PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7048, 9 February 1910, Page 5

PERSONALIA

The Minister of Education (Hon. Geo. Fowlds) returned to Wellington from Christchurch yesterday. Sister Margaret Dalryrnple, of Wellington hospital, has been granted three months' leave of absence. Tho Hon. J. A. Miliar (Minister of Railways) intends going south next week to pay a long-deferred visit to 'Dunedin.

Lieutenant-Colonel K. D. \\ ynyard arrived in, Wellington last evening by the Ruapehu from Loudon. He is en route to Christchurch.

Mr W. R. •Haselden, S.M., who will relievo Dr McArthur during the latter's absence on furlough, took his seat on the Bench yesterday. Air J. Sinclair Thomson, accompanied by Mrs Thomson, of Christchurch, who have been on a visit to the Old Co mi try, returned to tho Dominion last night by the Ruapehu.

Mr A. Dougall, who succeeds Mr H. Biroh os works manager and engineer of the Wellington Gas Company, was a passonger from London by the Ruapehu last evening.

Mr John Shepherd, one of tho Albertland pioneers, died on Sunday, aged seventy-seven years. Deceased represented Marsden in the Provincial ttouncil for several successive elections, holding the office until tho Provincial Government was abolished. He was the mover of the first Permissive Bill, (ind. farerunner of the present licensing legislation. Later, he contested tho Rodney seat tor 'the House of Representatives, but was defeated by Mr Seymour Thorne George. He leaves a widow, tour sons, and eight daughters. Tho induction of tho Rev, A. C. W. Standage to tho charge of Eelbumo Presbyterian Church, took place last overling, tihero being a large attendance of members fit Presbytery and congregation. lire Rev. W. J. Comrie, Moderator, presided. The sermon was .preached by tiro 'Rev. Mr Tcnuent, of Martinborough, the induction being performed by the Moderator. Tho Rev. J. Paterson addressed the minister .and tho congregation. 'A social meeting to welcome the now minister will be Held at Kelburno on Friday evening. A Press 'Association cable message received from London last (night announced the death of Captain J ohm Joseph Dunne, who was born in. Queen's County, Ireland, in 1837. He was educated mainly on the Continent land at Jesuit schools, since which period ho served his country, and travelled tho world over. He Was wounded during the Maori insurrection in 1863-65, <aad t was for a time !a governor in H.H. Prison service. A groat writer, he 'contributed, to innumerable periodicals both at Homo and abroad, while he. was also an artist, painter, modeller and black and white worker.

The house committee of Wellington hospital recommended to the Trustees yesterday that tho resignation of Dr S. Brown 'as senior house surgeon be received, and that tho position of Junior house Burgeon be offered Dr Rondel Woodhouse, of Dunedin. These recommendations were accepted. Dr Brown, whoso services to the institution were very highly praised by the Hon. O. M. Luke (chairman of Trustees) intends visiting England to enter research, work. His colleague. Dr Simpson, will now take the senior place. Dr Woodhouse, the newly-appointed junior, is a Dunedin native, who graduated at tho Otago University, and is a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. His examination work has been very Isuccessful, and ho is highly recommended.

One of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Onmaru, Mr A. J . Headland, died ion Sunday night. Mr Headland landed in Fort Chalmers from the Agra in 1858, ’and went to Oomairu when the place was still a sheep run, being a portion of Messrs Filleul Bros.' station, and when tho "town” consisted of a shepherd’s hut and a Maori whore on the beach. Mr Headland shared the strenuous life incidental to that early period, putting in oomo time on several of the sheep runs. When the (Dunstan rush broke out he made many tripe to tho diggings with provisions. Where his was a very familiar and popular figure (says the ‘“Otago Doily Times"). He was for ten years a borough councillor, a member of the Harbour Board and of several of the charitable institutions. Mr Headland was one of the originators of the Phoenix Bowling Club, with which he had been identified right np to his death, and even at the age of eighty he was the keenest player on the green. The children are Colonel Headland, Mrs Brebner (of Invercargill), Mr C. Headland (Wellington), and Miss Headland (Oamara).