PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7092, 2 April 1910, Page 5

PERSONALIA

Mr B. Tregear, Secretary for Labour, who Is visiting tho Manawatu district in his official capacity, will return to Wellington early nest week. Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P., who was injured in a motor-car accident, is progressing favourably towards recovery, and it is hoped that he will soon bo about again. Mns Robert Chapman, on© of the earliest settlers, and mother-in-law of the Hon.#J. R. Sinclair, is dead, aged 87 years, states a Dunedin Press Association telegram.

The Hon. George Fowlds, Minister of Education (says a Press Association message) will leave Auckland next Tuesday for Gisborne, where he is to open we new High School on Thursday.

Mr R. Semple (president of the New Zealand Miners’ Federation) passed through Wellington yesterday, on his way to Greymouth. He has been engaged on a tour of organisation. Mr W. Kinross White, managing director of the North British and Hawke’s Bay Freezing Company, and Mr H. G. Warren, of Nelson Bros., Tomoana, left Wellington for Hawke’s Bay by tho mail train yesterday morning.

Mr F. Montague writes to contradict the statement that Miss May Donaldson has been engaged to play at Miss Amy Murphy’s concert. The announcement' was, apparently, made without Mies Donaldson's authority.

Messrs A. R. Meek (graduates' representative), A. T. Maginnity (Education Board), T, R. Fleming (teachers’), and M. F. votn Haast (Parliamentary), the retiring members of tho Victoria College Council, have been re-elected unopposed. An Auckland Press Association telegram states; —Mr J. C., Morey, a passenger by the Mongolia, cables from Adelaide that ho is safe and well. This relieves the anxiety of his friends, caused by a cable reporting the death of a New Zealand passenger of a -somewhat similar name.

Mr H. C. Tewsley was elected presi. dent of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of the newlyappointed council yesterday afternoon. Mr George Wilson was elected vicepresident. Mir R. E. Sinclair (manager of Thompson, Fraser, Ramsay and Co.) was elected a member of tho chamber. The Prime Minister, accompanying the Governor, will reach Bluff to-day; the Hon. D. Buddo arrives: in Welnngtoai from the South this morning; the Hon, G. Fowlds is at Auckland; Hon. R. McKenzie at Kawakawa; Hon. T. Mackenzie, Mosgiel; Hon. J. Carroll, Hon. Dr Findlay, and Hon. A, T. Ngata, Wellington. Mr John Porter, who died at Akaroa, at the age of eighty-six, was bom in Dublin. H© was articled to a solicitor in that city, but he did - not like the occupation, and enlisted in the 42nd Dragoons. From there he. got a commission in the Royal Irish Constabulary* at that time actively engaged suppressing tho Belfast riots. He retired on a pension* and came to New Zealand in 1868.

Mr E. J. T. Manchester, of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board, has been appointed drainage engineer for the City of Brisbane. It may be remembered (says the “Otago Daily Times") that Mr Manchester was appointed Dunedin Drainage Board engineer in succession to Mr Noble Anderson, and that when he came to Dunedin and made inquiries he declined the appointment, notwithstanding that ,£6OO a year was offered him, and that he was receiving less than half that sum in Melbourne. The Brisbane position carries with it a salary of .£IOOO per annum.

The rapid promotion in the British Navy of Captain David Beatty, husband of the daughter of Marshall Field, is attracting attention in England. A special order has been issued by the Admiralty, providing for _ Captain Beatty's promotion to rear-admiral without the required six year service as captain. Captain Beatty, “the handsomest officer in the Navy," is a social favourite, and his quick promotion, which is compared to that of lord Nelson, is popular. He is thirty-eight years old. He has distinguished himself in , service on the Nile and in China, and at the Admiralty is regarded as one of the most capable officers in the British Navy.

Archbishop Redwood, of Wellington, Bishop Verdon, of Dunedin, and Bishop Grimes held -a conference in Christchurch on Wednesday in connection with the appointment of a successor to the late Bishop Lenihan, of Auckland, and decided to send to Rome the three candidates nominated by 'the clergy of the diocese. The procedure (says the “Lyttelton Times”) is for the clergy to make three nominations, which are forwarded to the Archbishop. They are discussed at a conference of - the Archbishop and Bishops of the province, and are forwarded by them to his Holiness the Pope, with observations. Archbishop Redwood will go south to Timaru. Bishop Verdon will go on bo Auckland, where he will pontificate at the Mass to be celebrated a month after Bishop Lenihan's funeral. ‘ Lord * Fisher, still called "Jack" in naval circles, relieved from official duties and endowed with a peerage, has taken up his residence in Norfolk with his son, who recently came into possession of a fine estate (writes Sir H. W. : Lucy in the "Sydney Morning Herald”). Nothing could be more complete than the change of life, associations, and pursuits. Writing to a friend in town, the ex-First Sea lord says“ Through fifty-six years I have been unemployed only for three weeks. After incessant fighting since the week I was born, T. find it odd to be planting cabbages, like the Emperor Diocletian when he doffed the Imperial purple. I have always thought how splendid was the epitaph engraved on the tomb of one of Nelson’s oapt&ins—‘Death found ! him fighting.'" Naturally the abrupt change to a daily life ox complete leisure will be irksome to. a man of Lord Fisher’s tremendous, still unshuttered energy. But he inay enjoy it with the proud reflection that after six years’ rule at Hie Admiralty he left the British Fleet ia a oonditi(s of incomparable strength and efficiency. Mr A. J. Rossi ter. of the Wellington District Crown Lands Office, who is to take up the position of Receiver of Land Revenue at New Plymouth, was presented by his .colleagues yesterday with a • silver tea , service on a silver-mounted . and inscribed „ oak tray, together with a case of silver spoons. Mk -Roesiter’s popularity and • thorough efficiency as an officer was spoken of by Mr James Mackenzie (Commissioner of Crown Lands) who made the presentation, Mr T.,G., Weight (Receiver of Land Revenue), Mt M. C. Smith (chief draughtsman), and Mr George Wright . (chief clerk). The Commissioner had known Mr Rossiter for sixteen years, and, like the other speakers, had a high opinion of hia social, as well as business qualities. Mr Weight hoped promotion would bring the recipient back to Wellington, for ho would be well able to fill the niticn which he (the speaker) would in course vacate on superannuation. Mr Rossiter made a feeling acknowledg ment of the gifts, and commenting joou larly upon the personal praise, suggest ed, amid laughter, that ho was evidently not going to be brought back to Welling, ton as Receiver of Land Revenue, but as Under-Secretory of the department. A number of personal friends presented Mr Rossiter earlier in the day with a gold, watoh and handsome case of pipes.