PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8191, 5 August 1912, Page 7

PERSONALIA

Detective Issoll, prior to leaving Auckland on transfer to Wellington, was presented with a gold watch by tho detective and uniform staff of the Auckland station. Mr James Baird Chisholm, an 61d colonist, brother of Mr K. Chisholm, who was manager of tho Bank of New land in Tunaru, died at his residence at itaiapoi, Canterbury, on Saturday night. Two sons survive him. —Press Association. At tho annual meeting of the Now Zealand Shoepowners and Palmers' Union, it was decided to write to the Hon. T. Mackenzie and congratulate him on his appointment as High Commissioner of the Dominion, and to intimate to him that the Sheepowners' Federation endorsed the views which he has expressed on the importance of extending tho markets for frozen meat and other produce of tho Dominion. A well-known resident of Petonc, Mr Martin Cargill, died at his home at 43, Bnick street, Petone, at 9.50 o’clock last night. Death was due to Bright's disease. The late Mr Cargill, who had been retired from business for some years, carried on business as a baker for thirty years at Petone. Deceased was sixty-five years of age. Ho' leaves a widow and a grown-up family of five sons, and three daughters. Mr Cargill was a Freemason and Druid. The interment is to take place to-morrow afternoon. . Tho death occurred in Wellington Hospital on Saturday, after a long illness, ot Air Charles Simmouds, aged seventy years. Tho deceased, who up to a few years ago was a well-known 1 builder in this city, was a native' of London, and sailed from Liverpool with his parents in tho ship Annie Wilson. After a voyage of .125 days tho vessel arrived nt Wellington in March, 1.856. Except for a few years spent at Wanganui, Nelson, and Gabriel’s Gully, he had resided the greater portion of his life in Wellington His wife predeceased him by twenty-two years, leaving a family of eleven children. His brother, Mr Thomas Simraonds (of the Union Bank staff) and his sister, Mrs G. Dutton, are residents ot Wellington. Mr James Whinray, a resident of Gisborne for the past thirty-five years, died there suddenly on Saturday morning from heart failure. Ho was born in Lancashire in 1845, and was educated at Home. 'After serving hia apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker, wheelwright, and house carpenter he worked in London for ten vea>s, when he came to New Zealand, landing in Napier in 1874. He afterwards -rent to Australia and remained there two years, when he returned to New Zealand. After visiting New Plymouth. Auckland, and Taumnea ho started business as a house furnisher in 1877 nt Gisborne, which he conducted fill the time of his death. Tho funeral took place yesterday afternoon, and was very largely attended.

Corporal Jacob McGarry, Royal Artillery, Battery W, holder of the Crimean, Turkish, and China medals, with clasps, for engagements from 18.51 to 18G1. died at Kaiapoi on Friday night, in his "Bth year. Ho received one slight wound from a shot in tho leg at Balaclava, where ho was om of the witnesses of the gillant charge of tho Light Brigade, Mcarry joined tho colours with the Royal Artillery at Belfast in 1852, and from AVoilwioh Barracks was transferred, in anticipation of the Russian war, to Malta, under Colonel Yelverton. and thence to Varna, in Turkey, in 1854. Ho was under fire at tho Alma, Balaclava, and siege of Sebastopol. It was at the Balaclava engagements he received promotion to corporal’s rank, and on termination of tho war gained tho Sardinian medal for valour in tho field, to which was attached four clasps. •,

General regret will be expressed in Wellington at the death of Mr Cecil Ross Dix, partner in the legal firm of O'Regan and Bix, which occurred in Sydney on Friday evening. The deceased took seriously ill about ten weeks ago, suffering from an internal complaint, and, on medical advice, proceeded' to Sydney, with a view to consulting specialists there. Mr Dix, who was only thirty years of age. was the youngest son of the late Mr Harry Ross Dix, a journalist well-known in Wellington in the early days. He was educated at the Terrace school, and subsequently took a law course at Victoria College, being admitted to the Bar about six years ago. He was articled to Messrs Travers and Russell, and when thev gave up business Mr Dix joined Mr E. G. Jellicoe. Then he entered into partnership with Mr P. J. O’Regaa. Mr Dix, who was widely known, had a very bright career ahead of him, and his early death is sincerely deplored. Ho leaves a widow (daughter of Mr W. Littlejohn, Wellington) and two children. His brothers are Messrs S. H. R. Dix (Bannatyn© and Co.h H. B. Dix (Rangiora), T. B. Dix, C.E. (Wanganui), and H, K. Dix (chief engineer on a steamer trading in the Bast). Of four sisters, one resides in Hamilton, and the others in Wellington. The body will be brought to Wellington for interment in Karori cemetery.