PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 138, 14 June 1933, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Jambs Allen,"M.L.O., left Wellington last evening,i'oii the south. The Irian-age* of .the Tourist'and Publicity Department (Mr. G. W. Clinkard)' returned to Wellington from the South! Island this -morning.- :r ~',.-, . , The Hon. J. A.-Harfaii, •■M.L.C.y and the Hon. Colonel'G. J. Smith, M.L.C., were, among the. passengers this morning from the south." • Mr. J. N. S. : Wallens, passenger representative of : the Canard Line, from the Liverpool' office of and Mrs. Wallens, left-.by-.vthQ L . •■ Port Alma today for London;-.; ■■•:■,..:;■■ •Mr. W. B.CoulselVof. ; the Melbourno office of the Union Steam Ship Company, is a through, passenger 'by . the Makura for San' Francisco." .;'„■'"■••' ' ;, The Chief Justice- <Sir- Michael Myers) arrived : in-: Wellington, from Auckland .t0day...;,...;.;...;. ■; •;.■;...;: ' ■ The Bey. P.- 6. Dawse?;-. SQii of Colonel F. ,W. "SV. Dawsbn, t As^tant Medical Officer q£ 4 Health,' : Christchurch, was ordained priest at St." Paul's Cathedral, Hamilton, ■ on'Sunday;'-'Mr.-Dawson, who was trained .at .Collega House, Christchurch, will be- wooing in the cathedral, parish at JjapriUon, Mr. G. 11. Mackley, General-Manager1 of Eailways, returned from • Auckland) today. He will' leave 'for ; Australia on Friday'on vacation.' •'■•; «' :'- The funeral of the late. Mr.'Walter! Hodder, of Featherstpa, took.pjq.ee on' Monday afternoon in. the .presen.ee of a representative gathering of friends. The Rev. W. j. Du'rrad, vicatof St. John's Church; conducted: the'Bei'vice at the church and' at the, grave,' -. The late Mr,. Hodder, who' was . 78. : year* of age, had been' fariiing in tiie .Wairarapa foi",the grdater :pa'rl":of Tiis." life. His wife died four -years <• ago;.'-.--. Ho leaves one son,- and four daughters; From one hundred arid forty applicant.l?,---including engineers now resident overseas, the Poverty;" Bay". Power Board1 appointed Mr; Geoffrey\T. Cirthb'ert* how in the Kead office of .the. Public Works bepkrtrnenti' as engineer in sue? cession;to the late Mr.-HQward'Btiswell, states a Press Association message from Gisborne. ; ■ ' ■< ■ .;■' • '■ •' \: --y. '<> ■ ■'■■ ' , The principal of', Scots -Cpliege',(Mr* J. E. Sutcliffie) at' an* nual meeting;'of' 'tli.e- Patents'-''.jip'socia-i, ■ tion of the college" last night tn^t' ; next' year there would "be oa'ilie.stsfffijKi ol<l! boy, Mr. J. ,T. W, ;Hpgg. (io% b.f Dr^ A. WUson:Hogg), %h6.iad ftiiken.liW degree of BiA. at Di»foral wxthrliojiours in history. f ■ ; ':..'■'■'. . ■ •' The Ten; Archdeacon1; ,SJ,', G. !Evans* of New Plymouth, completed' #0' years' service asa priest, ' of. 'thte-; 'Anglican. Church •on ..Sunday, ■ aiid-,' ho celebrated the oceasioa by : t,aking th'ree..;serviceS in different parts at North jTarauakiy Rahotu, Puniho,;*and : fotzroy» Of ?.. thai 50 years, -Archdeacon .Ey.a.hs,hs* spent 37 in New -. Plymouth.-^ -Born,; in.Chester, England, in 1857, • Mr,. .Evana is the son, of the late JRexvWilliaiii Evans, minister of City .Street Church* Chester.. He received,Jiis eduq&iaon ii* Chester, and came., to New,' Zealand byj invitation in ,18.79r -In tlifliollowihtfyear he .entered', St ■ John's^ College,! Auckland. Ho was ordained'deacon iii 1881, and received an. appointment- as curate to Canon.'Bates at - Devonport^ Two years later eam'6 his .ordination to: the pricsthoodj. and . this was:. followed in the same year by! ftppoiiat?ient; »s vicar "of the .Northcpte-cumrTjikapuna; parisTi.