PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9625, 3 April 1917, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Sir James Allen (Acting-Premter *a4 Minister for Defence) is duo back in Wellington from the South Island on Friday morning.

The death took place at .Now Ply* mouth last week of Airs K~ Ohartoris, who was stated to bo tha first white child born at Stony river; Okato.

Mr C. Kussell. of Rona Bay, who is the oldest of tho Eastbourne Borough Councillors, has decided to bo a candi* date for tho /Mayoralty of the borough* Tho Rev. J. D. Murray, of Podding, and formerly of Masterton, will week take up his duties as suporinton* dent of tho circuit at tho Lower Hutt„

Miss Beatrice Holloway and Mr Robert Groijf, tho loading members of! the J. C. Williamson Farce Comedy Company, are staying at tho Grand Hotel.

Mr G. IV, Henley, late manager there of the Feilding Gas Company, left for Auckland on Saturday to taka up his new duties as manager for tha Devonport-Birkenhead Gas Company). The Hon. G- W. Russell , (Minister for Piiblio Health, Internal Affairs, and Marine) is to visit Otaki and Waikanae to-morrow, and returns to Wellington by tho Napier express in the evening.

A Press Association message from Gisborne states that in consequence of the illness of Mr Justice Edwards, who is suffering from influenza and asthma, the Supremo Court sitting there had to be adjourned till Wednesday. Recent registrations at tho Grand Hotel include Messrs A. G. Prico (Thames), H. IV. James (Christchurch), A. S. Anstiss (Auckland), E- M. Slater, P. J. Barron, J. Hooper ana 8. IV Crawford (Sydney), Mr and Mrs Grcig, (Sydney). • ! Mr T. R. W. Philpotts, clerk of tha court, previously stationed at .Reefton, Charleston, Nasoby, and Eltham.died, suddenly on Sunday morning of heart failure, aged fifty-three years, states a Press Association message from ism* ranga. Visitors accommodated at the Hotel include Messrs W. M. R. Cflarrt (Nelson). C. R. Caffin. (Dunedin). J. K, Caldwell (Auckland). G. Morris-Masoa and E. V. West (Palmerston North), P. Aistrop (West Australia), W. L, Clark and T. F. Massio (Bombay), Si Sinclair (Masterton). At tho conclusion of . the conference; between the waterside workers and om* ployers of waterside labour last event mg Mr C EL Daniell, who has acted as chairman during a protracted and somewhat tedious session occupying about a month, was tho recipient of a. handsome piece of silver plate as a tm buto to his services, from both partieq,. At the offices of the Auckland Hospital Board last Friday a presentation of a handsome illuminated address was made by members and ex* members of the board to Mr H. N, Garland, tho retiring secretary, as an expression of of the services rendered by him, during tho past thirty-four years. Mr David Munn, well known in Napier, died on Saturday afternoon, after a long/illness. Mr Munn was a highlyesteemed sporting man and trainer. For the past twenty years the deceasecl ivas employed in training circles on and off. He was the second son of the late Captain Munn, and was sixtyfivo years of ago. Yesterday morning the funeral took place of the late Captain Ferdinand Holm, whose death occurred at his residence at Wellington last Friday night. The interment was at Karori cemetery, the Rev. Mr Askew, of St. Marks Church, being in attendance at the graveside. The shipping ■ community,, ashore and afloat, was well among those present being Captains B. Atwood and P. A. Macindoo (pro. sident and secretary of tho Merchant Service Guild), Captain A. Davies and Mr E. Quinlan (Wellington Harbour Board), Captain W. Johnston (late harbourmaster), Captain Shilling (late de-puty-harbourmaster), Captain G. T. Hull. Captains Edwin and W. Manning (Union Co.). Dr Jones, Mr Hppkirk (headmaster Brooklyn school), and M* C. Gannaway.

Tho Pensions Board—-Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M. (chairman). Dr Pollen, Colonel 11. J. Collins—and Mr G. C. Faciie (Commissioner of Pensions) are to leave Wellington for the north on a very busy found trip. They will spend a whole week in Auckland, and hope to see within tho week from 250 to 800 pensioners. They are tb sit bn Saturday morning, Easter Monday morning, and Tuesday, AVednesday, Thursday and Friday. On the Saturday they go on to Rotorua, sitting there on Mom day, Tuesday and Wednesday; and the following day they proceed to the Thames, sitting at Morrinsville at midday They sit at tho Thames on Friday’; at Te Aroha on Saturday; Hamilton, Monday; Cambridge, Tuesday; Taumarunui, Wednesday; Thursday; and AVanganui, Friday; returning to Wellington on the Saturday-

Tho death of Mr James Say, at the ago of seventy-seven, which took place at Mount Albert a few days ago, removed a pioneer of the Upper Thames Goldfields. Mr Say came out to Victoria when quite a young man, and took part in the big gold rush there in the ’sixties. He afterwards came to New Zealand, and was present at tho opening of tho Thames field, and shortly after took up his residence at AVhangamata. In those days mining in tho AVhangamata district far exceeded in importance anything in the Ohinemuri field. Many claims in that locality were in full operation, and a / fair amount of gold was being won. At that period the Waihi Company was only in its infancy, and was not a paying concern owing to the lack of means of saving the precious metal. But with the introduction of cyanide AVaihi forged ahead, while AVliangamata gradually became a “back number.” The late Air Say for many years held predominant mining interests in Whangamata, and was said to be rightly entitled to the claim of being the pioneer of that field. He continued to reside in Whangamata until recently, when his health compelled him to go to Auckland.