PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 45, 22 January 1926, Page 7

PERSONAL

The Governor-General left for Auckland this morning, states a Press Association message from Dunedin. Itev. Father J. Garraway arrived at Auckland from Ireland by the Arawa yesterday. He will proceed to "Wellington, where he will join the clergy of ono of the city churches. A Sydney message states that Lord and Lady Allcnby have returned to . Sydney from a tour of the western part of the State. They sail for Auckland by the Ulimaroa to-day. After having completed 41 years’ service, Mr G. A. Tappor, manager of the Christchurch branch of tho Bank of New Zealand, retired this week. With his family ho will leave shortly on a visit to England. Mr George Frcctli, who died at Picton on Tuesday, was one of the first white children born in the Nelson district. He was a son of Mr A. William Freeth, a Motueka engineersettler, and was born there on November 29, 1845. % Tho death this week of Mr Frederick Wightman, at the age of 91, removed a pioneer of the Pukekohe district of 60 years’ standing. Ho was born in County Down, Ireland, and came to New Zealand with his wife in the sailing ship Ganges in 1863, taking up land in the Pukekohe district. Colonel A. Savile, late of the 31st Indian Lancers, India, arrived in Auckland bv tho Arawa yesterday. Colonel Savile, who is accompanied by his wife, recently retired from the army after a period of service extending over 25 years. Ho has come to New Zealand to settle, and to indulge in yachting and fishing, to which sports he devotes much time. Mr "Walter Strang, who recently arrived in tho Dominion from a visit to England, returned to Palmerston North yesterday. Mr Strang’s fine property at Awapuni has been acquired by the Sheepowners’ Fund as Girls’ Flock House Hostel. Ho contemplates returning to England in May next. On the eve of his retirement, Police Superintendent Hendrey, of Auck,-. land, was yesterday waited on by a representative deputation from trie Soldiers’ Mothers’ League and thanked , for his sympathetic attitude in matters connected with tho league. Sincere gratitude was also expressed for his action in having police inquiries in connection with pensions carried out by men in plain clothes. A pioneer of Napoleon Hill, "West Coast, Mr John Herbertson, died at his residence, Mt. Eden, Auckland, this week. Mr Herbertson was in the 96th year of his age, and enjoyed excellent health. He was watering lifs garden when he became ill, and died shortly afterwards. He arrived in New Zealand by the ship Tornado, and for a long time resided at Greymouth beforo going to livo in Auckland. Licensed victuallers from all parts of New Zealand gathered at Wellington yesterday to do honour to their president, Mr Percy Coyle, who has dono good work for them in tho last couple of years. Mr Coyle was presented -with a handsomo clvequo as ' some small recognition of his voluntary services, and every one of a long list of speakers declared him to be the best president the association has had.

One of Auckland earliestcitizens, Major Benjamin Harris, of Epsom, celebrated his 90th birthday on Wednesday. When trouble with the Maoris broke out in 1861 ho was farming a 400-acre block of laud at Pukekohe. He at once joined tho Otahuku Cavalry Volunteers as a trooper, under Colonel Nixon. He raised a tfoop of cavalry at- the request of Colonel Nixon, and was appointed to its command during the progress of tho Waikato war. Tho major was several times under, fire, and subsequently received the New Zealand War Medal. Ho also holds tho Long Service Medal. In 1897 Major Harris was appointed to tho Upper House, and resigned his appointment only three years ago, after 26 years’ service.