - whose-, last'yeari were spent in Auckland aW Hamilton. Mr. Duncan was in "Wellington When he retired in 1918^ but ;was: stationed; in. Auckland for many years-before being transferred to -the' capital -He* was born in Dunediri in 1852, being:;the- eldest son of the late Mr; John Duncan,-of Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti, and- 'Corner Bush, Dutiedin. • He 'is survived^Tjy Ms widow and the following children:: Messrs* -E. J.; and E..C.: Duneanj* o£ Auckland; D. J.•■Dunoari;" of Gisborie; Mrs. E. -Deck, of- Takapunaj-'ana/Mrs. Honour, of Auckland.- There ara twelve grandchildren. '• •."•" .-'-"■•'