PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5947, 10 July 1906, Page 5

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor is to leave Wellington on Wednesday, the ISth inst., for Dunedin, where he is to open tho new pavilion connected with tho Dunedin Hospital.

Mr Way, an oil expert from the United States, who has boon inspecting and reporting upon the Taranaki oilfields, is staying in Wellington for a fow days.

•Staff-Sergeant F. W. Crespin, who was a member of the Seventh New Zealand Contingent, in South Africa, died at Auckland on Sunday from the effects of fever contracted during tho Boer war. The deceased was at one time correspondence clerk to the secretary of tlio Wellington Harbour Board. The Harbour Hoard's flag was flown at half-mast yesterday out of respect to tho deceased’s memory.

Referring to tho death of Air Soddon, Bishop Wallis, at tho Anglican Synod last night, said:—“l have already opoken in words which arc printed in tho ‘Church Chronicle' of this month, of our share in the mourning of tho colony and the Empire, for the strong leader whom God has taken from us. I know that your hearts arc full of respectful sympathy with his widow and his children, sonic of whom were worshipping side by side with us hero on tho day in which their father passed to his refit, in this their hour of sorrow.”

A Press Association telegram from Nelson announces the death of Air Joseph Harley, an old and esteemed resident. Ho was bom in Nelson in 1813, and was educated at Nelson College. Ho was clerk of tho Alagistrate’s and District Courts in the sixties, but in 1871 resigned his appointmout to enter into business. He was prominent in tho Order of Oddfellows, and was also a Freemason. Ho served in tbo City Council for some yearn, and was Mayor of tho city fur three years. He was also a keen sportsman. Ho leaves a widow, a s,on, and a daughter.

At a meeting of tho Executive Committee cf the Y.M.C.A-, Mr H. N. Holmes, secretary, was granted six months’ leave of absence- During that lime ho will visit the United States and Canada to note tho working of the y.M.O.A.’s institutions in tho larger cities, and, so as to catch them at tho busiest time of the year, Mr Holmes iia.s elected to leave New Zealand for San Francisco on October 19th, and by that arrangement will spend the winter in America. Tho value of the visit will bo something considerable to the Wellington Association, as it will in a largo measure conduce to the secretary having the very best information as a guide to management when the association enters into possession of the now building that is to ho erected shortly. The foundation-stone of tho building will bo laid prior to Mr Holmes’s departure for America. Tlio recent Anglican Church elections deprived the Synod of the diocese of Wellington of the presence of one of tho oldest members of the Synod, Mr W. H. Quick, chancellor of tho diocese. When the parochial district of Waitotara failed lust year to elect a reprei sentative, the Standing Committee chose Mr Quick to sit as synodsman for that district; but when Waitotara was subsequently amalgamated with Aramoho, and a ■ new parochial district was thereby constituted, the seat was rendered vacant, and a fresh writ issued. "The new district,” remarked Bishop Wallis last night, "very rightly returned ono of its own residents, whom wo are glad to welcome, but Mr Quick lost hia seat. I think that wo should do well to consider whether tho General Synod should not bo invited to enact that a person holding so important a position as chancellor should not, ipso facto, become, by virtue of hia office, a member of tho synod of the diocese for which ho nets.”