PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 25 March 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Messrs M. Forde and F. Hunt have been elected delegates from the Welling! ton Railway Officers' Institute to the station* C°nferenCe ln ***->*** AsOn the eve of his departure for England and Europe, Sir Francis Bell, at a Cabinet meeting yesterday, was presented with a travelling rug by the Prime Minister and his colleagues — Tress Association. ,^ r J- M- Adams, iormerly of the Magistrate's Court at Uiristchurch, who ls to take up the posit:on of Clerk of the Court at Mew Plymouth, vice Mr Jordan, who retires ISE?* ln.N^ FlymoUth on Thursday night. Mr Adams will take up his duties at the beginning of next month. * The death occurred at a private hosL ltal, ,in €w plymouth last night of Mr Alexander C. Leslie, of Ingiewoou t ■ J1 eßlle has carri€(i on business as - a hairdresser and tobacconist at Inglewood for a number of years, and, was a well-known figure on the bowling'green .Deceased, who was 47 years of age passed away after a very short illness.' Mr and Mrs John Nicolson of Hawera, left for Hamilton this morning Ihey relied word last evening thai their son s eldest son had died suddenh from diphtheria, Mr Nicolson was wellknown in Hawera, he having farmec tor a while on Lake road, prior to gome to Hamilton. His family have the sympathy of many friends here in theii sad bereavement. Mr. J. Edie, member for Bruce which district has been fused with Olutha, has (states the Otago Times) decided to contest that seat on behali of the new party, led> by Mr T. M. Wilford, against Mr. A. S. Malcolrr (Ketorm), the sitting member. Our Kakaramea''^ correspondem writes: "I regret to record the deatl of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs N. Hamlin, which occurred a few day! ago after a brief illness. The resident] of Kakaramea deeply sympathise witl the bereaved family; Two more of tin family are in hospital, but are makim good-progress towards recovery." The Eltham Argus report that Si Joseph Ward has purchased a hous m Auckland, and intends residin] there has been denied by Sir Joseph who .'was communicated with by a We! hngton Post reporter. Sir Joseph sai Auckland, and had no intention o he had not purchased any house i doing no. The death took place at the resident of her daughter, Mrs. J. Lambie, ( Kyle, or Mrs, Murdoch Bruce. Mr; Bruce was born in 1840 at Marellei Glen Helmsdale, fiutherlandshire, Sco land, and landed at Lyttelton from t'l: sailing ship Canterbury in the ear) sixties. Canon Percival Stacy Waddy Avho appointment us Anglican Arehdeacc of Palestine was announced last week, an Australian, and was born at Carcoa , (rs.S.W.) in 1875. lie is a grandson , the last commandant of the Imperi ' troops in Australia, and was educate 1 at the King's School. Parramatta, ai Balliol College. Oxford. Prior to pr ; ceedmg to England, Canon Waddy w • headmaster at his old school, the King School. Canon Waddy is a fine encke er, and while at Oxford represent * Australia against England, and last ye i piajeu against the Australian eiev< * touring England. He also got I I "blue" for Oxford in 1896-97. > Sir Ernest Rutherford, says the D j minion, on all considerations, is pi bably the most distinguished New Ze [ lander alive to-day, and has well earn* \ his nomination as president of the Bi ' tish Association for" the Advancement Science for 1922. He was born in N< son, where his father, if 1 rememb j rightly, was farming up the Anise Valley—the family later removed > Pungarehu, Taranaki. Mr Littlejoh • headmaster at Nelson College in the J days, formed a very high opinion of I r ; perseverance' and ability as a youth, ai - declared young Rutherford 'even tb fc could do almost anything i& mathemj i les m his head without -feh« least dif t culty. After only three; ye&Fs at Neb i College he gained a Jwnior Scholars!] i and went to Canterbury College, and 1 1 first big chance came when he won : - 1851 Exhibition Scholarship, in 1904, ai 5 went to the Cavendish Laboratory „-1 Cjimbridgo. of which he is now ' h e{l \ In'1??6 gacquerel made his prgjjj $ . covery of rau;°"activit^ j.l^radium, cii I the subject at once attracted FrQJfes§ t Rutherford, so much so that he is to-a perhaps the world's greatest author! i on radio-activity. Despite his studio . application at Canterbury Collee . young Sutherford found time to fall love with ft, fellow student, Miss Ma Newton, of Chrlstchurch. and marri. her six years after he went lo Brita with his Exhibition Scholarship. Cm ously enough, Lady Rutherford had S Isaac Newton for her uncle—not the di eoverer of gravitation, but for mar years curator of the British Museum. The death of Mr. «faiiie§ Gillies Rutl errortl, which occurred at R«ifluera o buntiay iast, removes one of the aides settlers m the Auckland proViiu (states the New Zealand Herald). Mj Rutherford was born in Auckland l 184y, and was educated at Wesley Co! lege and at Mr. McCrae's High Schooi After leaving school he engaged i farming in the Waikato, and in 186 removed to Bombay, where for man years he was one of the most promi nent settlers. He always took a keei interest in agricultural associations and ior many years was a member o the Auckland and Franklin Societies In 1900 he was elected president of th< Auckland A, and P. Association, ant last year was elected an honorary lil< member in recognition of his valuabl< •services to that body. He was als< several tunes president- of the Frank hn Society. Mr. Rutherford was tcx young to take part in the actual fight ing in the Maori war, but served Toi about ten years as a member of botr tno Te Awamutu and Otahuhu cavalrj troops. Always possessing a high sense of public duty, Mr. Rutherford wa* throughout his life associated witfi Publl£ r bodies. He was a member o! the Maungatawhiri Road Board, and served on the Bombay School CommitA€e'i later became a member of the Auckland Education Board. Some 2(J years ago he removed to Remuera, and became prominent in the life of the city. In 1904 he was elected to the Auckland Hospital Board, and for fourteen years occupied the position of chairman of the Costley Home Committee of that body. He retired from the board in 1920. About seven years ago he became a member of the Am.kland Land Board, and brought his wide experience to bear in the interests of settlers, particularly soldier settlers Mr. Rutherford took a keen interest in sport, and at one time owned a number of racehorses. He was for many years a member of the Auckland Trottina Uub, and in latter years was a steward of that club. He leaves a widow and three sons.