PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 97, 26 April 1932, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Clifford Ball, the noted carillon* ist, was a guest at the Kotary Club}' luncheon to-day. Messrs. M. and J. Joyce, of Piim« merton, left by the Maunganui oifr Friday for Sydney, en route to ths Eucharistic Congress, Dublin. Captain T. B. .Sewetl, who was taken" ill recently when in command of ths Maunganui, is .at present at his honiff in Eastbourne. Messrs. J.. E. Sewell, E. F-ortl (Christ* church), E. Harding.-(Woodville), and] A. Gray (Auckland) aj:e among the; guests at the Empire Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. D. Mackley (Mast torton), Mr. and\Mrs. A. Cunningham^ (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. H. M. John* ston (Auckland), Messrs. H. D. Maiu' shall (Dunedin) IV H. Masters, E. Gilmore (New' Plymouth), E; E; Davici (Christehurch>, P. W. Lamb,. J. H. DaU ton (Auckland), C. R. Mabson (Master* ton), C. O. Gibbs (Taihape), and J< Brady (Timaru), are staying at the) Grand Hotel. The funeral of the late Captain F. M,, Dicker took place on Sunday, and wa4'. well attended. The service was con-*' ducted by the Eev. C. V." Eooke. Thci; ■chief mourners were Mr. W. Diekeij ■ (son); Mr. H. W. Shoi-tt (son-in-law)*:( Mr. E. W. Shortt, and Mr. D; H." Short y.' Among those present. werie» Mr^. F. W g i Prince (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co.) f ' Messrs. J. Sampson, R; Vance;>L. Ar"; eus> J. McManaway, also ; Captain > Blackj Mr. H. Meyer (Stevedoring De-" partment, Shaw, ' SaviU, "■ ititd Co.)j Messrs. P. C'Connell ■ and R- -ffodgd: (Harbour Board), Messrs. D." W. Alex*' ander, W. Archer, J. Isaacs, D.- Stark*' P. Gale, T. Smith, P. H. CFern, H. FordJ' H. Hatfield, W. H. Cook, P.' S. Nelson^1 V. E. Bowling, and Captain Tait (tallyj' clerks, Shaw, Savill, and-Albjen C 0.)."

Looking hale, and.'hearty1 and,at lens? ; 20 years younger than his agej"' Mri G,: Dayison, of Church, street east; Palmer-. ston North, attained his.9oth.birthday; yesterday. . Mr. "Davisonwas brie of tha1 early settlers in the-ManaWatu, district| ' where he took up land at. Kairanga*. Mr. Davison arrived here about 6flf' years ago from the Old Country, in thai sailing ship Eose of Mpntrose. Prioi; to that he followed a seafaring - oc.eu« j pation, and was engaged with a com., pany having a line of ships operating * in the Baltic. He first settled lieae. Wellington and later he came, to-Kai* ranga, where he purchased land, frpnf the Government, which .area.,'.he.'ha4: managed to hold, through good Vtiine^ and bad. Together with his - sons, MrJ Davison cleared a fairly .large-arci. which was then covered.-with, bush, infea^ ted with, mosquitoes ana,the .haunt. o%\ wild pigs. Torday the land in-question; comprises some of the best; land inJth^' country. Mr. Davison has been in^ie* ■ tirement for a good number ,of years-] now, and still enjoys the most «xcellen#i health, wMcli he attributes to the- hairdj!]-, life' upon which he-engaged, ■.■in-'hisf-younger days. ■ •<•;--- •■ \ - V;.- '

Visitors to Wellington staying-at-!tha[, Eoyal Oak Hotel include.Mr. and Mrs< H. P. Grey (Heretauriga), Professbr/H^ H. Corbin (Auckland),- Messrs.: B,vPhil/ lips Turner, US. Crimp: (Hainilt-6ii)< M. Bremner (Waverley), K. vMcLeay (Napier), 5. Sutherland "EDgs,--<Dun-i cain), H. Eorrocks, P. C. Bußaie/-^ P. Worley, B. Dunsheath (Auckland)^:1 and E. W. Vaile (Eotorua), ■" * : r i

A wide circle 'of friends will tegrelji to learn of the death of B£r.« John}.: Eyan, of iJie Printing Dep»*tment o^;' the "Evening Post," which took plact^ suddenly at his residence, No.1 5, BouW; cott avenue, at a late hour last eyerwf ing. Mr. Eyan, who was 68 years' of?) age, was born in Guernsey, :*'Cnanaeife Islands, and came out to New Zealand^ with his parents when twelve years oi' age. After several years in Auckland; he came to Wellington, and join-ed'thai Printing pepartajeni of the''^feveningS Post," witk which he oontinnea'rightiS np to tie time of Ms' deatK-ri' periocf' of over thirty-five yearsi" Mr. Eyan^i wto was always highly respeotedanii' loved by lis fellow-amployeW Snd ■bW all who knew Mm, was a devoted soi| of the Eoman Catholic Church, ani^ had the privilege of giving one of hi^' sons to the Church—the late FatherBernard Joseph Eyan, principal of St£ Patrick's College. He is surviVed M' Ms widow and three daughters and tw'4 sons—Mrs. A. Nalder (Waiw.etu), Mis^ ' Eileen and Eita Eyan . (Wellington)^ Mr. John Leonard Eyaa (Ngaip), and Me Edward Patrick liyan <Welling« tonxj. ■ : ' :_. . . ' ."."..-.