PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9520, 30 November 1916, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr A. D. Kennedy is on a visit t* the King Country. Mr Joo MacMahon, accompanied by Mrs MacMahon. returned from a trip to Sydney by tho Eivcrina yesterday. Mr Justice Hoskiag will leave on Saturday for Auckland to preside over the sittings of the Supreme Court there. Mr David Dalton, of Barrett’s Hotel, left last evening for Auckland on a few days’ visit to that city.

Mr and Mrs Baxter Buckley returned to Wellington yesterday by U'o Maori after a health trip to the South Island.

Mr and Mrs J. J. Whitehead, of .Palmerston North, who have been visiting Wellington, returned home yesterday.

The Eev. James Milne, M.A., o! Thames, who has been on. a visit to Sydney, returned to Auckland on Monday.

Mr ,G. Matthoweon, late railway traffic inspector at Dunedin, ha# taken up his new duties as stationmaster at Addington. Tho Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister for Education, has returned to W’ellingtoa from a visit to Nelson and the West Const.

Mr C- F. Miunitt, inspector for tha New Zealand Insurance Company, after an absence from Auckland of nearly two years, returned on Monday. Mr K. F. Hodge, eldest son of tha Eev. A. Hodge, of Napier, died at Dunedin on Sunday after a very trying illness. Ho leaves a widow and one child. The Education Board yesterday grant-, ed leave for military service to Mr M. Tronic wan, assistant teacher at Shannon, and Mr G. Header, head teacher, at Timatauga. Mr W. Hagger, Conciliation Commissioner, who lias been presiding over a sitting of tho Conciliation Council at Blenheim, returned to Wellington yesterday.

The Hon. J. T. Paul, who has been prominently before the public of late in connection with the question of compulsory military service, submitted himself for medical examination with a view to enlistment, but was rejected. Mr Walter Q. Williams returned from Sydney by the Eiveriua yesterday after having made preliminary arrangements, lor opening up branches throughout Australia of the new Amalgamated Film Exchanges of Australasia, Ltd. Air Will Uaras leaves for Auckland to-day. , Lieutenant-Colonel E. J. Dalton,! A.8.C., is probably the only man now doing his bit in the British service who was engaged in the Crimean war. Ho had a medal for that, and for the Turkish war—is over 80 years old, and retired from the Array in 1902. When tho call came he offered, and was placed in charge of an important position in the Army Service Corps. At the Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday afternoon congratulations were accorded Professor Watt, D.U., professor of Hebrew in, Knox College, Dunedin, on having reached his jubilee. Tho Rev. John Kilpatrick referred to Ida good work at Green Island and spoke of tho affection in which Professor Watt was held by his students, as well as tho confidence which the Church had in him.

On the Wellington Education Board meeting yesterday, Mr E. A. Wright,--M.P., moved a resolution of congratulation to the chairman,-Hfe Hon. Jj Gi W. Aitken, M.L.C., on. his appointment as Moderator-Designate of the Presby-. terian General Assembly. In doing oO„ he expressed the . hope that Mr Aitken would have a successful year of office, - and that he would acquit himself with" distinction, and credit. _ The resolution, was carried by acclamation. Mr Aitken, returning thanks for the compliment!, paid him. said that the office was one, which he had not sought, but as it had been thrust upon him, he only hoped that he would have health and strengtn sufficient to carry out satisfactorily tha duties involved. . A

Second-Lieutenant Melville Herbert Kay, of the Durhams, a. New Zealand farmer (killed in action), was the vounger son of the Rev. Walter Herbert Kay. Born at Hawera, he went with his parents to England at an early age. and was educated at a school for the_ “eons of the clergy’' at Leatherhead, in Surrey;, Returning to New Zealand, aged 17, he engaged in farming in Banks Peninsula, and Hawke’s Bay. He offered his services when war broke out, but was rejected, as he did not reach the height standard. Ho proceeded to England and joined the Officers' Training Corps, received his commission. iand was appointed to the Durham'Light Infantry. .Ha, had been about a year in France. Lieutenant Kay was 25 years old. The following resignations were accepted by the Education Board yesteri day:—Mr W. T. Grundy, head teacher, Clyde quay; Mr N. M. Manson, assist-, ant, Karori; Miss B. P. Spence (resigv nation of assistantship, Ngaio—not from, service); Miss S. C. Bel), assistant,. Ward; Miss M. Hughes, assistant, Shannon; Mrs Thorpe, solo teacher. Fiat Creek: Miss A- Martyn, sole teacher," Stronvar; Miss Ashton, sole teacher, Fitzroy Bay; Miss G. Rose, pupil teach-' er, Terrace; Mr C. W. Pernn, pupil, teacher, Maranui; Miss D. G- Boagey, pupil teacher, Worser Bay. The board' placed on record its "highest sense ot the fidelity and ability with which Mr. Grundy had discharged during a longperiod" of service the onerous duties which devolved upon him.*' i

Inspector Norwood, late of Invercargill and formerly ■ of Wellington, will take up to-morrow the duties of Superintendent of Police here in succession to. Mr O’Donovan, recently appointed com-" missioner. The new superintendent had' a large police experience as district clerk, and sergeant in Kihikihi, when the head-;’, quarters of the Waikato Police District) were there and afterwards in Napier; under Inspector Emerson, in 1897. Ha. has also had considerable experience in Wellington and Palmerston North a ar sub-inspector. He was transferred fromWellington to Palmerston North in 191 L in succession to Mr O’Donovan, and has followed him up in every position since, as inspector at Invercargill and now as superintendent in Wellington. As o police officer Superintendent Norwood: jias throughout rendered very consistent and capable service.

Congratulations were extended to th« Rev. James Paterson, of Wellington, at the Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday, on the approaching attainment of his diamond jubilee. The reverend gentleman first preached the Gospel in 1555. and in 1857 was ordained. In submitting the motion of congratulation, the Rev. A. Whyte said that he felt Mr Paterson had held in the northern Church much the same position as the Rev. Dr Stuart had held in Dunedin. . Since his ministry at St. John's, Wellington, this church had become the most, important church north of the Waitaki. The Rev. Mr Paterson had exercised an able oversight over the country churches as convener of the'' Church Extension Committee with excellent results. Since enjoying the leisure allowed to the position of senior minister, he hud, by invitation, occu- : Died a consultant position for differentPresbyteries, and he had crowned hia work by becoming first chairman of the lona College committee. The reverend gentleman had the strong affection of all who knew him, and he had bcem kindness itself to numerous ministers arriving in New Zealand from beyond, the s=of. Although ho was now in his. oightv-seventh year, the Rev. Mr Pater-, ■on still DO<we«ed his fine eloquence, ; and it ras s? nrayer of the Assembly' that hapruuaae and usefulness would h* accorded K.ilßi for the glory of God.