PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9094, 13 July 1915, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Caplain Rainey was a passenger by th« outward Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon.

At the meeting of the Lower llutt Borough Council last night. Fireman T. J. Fleet was awarded a five years’ service modal.

Dr Murphy, of Auckland, returned from Sydney by the Ulimaroa yesterday, and is staying at the Empire Hotel while in Wellington- )

Mr and Mrs Xas. Haughey, of Koromiko, Marlborough, ore on a visit to Wellington, and are staying at the Hotel Bristol. ■ *

Mr E. Garlick, an English visitor, arrived in "Wellington from Sydney yesterday, and is staying at the Empfro Hotel-

Among the passengers by the Ulimaroa, which arrived from Sydney ypsterday, were Mr and Mrs P. H. Nathan and the Misses Nathan- * Last night the Anglican Synod passed a resolution congratulating the Ven. Archdeacon Fancourt on the attainment of his j übilee in the service of the Church.

Departures for the north by the Main Trunk expresses yesterday included Messrs' J. G. Mahon, F. Heed. J. H. Upton) Davis, MoKeowu. O'Connor, Hales, Nelson, and Montgomery. ■ *

Dr W. Young, of Wellington, 1 Was "a passenger to Auckland by tho* Main ; Trunk exptess yesterday afternoon, and; will leave to-dajt by the Niagara on hisi way to London, where he will offer hi*; services to the military authorities.

Among the visitors at BarrettVHbtal are Messrs H. , Death and AV. 'Platt*. (Auckland), Mr J." Harvey (Hhwkd«] Bay). Mr E. Higgins (Sydney), Illingworth (Wairarapn), Mr E- Caseys (Auckland). Mr and Miss Maloncr-Mis*, Curuow, Mrs and Miss Dennis. Mr Joseph Lyna.ni, of Napier".ha# received intimation from the Defence, authorities that hog - son, Sergeant [Ed-j ward Lynam, who went with tho mami expeditionary force to the is being invalided home by tho Wrl-. Joohra The parents of the returning soldier were disagreeably surprised w-hoa| they received the news, for this-is . the ; first notification that they have received ' that their son. was wounded. '

On. the occasion of their departure, from Wellington to Nelson, Messre Joseph, Vincent, and John Vitetta, members of the Professional Orchestra andi the Musicians’ Union, were presentedi with a handsome cruet suitably inscribed ov those bodies. The presentation was made by Mr H. Bloy (conductor) at tha ,ast rehearsal of the Professional Orchestra, and ho expressed the general regret; felt in musical circles that the \jwttu* brother# -were taking their departure from a sphere where they had done very; useful work, '

The death occurred yesterday afternoon, at Lansdowne, Master ton, of another the pioneer baud of settlers who landed, in Wellington in the early days, in tha person of Mrs Henry Welch. In thodays of early settlement in. \Vcllinglon, the Hutt, and:later at Mastertou, many of the pioneers were greatly indebted tai the late Mrs ’ Welch tor her many nct» of kindness and self-sacrifice in making their lot lighter. Her willingness to holt* them, in their days of . trouble endeared her to the hearts ,of those sturdy settlers, telegraphs our correspondent, and the nows of her death will be received with feeling# of deep regret throughout the Wairarapa, The late Mrs' Welch was horn on August 20th, 183 G, at Calliugtou, Cornwall,- hugland, being a daughter of the lato-Mr and Mrs Thomas Poad: ' (With her -parents she came, to, New ■ Zealaiyi in the-, ship Duke of Eoxburgh, after which 1 Roxburgh street, Wellington, is named. I Jib, vessel left Plymouth in October, 1839, with, 167 immigrants on board, and arrive# .at Wellington on February ith, 1840, losing her master (Captain Thompson) overboard at Stephen Island' two days previously. The Duke of Eoxburgh was the sixth of the New Zealand Company s_ boats to reach New Zealand. The late Mi's Welch was the last hut one of the surviving passengers of that iinmigtank ship.... SUa was married on January 10th, 18j6, aft St. James's Church. Lower Hutt. to Mr Henry Welch, who died on December 6th,. 1884. ; After residing in the Lower Hutt district, .for, some years she-wonti with her husband to three years ago, and had lived there ever since. The deceased lady leaves nine oB a family. ” The daughters are. Mesdaine# Duncan McLachlan (Opaki), WOLem. Brak (Gisborne). Frank EedmondL (Wellington), .and the sons Messrs Edward, Albert, Henry, William, Alfred (Wellington), and Arthur. ./Another son,,, Mu James Welch, died some sin years ago*