PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7027, 15 January 1910, Page 5

PERSONALIA

Mr J. W. Joynt, Registrar of the New Zealand University, and Mr B. Hector, assistant Registrar, left for Duuedin last night to attend the meeting of the Senate next week.

Mr J. M. Shields, a director of. the P. and O. Company, who has been on a pleasure visit to the Donr.iiion, leaves Auckland for Sydney on Monday, en route to China and India.

The following transfers are announced bv the Wellington Education Board:— Mr B. Darroch, from the position of headmaster, Mitchelltown to headmaster. Roseneath; Mr J. Malcolm, from the head mastership. Scarborough, to the headmastership, Mitchelltown. Cable advice has been received that Mr A. B. Danby, who is studying medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, and son of Mr A. A. S. Danby, has been successful in passing his "Second Conjoint" examination, which took place this month. Engineer-Commander Wheater, late representative for the Admiralty at Westport,' was a passenger by the Mairama, which left Lyttelton yesterday for Melbourne via Southern ports. Captain Kaad, of Fiji, who is in quest of a vessel to replace the wrecked South Australian, is also a passenger by the 11araina. ■ ■ - .

Mr J. - B. Mullan, of Londonderry, De-puty-Lieutenant of the County of Donegal (Ireland), arrived by the Manuka at Duuedin on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Mullan are making a comprehensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, and contemplate placing their son on a, sheep run in this country. They will proceed Home via .Vancouver.

Mr Vivian A. Simon, director of Messrs Simon Brothers and Co., Ltd., London, who hold a monopoly of the world-famed brand of champagne Moet and Chandon, arrived at the Bluff by the Manuka on Monday morning, and is now in Dunedin. Mr Simon spent some three months in Australia, visiting Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria, whero viticulture and the wine-making industry excited his closest attention. He anticipates spending some five or six weeks in the Dominion.

Tho death took place at his residence, Murphy street, on Thursday, of Mr Stephen Denisou Cronin, architect, aged fortv years. The deceased came to Wellington from Mr F... W. Petre's office, Dunedin, and represented that gentleman at the'construction of the Basilica, Hill street, for which Mr Petre's plans were accepted At the conclusion of that contract Mr Cronin commenced practice in this city on his own account. Ihe deceased, who was for a time engaged in the engineer's department of the Harbour Board, leaves a widow and two children.

The death is announced of Mrs J. Y. Stevenson, who passed away at her_ residence, Remuera, Auckland, on. Inursday; The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Mr Archibald Clark, and came to New Zealand from Scotland in 1849. She had resided in Auckland ever since. In. 1862 she married Mr J. Y. Stevenson, a partner in the firm ot Archibald Clark and Sons, Ltd. ; She survived her husband many, years. Sno leaves , three sons, two of whonv are farming at AVainga-ro. The eldest son is Mr A. . Stevenson, of the firm of Archibald Clark and Sons, Ltd. The death occurred at Blenheim of Mr G. K. Wakelin, formerly well known in journalistic circles in New Zealand, at the age of fifty-eight. The deceased was the youngest son of Mr' Biohard Wakelin, and was for, jnuhy years editor of the "Pelorus Guardian," Havelock. For. sonie -time past, however, he had been in .business for himself in Blenheim as a general printer. He leaves a. widow and family, of six sons and daughters,; the eldest of -whom, Mi- William ', Wakelin, is in the uccountants' branch of the Genera}.Ppst, Office, Wellington. The ceremony of consecrating .'and installing Archdeacon Averill, Bishop-elect of Waiapu, -will take place to-morrow at the. Napier : Cathedral. All the Bishops in New Zealand will take part. The Primate Und Mrs .Nevill will stay with ; Mrs Troutbeofc, the. Bishop of Wellington and Mrs Wallis with Mr P. W. Williams, the Bishop of Christchurch with;Mrs : Stcdman, the, Bishop of Nelson and 'Mrs Mules at Masonic Hotel, and the Bishop of Auckland at the Bawke'e. Bay Club. The Bishop-elect and Mrs Averill will stay with "Miss Williams at.Taumtita. - .:,■.-.'

The Acting Premier of New South Wa las states that though the appoint-' meni of a'successor to Mr Delohery' as Public SeTvice Commissioner for; New, South Wales had not actually been made, .Mr G. A. McKay, the CommcranveaJth Public Service Inspector, had practically, accepted the offer of the Government. The appointment is for seven years at .£IOOO a year. .Mr Lee says Mt Delohery will retire' upon a pension at the vena of his torm;:(on ,15th inst.),' after- a Uong and honourable service. "It is a regret," continued the Acting Premier, "that good men have to,grow old. There is no reason for making the change other than that of age."' ;■■;" Still another gap has .been ;niade;dn the, fast-thinning ranks of; Wangaiiui's old settlers' (says the "Chronicle";. ; Wo refer to the death of Mrs .Elizabeth •Morrison, who passed away at her. residence, Glasgow . street,; on Sunday'.'at the agra;; of 'seventy-two years. The deceased lady, who was a native,of- Montrose, ■ Scotland,' came to. New/Zealand with her husband, Mt Bobb,-in' the ; ship Wild ' Duck forty-four- years ago, last Christmas Day. She; made her,home, in Wanganui, and,' with the.'exception of twelve months, during which' time ..'she visited; her native . country, she resided :here till the timei of-". her death. ;--';.-Mr Robb died twenty-eight year's ago, ■ and Mrs Bobb married' Mr Thos. Morrison, who passed away .some six years ago. She was a warm-hearted Scots; lady. ~ , The New South .Wales, school teaoliers, 'who have been .touring, the' Dominion, held a farewell- gathering at the .New Occidental Hotel , yesterday i afternoon, prior to their departure for Sydney.; Mr Jas. Fanning, of the: Wellington Teachers' lnsitute, who.; made- the arrangements for the visitors'. New 'Zealand tour, and who accompanied them through the South Island, was presented with a case of pipes and an , illuminated address containing-, an album of New, Zealand views taken by the camera enthusiasts of the party., Appreciative references were made to- the'services rendered to the ' visitors by Mr Fanning, -i. and the bops was expressed'that the New South Wales ..teachers, might be able to reciprocate on,; the occasion of the New Zealanders' visit to Sydney next Christmas. Other presentations made were—To Mr H. C. Allman, a hat with club colours (red and black) for best bowling feat, including the performance of the "hat trick" at Queenstown;-to Mr J. H. Rose, an autograph scoring book, "in memory of the score of his : life" (158 against Wellington); and pines to Messrs Dunlop and Donohue (winners, of the teachers' foridge tournament). Mr L. Deer, manager of the visiting party, was presented, with a shaving set, in token of the way.ih which he had looked after the' team'. Mr J. O'Shea (city solicitor) spoke of the enjoyable nature of the tour, and Major McDonald, in proposing the health of the visitors, referred to the educational value of these. inter-State and intercolonial visits. The visitors cordially toasted "Our Host and Hostess" prior to embarking.