PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8184, 27 July 1912, Page 5

PERSONALIA

Millie. M. tlu Busson has been appointed instructress of tho class in French at the Technical School. Mr P. Hally, the Conciliation Commissioner. left by the Main Trunk yesterday for Waihi. At last night’s meeting of the Technical Education Board the resignation of .Miss Pryor, of the cookery instruction stall', was acepted with regret. Tho death occurred at Gisborne yesterday of Mr Frederick Keating, aged ninety-four years, Hisicased _ was a Crimean veteran, and fought in the first Maori war in Now Zealand, in 1815.

Air AVynn-Williams. late of the Department of Agriculture, left Wellington yesterday by tho -Main Trunk express to take charge of the AA'hakariwarewa reserve. Koto run. Tho Kev. Frank I„ Paten. M.A., arrived in Wellington from Auckland yesterday on business in connection with the Australasian Students’ Christian Union in the universities. He has recently returned from a missionary commission in the Far East. For some time he was engaged in mission work in Melanesia, where Ids father labored for many years.

A ‘Wellington man writes to the Auckland “Observer”; “Since Joe AVard’s burden has been definitely lifted he is a pink. Haven’t soeli him look so blooming for ten years. Unite athletic, and has lost at least seventeen pounds beneath tho waistcoat. Complexion like a ‘ baby’s, no balder, smiles like a cherub. Seo him rushing off with his golf sticks at every opportunity. Have heard that lie has taken to the gloves as an extra relaxation. Is he tho White Hope? People here beTiero that lie lias some political surprises up his sleovo and is getting fit to disclose them. At auyrate, his present life is one long smilo.”

On Thursday evening tho clerical and store staf! of \V. M. Bimnatyno and CoLtd., waited upon Mr Trank Dyer anil presented him with an address and a case of pipes, to murk tge occasion ol his severance from the firm after a term extending over a period of. over thirty-five years. Speeches were made by Mr Dix, assistant secretary, Mr Bowden, cashier, and Mr Bills Lowe, head storeman, and wore responded to by Mr Dyer. Mr Dyer, who is vice-consul for Greece for tho Dominion, joined the firm in tho year 1877, and has been one of tho directors for the last ten years. Ho took a prominent part in provisioning the transports during the South African war, and the completeness of the arrangements were tho subject of groat commendation by all concerned.

Canon Francis Augustus Hare, of Christ's College, Christchurch, was found dead outside his study yesterday morning with, a handkerchief pressed to his mouth. Ho was last seen alive at 11.10 on Thursday evening. At the inquest a verdict was recorded, in accordance with the medical evidence, that deceased died from shock following on injuries received in am accidental fall. Canon Hare was acting-headmaster of tho college at the time of his death. Born in 1845, he was educated at Dublin and Cambridge. He cam© to New Zealand as private secretary to Sir James Fergusson in 1872, and in 1889 took up the duties of headmaster of ChlTst’s College, which ho carried on till 1893, when he resigned and became cliaplain and classical master. His health had lately been affected hy worry over school matters. For a long time he was a familiar figure on the playing fields of Christchurch, being specially partial to cricket, and he was as popular outside the ranks of the schoolboys as among the boys of successive generations, who bad a warm regard for "the parson.” Canon Haro novor married. His relatives reside at Pertli, where lie was private secretary to Kir James Fergusson for a period in the early seventies.

Tourists never fall to secure a snapshot of "Pelorns Jack,” the pilot fish of the French Pass, when they go fouth via the West Coast.' Hundreds, however, have not tho opportunity, but these can secure excellent copies of the world’s marine won der from Sharland’e Photo Depot. Lr.trEton auay f *