PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 16231, 28 September 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL

"Our Own'" wires frcm c 'oliristc.hurch: A private, cablegram from .London announces the death at Cambridge of Mr Graham Lord Greenwood, for many years Official Assignee for the Canterbury" district. The deceased was bom at Mitch am, Surrey, in 1834, and arrived in Nelson with his parents in 1834 by the ehip Phoebe. He was educated at St. John's College, Auckland, and subsequently engaged in sheep and general farming." Mr Greenwood was very successful on the Collingwood Diggings in Nelson, and was afterwards appointed clerk to the Warden's and Resident Magistrate's Courts at Reefton, serving there and at Ahaura for three years. In 1875 he was transferred to Oamaru as assistant clerk to the, Magistrate's Court, and shortly afterwards became clerk of the Court at Gishonio. where he also filled the office of registrar and sheriff to tho ■ Supreme Court and many other positions until 1891. In the latter year he was appointed Official Assignee for Ohristchurch, and discharged the duties of that position for several years. Some time- after his retirement he went to England. '

At the offlcci of Messrs A. Morit/.son and Co. Mr Alfred H. Newall, on the eve of his marriage, was presented by the staff with a silver teapot and by the*firm with an outfit of table cutlery.' The presentation was mode by Mr A. Moritzsou, who complimented Mr Newall on his .success as an auctioneer and on lus manv sterling qualities, Mr Newall replied in suitable terms.

The Rev. Phipi Rakena, a, Methodist Native minister in charge of the Southern Maori Mission, arrives on Saturday, as the home- mission deputation to Dunedin, in the interests of the' home and Maori mission fund. He commences his tour by taking the services at Trinity Church on Sunday morning and at the 'Central Mission in Octagon Hall on Sunday evening. Re isjfche son of a. Native minister, and comes as a. -verv acceptable pulpit Mipply. speaking English fluently. Among the men who' returned bv the Willochra. to.-day is Lance-corporal J.)'. Guy Munro, a well-known member of the Dunedin Orphans' Club, who enlisted at the outbreak of war and served on Gallipoli with the Otago Mounted Rifles until he was severely wounded in tho left leg towards the end of August. He was invalided to England, where he was in hospital for many months. His leg has been permanently injured, but otherwise Lancecorporal Munro is in good health. Take all tho returned men, he entertains plea-si-.-it- recollections of the amazing hospitality of the good folk in the Homeland. Captain James Henderson Crawford, of Port Chalmers, has been awarded a Colonial Auxiliary Forces long-service medal, he having served 22 years "in the Garrison Artillerv.

A Sydney cable announces the death of Bvo. Thomas Kemp. Grand Secretary of the Oddfellows in New South Wale;?.'