PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 116, 12 November 1931, Page 15

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Michael Myers, the Chief Jus-1 ticc, who lias been in a private hospital for several weeks, returned to his home in Kelburn to-day. ' " . Mr. T. M'Nee (Gisborne), Mr. A. Saunders (Sydney), Mr. C. B. Williamson (Cbristc'hurch), and Mr. A. Donald (Pahiatua) are staying at the Grand Hotel. Dr. C. J. Reakes, Director-General of Agriculture, is leaving this evening for the South. He will return to Wellington on Saturday morning. The Prime Minister, the Bight Hon. G. W. Forbes, and Mrs. Forbes are lea/virig Wellington this evening for' the South. Amongst guests at the Hotel St. Georgo aro Mr. A. Krieger, Sydney; Mr. A. V. Smith, .Christchureh; Dr. A. J. Durward, Palmerston. North; Mr. C. Bucc-Smitli; Auckland; Mr.'G. B. Wimbell, Sydney; Mr. J. Stainer, London.: and Mr. A. W. Stewart, Napier.: Mr. E. F. Stead, of Christehui-ch,1 accompanied by Sir John Hariham (aide do camp toJ the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe) and Major Wilson, left The Bluff on Tuesday by the Britannia for Solomon's Island) where it is intended to study the bird life. Mi\ Stead and Major Wilson will- remain ori : the- island, for five weeks, but Sir John Hanham. will return to the .mainland in a fortnight's time, his place in the party, being then taken by Mr. K.Ci- Hay. Mr. Stead and Major Wilson are not strangers to Solomon's Island, -as they, spent some time there about two years ago. • . ;■ ,-■; Sir: John Luke, who has been indisposed lately, has made a good recovery, and this week presided at meetings of the National War Funds Council and the Disabled Soldiers' Civil Re-estab-lishment Committee, of which bodies he is chairman. Mr. Robert Farrell, a prominent resident of Thames and Auckland, ,f or many years, died on Monday. Mr. Farrell was born in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Ireland, and served his apprenticeship to the building trade. He arrived in .Auckland in 1863 by the ship. Queen of Beauty,..and followed his trade as a.carpenter until theVopening of the Thames goldfield in .1867. 'Mr.- Farrell erected, many batteries at Thames as well as dwellings. and;business premises. When Te Aroha. goldfield was opened he was' early.oil that field carrying on his 'trade. In 18S4 he returned to Auckland^ where he had since carried on the business of builder and contractor. He was a member of the ' Auckland City Council for 23 years, from 1899.'.He Tvas also a member of the Auckland': Harbour: Board, the Grammar School Board, and th« Hospital Board. He was a member of the Orange Order, and had*, filled the office of Grand? Master. For many; years Mr. Farrell was a Strong supporter of the Reform Party, and ox( several occasions he was asked by:th« late Right Hon. W. F. Massey to stand for the Ponsohby seat, but he declined* He : retired froin\ all public 'position* some years ago, but/remained * trustee of the Auckland Savings Bank.

■ Dr. Alexander ..Neil _ M'Kelvey, on€f of the best-known members of the medical profession in Auckland, who died on Tuesday, . after; a brief illness, was a son of the late Mr. Kobert, M'Kelvey, of Gortin^ County Tyrone, Ireland, where he was born in 1874. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and while there he qualified for membership oti the Eoyal College of Surgeons - (Ireland). About 30 years ago he came; to New Zealand and for five years he was assistant-medical superintendent of the mental hospital at Avondale, prior, to his appointment in 1910 as medical superintendent of the' Costley Home, now known as the Auckland Infirmary. For 21 years Dr. M'Kelyey. directed with signal; success "the affairs of this institution, and on brief occasions he also acted as medical superintendent of the Auckland Hospital. Dr^lfKel^ vey was a prominent Mason> being a past second principal of the Suprem* Grand " Eoyal Arch Chapter of New; Zealand, and a past master .of both) Lodge Auckland and-.the Union Mark Lodge, Auckland. Military, matter also claimed his attention and for manfl years he was an officer in the New Zealand Medical Corps, retiring witU) the rank of lieutenant-colonel; For tw« years during the Great War he serve* as a captain in the Medical Corps i* France and; Belgium. -- . ...■ ■