PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 15308, 7 October 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

A Hokitika me wage states that William Duncan died early this morning, aged 72. He had been one of the most prominent citizens of the place for the last 40 years. He was agent for the Public Trustee, Deputy Official Assignee, and manager of the Savings Bank, and also held other positions. At St. Matthew’s Church this afternoon Miss F. Sinclair, the youngest daughter of the Hon. J. R. Sinclair, was married to Mr Walter Raymond, of Timaru, barrister. _ The Rev. Canon Curzoh-Siggcrs solemnised the wedding, and the bride was given away ” by her father. The bridesmaids were Miss Salmond (of Sydney), Mieses Sim, Carew, Haggitt, and Blomfield. The best man was Mr W. Rovell ed Timaru), and the groomsmen Messrs ordon Denniaton mid •). S. Sinclair. The reception was held at the Hon. J. R. Sinclair’s residence in Melville street, and the couple afterwards left by motor car. The Acclimatisation Society decided last night to present Mr C. P. M. Butterworth with n, case of pipes on his leaving for a visit to the Old Country. As Mr Butterworth was not present at the meeting, a committee was appointed to make the presentation. David Woolf, who died at Hampden early on Friday morning, aged 79 years, was one of the fast disappearing veterans of, the Crimean War. He enlisted in 1854 in the South Devonshire Regiment, now the 2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 7, and on the outbreak of the war his regiment was one of the first ordered to the front. Woolf went through the whole of the war with his regiment, and', on the declaration of peace his regiment was ordered to the Island of Cyprus. When the Indian Mutiny broke oiit his regiment received orders to proceed to India by march route across Egypt, whence they embarked for India. They were too late to* take part in any action in the Indian Mutiny, and on' its suppression were detailed to be stationed in India. Mr Woolf finished his soldieiing in India, and returned to England early in 1864, after 10j years’ service, which, with the exception of a few months on first joining, was spent on foreign and active service. A few years later he migrated to Hew Zealand, settling down in Hampden, and np till a. year ago had been in the employment of Mr Murcot, J.P., Hampden, whom ho served for over 30 vears. The Territorials at Hampden, under Captain M'William, turned out and gave Mr Woolf a military funeral, sounding the ‘Last Post ’ over the grave. Two more transfers have taken place in the loco, staff at the local railway station (says the Bale.lutha ‘ Free Press’). Mr Neil Turner, driver, has been transferred to_ Auckland, his place being taken by Mr Wm. Inglis, of Dunedin. .Mr J. Pattereon, cleaner, has been transferred to Dunedin, his place being taken by Mr Jns. M'Leod, of Dunedin, and formerly of Bnlclntha.

A very painful accident befell Mr Thomas Campbell, son of Mr L. Campbell, of Pukepito, on Thursday evening, just a little before 5 o’clock. He was standing in front of a. plough oiling the coulter when the horses moved off, drawing the plough over the unfortunate young man’s right foot, severing three of the toes. The youth with great fortitude unyoked the horses, took them home (a distance of about 1-J. : miles), stabled them for the night, and then bandaged" his injured foot. He was brought to the Railway Hotel the same night, and Dr Stenhouse operated and put the wound in order. He is now progressing ns favorably as can be expected.—Balclutha ‘ Free Press.’ Mr M. La racy has been rc-olected secretary of the New Zealand Sheep-shearers’ Association, and Mr J. Cooper president of the association. Mr Latter, the new head of the Wanganui Collegiate School, was educated at Marlborough, of which he was a scholar and exhibitioner, and at Corpus Christ! College, Oxford, of which he was a scholar. He took first honors in Mods, and second in Lit. Humaniorcs. He has specialised in English teaching, and has reorganised the teaching of that subject at Cheltenham.

Mr A. H. Casey, the well-known Wellington solicitor, leaves on Friday for Canada, where he proposes to follow his profession. For several years past Mr Casey has been closely identified with the work that is being, carried out by the lay mciVihcrs of the Roman Catholic Church in Wellington. Captain Cambridge, at present master ef the harbor ferry steamer Duchess, has been appointed manager for the Eastbourne municipal ferrv service.—Wellington wire. Mr Farquhar Gunn died at Oamaru yestcroay (says the ‘Mail’). He was horn yi Caithness. Scotland, in 1837, and landed in Dunedin in the ship Jura, in 1862. For about 20 years Dir Gunn filled the position of manager of the Orraaglade Station, near Roxburgh. He was subsequently appointed manager of tlio Coombe Hay Station, near Milton. About 22 vears ago he purchased a farm at Kakamuf. This ho sold some eight years ago, and he since lived in retirement in Oamaru. Whilst he resided at Ormaglade and Kakanui he interested himself largely in educational matters, and was almost continuously a member of the School Committee. He was a keen aingler and a good sport, and as 11 member of the Council of the Waitaki Acclimatisation Society for many years lie contributed valuable assistance in the way of keeping the rivers of the district well stocked. For the second time a Jewish Ambassador will represent the XTnited States at the Porte, President Wil son’s choice having fallen on Dir Henry Morgan than, president of the Free .Synagogue at New York. On a previous occasion Dir Oscar Strauss, the philanthropist, represented his country at the Constantinople Embassy, and a very acceptable plenipotentiary he made.