PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1710, 29 December 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

On Christmas Eve the staff of the Premier- '". Drapery Company presented Mr Jas. Wnl- ."/ lace with a silver entre dish as .a mark of tiieir esteem and in appreciation of his many kindnesses to them. Captain H. E. Grocnstreet. ox-commo-dore of the Now Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, arrived at Auckland from: England by the Ruabino. Captain Greenstreet retired from the service in 1917. He is accompanied by Miss M. Greenstreet, who it just recovering from a serious illness. •■"■ [• . ' .Captain Thomas C Bayldon whose death is announced at the age of 70 years, was. harbourmaster, pilot, and officer in charge of the Customs a.t Thames. He was born in Devonshire. England, in 1849, and at the ago of 14 years went to sea. In 1866 he sailed for New Zealand in the. khip Mer- , maid, under Captain Rose, who was later - ' very well known in Wellington as manager' " for the New Zealand Shipping Company.'*" When his apprenticeship period was completed, Captain Bayldon decided to remain . in New Zealand, and he settled at the " Thames. For some time he was engaged in surveying-, but took to the sea again, trading on the coast and to Australia. He also served or. board the Government steamers Start and Luna. Captain Bayldon was appointed harbourmaster and pilot at.Thames in 1883. - v •- .. The death is recorded pf Mr James Jack'- " son, of le Awaite. Marlborough,, at the : ' ago of 72 year* The decased was the son. of tho late Captain Jackson, who brought ' the first whaling ship, the Caroline, to New : Zealand waters, and was the. first to startV" whalmg operations at Te Awaite, wKere Mr James Jackson was born, and where he lived his life From the time he was fourteen '" years of ago, when.he first entered a whale boat to take part ma chase, Mr Jackson engaged m tho exciting and perilous life . of whaling, and carried on until about seven years ago. His old and famous whale boat, (ho Swiftsure was presented hy him some years.ago to the Christchurch Sus urn addition to taking an active part in the whaling industry, Mr. Jackson engaged in sheep farming and many y ear!l LStook over tho Brooldvn R.m fonnerl* owned W Mr J. A. R. Groensill. He had thirteen children, one of whom was killed nt GaE poh eighteen grandchildren, and serai groat grandchildren. seven