PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16129, 18 January 1916, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr J It. \l a . ,'arlane returned to Auckland :r m Wellington by vesterdav's exi pre,,. " Mr Join, 1:.., r , \ lavor of Onehunga. leu f.-r Wellington h\ the express last n gut. " ' < apta-.n IJ. \ M.Lean, master of the e.-,..tal ,'.,p Malien... left fr. r the South by the < \|.rr» last night. J >ir Jam-s Carroll, MP. for Gisborn-. who was in Auckland far a, few davs. left f"i the .south by the espress last night. Mr. A. Bailey Manstield. Goveram-nt | or. hard )P.-tru. tor. returned bv the ißnerma last evening f : .. m a trip to Aus j trrJi.i. I n.e I>v. D ... and tho Her i Me Rev I) Haulta:,, and the ] ;< - T 11. Knox, of Sydn-y. arrived in Auckland jby the R-nerma last evening. They will i make a far of th. North Island *

! Mr. W Watson and Mr. R. Kai-r directors of the Hank of c -., Zealand, wi„, a \(- Ken on a tour it, the North, aid who returned to Auckland on Satnr! d..y afternoon. Lit {■ .- the S-uth by the- | express last night. i Dr. Truest Robertrr., who left Auckland on January 3 ;..r a fortnight's stay at th« held an.'Moan e turning camp at Awa rum, I'alnierstoii N. ith. is remaining there for an. th-r week. lie i« expected to re.o "n Auckland or. Moiiuav next. It is extremely doubtful whether the military medial off.ri-rs will >]~,,- Mr. A. Harris. M P. : r Waiterr.ata, to proceed I to Samoa ;is a wireltis operator. It which j purp-se he enlisted .-..me week- ago. Sir..I the accident w hieh lately havpened to him !at Nan.-.v New: Camp". .Mr. Harris has i been under ir.ed.. J treatment, and so far , the verdict of the military authorities is , decidedly adveTs? to his going on service i Detective 1. W. S. ott, w'-> leaves Avlcj laid for Wellington on transfer to-dav. I was presented by the members of the Kai , p.,1;,-., fo;re v:li a ~M natch and cha.a !a- the police barracks last night. Dete- - :tne >• ~tt iai.ie to Auckland" about ten years a;n, H nd he received lis training ja- a detective in this city. He recently i-issed the examination which will entitle i him to the rank of sub inspector. In I making the presentation. Superintendent. -V KieJy spoke in high terms of the ; departing other's abiJity and personal , qualities.

Mr. Thomas W. Poole, of Ponsonbv, died at the residence of his son, Mr <". H. Poole. AFP.. Duncdm Street, yester <ia v afternoon at the age of 74. after a i,hoit illness. Deceased arrived in Australia 50 years a from Mount Mellick, Queen's County, Ireland, and 12 years ago lie removed to Auckland. He leaver two sons and two daughters. The former are Mr. C. H. Poole. M.P. for Auckland West, and the Rev. W. R. Poole, of Fiji. The daughters are Mrs. F. J. Crawford, (f Fdendalc. and Mrs. P. J. Scbofield, of Melbourne. Tho Rev. F. Warner, of the Collins Street Congregational Church. Melbourne, arrived in Auckland from Sydney, by the Riverina last evening on a sis months' holiday. During his stay hero Mr. Warner will take charge' of the Beresford Street Congregational Church. It is 16 years since lie. was last in Auckland. He was then minister in charge of the Newton Congregational Church, an appointment which he held for seven years. Mr. Warner will commence his six months' ministry at Beresford Street Church on Sunday next. During his stay in the Dominion he will act as the representative of the London Missionary Society, of which body lie has been an official for a period of 22 ears. Mr. John Seabrook. who died at his residence rt Abbott's Road, Mount Eden, j on Saturday, was ore who was associated i with the early history of Auckland, j despite the fact tha*. he was not actively identified with public life. He was S3 years of ace. and was bora near London. He arrived in the Dominion in the year 1857. in the ship Kenilworth. He" remained in the Auckland Province for several years, and then went to Queensland. After visiting England he returned; to Queensland, and about five or six years | aco he came back to Auckland. In the i early days he was a prominent member' i of the High Street Congregational Church, I and later of the Albert Street Congregaj tional Church. During recent years he , was associated with the Mount Eden Congregational Church. For over fifty years he also occupied various Sundavschool positions. He was held in high | regard by all who knew him intimately. The interment was private-