PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1933, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Dr. F. Bowerbank was welcomed to--day by Mr. C..J, B. Norwood to a seat on the executive of the Wellington Free Ambulance Board. The president of the ■Wellington Ac-, climatiaation Society, Mr. L. O. H. ' Tripp, who is also president of the New Zealand' Acclimatisation Society, was welcomed at the meeting of the- Wellington body last night, at its first meeting since.Mr. Tripp's return from England.l Mr. W. A. Gatheridge, organist of St. Thomas's Church, Wellington South, leaves for Sydney by the Monowai to-' morrow to connect with the Oronsay. for London. ■ Mr. Gatheridge, who an- ; ticipates that he will bo away for at least nino months, intends to continue, his musical studies at Home. . Mr. D. E. Gibbard, 8.A., LL.M.,' of Dannovirke, was admitted as a notary public at the Supreme Court today by the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) .. on the application of Mr. P. H. Putnam. ; The board Of trustees of the Hadfield Scholarship-' has ' awarded Mr. Edward Oscar Slieild, LL.B., New Zealand University, the first scholarship to be givea for a geological student; to proceed to an_ English university. Mr. Sheild has been a lay reader at St. Mark's Church for some time. He proceeds to England next July to gnter into residence at an English university in October. Mr. W. : D. Hensell, of Melbourne, official bowl tester to the Australian Bowling Association, who has been on a tour of New Zealand, returned to Wellington today from Auckland. H« ' leaves by the Monowai tomorrow for Sydney. Mr. W. A- Alexander, who for over twenty years has held office in the City Corporation Staff Club, filling the position of treasurer during the last ten years, received a presentation from the staff'last evening at the first social function-of the newly-formed guild. Mr. J. (J. MacKenzie, president of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Local Bodies Officers' Guild, into which the staff club has been merged, in making the presentation, said that he gava Mr. Alexander all the cre'ditfor looking after the assets of the staff club over so long a period, and for having a sub- , stantial balance to hand over to the guild. Mr. Alexander, he said, in his quiet way had done a tremendous amount of good'work, and his influence on the club could bo weighed from th« '. fact that his transfer to the milk department, where ho was more or ]esi out of touch withthe rest of the Corporation staff, corresponded "with the time when the staff club began to fail. Mr. Alexander suitably replied. " The death occurred at Lewisham Hospital, Christchurch, on Tuesday of the Rev. 'Father James Hickson, S.M., in his seventy-first year. Ho had been in - failing health for some time. Father Hickson, who spent the greater part of his life in New Zealand, was born in Ballarat. Ho began his studies for the priesthood at St. Mary's College, Dundalk, Ireland, and also studied in France, and at Barcelona, Spain. He completed his studies at St. Mary's Seminary, Meeanee, Hawke's Bay. For some years he taught at. St. Patrick's College, Wellington, and was also administrator to" Archbishop Redwood. Later, he spent some time as parish. , priest at Waiiroa. He was stationed in many parishes in New Zealand, chiefly in the North Island. Several years ago Father Hickson represented the Society of Mary at the General Chapter of the order held, in.,, Lyons, France. While in Wellington, Father Hickson took a keen interest in elocutionary competitions, and acted as judge .on several occasions. He was also interested in all-form's of sport, particularly football and cricket. The funeral will take place tomorrow. ■ At a large gathering.in the General Post Office yesterday afternoon, Mr. G. McNamara, the head of the Post and Telegraph Department, and Mrs. MeNamara, were farewelled on the eve of their departure for Cairo, where Mr. McNamara is to represent New Zealand at the tenth Postal Union Congress. The congress opens on February 1, and Mr. and Mrs. McNamara leave Wellington tomorrow. The gathering was pre« fc , sided over by Mr. J. Robertson, -wh» will be in charge "of the Department during Mr. McNamara's absence, and tho^e present included representatives of all ranks and branches of the Department in Wellington. The' Post-master-General (the Hon. A. Hamil.ton) presented Mrs. McNamara with a leather travelling bag, and Mr. MeNamara with a travelling rug. -Mr. McNamara expressed his and Mrs. McNamara's appreciation of the kindness of the officers' goodwill. The gathering concluded with three cheers for Mr.'and Mrs. McNamara. A similar function was held earlier in .the day, when Mr. and Mrs. McNamara were wished bon voyage and a safe return to Now Zealand by the' Chief Post Office Pastimes Club. Mr. McNamara was presented with a case of pipes, and a gift for Mrs. McNamara by Mr. J. M. McLean, Chief Postmaster (president of the club), while the chairman of the club, Mr. H. C Bennett, presided. The- staff of the Hutt Valley High. School met this morning to say farewell to Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Kidson. Mr. ■ Kidson has been head of the school since its inception. On .behalf of the staff, Mr. J. N. Millard, first assistant and principal-elect, said that members of the staff regretted' the severing of a long and happy fellowship, not only with Mr. Kidson, but also with. Mrs. Kidson, but they were glad that Mr. Kidson had been honoured by being appointed head of a school of the standing and reputation'of the Otago. Boys'1 High School. Mr. Kidson had built up a great school in Lower Hutt, and if he had a good echool and a good staff it was because there was a great - man at the head. On behalf of the staff, Mr. Millard then presented Mr. Kidson with a. handsome smoker's table with chased brass trays"anil a brassmounted cigar case, also a framed enlarged photo of the school staff, past and present. Mr. Kidson thanked the staff for its gift and for the expression of its feelings towards him. His eight years .at the school had been important and interesting ones. Only the foundation had been laid, and he hoped that under Mr. Millard the school would greatly develop. Mr. Kidson then sug» gested lines of improvement. Later in. the afternoon the- pupils of the- school met Mr. and Mrs. Kidson in the gym-... nasium. where the'senior prefect (A. James) presented the- guests on behalf of the pupils with a handsome solid bronze reading lamp. Mr. Kidson suitably replied.