PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 99, 24 March 1930, Page 6

PERSONAL

The friends of Mr Robert Stevens, of Dannevirke, will regret to learn that he is critically ill.

A Press Association message from Christchurch announces the death of Mr James Patrick O’Malley, aged 83, licensee of the Terminus Hotel at Otira. Mr O’Malley was formerly the owner of the Bealey Hotel, and was one of the few men in New Zealand who have held two licenses at one time. The death occurred last week of Mr Frederick W. Malyon, chief engineer, of the Wailii Gold Mining Company. Mr Malyon went to Waikino about 23 years ago from Home, under engagement to the Wailii Company in connection with the installation of a producer plant at the company’s battery.

Mr M. M. G. Thomas, accountant at the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., Auckland, who was recently appointed manager of the bank’s branch at Feilding, was, prior to his departure, presented by the manager and members of the staff of the bank with a canteen of cutlery. Mr W. H. Lunn, the Auckland manager, in making the presentation, referred to Mr Thomas’s good work at the branch and to the high esteem in which he is held. He congratulated Mr Thomas on a welldeserved promotion. Another of Wellington’s pioneer builders and merchants passed away at an early hour yesterday at his residence in Brougham Street, in the person of Mr James Hutchen, who was for so many years managing director of Stewart and Co., sawmillers and hardware merchants, of Courtenay Place. Mr Hutchen was 90 years of age on March 3 last. The deceased, who was born at Charleston, Kirremuir, Forfarshire (within a mile of Glamis Castle), arrived in New Zealand with his wife in 1863. Information has been received in Auckland from the Solomon Islands of the death of Captain David Frederic Scott, at the age of 30 years. He was the son of Mr David Scott, of Tainui Road, Devonport, and had been for the past 18 months chief officer of the Burns-Philp steamer Malaita trading to the Solomon group. Prior to that Captain Scott was in command of the trading schooner Royal Endeavour, which was owned by the Malaita Shipping Company. He was «.t one time in charge of the fleet of launches of the Taupo Shipping Company. Captain Scott was a man of fine physique, being over 6ft 2in in height. He was a keen golf player, and only recently won the championship in that game at Solomon Islands.