PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7848, 10 July 1911, Page 7

PERSONALIA

Jjord Islington wns in-Hallr-d as Chief Bnvago of tlio Wellington Savago Club on Saturday evening, l*;forq tu-ge ationn-* auco of inombcrs. Tito .‘.};j*oiJie i,.a.x y/ao> artistically doeoratui ilif occasion. Tho programme v.'as of an exceptionally in ter eating and entertaining nature*. Mr Thomas Ilaslio. of Stratford, is on a brief bu>sine.s.s visit to Wellington. Mr D. Hoick, M.T. for I'aiinerstori North, intends a<l<b‘es.ong his constilnouts ou Tuesday, IHlh inst. Tho Ifon, (i. Fewlds is at Kotorua today, the ifon. I.'. McKenzie at MoUieka, and all other Ministers m Woiixiigton. Mr J. W. Salmon'.!, who presided at the y raduaiiou ceremony of Urn Otago University at Humvlin on I’HJny evemtig, returned to ' V ellingion ye.'-terdiiy. Sir James Carroll, Acting X'rimo JSFinis--tor, and tho .lion. A. T. Ngata, returned front their tour of tho South island yesterday morning. Tho liov, G. B. Stevenson, !M.Sc., /was formally inducted to St. Augustine's Church, Petone, yesterday by -the bishop of Wellington.

Tho Very iiev. Dean Bin she Id. of Greymoiith, oeiebrale-d the jubilee of his priesthood last Tuesday. -V number of tho Uroymoulh clercrv were i»re.-.ent, and general felicitations were offered tho Doan on Ills iifty years of work.

Mr Leo. I). Chateau, touring manager for Messrs Clarke and MeynelTs Hho Arcadians” Company, left by tho Hararon for Christchurch on Saturday iijgnt to make arrungemeuts tor the company s oixening in that city on July 22nd. Mr David Jones, organiser of tho Fanners’ J ‘olitic.il Froiociion Federation, arrived in Wellington from tho roufcii on Saturday on his way to Marlborough, where, by tho invitation of the provincial executive, lie will address a rorios of meetings ut Blenheim, Havelock, Kornvick, Scddon, Spring Crook, And Ward, commencing at Blenheim this evening.

Mr E. W. 'Webb, son of Mr S. R. Webb, of Lyttelton, left by the Manuka on Friday for Melbourne, where lie will join Mr E. Kidsou in carrying out magnetic survey work. Th i>n- is a strong probability that Mr Webb will join Dr Mawson's Antarctic expedition, but so far (says tho “Press”) nothing definite has been, settled.

Mr John Parker, who died at the Southlajul Hospital on Thursday, at tho ago of 81 years, was ono of the oldest identities of tho province of Southland, and was (says tho "Southland Times"), in fact, tho oldest Southland-born patella. Doccauind was bom a'; Cod-fish island in. IS3O, and was a son of Mr James Parker, tho first whito man to suttlo at, Stewart Island. Ho followed a seafaring life, and took part in tho earliest whaling and sealing movements of tho first half of tho last century, being associated with such woll-loaowu identities of tho period as Messrs Gilroy, Stirling, An glem, and Bullor. Tho late Mr 11. Birch, for many years engineer to tho W’ollinglou Gas Company, was interred in Karori Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Tito high esteem in which the deceased was held wan evidenced by tho presence of a very largo number of sympathising friends of tho family. Numerous wreaths wore sent, including tributes from tho directors, manager and various departments of tho Gas Company, _ Wellington District A.0.F., Court Sir George Bowen, and National Mutual Life. Members of the Foresters’ order and Gas Company’s staff woro tho pall-bearers. Tho Rev. J. 6. Chapman, of Taranaki street Methodist Church, conducted tho burial service. Feeling reference to tho deceased, who was a prominent church member, and formerly a teacher in tho Sunday School, was made in tho Taranaki street Church last evening, tho organist playing "Garland of Flowers’’ at tho close of tie service.

Mr I’. IV. penny, who has been appointed secretary of tho Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association, joined tho staff of the Now Zealand Loaji and Mercantile Agency Company at Blenheim in 1891, and held various positions in its service in Wellington, Uamaru, Wanganui, Podding and Hamilton. He is not altogether a stranger to this district (says tho “Manawatu Standard"), having boon associated with Mr Charles Carr in tho company’s Redding branch at the time his business was sold to tho company by that gentleman. During the carder period of tho South African war Mr Penny was associated with Major Pilcher as assistant agont for tho New Zealand Government at Capetown, and ho will be well romembored by tho members of tho first five contingents who happened to be brought into contact with him there, having done useful organising work in that connection. Latterly ho has been, chief accountant for Messrs J. Haguo-Smith and Co., the well-known mining suppdors of tho Ohinemuri goldfields.