PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9172, 12 October 1915, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr Albert H. Eight, of , Auckland, W at present in town on business. Mr W. T. Young, secretary of the Federated Seamen’s Union, Is at present on a visit to Dunedin. Mr Justice Stringer was a passenger to the north yesterday by the first Main Trunk express. Mr W. R. Taylor, assistant secretary of the Christchurch Y.M.C.A., is on ■ holiday visit to Wellington.

Captain Hutchinson, Lieutenants Turner, Davies, Brewer and Gardner arrived in the capital yesterday by the express from Auckland.

Travellers by last night’s Main Trunk train included Mr and Mrs Lorner, Messrs Whyte,, Cox. Craig, McCabe, McRae, Larmour and Custer.

Mr and Mrs Haines, Mr arid Mrs Arneil, Messrs Cavanagb and Belxlow left Wellington yesterday by the afternoon Auckland express. Captain Pryde, of the Xrarori, is -now on holiday leave, and Captain F. V. Hill, late of the Koraata, is actingmaster of tho former vessel.

Included among tho arrivals in town by yesterday’s Main Trunk express were Mr and Mrs Cuthro, Messrs Fbrtzer, Burry, Richards, Walklcy and W. Fuller.

Mr and Mrs A. Manoy, of Mq())ekn, who have been on an extended holiday visit to Australia, returned to Wellington. last evening from Sydney by ~ the Moeralci. ■

Mr H. Houchen, late third officer of the Tarawora, has been appointed -tutor of the Aparima, in succession to Mr B. F. Carrington, now chief officer of' th* Tutanekai.

Dr. J. P. Wbetter, of Christchurch, who left for London a few weeks ago 10 offer his services to the War Office, has been a ppointed to the Argyll' and Sutherland Highlanders. Mr Georgetti, of Napier, who has been; on an extended visit to the Australian) States, was a passenger from Sydney! by the Moeraki, which arrived here lastl evening. •

Mr 11. Dawson, manager for Speight and Co.,,Dunedin, returned by the Moeraki from Sydney last evening, after a holiday visit to, Sydney and Melbourne. He was accompanied by Mrs Dawson. Mr I’. H. Joyce, of Hamilton, and formerly of the Wellington Supreme Court staff, will succeed Mr A. B. Reynolds, k of the Court at Lyttelton, who has been transferred to Fort Chalmers.

Mr Reginald Vincent, first tenor of the Christchurch Cathedral choir, and Mr and Mrs George Marsh, of Christchurch, are on a visit to Wellington: , They are staying at the Hotel Windsor. Mr P. E. Pctherick, manager of th* People’s Picture Palace, who recently underwent an operation at a. previa te hospital, is reported to be progressing favourably.

Mr and Mrs D. Eedpatb, of CbristidhuiTibi, arrived 'at ■ Wellington - last evening ii’om Sydney by th© Moeraki, after a holiday visit to Australia, they leave for Lyttelton by the vessel today. ‘

Mr R. Malcolm, of Christchurch, accompanied by Mrs and. Miss italoolni, who have been on an extended .visit to the Old Country, arrived in Wellington last evening by the Moeraki from Sydney.

Dr. G. B. Anson, of Lower Butt, wag yesterday elected a member of the Victoria Council by the District Court of Convocation. Dr. Anson, who was the onlV candidate, obtained his M.D. and ’M.A. degrees at Cambridge 'University. Major “Tiny” Freyberg. according to a letter received a few days ago, has been successfully operated on at the New Zealand base hospital at Port Said, and baa returned to the front at Gallipoli. The wound was in the abdomen. This is the fourth time he has been wounded. , . .

■. Trooper G. A. Mummery, of the mounted-section of the ,Bth Rcinforoauuxitt;, was yesterday presented with a. wristlet watch and combination sporting knife by the commercial staff of the "New Zealand Times," of which ho was a member for eix years before going into camp.' Trooper Mummery is the son of Mr W. Mummery, machinist in ■ the "Times’’ office.

Amongst the passengers by the Mooraki, which arrived at Wellingtpjj from Sydney.last evening, were Messrs.,!’. B. Walker, late purser of the mail steamer Maitai, and Mr S. Davis, well-known in the South Sea Island service as purser . of the Atua and Tofua. Mr Walker is to |go into camp at Trcntham with ttie next reinforcements, while Mr Davis is to join the Vancouver mail steamer Niagara qs purser, in place of Mr A. Thomson, who has joined the reinforcements. A few years ago four veterans enter, ed into a compact to meet in Devon street (New -Plymouth) once a year om a certain date as long as they or any of them should he alive and well, jlitherto (says the "News") they . have met at the appointed time and place to answer , the roll-call and "wet" ‘ the occasion, but on Thursday last one, of the quartette (William Eva) passed away. The remaining three are ' well and active, but, no longer young.

Captain G. PI Evans, master of the Eastbourne ferry steamer. Duchess, was the recipient yesterday of an. acknowledgement of over two years’ satisfactory service, on ,the occasion pof proaching departure for England, in order to offer his services to the Admiralty. The Mayor of Eastbourne, Mr J. P. Kelly, made the . presentation, a' handsome sextant in cate, on behalf of satisfied passengers and residents of Eastbourne and Day’s Bay. The Mayor eulogised the action of Captain Evans n going* to' the front, pointing out.that? he was the fourth on the staff to repond‘to the Empire’s call. . The death occurred at'his residence, Cole street Masterlon, on Sunday mornj.rigi of Mr AJnthony G«mge Buixfier, who resided for about eix years in the town. The deceased had a very kindly and cheerful disposition and had endeared himself to a very large circle of friends in consequence. He was born in Hampshire, England, in 1842, and arrived in. New Zealand about twenty years ago. For a number of years he was in the employ of the Education Board, teaching prin'icipaliy at New Plymouth. He left a family, including Mrs D. Pember 1 (.Maeterton), Mrs A. Cainboum (Masterton), and Mrs White.ey (Wellington). , ■ Miss H. Maclean, assistant inspector of New Zealand hospitals, and matron-in-chief of the New Zealand army service, returned to Wellington last evening by the Moeraki from Sydney. Miss Maclean left the Dominion on April Bth for London in ’ charge of the first contingent of nurses for service abroad. AVhen seen by a "Times" representative last night. Miss MaeU\vi stated that she spent a fortnight in London, and afterwards proceeded to Egypt, taking an active- part in the treatment of the wounded soldiers there for over two months. It is understood that Miss Maclean has returned under instructions to report for further duty, hut she declined to pi ve an account of her ex. periences while in Egypt.