PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1080, 30 July 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL

A cablegram from New York announces the death of Edward Henry Peple, the playwright, aged 55 years. Mr W. P. Miller, stationmaster at Stratford, lias received notice cancelling his removal to Ohakune, and advising him of promotion to the position of stationmaster at Newmarket.

Mr E. W. Thane, of tho Wellington branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has taken over tho managership of the Pongaroa branch in place of Mr Brann, who has been transferred to Shannon. Mr F. Wansborougli, who has been the proprietor and printer of the Chevjot News for over twenty-five years, haa had to retire from active work on account of ill-health. He will live with his son at Ohak une. Mr W. D. Dore, who lias been the preacher at tho Church of Christ, Moorhouse avenue, Christchurch, for the past two years, acting on medical advice, has decided to accept a call to the Tabernacle (Ihurch of Christ, Dunedin. He will leave Christchurch this week. Dr. T. Ilaigh, an Associate of the Royal College of Music. London, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, will visit New Zealand shortly. He will conduct examinations for the Associated Board of ihe Royal Academy of Musio and the Royal College of Music.

Dr. A. McTaggart, assistant-Professor of Agronomy at Macdonald College, McGill University, Montreal, and an associate member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research of McGill, has arrived in New Zealand, Dr. MoTaggart is a New Zealander, and will visit relatives in Otago, lie will return to Canada in two months time.

Mr F. Castle, chairman of the W eliingion Hospital Board and tho Pharmacy Board, leaves Wellington on August Bth for Sydney and Adelaide. He will attend the pharmacy conference in Adelaide, and on his return will report to the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand on pharmaceutical education in Australia. Mr Castle hopes lo visit one or two large hospitals while in Australia. lie will be away for about a month.

Mr J. Ormsbv Jones, who passed away at Auckland a few days ago, was an old resident of New Zealand, haying arrived in the colony in 1866 when 24 years of age. Although trained for banking and professional pursuits, he worked for a time at labouring and on coastal vessels and sheep stations. Later he ‘ joined the Union Bank of Australia and was manager of the branch at Rangiora when he retired in 1913.

During the All Black dinner at Wellington on Monday evening,-Mr C. E. U. Radeley, captain of the New Zealand team during the Australian tour, bore testimony to the manner in which tho team regarded Mr E. A. Little, manager for the lour, when he made Mr Little a presentation of a handsome inkstand. “Mr Little has been the manager par excellence, ” said Mr Badeley *. “that is the unanimous verdict of the team. ’ “The Rev. G. T. Brown. M.A., has carried out. his pulpit and ministerial duties with energy and enthusiasm, and the church owes to him a debt of gratitude for his work and his interest in all branches. - riis sermons are always inspiring and most helpful, and especially is Ins influence lelt in the work amongst the young people ot the church. Besides his own special work, he at present acts a 3 leader of the young men's senior Bible class," states the annual report of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

An Auckland telegram announces Jhe death of Mr Alexander McKenzie, one of Uio original settlers of Omaha, years. Mr McKenzie was born m Nova Scotia and with his brother, the lute Captain Kenneth McKenzie, and others, he decided to emigrate. Ho and his companions set about tho construction ot a vessel of 105 tons, which they built ontirely by their own hands and named the Spray. M lie venturesome party set sail from Cape Breton for New Zealand in 1857. After Ins arrival, Mr McKenzie still followed tho sea and also engaged in farming. Mr E. E. Gillon, chief mechanical engineer of tho New Zealand railways, has announced his intention to retire on superannuation. At the age of 16 Mr Gillon joined the Hillside workshops, and .in 1888 was transferred to Addington, in 1089 Mr Gillon was transferred to Wellington. In 1892, to gain experience, ho went as fireman and engine-driver lor 12 months, and then returned to the drawing-office. In 1899 he was transferred to traffic management at Kaihu, und then Whangarei. In 1912 he was placed in charge of the Hillside workshops, and in 1914 in charge of the Addington workshops. In 1919 he received his present appointment. The death took place at Foxton on Saturday evening of a well-known resident of that township in the person of Mr George Searlo Wright. Deceased, who was 82 years of ago, had been an invalid for several years. The late Mr Wright was born in London and was the eldest son of Mr Henry Wilford Wright, solicitor of St. James’ Square, London. He came to New Zealand in 1856 and about 20 years later went to Foxton where he was married to his wife, who survives him, b> the late Rev. Janies Duncan. Deceased is also survived by five son- and one daughter— Alfred (Foxton), Frederick, Vivian and Sydney (Wellington), Percy (Japan) and Mrs Howan (Wellington). There are aho nineteen grandchildren and one greatgrandson.