PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6225, 3 June 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Hon. TV, Hall-Jones was reported yesterday to be very much improved in health.

Mr E. T. Norris, of Wanganui, has been appointed assistant master of the Ashburton High School. At Palmerston North last week. Miss Eva Perry, third daughter of Mr James Perry, was married to Mr F. B. Waters, of Palmerston North.

Private advice has been received that Mr A. R. Ilislop, of Wellington, secretary of tho Institute of Marine Engineers, is to leave England on tho 14th inst. by the Oroya. News has been received in Wellington of the death of Mr N. W. Werry, at Cashmere, India, from cholera. Mr Worry was well known in this city. He was travelling in India at tho time of his death. Tho Rev. Arthur Dewdney, formerly pastor of the Wanganui Baptist Church, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Ohiro Baptist Church. Ho is to be tendered a welcoming "social" at Brooklyn on Thursday next.

Lieutenant Colonel Collins, who formally bade good-bye to the Wellington Rifle Battalion on Saturday pfternoon, is to be tendered a valedictory "social" by the battalion within the next two or three weeks.

Mr Henry Riley, who is leaving tho service of the NeuA Zealand Insurance Company, has been presented with a memento of esteem by his_ fellow officers. Ho loaves to-day to -join a survey party in the Taupo district. Mrs Sarah France, widow of-the late Mr George France, an old resident of Wellington, died at her home in Webb street on Saturday. Deceased, who wan sixty-seven years of age, came to Wellington in the ship Hurunui thirtythree years ago.

The Rev Robert Inglis, M.A., late of Nowra, New South Wales, is to be inducted as minister of tho Church of Onslow to-morrow evening. Mr and Mrs Inglis were the recipients of several presentations prior to their departure from Nowra. Mr James Brett, for many years dress circle usher at the Wellington , Opera House, who received serious injuries at tne hands of some heartless scoundrels a few weeks ago, is to be tendered a benefit on a date yet to be fixed. In connection with the idea, Mr J. C. William-. son's consent has been cabled allowing the Julius Knight Company to participate Th the performance that is being arranged. At the conclusion of the volunteer parade on Saturday afternoon, Lieu-tenant-Colonel Collins, V.D., presented to Private Feasy,' of the Wellington City Rifles, the champion belt of the Wellington Rifle Association, won at th© last meeting. Colonel Collins congratulated the winner on his success, and hoped ho would bo able to do as well next year. Private Feasy is not only a good marksman, but an efficient volunteer. Ho is a member of th© City Rifles' champion bayonet and physical drill team. At tho Christchurch tournament Mr Feasy carried off the prize for bayonet fighting.

Mr W. J. Brogap, principal clerk on the staff division of the General Post Office, is retiring from the service on the score of ill-health, after thirty-two years' connection with the public service. As a youth he entered the Crown Lands Department, then housed in Molesworth street, but three years later was transferred to the Telegraph Department. On the amalgamation of the Post and Telegraph Offices, in 1881, Mr Brogan was attached to the head office of the Postal branch, and had remained there since. For some time past he has been in poor health, and though only of middle ago, he has found it advisable to retire. Mr Brogan is seer©* tary of the Wellington and Suburbs Bowling Association. ■ ' Lieutenant-Colonel Collins, V.D.; who is retiring from active volunteering, after thirty-four years' service, took advantage of the Volunteer parade on Saturday afternoon to say " good-bye" to his bat'talion. He said he was to leave on March Ist of this year, but, at the request of his officers, he. had remained to assist in laying the foundation-stone of the new Drill Hall, the building of which would, in his opinion, mark a new ora for volunteering in Wellington. He accepted the very large turn-out of the battalion that day, when there were sb many counter-attractions in the way of football, etc., as a personal compliment to himself. Although severing his connection with the battalion, he would always take a personal interest in their doings, and wished them every success in i future, while making themselves efficient for the defence of our State.

Mr Georg© Nye, whose death took place at Foxton on Wednesday last, lived for sixty years in the Manawatu district. He was born at Lewes, Sussex, England, and came to Now Zealand by the ship Oriental, after' which Oriental Bay was’ named. For some years afterwards Mr Nye was engaged in whaling, but without much success. He had learned tho carpentry trade before leaving England* and he turned his knowledge and skill to account by going in for shipbuilding in partnership with Mr Frank Able at Manawatu. Their firm built upwards of twenty vessels of from forty-four to sixtyfive tons burthen. Mr Nye's memory was retentive and his mind active up to the day of his death, and he was very fond of recounting many of the stirring scenes of which he hod 'been a witness during: tho early days of New Zealand