PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 276, 21 October 1929, Page 6

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cable message announces the death of Mr Duncan Clark McLaclilan, formerly Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner, aged 76. ■ It was reported yesterday in Wellington that Sir George Hunter (M.P. for Waipawa), who has been indisposed for some time, continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery.

A cable message from Chicago states that Dr. William Osborne, chairman of the cancer research committee of the University of Melbourne, lias been awarded nn honorary fellowship of the American College of Surgeons. A cable message from London states that Mr Robert Logan, a director of tho National Bank of New Zealand, and chairman of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, left an English estate worth £120,499. A Press Association message states that the Minister of Education (Hon. H. Atmore) visited Hamilton on Saturday, and opened the new swimming pool at the Matangi School. He then went on to Morrinsville to inspect the schools there.

A London cable message states that the King has approved of the appointment of Sir William Augustus Forbes Erskine, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Warsaw, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at that capital.

The death occurred at the Waihi Hospital of Mr William John Cornes last week, aged 65 years, who took an active interest in public affairs, being for several terms a member of the Waihi Borough Council, and for a short period deputy-mayor.

Mr H. B. Tomlinson, M.A* a senior assistant at Wellington College, has been appointed principal of the Wairarapa High School in succession to Dr G. H. Uttley, who has been appointed rector of the Southland Boys’ High School. There were 31 applicants. A cable message from London states that Earl Jellicoe has resigned his position as trustee of the first debenture holders of the Royal Mail Company. It is also reported from. London that Earl Jellicoe has been elected an elder brother of Trinity House, London.

Mr T. Hood has been appointed to the vacancy on the staff of Leary’s Pharmacies, Ltd., caused by the departure of Mr Cressy. Another change in the staff is caused by Mr A., M. Rodgers’s resignation on account of his entering into business at Hastings, his succesor being Mr E. L. Plunkett, of Auckland.

A London cable message announces that Mr Frederick E. Doiage, formerly an Auckland journalist, is relinquishing his administrative association with the London Evening Staudard in order to devote his whole time to Lord Beaverbrook’s request for an Empire free trade crusade. Mr Doidge will retain his directorship of the Standard and the Daily Express. Rev. Hori Raiti, of Huntly, was instituted Archdeacon of Te Tai Hanaru by Bishop Cherrington yesterday (states a Hamilton telegram). Mr Raiti is the first Maori to be elevated to the dignity of 'archdeacon. Rev. K. A. Karaka, of Morrinsville, was installed as canon of St. Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton. Bishop Bennett preached the sermon to a large congregation of Maoris and Pakebas.

At a parade of the l6t Battalion of the Wellington Regiment, held on Saturday afternoon in 'Wellington, the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal was presented to Captain W. H. Jones, of the 2nd (c) Battalion of the Wellington Regiment. The presentation was made by Colonel Saunders, officer commanding the regiment, who referred to Captain Jones’s service of 23 years and 265 days in London and in New Zealand.

After a very brief illness the death occurred on Saturday from pnuemonia of Mr William Joughin, aged 47 years. The late Mr Joughin was well-known in the Stanway district where he spent the early days of his life, being a sin of Mr William Joughin. For nine years he was in the employ of Mr J. Linklater, M.P., at Milson, and was highly respected by all who knew him. Only a few weeks ago he secured a position in Turakina, but had hardly settled in his new surroundings when the illness which terminated fatally overtook him Mr Joughin is survived by a widow and three young children for whom sincere sympathy will be felt in their bereavement.

The sympathy of a wide circle of friends will be extended to the widow of Mr Alfred Wilson, who met with his death as the result of an accident near Thames. Mr Wilson, who was employed by a dairy machinery firm, had formerly made his headquarters in Palmerston North, but had recently removed to Hamilton. The deceasod gentleman, who was a general favourite in commercial circles, was the son of Mrs Wilson, of Lombard Street, and the late Mr W. T. Wilson, formerly president of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. Mrs Wilson, junr., is the daughter of Mr York, of College Street, and has lived all her life in Palmerston North. There is one child, a baby girl. A Wellington telegram states that a large attendance of members of the staffs of both the district office and head office of the Public Works Department farewelled Mr A. Downer, until recently in charge of the Tawa Flat deviation works, who has accepted the offer of a position outside the service at a much better salary. Mr F. W. Furkert, the chief engineer of the department, in presenting Mr Downer with a handsome clock from the staffs of both branches of the department, referred to the large number of officials who hid left to accept other positions, and said that it was evidently fecpgnised that the men they had in the Publio Works Department were good. ones.