PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9045, 17 May 1915, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr I'. P. Turner, works urnrA-ger of the Christchurch Tramways, is oa a holiday visit to Wellington. Ontain.D. H. manager of the Eastbourne ferry service, is resigning from his position on June 30th. Mr and Mrs E. A. Purse, of Christchurch,' arrived from the south on Saturday morning and are staying at the Grand Hotel while in town. Heccnt arrivals at the Grand Hotel include Messrs W. K. Bristow (Sydney), T. William (Masterton), J. Paterson, E. Tucker, 11. A. Dexter (all of Auckland), Evans and F. C. Spratt (Christchurch). Visitors to town over the week-end slaying at the Empire Hotel include Messrs A. Murdoch (Dunedin), J. li. liCggo (Nelson), J. H. .Miller, X. J», Russell (Palmerston North). H. F, Most and H. T. Merritt (Auckland). Mr Robert Hell, of Ashburton, on© of the delegates of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association to the International Press Congress at San Francisco, who arrived in Wellington on Friday, will sail from New Zealand by the Niagara leaving Auckland to-morrow, Mr Bell went north on SatnrdavL

A cablegram lias been received Messrs W. Cooke and Co., N.Z., Py., Ltd., Auckland, stating that Mr J. Friedenstein. overseas director of the firm, lias been drowned on .the Lusitania. The late Mr ..Friedenstein,' who . was a native of London, was a frequent visitor to New Zealand, and bad .many friends in Auckland. • Mr M. J. McGahey, of the Customs Department, has been; xiromoted to a position, in Christchurch. , Mr MoGahev was entertained on Friday evenintr hv members *of the- various branches, in AVollington, of the' Hibernian Society with, which he baa been prominently associated for some years.; Mr Robert Coleman, one of Canterbury’s pioneers, died at the residence of bis daughter, Mrs Blair, Papanui, on Friday last. Mr Coleman, was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1838. and arrived in New Zealand by tho ship Zealandia in 1862, becom-i ine a contractor here. Ho was twice! married, and leaves a widow, and issue by his first-wife of three daughters and: two sons, and by bis second wife four sons and one daughter. i Mr Harry Keylock, a Banks Peninsula pioneer, has just_ died, aged 77 years* Ho came to New Zealand, m 1840, in the ship Monarch, which was bound for Auckland, but, owing to stress of weather, put into Akaroa harbour. Deceased’s father- established; in Grehau Valley, the first flour mill of that province. -Mr Haylock, who followed farming, did not have a doctor all his life, until the week before his death; • Tho death is -announced of tho RoV., Father Keenan, of South Dunedin, ■where he has been in retirement owing to ill-health for the past two years. The Rev. Father was a native of the North of Ireland, and after his ordination volunteered for mission work, going to Queensland, where he laboured until his health gave way. lie then came to New’Zealand and was appointed to the Winton parish. When the now parish of Riversdale was formed he was appointed parish priest, hut failing health compelled him to relinquish active duties. _

At the first club night of the 1915 session, of the . Wellington. Orphans'; Club, held in tho Masonic Hnll oil Saturday, night, members bade farewell .to the retiring secretary, Mr 11. A. Keenan, who is severing his connection with tho institution founded by him in 1910. During the evening • tho Hon. A', h. Herdman (chief ornhanl referred to Mr Keenan in tho highest terms.i and said that the sue- . cess of the club was largely due to bis efforts made during the time he had held the secretaryship—since the in-? ceotion of the institution. At‘ the conclusion of the musical programme Mr, Herdman presented tho retirng secretary with a purse of sovereigns as a mark of tho members’ esteem and accompanied the presentation with sonvi congratulatory remarks as to Mr Keenan’s ability, energy, and enthusiasm. Colonel Collins and the Mayor (Mr J. P. Luke) also spoke in a similar strain, and tho recipient suitably responded, expressing bis appreciation of the wav members had supported him. Mr Keenan has been transferred from the head office of the Agricultural Department to its Napier branch, where ho has' been promoted to tho position of district agent. Ho leavea on Thursday. ■