PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 16347, 13 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr Raymond Ben Harper, of the Postal Department, died in Christchurch lastweek from typhoid fever. Ho was in his olsl yea)-, and was the second son of Mr Benjamin Harper, clerk of court, Dunedin. He is survived by a widow and one child. A London cable announces the death of Air J. AN’. Waterhouse, R.A., the wellknown painter.

'lnc Rev. A. B. Chappell has been appointed assistant, secretary to the Taranaki Education Board at a salary of £SOO. •1 here were 75 applicants for the position. Mr Chappell resigns the pastorate of the Whiteley Church. Now Plymouth. Dr Sydney Smith, for some time district medical officer for Wellington, left by the Manuka last week to take up the position of medico-legal adviser to tho Egyptian Government and lecturer on medical" jurisprudence in the Cairo University. He is succeeded at Wellington by Dr Watt, of Dunedin.

Mr Geo. Broctor. tho young Dunedin tenor, who left with the 16th Reinforcements. in writing to his teacher (Mr Harold Browning), states that he was -m----cossiul in winning the champion, sacred, and ballad items at a competition open to all the Bntish, Lew Zealand, and Australian troops in l, France.

An interesting presentation took place on Monday afternoon in the alteration room at Arthur Harnett, Ltd., on the occasion of the retirement of Miss Mofi’att. In ’making the presentation, Aliss Harrison referred to the, high esteem in which the recipient was held throughout the estabiisnmcnt, and trusted that she won Id have a bright future before her. Miss Moffatt. who was taken quite by surprise, expressed her warm thanks.

A Wellington message snvs : —“Captain •J. A. Hayward, deputy harbormaster at Wellington, died last night in a private hospital. a lew days after an operation, aped. 47.” Cr Hayward left for Wellington by tin? second express to-dav to attend his brother’s funeral. Cable advice has been received from Lieutenant W. L. Hooson. N.Z. Rifles, who was wounded in France, that he is returning to New Zealand for a few months’ home service.

Mr Harold Browning's annual open scholarship has been awarded to Mr W. G. Lane.

A Palmerston North message stales that tho death occurred this morning of an old 'Wellington pioneer. Airs E. Bannister, at the, age of 87. Fho arrived in Wellington in 1841 in the ship .Arab with her parents. Air and Mrs Peter Tutchen, She lived at Happ\' A’alley for many years, and latterly in Palmerston North. She was widely known throughout the North. Island. 6'hc leaves three sons and four daughters, the former including Mr R. E. Bannister (Sydney) and Mr C. Al. Bannister (Queensland).