PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 445, 10 July 1922, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr A, R. Atkinson has been elected president of the New Zealand Alliance for the ensuing year.

Mr John Vickers, a settler of Midhirst, passed away at Ihe ago of 61 years, 47 of which he had spent in the Dominion.

Mr J. tV. Dadson, who has been a member of Auckland stall of Customs Department for the last 30 years, has retired on superannuation.

The Rev. J. E. Rockliff, late chaplain Royal Navy and Roy Scout Commissioner for Orkney Islands, is visiting the Dominion.

■The Wanganui Chronicle records the death of Airs Williams, wife of the Rev. A. 0. Williams. Deceased was an ardent church worker.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin reports the death at the ago of 86 years of William Lane, the founder of a well-known cordial business. A London cable states that the Commissioners of the 1851 Exhibition have awarded a scholarship in chemistry to _ John Charles Smith, of Now Zealtuld University,

Mr A. E. Uobbie, Clerk of the Court at Feilding, who lias been transferred to Christchurch, was presented with parting gifts from members of the local bar and police force. 'I lie dtiatli occurred last week of Mr Alfred Feary, at the age of 56 years. He had been a resident of Stillwater for over 30 years. In his early days he was a prominent cricketer

Nurse Fisher, daughter of Mr and Mrs E. 11. Fisher, of Feilding, who has been on the staff of the Wellington Hospital for some years, passed the recent State examination for nurses.

'l'lie Governor-General and Lady Jcllicoo purpose visiting Hawke’s Bay this month. They will be the guests of Sir Andrew Russell. On the 21st instant Lord Jcllicoo will unveil a war memorial at Waipawa. The Physical Society of the University of Glasgow has elected Professor R. J. T. Bell, who occupies the Chair of Mathematics at Otago University, as an honorary member in recognition of his past connection with the Society of his services to science in wider circles.

The death has occurred at Hastings of Mrs James Ebbett, one of the most highly respected of the older generations of settlers in Hawke’s Bay. Deceased was born in Ireland nearly 77 years ago, and London when 20 years old for New Zealand.

Mr Srinivasa Snslri, a member of the Indian Council of State, arrived in Wellington from Sydney to-day as the delegate front the Government of India to voice the aspirations of his countrymen in _ their claims to improved status in the Dominions. --Press Association.

At the meeting on Saturday evening the committee of the Manawatu Hunt passed a vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr W. J. Phillips, who was a highly esteemed member of the Hunt. The sympathy of tho committee was also extended to the Master, Mr D. B. McEwen, who met with an accident some days ago. By the death of Mrs James Donald, at Featherston, on Thursday. Wairarapa loses a very old and greatly respected identity, The late -Mrs Donald, who had reached the age of 89 years, was horn at Ayr, Scotland, and arrived with her husband in New Zealand in 1855 and since then had resided in the Wairarapa. She was pre-deceased by her husband 23 years ago.'

Mr \V. 11. Morton, of Wellington, lias been appointed a member of ihe Plumbers’ Board of New Zealand by die GovernorGeneral. and Messrs J. S. Douglas (Dunoclin) and John Clark (Auckland) hiUG been appointed to the same board by the Employers’ Association of Plumbers and the Journeymen Plumbers’ Association respectively. The death occurred at Wellington on Thursday of Captain J. 1. King, who was born at sea in 1857, and who had travelled widely before he settled down in \\ oilingion. He was prominent in Masonic and Druids’ circles, being a Past Grand Treasurer of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Now Zealand and was formerly a trustee of the Druids’ Grand Lodge. For some years he represented the Petone Club on the Maiutgement Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union, and was a member of the Petone, Thorndon, and Kelburn Bowling Clubs.

The chairman of the Pohangina Comity Council (Cr. 11. W Smart), at the meeting of that body on Saturday, made feeling reference to the death of the late. Mr 11. J. llayns. The deceased gentleman had, said ilie speaker, been the first county engineer and clerk to their council. Prior to his appointment he had been engineer and clerk to the Pohangina Road Board, having relinquished those offices when the latter body ceased to exist. The late Mr Hay ns lu d remained in die employ of the council nil May. 1896. The chairman stated that Mrs F.‘ \V. Arhon was a daughter of the deceased gentleman, and he moved a vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr llayns. This was carried, members standing in silence.

There passed iwvay at the Palmerston North Hospital on Saturday another old colonist in the person of Mr Samuel Davey. Born in •Taranaki 78 years ago, the deceased gentleman saw fourteen months of service in the Maori War and after its termination proceeded to the residence of his parents in Nelson, where he resided for a number of years, lie removed with his wife and family to Palmerston North about 50 years 'ago, and took up a farm in the Kahanga, being one of the pioneers of the district. Of a family of 13, ten are still living and are as follows; Mes,iames Pearoey (Tauranga), Graham (Nelson) and Peterson (Tauranga), Messrs S, Davey (Poston), W. Davey (Kairanga),_ ,). Davey (Sandon), R. C. and H. Davey (\\ attganni) and A. Davey (Kaitahcke). iho deceased gentleman led an active life up till within a short time of his death and was for 25 years Government mail eontractor between Kairanga and Palmerston North. His genial nature and readiness to assist those in distress earned for him many friends during his lifetime, and to his widow and family will be extended the sympathy of a large circle of friends.