PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17250, 18 August 1916, Page 11

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor and tho Countess of Liverpool left Christchurch for Wellington, last night-. The Hon W. Fraser, Minister of Public Works, the Hon W. I>. &. McDonald, Minister of Agriculture, and the Hon A. L. Herdman, AttorneyGeneral, who have been spending a few days in Christchurch, left for \\ cllington last evening.

The Hon D. Bud do, M.P., left for Wellington last night. Mr B. M. Wilson, of tho Government Tourist Department, camo south yesterday by the ferry steamei. Mr Harald A. Bowden, touring man : ager for Hugh D. M’lntosh’s ‘ Tivoli Follies,” arrived in Christchurch yesterday.

The Very Rev Dean Hyland, who lias been a patient in the Lewisham private hospital for about a month past, left on Wednesday on a health trip to the Pacific Islands. The death occurred at New Plymouth on Friday of Mr John Eva, at the age of seventy years. Ho was born in New Plymouth, and served in tho Maori war, receiving the war medal. Captain Pettit, of tho Now Zealand Medical Corps, who is at present stationed at the Featherston Camp, has obtained leave to enable him to corn® to Christchurch on August 2G for the purpose of giving the third or the series of health lectures prompted by tho Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

Colonel Fenwick, C.M.G., has been appointed to tho command of the Codford Military Hospital (near London). Colonel Fenwick left with tho Main Body and went through tho Gallipoli campaign. Returning to New Zealand for a brief period, he left again with the Thirteenth Reinforcements. He has been several times mentioned in despatches, and was awarded tho C.M.G. when the recent Birthday Honours were announced. Mr Thomas Finucane, who died at Gisborne Hospital Inst week, aged 65 years, was, as a lad, employed on Bloomfield’s Estate, at the time ot the Te Kooti raid on Mntawhero, Poverty Bay, in 1868, and the members of the household owed their escape to his Jrompt action. Ho had a mate named ames, who worked for Major Biggs. When the Maoris murderously attacked the latter’s place, James escaped and hurried to warn hi 3 chum. Young Finucane immediately warned the Bloomfield household, and assisted to carry one of the children to Gisborne. Tho Bioomficlds marked their appreciation of the lad’s tilnely warning in a practical manner.

• Mr M. J. Lynskey, recently first assistant master at tho Christchurch Normal School, who has been appointed a school inspector ■in Otago, Will leave for Dunedin this morning. Members of the staffs of the Training College and Normal School yesterday afternoon met him to say “good-bye,” and to present him with a travelling-case. Mr T. S. Foster, principal of tho Training College, Mr C. T. Aschman, head master of the Normal School, and Mr ,J. E. Purchase, assistant head master, referred to Mr Lynskey’s abilities as a teacher. Mr Lynskey, in lcplj, said that what measure of success he might achieve in Otago would be largely on account of his connection with the Christchurch Training College and Normal School.

Tho death of the Rev J. Sharpe, an old and very highly-respected minister of tho Methodist Church, occurred at Mount Eden, Auckland, on Monday. Mr Sharpe was suddenly taken ill and fell down at the gate of his residence, expiring almost immediately. Ho joined tbo Primitive Methodist ministry in 1871, and afterwards went over into the Unitod Church, and during his ministry, frojn 1871 until his retirement in 1910, he had charges at Thames, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Geraldine, Waimate, Dunedin, Invercargill, Fending, New Plymouth, Auckland and Edendalc. ITe was president of the Primitive Methodist Conference in 1889 and again in 1905. After his retirement in 1910 he served as a supernumerary, and at tho time of his Aaath was doing supply service at Takapuna. Although Mr Sharpe was an old man, he had not complainl- - of indisposition, and his death "was consequently most unexpected.