PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mataura Ensign, 1 November 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Rev. Jas. B. Smellie, Presbyterian minister at Papahura, and formerly of Rangiora, Wynclham and Feefton, died at Rotorua on Monday. Captains Hamilton. MaoArthur-On-slow and! Maidlaw and Lieutenant Wallingford arrived here to-day from England to join the Defence Staff (states a Wellington Press Association message. A Wellington telegram states that owing to pressure of business Sir Joseph Ward has postjjoned 1 his departure for the South for tno or three days. Mr Jackson, manager of the Union Steamship Company, was entertained by the members of the Steamship Owners Federation prior to taking an extended holiday (states a Sydney Press Association cable). Major-General Sir A. R. K. Dorward. who has had a distinguished military career, having seen active service iii Afghanistan and China, is a passenger by the Orvieto (states a Fremantle Press Association cable). He is proceeding to New Zealand. A private cablegram received in Christchurch states that Mr Donald P. Simson (formerly of Gore), son of Mr H. N. Simson, of Auckland, who went to South Africa with tho 7th contingent, has been elected a member of the Johannesburg City Council. Mr lan Simson, who is a Liberal candidate for Hawke's Bay, is a brother of Mr Donald Simson. The death occurred at Fort rose on the 24th inst of Mr Edward: Attwood, a very old and res]>ecte(f resident. The deceased was horn at Canterbury, Kent, England, in August, 18H8. He sailed for New Zealand in 18(50 arriving at Port Chalmers by the ship Evening Star. He started business at Mornington, Duuedin. and afterwards took part in the Gabriel's Gully gold rush. Mr Attwood was also well-known all over the other goldiiekls of Central Otago. In 1872 he commenced farming at Pine Bush and' afterwar<ls purchased the Sandhill Farm near Fortrose where he resided for a number of years, until he acquired the accommo-dation-house at Fortrose township which he conducted until his death. There is a family of two sons, Messrs Robert Attwood (Fortrose) and George Attwood (Duuedin) and one daughter, Mrs F. W. Brown (Mataura). Mrs Attwood <fied ten years ago.