PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7021, 8 January 1910, Page 5

PERSONALIA

Captain D. J. Watson, secretary of tho Merchant Service Guild, has returned to Wellington from a trip to Sydney.

It is anticipated that Mr Justice Sim will occupy tho Supremo Court Bench at Christchurch during the absence on leave of Mr Justice Denniston.

A Press Association message # fw> m Napier states that Miss Marion Higgins, late of Gisborne, has been appointed Domestic Science mistress at the Napier Technical School.

Mr William Fishwick, L.A.8., of Auckland, has been appointed organist and choirmaster at tho Timaru Trinity Presbyterian Church, and will take up his duties next month.

The New Zealand Trades Council Executive has rccom in ended to tho affiliated councils tho appointment of Mr D. McLaren, M.P., as organiser for the Dominion on behalf of the federation. The Wellington 'Trades Council has endorsed the appointment. Mr C. W. Hart, who for two years past has been the chief worker assisting Mr A. P. Cowie in the Auckland branch of the Missions to Seamen, was a passenger by the Atua on Wednesday to take up duties under the Tongan Government. ‘

Inquiries made on board tho Navua, which has just returned from Suva, elicited the information that Mr H. E. Suunders, chief officer of the Moana, who was injured at Suva, is practically completely x>aralysed. His face and body are badly cut about and bruised. He is in the Suva hospital.

Bishop "Wallis, who is at present in the South on a holiday, will return to Wellington on Thursday next. He will go on at once to Napier ? in order to be present at the consecration of .the new Bishop of Walapu on the following Sunday, and will get back to t Wellington in time for the opening session of General Synod on the 20th inst. Mr Albert E. Bagnall, ono of the firm of Bagnall Bros, and Co., of Turua, died on Thursday morning. Mr Bagnall arrived in Auckland in 1864 with his father (the late Hon. George Bagnall) and family. He had been chiefly connected with the works of his firm at Turua, having charge of the forestry department for the past thirty years (says'the "Star.") He married Miss Emma Brent, a daughter of the late Wm. Brent, of Nelsoh, by whom he is survived, as well ;as by a family of five sons and six daughters. The children are mostly ,grown up. The eldest, Mr Roy Bagnall, is on the staff of the "Town and Country Journal," Sydney.

After practising in Petorue for twelve years, Dr’ Perry has decided to' remove to Mongonui. His and Mrs Perry's departure from the Hutt Valley will be generally regretted. The doctor < is an enthusiastic newer grower, narcissi being his speciality, and his exhibits have been among tho feature® of the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society’s dhows ever since its inception. The society owes a great part of its success to Dr Perry's efforts, ho having been instrumental in launching it, and having given ungrudgingly of his time to it ever since. His gratuitous services as a lecturer on first-aid are among the many things connected with his professional work for which he null be held in grateful remembrance. Sirs Ferry has been, a prominent worker in connection _ with ■ St. Augustine's Church. £she is president of the local branch of the St. John Nursing Guild, and has taken a keen interest in ambulance work amongst women. Tho funeral of Mr Guy Ronaldeqn, eldest son of Mr T. S. Donaldson, inspector of the Public Trust Office, took place yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. ’ Among those preis-ent were representatives of the staffs of the Public Trust Office in Wellington, members of the Wellington College Rifles, the Wellington Amateur .‘Athletic Club, the Wellington Physical Training School, and the . United Training Club, with all of which Mr Ronaldson was connected before hos removal to Christchurch. The mourners also included Colonel Collins, 1.5.0., Mr J. W. Poynton (the Public Trustee), Mr M. C, Barnett (Canterbury district manager for the Public Trustee), the Hon. T. K. Macdonald, M.L.C., and Captain Turner and Lieutenants Me© and Cowles, of the Wellington College Rifles. The funeral cortege was headed by a firing party from the same corps under Colour-Sergeant Evatt. The body, which was brought up from Lyttelton yesterday mourning, was laid to refit in the Karori cemetery beside that of the late Mr D. M. Luckie, •Mr Ronaldfiotn's grandfather. The Rev. James Paterson conducted the funeral service.