PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19276, 15 June 1926, Page 6

PERSONAL

Eight members of the Legislature went from Dunedin by tho 11.30 train to-day, to ho present at the _ opening of Parliament to-morrow—Sir John Sinclair, the Hon. G. M. Thomson, the Hon. John MacGregor, the Hon. A. Hawke, and Messrs Jas. Horn, J. M. Dickson, Adam Hamilton, and J. It. Hamilton, M.P.s Mr Sidey proposes to travel to-morrow.

Dr Whyte, the Catholic bishop, made a journey to-day to Oamaru to visit Monsignor Mackay. Mr William Milner, of Christchurch, who spent seven months here on Exhibition business, has returned home. Mr J. P. Noonan, of tho N.Z. Refrigerating Company, was a passenger for Christchurch by tho 11.30 train this morning Mr Alexander Matheson, whose death at Eoslyn was announced yesterday, is remembered very respectfully by the senior business men of Dunedin, for he represented the best of tho old type—reliable, painstaking, and a man of his word. He had banking experience in Scotland as a young man. In Dunedin lie was in the employ, in a trustworthy capacity, of tho Mutual Agency Company, a concern that was eventually bought out by Dalgety and Co. When that change took place Mr Matheson joined Air J. T. Praia ;n an agency business. For some years after that partnership Mr Matheson occuoied himself with auditing and general accountancy. Latterly ho had ielt the burden of .advancing years, but lie was scon out occasionally until very recently. Ho served as councillor of the Roslyu borough prior to amalgam iti an, and was several times made mayor of that borough. The Education Board this morning granted leave of absence to Mr J. Horn, M.P., during the forthcoming session of Parliament.

Staying at the Excelsior Hotel are Air C. A, Hughes (Auckland), Messrs N. Barlow and R. Hutchinson (Christchurch), Mr Goo. and Alas ter R. Morris (Fairlie), Mr and Mrs G. C. Vellend and Mr Stonyor (Timarn), Mr and Mrs G. and Miss M. Pinckney (Wnikaia), Mr Leon Curtis (Queenstown). Among those .at the City Hole] are Mrs Hopkins Wilson (Auckland), Messrs R. A. Wilkie, Selby Lyons, A. .Richards (Christchurch), Mr T. Clarke (Outrnm). From Wellington to-day comes a message to the ell'cct that. Mr Henry Frederick Moss has passed away. He was ono of tho sons of Mr Joseph Moss, a music teacher who was well known to the past generation. Several members of tho family inherited the father’s love of music. Miss Anita Moss became a. very hue soprano singer. “Harry,” as the deceased was commonly called, took to the flute and rose to concert grade. Before leaving for Wellington no was in a timber business in P.rinccs street south. He married Miss-Morris, of Pleasant Point. A Wellington message announces tho death of Mr T. A. Pcterkin, aged eighty-eight, for many years connected with the railway service. He was appointed locomotive engineer at Wellington in 1897, and has since retired.