PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 August 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A Press Association message from Greymouth records the death at Kokiri of Antonio Sylvester, agd 101 yars. The death is repcrieu of Mrs Grace llowse, an old resident of Petone, at the age of 91 years. Mr L. H. Goddard, who has been appointed organist and choirmaster at St. Matthew’s Church, Dunedin, left Hawera this morning. Advice has been received that Mr Quentin McWilliam, son of Mr A. McWilliam, of Omoana, who has been dangerously ill at Wellington, is now out of danger and is progressing favourably. Mrs Amelia A. Douglas, widow of the late Mr William Douglas, a very qld colonist, died at Auckland last week at the age of 68. The deceased, lady was a. direct descendant on her mother’s side from the great William Pitt, afterwards Earl of Chatham. Mr H. B. Climie has been appointed consulting engineer to the Wairarapa Power Board at -a salary of £3OO per annum, with the addition of £2OO per annum for work done in connection with the greater development of Kourarau. Lord Knollys is seriously ill (says a London cable). • Lord Knollys is 87 years*of age, and has been connected with the Court for over half a century. He became private secretary to King Edward when he was Prince of Wales in 1870, and continued to hold the position when he came to the throne. He was secretary to King George till 1913, and has been Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Alexandria, since 1910. ; • The death occurred at Auckland recently of Mrs James Lawson, of Thames. Mrs Lawson had lived for many years at Thames, being one of that town’s earliest settlers. She was an excellent nurse, and many of her neighbours and friends were indebted to her for many acts of kindness. She leaves two sons, Mr T. Lawson, of the New Zealand Herald staff, Mr J. Lawson, of Auckland, and five married daughters, Mrs P. Montague and Mrs J. Kedylie, of Thames, Mrs J. Bradley, of Auckland, Mrs M. Farquahar, of Taneatua, and Mrs Murray, of Taranaki. Mr R. E. Baeyertz, of Opunake, was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Wellington on July 31 by His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, on the motion of Mr A. Treadwell. Mr. Baeyertz received Ms legal training with Mr A. Donnelly, Crown Prosecutor, Christchurch, and with Messrs Rhodes, Ross and Godby of the same city. Mr Baeyertz has now commenced, practice in Opunake on his own account. Cable advice received in Auckland announced the death of Dr. John Slingsby Reekie, formerly a. wellknown and respected resident of Auckland, who passed away at Los Angeles, California, on August 7. Dr. Reekie was for many years a medical practitioner in the Auckland district, being a member of the Auckland branch of the British Medical Association. He took a keen interest in education, and for some time was a member of the Auckland Education Board. About three years ago be gave up his practice in Auckland on account of bis health, a,nd went to California, where he eventually took up his residence in Los Angeles. His health, however, continued to fail, and his death occurred after an illness lasting for over a year. Dr. Reekie, is survived by his wife and five children, all of whom are in California. His eldest son, Mr Dudley Reekie, has been studying medicine in California, andj expects to eomrdete his couirse next year.