PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8329, 15 January 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr C. E. Matthews. deputy-inspector of prisons-., is at present on a tour of the Otago -district. Mr J. Campbell. Government Architect, who is at present spending a holiday at Auckland, is expected to return about the end of tho month. Mr John Hughes, chief officer of tho Athenic, who has been in ill-health, left Wellington by the Zcalandic on Saturday for London.

Mr A. IT. H. Benge, 8.A., of the Education Department, has been appointed to the position of secretary to the Public Service Commissioners. . Mr P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, left for Wanganui yesterday on Conciliation Council business. ' He also lias to visit Napier on a similar errand. The Hon. C. E. Prater, PostmasterGeneral of the Commonwealth, and Mrs Frazer, will be tho guests of the Hon. E. Heaton Rhodes, Postmaster-Genera), at luncheon at Bellamy's on Friday next. Mr E. H. Montgomery, New Zealand Government Tourist Agent in Sydney, arrived in Wellington last evening by the Slain Trunk express from Auckland, on a brief holiday visit. Ho returns to Sydney by the Maheno on the 27th inet. Bishop AveriH, of Waiapu, arrived in Wellington last night by the Napier express, en route to attend the Synod at Nelson. Bishop Williams, of Napier, was a passenger from the north by the Monowai yesterday.

Two cadets from the Union Company's training ship Hartford have been promoted to junior officers. Mr E. J. MeLeilan has joined the Mahepo aa fourth officer, and Mr A._ J. Bunting Is now fourth of the Mokoia.

At the meeting of the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand yesterday morning, Mr A. Hobson was elected president for the year. Mr W. S. Wallace took bis seat at the meeting for the first time, having been duly elected at the end of last year. The death occurred yesterday morning of Sister Marcielle (Mary Small) of the Order of Compassion. ..Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 7 a.m. to-day in the chapel of tho Home of Compassion. The funeral will start from St. AaneV Church, Newtown, at 2 p.m. Dr Randall Woodhonse, senior resident surgeon at Wellington Hospital, has been recommended by tho house committee of tho hospital committee to act as medical superintendent during the absence of Dr Hardwick Smith in England, with Dr Ewart as consulting medical super, intendent

A Sydney cablegram states that Mr Douglas Archibald is a passenger- by the Maloja, which arrives in Auckland on Friday next. Mr Archibald, who is, a distinguished meteorologist, and chief exponent in England of Professor Bruckner’s well-known theory of the thirty-five years’ weather cycle, is on his way to Rotorua.

The many friends of the Hon. John Bryce, one-time Native Minister, will learn with regret of his severe illness at his home at Wanganui, telegraphs our special correspondent. With advancing years Mr Bryce’s health has failed considerably. and he has not been able to rally from a sndden seizure of a few days ago. His recovery is regarded as hopeless.

■An appreciative letter has been sent by the Royal life Saving Society to Mr J. Calnan, Thomdon Baths, who saved the life of a bather at Thorndon Baths a few weeks ago. The society extended its hearty admiration aud appreciation of the timely aid, furnished by Mr Calnan, and further, has brought the matter under the notice of the Royal Humane Society.

A cable message from Melbourne states that the Omrah's New Zealand passengers include: Misses Williams, Palliser, and ißishop, Mesdamos Stockley, Faithful, Beggi and McLean, Messrs Xoigh, Floury, Grice, Laughton. Wright, Waterhouse, Dowc, McGill and wife. Rooney and wife, Atlas and wife, Nolan and wife, Sarolius and wife, son and daughter. Hunter and wife, Professor Naylor, wife and daughter, Williams (two), and Rev Foley.

The right to the title of nonagenarian was on Monday achieved by Captain E. F. Hemingway, of John street. Mount Roskili (says the Auckland ’’Star”), Tho old gentleman, who has permanently resided in New Zealand during the last eighteen years, has had a distinguished military career, having fought m the Crimean war, and all throngh the Maori war. His reminiscences of Auckland go back over a period of half a century. Despite his ninety years, Captain Hemingway .still enjoys very good health.

Mr Thomas J. Chia, a - well-knowu Chinese gentleman, and formerly first secretary to the Chinese Consulate, was married at Melbourne last week to Miss Eunice Camille Bussell, a young lady ct Brighton, who at one time played in Mr Julius ■ Knight’s company. Subsequent to the wedding a reception was held at the Oriental Hotel. Canon Hughes, of St. Peter’s Church, who performed the marriage, in proposing the toast of the bride and bridegroom, said the wedding was going to break down the insular prejudice of the English race, and it would tend ta> the blending of two nations. The Hon- W. Fraser is expected to return to Wellington from the East' Coast district by this morning’s main trunk train. He will represent the Government when the North Island Parliamentary party visit the Otago Central district at the end of next week. The Hon. W, H. Herries, according to latest advices, will arrive at Auckland to-day from Obinemnri, and the date of his return to Wellington is somewhat uncertain. The Hon. B. H. Bhodes is expected, to return to Wellington from Auckland on Thursday afternoon. The Hon. W. P. Massey is touring in the north. , The Hon. Dr Pomare is at Botorna. The Hons. H. D. Bell, A. L. Herdman, and F. M. B. Fisher are at Wellington.