PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10536, 12 March 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hon. D. Buddo is visiting various districts in the south.

Mr James William’ Horton Martin has been reappointed a member of the Taranaki Hand Board.

Mr John Frederick. Manning has been appointed bailiff of the Wellington Magistrate’s Court.

Mr W. Cracknel!, stationmaster at Waipawa, lias been promoted to Dannevirke.

Mr Louis M- Nathan has been provisionally recognised as Acting-Vice-Oonsul of Sweden at Auckland.

At Ureymouth the other day. the Bishop of Nelson inducted the Rev. A. J. Carr as vicar of Holy Trinity parish.

Mr P. Lerg, the now minister at the Newtown Church of Christ, was welcomed by members of’the rc6ngrcgation thio week. -*- - -

Mr F. O. Hunt assumes duties as Y.M.O.A. secretaryv'/frentham- military camp, while • Air It. C l . Hicks Ai on annual leave.

Councillor Green, who is leaving Wanganui shortly for the Old Country, was granted., leave _ot absence by the Wanganui Bfjrpugh. _Council t this, week for seven months., . ... „

Dr E. Caro,-of Napier, who has been absent in America.’ for' the last tour months, is returning by the Makura,. duo at Auckland, in a few da^’d.

Mr C. Shanahan,;.of .the bead office of the -Labour Department, Wellington, lias been appointed assistant inspector of factories at Nelson. He took up lus new duties this week.,

Hr W. E. Lethbridge, an artist well known ■in New Zealand, has returned to this country from Australia, and has taken up the duties of manager of the art department of the Goldberg Advertising Agency, Ltd.

Councillor J. M. Dale has been appointed acting-chairman of the Legislation, Leasehold, and Libraries Committee of the Wellington -City - Conned during the absence of - the chairman, Councillor A. E. Atkinson.

Colonel O. W. Mclvill, North, is making at four of the Wellington military district for the purpose of making arrangements in connection with 'the coming visit of the Prince of Wales. ... _ .. . - - .

Mr Prank G. Pogs'on, whose death occurred in London on the Ist inst., was formerly a resident of Nelson. Mr and Mrs Pogson, it is understood, were about to return to New Zealand .

Councillor J. 0. -Shorland -has beenappointed acting-chairman of the City Council’s public health, ''cemeteries," housing, and abattoir committee during the absence of’ Councillor** R.’ A. Wright, M.P., with the Parliamentary party to Samoa, :

At a special meeting of the Now Zealand Pharmacy Board on March 11th, Mr E. C. Cachemaille was appointed registrar in succession to Mr Nielsen, who has • resigned after occupying the. position for seventeen years. . . .... .

Mr C. B. Smith,-.; general; for New Zealand-;df-‘.-tho l .jAliiance; ;Aasurance leaves shortly for California, where he hopes Ao Regain his. health. The Petone- Fire Board, at its meeting yesterday, expressed regret at the temporary loss t> pf, its oldest, member in Mr SniTth. ,

Mr James McNeill, of Queenstown, who died this week,J_yvas_ a ’ native of Perthshire, Scotland, and came out to New Zealand when in his ’teens. Deceased was a member of the old B Battery, a prominent Freemason and past master of Lake Lodge of Ophir, and a, member of the Borough Council.

The death of Mrs W. H. P. Barber, who died in Wellington yesterday, was referred to at last night’s meeting of the City Council. The late Mrs Barber was the wife of Mr W, H. P. Barber, a former member of the council, and a"mo'tio'n"df' sympathy’ was passed, members standing.

Mr -J. Priestley; ’of -Rhandfrilah,' 'wlfb has been appointed- genera! secretary to th© Sudan United Mission, is to leave New Zealand this week to take up his-duties in Melbourne, the"headquarters of the mission. Yir Priestley was in the War Expenses Office for some time, and previously was -account- - ant to -Messrs Holt and Sons, Napier.

