PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 19 November 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Superintendent Norwood, of the Police Department, Wellington, was in New. Plymouth during th© week-end on departmental business. Mr. R. de B. Hill, who for the past seven years has been assistant to Mr F. W. Sutton, stock inspector at New I'lymouth, has received notice of transfer to lnglewood. Mr Hill will undertake the stock work, and also act as inspector of noxious weeds. St. Paul's Church, Oamaru, has given a call to Rev. Ivo E. Bertram, of St. Peter's, Sydney. He is a New Zealander, and took " his degree at Otago University, and was trained at the Theological Ha^l, Dunedin. .Mr Bertram was in Hawera for some years. The Presbyterian congregation at Paterangi has extended a call to Rev. Alex. Harvie, an ex-chaplain at Trentham military hospital, who was for three years chaplain of forces overseas. The induction will take place next month. Mr William James, the pianist with Miss Stella Power, is widely known as a composer of successful songs, but has ! attempted more ambitious flights. These include a ballet for orchestra, performed by Sir Thomas Beecham's Symphony Orchestra, and an orchestral suite performed by the Queen's Hall Orchestra under the baton of Sir Henry Wood. Mr James has also made gramophone records for one of the big companies. A Wellington Press Association message states that Mr F. W. B. Greville, editor of the New Zealand Dairyman, died yesterday after a brief illness, aged 67. The late Mi Greville, prior to taking over the Dairyman, was very much in evidence in connection with the dairy industry; in fact, he might have laid claim to inaugurating factories in the Forty-mile Bush during his residence at Pahiatua in the early 'nineties. For a considerable time past, as editor of the Dairyman, his opinions on dairying matters generally have been looked upon as sound, and he did much to advance the cause of the industry. A well-known and very old resident .of Auckland, Mr James Shanaghan, j died at his residence, Shelly Bea^h road, on Thursday. Mr Shanaghan .was born in Auckland 75 years ago, ' and-ia. jris earlier days" MJT careeT W25 ah-adventurous.one.. He served with conspicuous gallantry _in the Maori War in Taranaki, .being mentioned in despatches. As a youth of 19 to Was a. private in the Armed Constabulary, and was present at' the fight of Te Ngutu-o-te-Maru, where yon Tempsky was killed. The young soldier was close to yon Tempsky, and made two very gallant attempts at rescue, when he himself was severely wounded, and was carried from the field of action. Colonel Gudgeon, in his book "Defender of New Zealand." makes special reference to the volunteer's bravery, and states that it could not be underptond why the award of the New Zealand Cross was not made. After the disbanding of the constabulary, Mr Shanaghan entered the Government service, and was stationed on the Thames jroldfields and at Cororaandel. As an official of the Labour Department he held many important positions in the south. His final position was that of offi"er-in-charge at Auckland, when he succeeded Mr Ferguwm. This position he relinquished on his retirement over ten years ago. Mr Shanaphan is survived Ivy two sons and six daughters. Mrs Shanaghan died about ,12 months ago. The death took place on Saturday ' morning of a well-known Stratford resident in the person of Mr William Fraser, chemist, of Broadway (reports the Post). The deceased, who was born at Geelong, Victoria, seventy years ago. studied medicine, but did not qualify, and then gave close attention to chemistry. and successfully passed his examinations for a chemist at the Victoria. College, Melbourne. Soon afterwp'-ds he came to New Zealand, and setled at Wailii. where he gave nvnch time to prescribing, and in the early days his services were . much sought after. Later he removed tn New Plymouth, where he established the Tara-naki Drug Stores, and continued in that business until removing to Stratford about foviT years- ago. The late Mr. Frnser was of Scotch descent, bis family belonging to Cambuskeith. a branch of the House of Hamilton. In June l*\st deceased underwent an operation for an internal malady, from i which he never fully recovered, and re-<-^ntly had been in indifferent health. He passed away in the presence of his only da'ight°r. Miss Glodvs Fraser. Of a retiring disposition, Mr Fraser was recognised as a exeat student, but took little inferest in public affairs. His wife died some years ago, and he is survived by his da"<T'h+.er. for whom r*vneral svmnn.t.hy will be expressed in her bereavement.