PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1186, 8 December 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL

A cablegram from London announces the death of Sir W. G. 12. MacCartney, who was formerly Governor of Tasmania. Mr A. Grew and Miss Drew, of Whangarei are at present visiting Palmerston North, of which they were formerly wellknown residents.

Mr Charles Carr, who for many years resided at Newbury, and now lives” in the Auckland district, is visiting Palmerston North.

Mr A If. Linley, touring manager for the Dixie Jubilee Singem, is visiting Palmerston North to make arrangements for (heir appearance here at an early date. Canon J. Haselden will succeed the Rev. E. C. Budd, who, after 25 years’ service, has resigned the chaplainship of the Auckland Hospital. The Canon's appointment will date from January Ist. 1925. Sir John Findlay will spend Christmas and the New Year holidays in the Mount (. ook district, which he has visited regularly eevry year for the past thirty years. Mr \Y. 11. Crawford, who for eight years has been manager of the Riverclale Dairy Company, is severing his connection with that company. having accepted a position on the staff of the Government dairy division at Paten. The death occurred yesterday at Wanganui at the age of 56 years of Mr William Glasgow, who came to the Dominion from Scotland in 1905. lie was an enthusiastic howler and was president of lit. John’s Bowling Club. Mr N. 11. Mnckie, district valuer, who went to Fiji recently at the request of the Fijian Government to report on the Taileon dairy scheme for returned soldiers, arrived back by the Main trunk train this morning. Mr Jame.s Verrall, who had been a colonist for the past 67 years, died at Auckland a few - days ago at the age of 86. Ho was the prospector to discover gold in the Ohinemuri district, which eventually proved to be the site of the Talisman mine, which yielded rich results. Mr and Mrs T. S. Morton, formerly of Hull, have taken up their residence in Palmerston North. Mr Morton, who is a brother-in-law of Rev. C. W. Duneumb. in his native city was a bellringer and a member of the Yorkshire Society of Changeringers. A cablegram states that Sir John Luke, of Wellington, who was one of the New Zealand Parliamentary party who made the tour of South Africa, has arrived in London. He is visiting his son, who is a post graduate engineer, and will spend Christmas with relatives in Cornwall. A Press Association telegram from Taumarunui announces the death of Mr Thos. do Vere Hunt, of Matievo. one of the earliest settlers in the King Country. He was a member of the Hospital Board, a former member of the Ohura County Council, and the Matiere representative on the Auckland Railway League for some years. Rev. O. W. Duneumb, pastor of the Baptist Church, yesterday commenced the seventh year of his ministry in Palmerston North, and at the morning service and at the communion following special prayers were offered for the success of his six years of service in this town, and God’s blessing on the work of the church during the coming year was invoked. A London cable announces the death at tiie age of 75 years of Vice-Admiral \\ hite, who entered the navy in 1862, and was made Vice-Admiral in 1908. He was Assistant-Director of Naval Ordnance in 1384, and commanded the Porpoise (1889), Vulcan (1897). Anson (1900). and Ocean (1904). lie commanded the naval forces of Victoria from 1892 to 1895, and retired in 1904.

The death of the Rev. .Alfred North at Dunedin on Thursday was feelingly referred to by the. Rev. C. W. Duneumb at the morning service at the Baptist Church yesterday. The deceased gentleman was regarded, he said, as the Dr. Clifford of tiie Baptist Church of New Zealand, and his was the breadth of vision of a statesman. For 18 years lie was minister of the llajiovor Street Church, Dunedin, and during that time was largely, responsible for the strong group of Baptist Churches that are to be found in Dunedin and neighbourhood to-day. Mr North was also one of the founders of the New Zealand Baptist Mission Society in 1835. and afterwards visited the field in India. In later vears the deceased gentleman held pastorates at Ponsonbv and Epsom, and was for three years travelling organiser for the Baptist Church of New Zealand. lie was twice president of the Baptist L nion. and had assisted in the compiling of excellent treatises on Baptist history and Baptist principles, concluded Mr Duneumb. A resolution of sympathy with the two sons and daughter, the Rev. J. J. North, of Christchurch, Dr. C. North. Dunedin, and Mrs Doust, Gonville, was passed in silence.