PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 20310, 19 October 1929, Page 15

PERSONAL

At a meeting-of the executive of th* New Zealand section, of the Empire Press Union the following inxuute was 1 adopted on the motion of Mr C. IV. Earle, the members in silence That the committee of the New Zealand section of the Empire Press Union desires to record its deep sense of loss in the death of Sir George Fenwick, for nineteen years its chair-, man and guiding spirit, and extends to Lady Fenwick and family its sincere sympathy in their bereavement.” The deaths occurred yesterday within: a few hours of each other of an old couple well known for their kindliness and hospitality to railway people— Mr and Mrs James Inkstex - , of 121 Madras street,. Christchurch. Mr Inkster had been in ill-health for a considerable time, and the worry and care of nursing him through his long illness was the indirect cause of Mrs Inkster’s death yesterday morning after a week’s illness. Her husband died in the afternoon. The couple hail enjoyed over fifty-five years of married life. Mr Inkster being seventy-eight years of age and Mrs Inkster eighty. Both were born at Eshaness, Shetland Islands. Mr Inkster followed the sea in flip early days of his life, hut entered the employ of the North British Railway Company at Edinburgh. After coming to the dominion he joined tho New Zealand Railways, where he was employed for a great many years. The only child of the marraige is Mrs AT. Mackintosh, of Dunedin.—Christchurch correspondent. A Sydney message announces the death of Mr Duncan Clark M‘Lachland, formerly Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner, aged seventy-six. Mr E. L. Macassey returned from a visit to Invercargill this morning. Mr A. Le IT. Hoyles passed through from Invercargill to-day on his way to Auckland. Mr Janies Office, of the head office staff of the railways,' returned to AA 7ellington to-day.

Sir Truby King was a passenger for Wellington tliis morning. Mr F. I’awson, railway business agent, travelled to Christchurch thi* morning. Ho has been with the Tasmanian tanners on their southern tour. Registered at tho Grand Hotel arft 3fr P. Norman (Perak, Malay States ) f Mr G'. Lnroqno (Noumea, New Caler donia), Mr and. Mrs A. Debenbam (Melbourne), Mr and Sirs A. E. Jolmston ('Auckland). Air G. G. Shirtclifl© (Wellington), ’Dr Sandys-Wunsh (Edendale). Among those staying at the City Hotel are Messrs R. Duncan (Welling--Icm 1, J. Wilson (Tinuiru), J. Leichman (Burke’s Pass). I. Revie (Tapak nui), J. Lawrence (Makarewa).