PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8782, 11 July 1914, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr Hayhurst left for Auckland by the midday express yesterday. Mr J. R. Reed, K.C., and Mrs Reed, of Auckland, are passengers by the Navua on a trip to the Islands. Mr Justice Hosking will leave today for Auckland, where he will take chamber and other business during the week.

Mr P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, who has been on an official visit to Blenheim, will return to Wellington to-day. Professor Park, of the Otago University, was a passenger for Sydney by tho Maheno last evening on his way to Brisbane on a holiday trip. Messrs Otway, Russell, McLean, Wright, Lusk, and Young arrived in town by the Main Trunk express yesterday. Mr Ernest C. Levvey, who suffered a serious break-down in health this week, left for Sydney by the Maheno yesterday, on a health-recruiting trip. Passengers from the north by the Main Trunk express yesterday included Messrs Reid, Heatle, Hurburt, Brown, Alexander, Anderson, Gray, and Hill. The death is announced Mr John Gallagher, wlio some years "Ago was one of the best known hotel-keepers in Auckland. Ho was also prominent in athletic matters. \

Messrs King (of Coot and Sons’ local office), Manning, and Preston (of the Union Company’s local office), and 0. Charlcsworth loft for Sydney by the Maheno last evening on a holiday trip. Dr. Monk, formerly of the Health Department, Auckland, who has accepted an appointment as health officer under the Tongan Government, left for his new home by the s.s. Navua on Thursday. - .31

Messrs A. P. Allport, W. A. and A. E. Dee, of Nelson, are in town, attending a meeting of the Kaipara Fruit Lands Development Association. Messrs J. Harrison Jones, of Dunedin, and J. 0. Bidwill, Wairarapa, are in town for the same object. Recent arrivals at the Empire Hotel are Messrs T. Adair (Gisborne), 11. Galenty (Hastings), J. H. lledpath (Christchurch), M. O'Sullivan, if. O’Sullivan (Blenheim), A. Larsen, W. Neilson,, W. McDonald, and H. W. Parker (all of Auckland). Mr Richard Thacker, a very old resident of Palmerston North, passed away on Thursday at the age of 86 years. He had been a resident of New Zealand for 40 years, and was connected with the early settlement of the Manawatu district.

Mr W. M. Jones, B.Sc., of Auckland, the New Zealand Rhodes Scholar for 1913, will leave by the Manuka on Monday for Sydney to join the steamer Orama. He will enter Oxford University. Mr Jones, who is a son of Mr D. W. Jones, headmaster of the Papakura School, was entertained at dinner by a gathering of Papakura residents. A gold watch was presented to him by Mr A. Willis, chairman of the Town Board, on behalf of the residents. Mr Alexander Watson, the famous English reciter, who toured the Dominion some two years ago with such great success, has engaged lor a second, tour of New Zealand. The advance representative of Celebrities Direction, Mr Frank Wright, is now in the Dominion making the necessary arrangements. Mr Watson will give a short series of recitals in Wellington, the definite dates and full particulars of which will be announced, in the near future.

The following appointments and promotions in the Post and Telegraph Department are announced: —Mr G. F. B-. Smallbone, postmaster, AVaihi, appointed postmaster, Dannevirke, in place of Mr R. C. Black, who is retiring on superannuation after over 42 years* service; Mr M. B. Ford, senior mail clerk, Timaru, promoted to a similar position at Invercargill; Mr R. Anderson, senior mail clerk, Napier, ■ is to retain the position there, which has been raised in grade; Mr W. R. H. Fee, telegraphist, Blenheim, appointed postmaster at Matamata. The executive of the New Zealand National Schools’ Defence League met last night. Mr W. Foster occupied the chair. The committee reported that the instructions contained in the Wilkin’s circular (whose existence Canon Garland challenged at the Anglican Synod on Wednesday) had been in force for over thirty years, and still were in force in New South Wales. Opponents of the Bible in State schools’ movement (in New Zealand) received copies from the Education Department of New South Wales under date July loth, 1910, when the Wilkin’s circular was reissued. Any mistake in connection with the statement in leaflet 'No. 7 was of the most trivial character, and affected merely the date of issue, and not in any way the. existence or contents ot the circular. The circular was published in full in the Queensland “Hansard” during the Garland',campaign there, and it was scarcely conceivable that Canon Garland could have been unaware of its existence or contents. The report was adopted, and the, secretary was instructed to send copies to the press and to the Anglican Synod.

