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Evening Star, Issue 21630, 27 January 1934, Page 13

PERSONAL

* , —Vico-regal.— The Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) and Lady Bledislbe will go into residence at Auckland to-morrow, Early in February Lord Bledisloe and Lady Bledisloe will leave there in the Government steamer Matai for the Bay of Islands in order to be present at 'the celebrations at Waitangi on February 5 and 6. Subsequently their Excellencies propose to sail in the Matai, which will be engaged in her, periodical visits to lighthouses in the coastal area of North Auckland. The Matai will call at some centres in the district which their Excellencies have not yet visited. About_the middle of February their Excellencies will return to Government Houte, Auckland, where they expect to remain in residence during the autumn. —Ministerial.— The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes) was occupied yesterday afternoon with the hearing of deputations, and subsequently visited the R.S.A. In the evening he Was entertained at a social function in the Somerset Lounge by the City Council. ' The Ministerial party left for the north this morning by car, and will join the steamer at Lyttelton to-night for Wellington.

The Leader of the Opposition (Mr M. J. Savage) will commence a South Island, tour on February 21, going to Christchurch, and next day,. ‘ with Mr P. C. Webb,_M.P., to the West Coast. Mr 0; E. Harrison, manager for New Zealand of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company, i left this morning on his return to Auckland. .

Miss Oliver .Kay, the Australian and New Zealand ladies’ golf champion, left this morning on her way to Wellington, where she will join the.Mataroa on February 6 for Southampton, England. Miss Kay, who is to compete in the English women’s golf championship, was.farewelled on the station by a large number of golfing enthusiasts.. Miss A. L. Loudon and Miss Hutton, of the staff of the Epsom Girls’ Grammar School, left this morning on their way back to Auckland! Mr A. Tyndall (the newly-appointed Under-Secretary for Mines), who has been in Dunedin with the Main Highways Board, left - by the through express this morning on his way hack to Wellington. Mr V. S. Jacobs travelled to Christchurch by the second express this morning. Miss M. G. Lea and - Miss H. H. Latham-Wheeler, visitors from England, travelled by the throujgh express this morning in continuation of -their tour of New Zealand. Mr John Mackay, formerly well known in the printing trade in Dunedin and afterwards . Government Printer for many years, is revisiting this city. He was one of those who were enrolled at the Otago Boys’ High School on the day of, the opening of that institution. 1 The death occurred yesterday of Mrs R. M. Wright, of Kaiapoi, aged ninetyfour years, one of Canterbury’s oldest settlers. She arrived with her father, Mr J. Baker, in the ship Cfessy in 1850. The death is announced from Christchurch of Mr Patrick, James Molloy, aged fifty-nine years, well known in acclimatisation circles. He- became a member of the council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation, Society_ in 1922, and was vice-president at the time of his death. ' Ho was a keen angler and did much to further that sport.’ He was a life member of the Addington Burgesses’ Association and was also a justice of the peace. The Rev. C. B. Boggis. pastor of the island Bay Baptist Church, has accepted a call to the Hastings Baptist Church,' and will commence his ministry there on March 11.—Wellington Press Association. '

Miss Jean C. Begg, wliq, prior to her departure for London a few years ago was known in local musical circles as a, young organist under the . tuition of Mr W. Paget Gale, has (according to a cablegram just received) been awarded at the Royal College of Music, London, the diploma of 'Associate of the Royal, College of Organists. She‘has studied under many eminent musicians during her stay at the Royal College, including Dr Ley, organist' of St. George’s Chapel, Eton, Dr Kitson, Dr Thalden Ball, of Temple Church, London, and Dr Cook,, of Southwark Cathedral. Her work and attainment are highly spoken of in the reports. She was selected to play the organ item at the college concert last year. The teachers have frequently testified to their satisfaction at the standard of preparation available in New. Zealand. Miss Begg, who is a daughter _of Mr and Mrs John C, Begg, of this city, has also undermine vocal training* and is a member of the , well-known Bach Choir,' . , _ The death of Captain Charles Payne Brophy at Christchurch removed one of the few remaining links with the days when sailing vessels dominated the seas. Born in the Jersey Channel Islands in 1846, he went to sea at the age of twelve, and followed that calling continuously for fifty years. In his : long career he had visited practically all countries of the world. In the ’sixties he made several voyages in tea clippers, and in 1874 he was officer on the Gloucester, which brought the first load of Chinese. (278) from Hongkong to Dunedin, He obtained his master’s certificate in 1875, and subsequently made many voyages to New Zealand in command of. sailing ships, which he eventually relinquished for steam. After serving for .some time with the, Westport Coal Company, he was taken over in 1887 with that company’s ships by the Union Steam Ship (fompany. During the twenty-one years he remained with the Union Company he had command of many of its steamers, until his retirement in 1908, and was consequently well 1 known in all New Zealand seaports. In 1881 Captain Brophy mar ried the eldest daughter of Mr Francis Clough, of Roslyn. His three daugh ters ate Mrs John Simpson (Dunedin)' Mrs R. A. Bagshaw (Fendalton), and Mrs R. T. Tosswill (Merivale). A British Official Wireless message states that the. King has approved the appointment of Lord Strathcona to be. Parliamentary Under-Secretary for War in succession to Earl Stanhope, who was recently appointed Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. A Press Association cable message from, Sydney says that the Wangan ella’s passengers for New Zealand to day include the following distinguished people:—The Earl of Wemyss, Lady Angela St. Clair, Lord Erskine, M.P.. Sir John Sandeman Allen and Lady Allen, Sir Hugh Denison and Lady Deni son. and Sir Thomas Henley. Other prominent persons aboard are Mr F. H. Stewart (Federal Minister of Com" merce), Mr R. W. D. Weaver (New South Wales Minister of Health), and Major Douglas, founder of the Douglas Social Credit scheme. A Press Association cable message from London states that Sir Rdberl Horne succeeds Viscount Churchill as chairman of the Great Western Railway. The Grand Hotel register contains the following new namesMr E. H. Ferguson (London), Sir John M‘Farland, Mr William Grey (Melbourne),

Mr M. V. ■ Bats (Auckland), Mr R< Rowland (Wellington), Mrs J. D. Mit> ? chell and Miss Mitchell (Invercargill). Latest arrivals at the City Hotel ara Mr-W. 11. - Wyhyard (Auckland), Mr W. Morrison (Wanganui), ' Miss U Campbell,'Messrs J. Wood, C. Todd, L. G. Pearce. C. J. 11‘Kenzie, and C. W. Knapp (Wellington), Mr P. Curtis (Christchurch), and Mr C. J, Talbot (Fairlie). ,