PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 19 February 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Great regret will be felt at the announcement of the death of Mr G. W. Hazleton, following a serious operation on Monday. He retired about a year ago from the position of Chief Postmaster at Nelson after 40 years’ service. Mr Hazleton, who was well known in the P. and T. service and was very popular, was stationed at different times in Ashburton, Napier- Porangahau, Thames, Waihi, Gore, Feilding, Wanganui and Nelson. He leaves a widow and one son, Mr J. Hazleton of the local Loan and Mercantile Ltd. staff.

Mr Humphrey Bishop arrived in Nelson on Monday from the West Coast slightly indisposed, and is an inmate of a private hospital. He has progressed satisfactorily and will ffie well for the opening of his company’s season on Saturday night.

In the “Christian Herald” (London), dated 4th December, 1930, the following reference to the Rev. Dr. G. E. Weeks (which was accompanied by his portrait) will be of interest to many in New Zealand, especially in the Nelson province: “The ministry of the Rev. G. E. Weeks, M.A., B.D.*, L.L.D., has been one of outstanding importance and usefulness. Educated at Queen’s College, Cambridge, and Trinity College. Dublin, he was ordained by Bishop Temple in 1892. After curacies at St. George’s-in-the-East and St. James’, Hatcham, he became vicar of St. Paul’s, Durban, South Africa, where he did much towards healing the lamentable schism in Natal. Returning to London he followed the Rev. Evan Hopkins, one of the founders of the Keswick Convention, as vicar of St. Luke’s, Redcliffe Square. After several years as vicar of St. John’s, Lowestoft, Dr. Weeks was appointed by the Bishop of Nelson, New Zealand, as Dean of Nelson. Then .followed eight * years as head master of Trinity Grammar School, Sydney, Australia. He is at the present time Rector of Fenny, Compton, Warwickshire, and is on the executive committee of the Protestant Reformation Society, and coeditor of the Protestant Dictionary, a new edition of which is about to be published. He was one of the speakers at the recent Protestant Congress and Exhibition held in the Central Hall, Westminster. Since his return to England he has been much sought after for conventions for the deepening of spiritual life; his addresses are always highly appreciated and fruitful in resuits. !Dr. Weeks is the brother of the Rev. Dr. Courtenay C. Weeks, the renowned authority on alcohol, and himself a keen temperance advocate.