A gathering "which is unique in the annals of New Zealand will take place in Wellington in September nest, when members of the British Associa-, tion and a large number of American scientists will meet. The-proceedings will be highly interesting from a scientific standpoint, for the public will have an opportunity of hearing at first hand all about recent discoveries and what is likely to be accomplished in the future. Papers will be read by the visitors, but it is hoped that there will be an opportunity for the brief reading of original papers by Now Zealand writers. These.are expected to be of a general nature and such as will give rise to an interesting and general discussion.. The.following is a list of the sections of the congress and the names and addresses of the assistant secretaries to whom papers may he sent: —Section 1; Mathematics, astronomy, physics,, chemistry, and engineering-—Mr C." E. Adams, Hector Observatory, Kelburn, Wellington. Section 2: Zoology, botany, physiology, agriculture (in its biological aspect)—Dr Hilgeudorf, Lincoln College, Canterbury. Section 3: Geography (physical), geology, anthropology—Mr P. G. -Morgan, Director, Geological Survey, Wellington. Section 4: Education economics, agriculture (economic)., engineering (economic), geography (economic) —Mr W, K. Spencer, Education Department, V. cilingtou.

Dr C. L. Nedwill has been appointed medical officer to tho prison at Addington, Christchurch.

Mr J. H. Bradnoy, M.P., loft for Auckland by last night’s Main Trunk express.

Constable C. S. Le Fevre has been, gazetted clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Eketahuna. The Chief Secretary of the Salvation Army (Lieut.-Colonel Powley) loaves to-day for Hastings. He will visit Napier on 'Tuesday. Brigadier Hoaro, of national headquarters of the Salvation Army, Wellington, left last night for Nelson iu connection with tho young people’s work.

Messrs E. K. English (Timaru), T. Bunting (Christchurch), R. S. Allward (Napier), G. B. Wilson, and A. F. Alexander (Dunedin) are staying at the Grand Hotel while in town. Mr Matthew Potaka and Mr Hori Mlo, of Wellington, have been appointed as licensed native interpreters of tho first and second grades respectively.

Mr Dan Crawford, missionary and explorer, and Mrs Crawford, who are on a lecturing tour of the Dominion, are staying at the Hotel Windsor while in Wellington. Visitors to town who are staying at the Hotel Windsor include Mr and Mrs Inder (Palmerston North), Mrs Barclay (Kaituna), A., Hubbard (Alasterton), and F. Carpenter (Wanganui). Mr E. T. Fisk, technical manager of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., who has been on a visit to hiew Zealand, left on his return to Sydney by the Maheno last evening. The appointment is gazetted of Mr Mungo Hutton, Customs tidowaiter, of Bluff, as an inspector of sea fishing. A similar appointment has been conferred on Constable C. W. Lopdell, of Now Brighton. Mischa Elman, Mile. Eva Gauthier, Mi- Percy Kahn, and Mr and Mrs Jerome returned from Auckland by tho Main Trunk express yesterday, and left for the south by the Wahino last evening.

Mr and Mrs Wilson, Mr and' Mrs Goss. Mr and’Mrs Hay; Mrs attd'Miss Mitchell, Messrs Smith, Auton, and Bain were among the outward-bound passengers by the Main Trunk express last evening.