- Iv 1884- ,he;: inoivjed^ito .. th» Thames .parish, aud'?invtlSSgcimss, »P^ pointed to To: Aroha.-t :Seveniyeara. latef! he left-Te Aroha: for Mtak Plymouth. On the death of Archdeacoir Gbvett liai 1898 he was appointed, vicat of _ St* Mary's,, and he occupied ;that ppsitioni until he resigned' iul9li. -This waii followed by his appomtmenfc Asatch-t deacon of Taranaki-dn'."Jariußiry : ', 1912j For 28 ye'ais1 'li^ .'jvflS'a.rcTi.de^son" o^ the province," apd" iipott h?s resignation.' in 1930 he w.as'appqinted."strchdeaeoal emeritus.: "-While" yiear- of St.'.-.Ma:ry'»j( Archdeacon Evans took ■ his Th.li. degree at the Australian College 'oC Theology in\l9o3. V ! Mr." Elijah Wiliiani Harper, 0f..W001-« ston, Christchurch, ,•.', death, oncurred at the :age-of: 84, qk.Saturday* was one of the Canterbury pilgrims'who! arrived in Lyttelton in rISSO.^ Mr. Haw per came with his parents; Mr,< and Mri.John Harper, on the.Bdndolphy/Wheil hel was two years old, .afid'.He^JiVfed' ml Woolstonfor nearly 83 yearsi ;He was well known throughout Caritefbury as *' prominent woolela3se_r,.'raji,d; Ko was actively engaged.in"His work-ujitil thiea years ago. Mr. Harper educated ali St. Michael's and Woolston ; Schools, and began hia- work in the wool:industry with ■ Mr. T. Tork, of,". Woojgton 4 another -well-known figure, in.;the. earlyj days. Mr. Harper soon.'became .aprcn' minent Wpolelasser, and .was-eai^loyed on nearly all the big sheep .stations in' Canterbury at one.time -oif janother. Mr.and'Mrsi E. G. miigentf (Auek* land), Messrs. Cofbelt" ; (Melbourne),A. C. Stanners (Eltham),.A, E, Harding (Dargaville), A. MeLeofl - (Christchurch), and W. Kirkham,*W. Miller, 0.H. Bali, and Landon-tane (Auckland)] are staying at the Grand' Hotel. ' Among the guesis at;th,e! "Midlaxid: Hotel are Colonel Christie (Bnsb'ane)^ Captain E. Whitenian'. (W.anganui)* Messrs. ?. E v Nelson: (HavclocK. North); W. M. Gimson; (Christehnrch^;, B.' ; 'Cb>be (Chateau. Tongariro), J.. Spivakpwsky, and T. Spivakowsky. (Sydney)1, E» Kurtz (Berlin)/ and' A; H. iJohnstbne, K. D; Eogers, W.F. .Stilwellj'J.- A. Allum, and N r ; S. Walker,-(Auckland). Staying at the Hotel: S£ George are Mr.. and Mrs., G.« Walker. (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs, Maciagari (Christchurch)^ Mr. and Mrs.. Braxiley•■> (Stowmarket, England), Messrs. H. {Campbell .Snell (Paraparaumu), I. Seay (Christchuroh)^ D.-P. Dinon (Paeroa), and W. J.,H,olds« worth, R. H. Bartley, H. M. ,Bbgerson^ and N. Spccr (Aucklaitd). >. ; ■; Dr. and Mrs, ■ Barnett :(Na^ier)-, to and Mrs. Saunders (Wanganjii jj Messrs^ E. H. Thomson (Nelson), .T. >A* Bobertg (Auckland), J..8u1l (Marton)j and A. B. Ponder (Christchurch) are among the guests ,at the Boyal Oak, Hotel. ■■ . ■•'■'■ :'>•, ••-. ';;"-:-.; i'.;■;;■. ; Visitors •to Welliingtbn.: staying at; the Empire Hotel iiielude -Mr: and.. Mrs, G. W. Loudon" (A'sKbiiftbn^y.Measrs.F. B. Hale (Chpstehurch), rjC, W.. B* Jackson (Auckland)) kud' Jifßi. Nicholson1 (Papatcietoe). ■•' ;■'■> : i . ■ ?.■?-'";"' !