PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6964, 2 November 1909, Page 5

PERSONALIA

Mr G. M. Williamson, dairy inspector at Gisborne, has retired on superannuation, having reached tho age limit.

A Press Association cable inossage received from London last night states that Sir Robert Stout, who recently underwent an operation, is progressing favourably towards recovery. Mr W. G. Poster, managing director of tho Wellington Meat Export Company, who has been on a visit to tho Old Country, returned to Wellington last evening by the lonic.

Mr C. F. Gayne, who has been assistant stationmastser at Rangiora for several years, will leave shortly to take charge of the station at Aromoho Junction , Wangan ui.

Tho net value of tho estate of Mr David Kirkealdio, ono of tho Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, has boon sworn for probate purposes at .€5335. Tho estate is left to his widow and children.

Mr N, 11. Holmes, general secretary of the Wellington Y.M.C.A., is at pro* sent in Auckland, and is tho guest of tho Hon. George Fowids at Mount Albeit:. He is having a holiday for tho benefit of his health, and left for Hotorua yesterday morning.

Messrs D, Goldie (president of the Auckland Association). C. Rhodes, T. Miller, and M. A. Clark have boon selected as the Auckland delegates to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, which will bo hold at Wellington on tho 17th inst. A Sydney cable message announces tho death of Mr Morris Asher, at the age of 92. He participated in tho Maori war, assisting jn the capture of the chief To Rauparaha in 1846. near tho spot where PHmrnerton now stands. It is also claimed that ho built tho first brick house in Wellington. On the occasion of his retirement under superannuation, Mr Robert Evans, Customs locker, was presented by the local Customs staff yesterday afternoon with a finest quality.. Mosgiol rug, a handsome tobacco bowl, pouch and silver-mounted pipe, and an eider-down quilt for Airs Evans. Air C. S. Nixon, Collector of Customs, made the presentation on behalf of the staff. About a dozen admirers of Mr Henry Rix-Trott, Lower Hutt Borough Engineer, assembled at the residence of Mr F. .1, Piruiey last evening, and presented him with a sovereign case—filled —and a testimonial, with accompanying letter signed by about seventy ratepayers, in appreciation of his services. Messrs T. Waugh, T. A. Feterkin and others added their testimonies to the qualities of tho engineer.

Captain MacDonald, late chief officer of the turbino steamer Maori, has been appointed to the command of the Union Company's training ship Dartford, The ship, which is to be docked shortly for overhaul and survey, will afterwards proceed to Newcastle, where it is reported eh© will load a cargo of coal for Honolulu. It is stated that the ship will afterwards probably go to Puget Sound to load a cargo of timber tor Australian and New Zealand ports. Tlie degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred on tho following Hew Kealanders at Edinburgh on Capping Hay: Claude Ernest Addison Coldicutt;-Arthur Thomas Paterson, M. 8., Ch.B., 1907; Charles Pulton Battle, M.B Ch.B. (with first-class honours), 1907; Francis Lidderdale Scott, M. 8., Ch.B.; Cyril Hocken Tewsley. M.B Ch. 8.. 1906; George Herbert Ussher, M. 8,, Ch.B., 1907- Hr Battle was awarded a gold medal for his thesis, and also gained the uoedsir Memorial Fellowship. Hrs Coldicutt and Scott were commended for their theses.

Three cricket “coaches” arrived in Wellington last night by the Tonic--Messrs C. P. Buckenham, J. H. Broad, and A. E. Keif. Bnckenham. the Essex fnat bowler, has accepted an engagement with the Christchurch Cricket Club for the Coming season. His record last season was 110 batsmen for an average of °0 44 runs. Mr Broad's service® were secured by Mr E. H. Williams, now on a Visit to England, on behalf, of the Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association. , Mr Belt, the Susses professional, goes m a similar capacity to Auckland, and writ leavb in a day or two for the northern city. Mr J K. Goudy, late manager for Dalgety and Co., Napier, in acknowledging a gift from the staff on Saturday, on the . occasion of his retirement, remarked : “ When one has reached the end of a journey, it is the command ot nature to rest and let one s thoughts wander back over the journey to the starting point. I recollect our beginning in Napier, and the small hand ot workers who comprised our staff, and the little cramped offices that w© worked in. As time went on, and business increased, we moved into more commodious educes, and to-day we are in the handsome building we have erected m Hastings street a little more than a year ago. i have reached the end of my journey as a worker - , and have handed over control to my successor, Mr Herdman,, who i trust will so extend the business in Hawke’s Bay that it will he necessary to utilise the second story of our o rices, and nor haps even be necessary to add another story, until wo have so grown in size and importance that we will rival the great business done by our Sydney branch. The business must grow as the country matures and prospers, and 1 wish to advise all tho youngsters on the staff, who are now setting put to traverse the business road I have just completed, to aoply themselves diligently, and faithfully in the company’s service, with a view to obtaining promotion as it otters, for it is the policy of the company to promote its juniors, who are really the seniors’ understudies, to posts as they become vacant, rather than to give appointments to outriders- Mr J. GHordman, -late of Wellington, assumed his new duties at Napier on Saturday.