PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 207, 31 July 1928, Page 7

PERSONAL

Rev. Brian Kilroy. who has accepted a call to St. Paul’s Church, Oamaru, concluded his ministry at St. Ninian’s Church, Riccarton, Christchurch, on Sunday. Mr. J. Prendeville, chairman of the "Wellington Rugby Union, underwent an operation in a private hospital at Wellington on Saturday. He is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

Mr A. Buchanan, of “Jersey Holm,” Featherston Street, bis friends will reSret to learn, continues to lie at his ome critically ill. A severe bout of pneumonia originally kept him confined to his bed, but complications later set in and his health is such as to give cause for anxiety. Among those who returned to New Zealand by the Aorangi yesterday were Mr Mrs J. N. Lowry, junr., of Okawa. Hawke’s Bay. Accompanying them were Mrs Lowry’s sister, Miss Falkiner, daughter of the well-known sheep breeder, Mr F. B. S. Falkiner, of Haddon Rig, New South Wales.

A Press Association telegram states that Mr Edward Percival, B.Sc., of the University of Leeds, has been offered the appointment of Professor of Biology at Canterbury College in succession to Professor O. Chilton. The appointment was confirmed at a meeting of the College Board at Christchurch yesterday.

Mr M. E. Wiig, Norwegian Consul at Bluff, has received news by cablegram that his king has conferred upon him the decoration of Knight of the First Order of St, Olav —the highest honour that can be attained in his country and the same as was awarded rto Captain Amundsen on his' return from tlie North Pole.

bliss N.aomi Whalley and Mr William Watters lefs yesterday for Christchurch wdiere they are engaged to sjng in the “Creation” with the Christchurch Harmonic Society. Mr Watters then goes to Dunedin to sing in “Elijah” with the Dunedin Choral Society and will be absent from Palmerston North for three weeks.

Among the passengers on the Aorangi, which arrived at Auckland yesterday, was Sir Joynton Smith, K.8.E., M.L.C., of Australia* who is sailing for America and Europe on a holiday tour. Sir Joynton Smith, an ex-New Zealander, is the proprietor of Smith’s Weekly and other newspapers in Australia. He also has other big financial interests.

Mr Harry Palmer, of the Old Boys’ Rugby Club, is at present recuperating at Paraparadmu beach. After meeting with an injury to his hand which later developed into blood poisoning, Mr Palmer was compelled to return to hospital with a severe bout of quinsy, but his friends will be pleased to learn that he is now on the high road to regaining his full measure of health.

In the annual report presented-, to last evening’s meeting of the Manawatu Motor Club reference was made to the loss sustained in the death of Mr James Daw’ber, one of the oldest and most esteemed members. The report stated that the late gentleman had at all times taken a keen and active part in the affairs of the club and his services would be greatly missed.

The death occurred at his home at Caversham (Dunedin) yesterday at the age of 38 years of Mr Norris Conradi. Mr Conradi was bom at Melbourne, and before coming to Dunedin about 12 years ago he resided at Christchurch, where he was a member of the Sydenham Cricket Club. He was a member of the Grange Club in Dunedin, and was several times selected to represent Otago. The funeral at Dannevirke of the late postmaster, Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel James Bolton, was of a military character. Returned soldiers were in attendance as a body. A firing party was present, and the “Last Post” was sounded by Mr R. Taylor. At the graveside Rev. G. B. Stephenson officiated, the Church of England service being followed by that oi the Masonic order, at which Messrs A. R. Thompson and P. W. Dorrmgton officiated. The death occurred at his residence at Masterton on Friday of Mr Giles E. Chamberlain, at the age of 90 years. Born in Northamptonshire, England, deceased came to New Zealand with his parents in the ship London m 184 z. In 1855 he went to the Wairarapa, and resided there for the rest of his life, • following farming pursuits. It is stated that deceased and his brother-in-law brought the first oart over the Rimutakas, and were the first white men to reside at Upper Plain, Masterton. Deceased' served in the Masterton Cavalry Volunteers for e evcn years until the corps was disbanded. He served on several public bodies, was .a prominent member of the old Masterton Road Board, and also gave assistance to the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association.