PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 18503, 10 December 1923, Page 8

PERSONAL

The Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, celebrated his sixty-fourth birthday on Wednesday last. His Excellency had no official engagements, and spent a quiet day at Government House. The Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister of Justice and Education), who is at present visiting Australia, is not expected back to New Zealand until .Christmas Day or Boxing Day. Mr R. C. Kirk, who was for ten years Mayor of Petone, and is now solicitor to the borough, is a descendant of some of the very earliest settlers to arrive in New Zealand. His parents landed at Whangarei in 1823, just ICO years ago. Dr H. T. J. Thacker, formerly Mayor of Christchurch, who, with Mrs Thacker, is on a world tour, will leave England for the United States on December 12 by the Berengaria. He will stay for about a month in Los Angeles, and will leave San Francisco on January 25 on his return to New Zealand. Dr and Mrs Thacker will arrive in the dominion about tho middle of February. .Sir Thomas Mackenzie arrived from tho West Coast on Friday night. It is his intention to pay a visit Mother Country early in the New Year, leaving bv the Corinthic for London in February. “Mr D. D. Macdonald > has been appointed judge of the piping and dancing competitions at tho Teinuka Caledonian sports on Boxing Day, and at the Timaru Caledonian Society’s sports at New Year.

A Wellington Press Association message announces tho death of Mr R. W. Kane, director of the Bank of New Zealand, and financial adviser to tho Public Trust Office, aged seventy-four. Mr G. Luckhurst has been appointed steward at the Returned Soldiers Club out of thirty-three applicants, in place of Mr T. Trevathan (resigned). (Miss Doreen Wheeler, of Dunedin, was a successful competitor at the St Andrew's gathering held at Timaru on Saturday, securing four first prizes and a second out of five dances. Information has been received that Dr V. E. Galway has been appointed a member of the Otago Council of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of (Music, London. Mr Algernon Undo, the examiner of the Associated Board, will arrive here this even in 2 to conduct the practical examinations which commence to-morrow. The Hon. J. G. Coates and the Ministerial party, after a strenuous time visiting Coromandel Peninsula, arrived at Thames last night, and left by special train for Franklon.—Press Association. Those staying at the Excelsior Hotel include Mr and Mrs L. Barnes (Wellington), Mr F. Bellamy (Wellington), Mr°C. Bryan (Christchurch), and Mr F. 0. Atkins (Gore). Amongst the new guests at the Grand Hotel are Miss Elizabeth Cocks (U.S.A.), Mr J. A. Gromann (Melbourne), Mr F. Perry (Mastarton), Miss V. Brookfield (Wanganui), Miss K. Higgle (Okoia), and Mr J.°M‘Farlane (Rangiora). An Association message from Ashbur ton announces the death of Mr Robert M'Callum at tho age of eighty-two. He was born near Glasgow, and landed at Port Chalmers about 1862. He lived briefly at Dunedin and Timaru, and then became one of the pioneers on the West Coast. He occasionally camped on the site of Christchurch Cathedral. Deceased was a friend of the late Richard John Soddon, and was also the father of one of New Zealand’s Rhodes scholars.

A London cable announces the death of Sir Thomas Devitt, a well-known ship owner (senior partner in tho firm of Devitt and Moore), and of Maggie Albanesi, tho actress.