PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8877, 30 October 1914, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Hr Justice Stringer Trent north By tile Main Trunk express yesterday. Mr Coleman Phillips has been elected a life member of tbo Wellington Philosophical Society. Mr Charles Holdsworth, managing director of the Union Company, left for tho south by the Mwnowai last evening.

The Hon. D. Buddo is reported to bo making satisfactory progress after an operation in a private hospital in Kaiapoi. A Press Association telegram from Auckland records tho death of Mr It. B. McKenzie, of Carnarvon, Manawatu, aged sixty-six years.

Mr and Mrs Cunningham, Sirs Boult, Mr and Mrs Campbell, aha Messrs G. H. Scales, McCallum, Upton and La Thorpe "ere arrivals in town, by the Main Trunk express yesterday. Staying at tho Windsor Hotel are Mrs and Miss Johnson (Foxton), Miss V. Browne (Palmerston North), Messrs D. Ellingham (Marton), and John Lane (Ashburton).

Among tire visitors at the Empire Hotel are Messrs T. Trask (Palmerston, North), A. It. Onway (Timaxu), L. 11, Campbell (Christchurch), H. Watkinson (Christchurch), and W. H. Wilson (Wanganui).

The express for Auckland yesterday had on board Mr and Mrs Neale, Mr» Pitt, Mrs English, Mrs and Miss Coloman, Mr and Mrs Heiman, Mrs Buck,! Hr Knight, and Messrs Stanley, Buck,; Simpson, and Brady. , v i -j ml Miss Stewart (Dunedin) andj Messrs B. Pontey (Sydney), MoOuHi lough (Melbourne), J. D. Webster and, J. Winter (Auckland), and H. Speed j (Wanganui) are staying at the Grand Hotel while in Wellington.

At last night’s mooting of tho City Council, a motion of sympathy with Their Excellencies Xxjra and Lady, Liverpool, was passed in view of the' recent death of the Hon. Captaiui Monck, Lady Liverpool’s brother, who’ was killed in action.

The Philosophical Society has elect* od the following officers for the _en*j suing year:—President, Mr T. King;| vice-presidents, Professor Kirk and Dit Hector; council, Dr Cockayne, Dr J.A. Thomson, Professor ID asterfield, Messrs 8, H. Jonkiuson, B. O. Aston,; E. Plarry, G. Hoghen, P. G. Morgan, A. C. Gifford, and R. W. Holmes.

The City Council last flight passed i motions of condolence with the rolatives of the late T. K. Macdonald, an ex-member of the Council, and of tho late C. T. Benzoni, another ex-Coun-cillor. Motions of sympathy with exCouncillor Murdoch, who has recently lost his wife, and with Mr J. Smith, (an ox-Mayor) who is seriously ill, were also passed.

Tho death is announced of a wellknown Greymouth district resident, Mr James Hoes, who was a pioneer of the mining days. Tho deceased landed in New Zealand in 1862, and, after being present at the Dunstnn rush, went to Hokitika, and Subsequently to Red Jacks, where ho conducted a bakery business. Later he entered into the hotelkeo'ping business. He was seven-ty-six years of age.

The “Otago Daily Times” Iras been given to understand that Mr C. Holdsworth, managing director of tho Union Steam Ship Company, has joined the hoard of directors of tho Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Now Zealand, and that Mr W. Downie Stewart has joined the board of tho AVestport Coal Company, Ltd., tho vacancy in each case having been caused by tho death of the Hon, I*, Fergus.

The lato Mr Matthew Carson, o£ Kaitangata, was one of the three who were the ’means of bringing the Castle' Hill property under the notice of the present coal company, which ultimately led to the company acquiring the property and carrying on mining operations there <says the correspondent of the “Olutha Leader ”)• He . took a keen interest in municipal affairs, having held the office of Mayor, and to* years ho was a councillor. A native of Dunedin, Mr ■Arthur Lilly, a brother to Mr A. W. Duly, organist of All Saints’ Church, Dunedin, has just had the first of his musical compositions published. Mr Lilly was born in Mommgton an 1882. About ten years ago he went to London to study, and returning three years later, he settled in Christchurch. The worlc which has been accepted for ’publication is the first of “Six Songs from the Psalms.” It was chosen first because its theme—“ God is our hope _ and strength”— is particularly applicable for the present troublous times. Referring to the appointment of Captain James Henry to succeed Mr F. Seed as inspector to the Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the committee in its annual report expresses the opinion that the society is fortunate in. securing a gentleman with the very high qualifications held by _ Captain Henry to undertake the duties of inspector, and the good work that Captain Henry has been able to do since his appoint- ( ment has more than justified the committee’s, choice.

The late Mr Charles' Thomas Ben* zoni, who died in the hospital on Wednesday, had a long and varied career. The deceased gentleman was eightyone years of ago, and was horn in London, where he entered commercial life. When the Crimean War broke out, Mr Benzoni joined the army medical service. He passed various medical staff corps examihatioins‘with credit, after which he became a member of Lord Elgin’s expedition to China. Subsequently, Mr Banzoni was employed in China in ordnance details for tho bombardment of Canton and in other gunboat duties on tho Canton river. Ho then became attached to tho Roypl Engineers, and witnessed the destruction of the Taku forts. When he returned to England he studied in the General Surgery at Aldershot, and later became compounder of medicines with the Royal Artillery staff. Ho also saw service in British North America with the Guards and Rifle Brigade. He then came to New Zealand and participated in the Maori war, serving under General Cameron in the Waikato. When the soldiers returned to England. Mr Benzoni remained, following mining and journalistic pursuits in the Auckland district until 1870Three years later be became chief clerk in the Public Works and Goldfield Department, and in 1879 became As-sistant-Under-Secretary.. The deceased was a member of the Wellington City Council from 1885 until 1887. aud also eat upon the TRorndon school committee for many years. He left a widow, three sons (one of whom is in the Railway Department), and a daughter.

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