The following ‘ teSfeels are" expected to be within wireless range of Wellington this evening:—Maheno, Victoria, Maori, Wahine, Otaki, Maitai, and (via Chathams) Indrabarah. Tire list for to-morrow night comprises the Warrimoo and Maitai.

Professor J. J. Findlay, of Victoria University, Manchester, will pay a visit to New Zealand about the end of July, when he is on his way to the meeting of the British Association in Australia. The Education Department has arranged with the professor to deliver two lectures on national education, one in Auckland on July 28th, and one in Wellington on July 30th.

Second-Lieutenants Clarence N. Newman and Patrick D. Reardon, of the Now Zealand Field Artillery,' have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Colour-sergeants F. J. Shaw and Thomas Milliker and Sergeant_A. JX Tench have been appointed secondlieutenants (on probation) on the unattached list (b). The appointments of the following second-lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed in this week’s “Gazette” Duncan Eric Gardner (to be lieutenant) and Herbert Purse Warnock.

A largely-attended meeting of parishioners assembled in the Baptist Church, Petono, to welcome Mr W. P. Lascelles to the pastorate of the dlitiroh: The Rev. W. H. Hinton, who presided, welcomed Mr Lascelles, on behalf of the central auxiliary of the Baptist Union, and Mr R. Edmeads spoke on behalf of the congregation. Mr Lascelles, during his reply, referred to the debt, on the church, which amounted to £B9O, and offered to supplement any amount that may he raised towards its reduction by a £ for £ subsidy.

Colonel W. G. Braitliwaite, D. 5.0., lately General Staff Officer at Auckland, and who is a member of the Imperial General Staff, yesterday took up his duties as Chief of the New Zealand General Staff and Director of Staff Duties and Military Training, in succession to Colonel E. S. Heard;'of the Imperial General Staff, who has filled the position during the past four years. Colonel Heard was a passenger - by the Maheno yesterday afternoon (or Sydney, en route for England.

During his visit to Sydney ■ Dr Thacker, of Christchurch, who was. * great believer in ■ the prowess of “Dick” Arnst, ex-champion sculler of the' world, and -one of his staunchest backers, had a ohat with the exchampion in connection with future prospects in the sculling world, state* our Christchurch correspondent.' “Dick is very determined -and most hopeful of being, able to come back, ■ said Dr Thacker, “and at present is in the best of health. He has undertaken, to assist a runhplder, who has taken up a section of rough country in clearing his land, and for' some time past has been engaged in bush whacking. In the first fortnight ho took 121 b off his weight, and now scales about lost 41b. If he continue* to improve physically at -the present rate it is his intention to return ‘to the sculls and join I'clton in, his training for a match with Pearce, which will he arranged shortly. Arnst will test himself thoroughly before finally deciding to make another attempt to annex the world’s championship, and the least that can be said is that ho is in deadly earnest.” One of New Plymouth’s ..early set* tiers passed away on Thursday, In the person' of Mr G. L. O’Brien, in hi* seventy-seventh year. The late Mr O’Brien was a captain in the Imperial Army (the Horse Guards) out to New Zealand in the early day*. In April, 1876, he was appointed governor and gaoler of the Auckland prison. He remained there for soma years, and was subsequently transferred to Lvttelton and other places, and later,to'New Plymouth, where.he continued' to act a's .gaoler. .until hi* retirement,about eight years ag0..,. He continued to reside in New. Plymouth up to the time of his death. He leaves a widow ahd grown-up family of four' sons and six daughtera.melnding Mrs T. L. Buxton .(New'Plymouth), Mrs T. K. Thompson (hanganui), Miss O’Brien, matron of the Stratford Hospital, and Mrs C. ■ F. Benjamin, formerly of Stratford. Appointments inay now be booked to avoid disappointment for the new styles of hairdressing for the race ball and other social events next week at Mrs -Holieston’s, Lambton quay. Booms opened until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening*, the ’ size of a pin’s head.