PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 13 September 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. John Ogilvie Brown has died at' Rotorua, aged 78 years. He arrived in Auckland in 1874 and resided there (or 42 yoars, being employed by Macky, Logan, Caldwoll, Ltd., for over 30 years. Lord Northcliffe has arrived at Melbourne (says a cable message). He was officially welcomed by representatives of the Governor-General, tho Stato Governor, and the Federal and State Governments. In recording the fact that, after a long period of some 20 years in New Zealand and inter-provincial cricket, Air. I). IteeKO has announced his retirement from inter-provincial cricket, tho annual report of the Canterbury Cricket Association states that the association wished to place on record its keenest appreciation of Mr. Reese's services to Canterbury cricket, both as a player and as an official. Mr. E. O. Hales, who at present holds the position of Deputy-Public I Trustee at Auckland, has been appointed to temporarily carry on the position of Assistant-Public Trustee. Th« vacancy has been caused by the appointment of Mr. J. W. Macdonald as Public Trustee. As Mr. Hales is not a barrister and solicitor of the Supremo Court, the appointment cannot be confirmed until amending legislation is passed by Parliament. A Nelson message reports the death in England of Mr. Joseph Henry Cock, managing director of J. H. Cock and Co., of Nelson, W&nganui, and New Plymouth. Mr. Cock was managing director of the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co. He was one of the founders of the Nelson. School of Music, and a leading citizen for many years. He gave £2000 to the Returned Soldiers' Club, and was a generous giver to worthy objects, including assisting promising music pupils in tuition abroad. Although. Mr. Massey's hours of freedom are few and far between, says a letter from a London correspondent, he has been able to grant a few sittings to Mr. Hellaby, the Auckland artist, I who is to paint the .Prime Minister'B I portrait. The worfsffias not gone foe-

j ward very much so far, but with the close of the Imperial Conference Mr. Masscy will doubtless have greater freedom and more opportunities of sitting for the picture. It is Mr. Hellaby's intention to exhibit the work first in London and subsequently in the Do- , minion. I Mr. Alfred John Cross, of Lower Hutt, died on Saturday morning at ' the Wellington hospital, after a short ' illness. The late Mr. Cross joined the Public Trust office in 1885, and during his long service with that institution held variouß responsible positions, including that of asssitant local deputypubliQ trustee at Auckland and manager at Gisborne. He was recently transferred to the Wellington district i office as senior estates administration clerk. The late Mr. Cross, who was an extremely popular officer, and of a most retiring disposition, is survived by his widow and five children. Another of Wanganui's old residents, Mr. Edward Withers, passed away at the hospital on Sunday after a long illness. The deceased, who was 76 years . of age. was for many years a flour . miller, and in later years was a member , of the Borough Council office staff. He I was keenly interested in music and amateur theatricals, and many of the ■ older generation will remember with j pleasure his portrayal of "Pooh Bah" ~in "The Mikado." The deceased was ( a man of lofty character, and was held in the highest esteem by all with whom ' \ lie came in contact. He was a promi- , nent member of Christ Church congregation, and for a long period acted i' as lay reader. —Chronicle. I Mr E. Dixon, J&R for Patea^ visited •; the backblocks of the lower end of his ', electorate last Saturday. He was met - at Kai Iwi by Mr J. H. Burnet, Mr T. Dix (engineer to the Waitotara County Council), Mr Williams ( chief ■ j Government engineer, Wanganui), and I Mr Stayeley (engineer, Wanganui Bor- | ough Council). The party motored inj land as far as the road was formed and ! then journeyed by horseback and on | foot down the Ahu Ahu Valley as far as Mr Burnet's homestead. Here all ; the settlers in the valley assembled and 1 discussed with their member their ur--1 gent requirements in the way of roading and telephone service. Next day Mr Dixon continued the journey down the valley, returning to Wanganui by river steamer on Monday. The late Mr. Donald McDonald, whose death occurred recently, was 58 years of age, says the Wellington Post. He was a native of Kingussie. Inverness, Scotland, and came to the Dominion when about 21 years of age, settling first in Marlborough, where he did some shepherding on some of the big stationsf and then going to Hawke's , Bay, settling in the Porangahau district and being employed on Tautane ,station. For the last twenty years he had resided between Weber and Waitaliora. and was regarded as "the father.: of the district." Deceased was an expert with stock of all descriptions, but specialised in breeding Lincolns. He had acted as judge at agricultural shows all over the North Island, and was- one of the founders of the Dannevirke A. and P. Association. His mii .teresta did not end there. He had the | distinction of fathering the North j Island Dog Trial Association, , and* i started the first dog trials at Por&ngahau'. He was alao a keen fishing enthusiast. The death occurred on Sunday at Wanganul of Mrs. Kate Sophia Hutchings, a very old resident of Wellington, who was held in the highest esteem (reports tke Chronicle). Mrs. Hutchings was born at Wellington in 1847, and was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Solomon Levy, who was one of the best known citizens there. She leaves the following children: Mr. S. Hutchings, Dunedin; Mrs. T. H. Barnes, Ngaio, Wellington.; Mrs. S. Guy, Ngaio, Wellington ; Mrs. F. Abbott, Sydney; Mrs*. Peter LWis, Wanganui. Mrs. Hutchvings' uncle was Mr. Thomas McKenzie, well known in New Zealand literary, circles and at one time publisher of t&e.New Zealand Independent. A veiy wide circle of friends will regret the passing, of. Mrs. Hutchings.- She was a lady of kindly nature and charming: pacsoaaiity; v and had an intimate knowledge of the early history of the prori»e«. Dumng the war period she gave | h»r services freely and was prominent ia the work of the Wanganui bsanch of the British Red Cross Society, and Order ©£ St. John.