On his retiremeijt .from, the-’ position of agency manager for the Colonial Mutual Life Office,,Mr E.-TVWraywas entertained by the staff. The resident secretary <Alr P. D. Leslie), on behalf of the staff, presented AlrWraj' with a travelling-rug, a case of pipes, and a gold-mounted fountain pen, and in addition a travelling cushion for Mrs Wray. Mr Wray is proceeding by the Tofua to America. » ' ‘

At tlie quarterly meeting of the Petono Fire Hoard, held yesterday 1 * ait W. J. Gardner, town clerk of the Pc 4 - 1 tone Borough Council, jesigued-lua position as lafter over six order to accept appointment as secretary to the Wanganui Harbour Board; Messrs McEwnn, Sutcliffe, and expressed regret at the joss. oLMr Gardner. Mr W.. F. Stufraau was appointed to HU the vaeandST’

A pleasing ceremony place the meeting of the New Zealand Pharmacy Board yesterday, when the president, Mr .Tingey, of Foiiding, on behalf, -of ■•■‘present and past members of the 1 board, presented Air C. '"Wr'~Nie]son ' "aTtiV" a' handsome entree dish in token of their esteem and appreciation on the occa. sion of Ins resigning tho registrarship —a position ho has fillcd~TOf~fhe last seventeen years ■'

At a meeting of the Auckland 'Presbytery this week the Rev. C. J. Tockor was appointed moderator" of* Filers'! 10 and Birkenhead, vice tho Rev. W. McDonald, resigned; * Thfc resignation of the Rev. G. B. Ingles from the Mount Albert Church, on: tho'grounds of illhealth, was accepted;’"''- fjid Jf. Pattison was ■ appointed jiijodep;it<ir..of tho vacant charge. Itjv^srejolvedto ask the Assembly to appoint Mr Ingles' “minister in the presbytery and the Assembly. A magnificent ,lipioughie,,„,tiio best furnished car in thc-Sou 11 1 ern. Hemisphero, is for sale at Stanton's, Ltd.> Molcsworth street. Tlrouc 22-10.*

.Mr M. Myers has gone to Auckland to attend the Supreme Court.

Air A. E. H. Harrison, who - resigned the' position of assistant town clerk, Auckland, was presented by the staff with a handsome travelling bag.

Air W. Helsdon, manager of the Christchurch Opera House, has returned from Dunodm. Air U. Fuller, who has relieved. .Mr Helsdon in Christchurch for .albopt two weeks* has returned to, Wellington

The death of a. pioneer of the Dominion, Air William Creeke, occurred’ at the residence of iris son, Air George Creeke, Apanui, . Whakajtane, this yye.e.k,. whoso age-jwas 91, emigrated to New Zealand from England about 60 years ago.

Air John Alurray, Deputy-Commis-sioner of Stamps at Dunedin, has been appointed to a similar position at Christchurch, in succession to the late •r J. P. Alurphy. ' Mr Alurray has been 19 years in the service, and. was stationed in Wellington untih 1916. Ho was' - a member if the" ‘executive of the Wellington Rugby Union. Air R. H. ■Bourke, of the Nelson office, succeeds Mr Alurray at Dunedin.

Tho death occurred yesterday afternoon of Airs J. Hurley at her residence, UI, Brougham street. The deceased lady was a well-known resident of Man. akuu, and came to reside in Wellington eighteen months ago. She was tins' only surviving daughter of the late Captain Henry Lynch, one of the early pioneers of the Hutt district. Being o£ a kindly and charitable dispositiin tha deceased lady’s demise will come as W treat shock to tho many friends in tho Wellington and Alanaw’atu district. Shot is survived by her .husband, live’ daughters, and one son (Rev. Father,] Hurley, S.M., of Timaru, until recent-) ly parish priest at St. Joseph’s).

Mr George Mee, for many years ini business as a chemist on Lambton quay,! 1 died yesterday at his residence on The] Terrace. The late Mr Mee was born! in England in 1842. He came out toj New-Zealand in 1863 and settled ini i Christchurch. Later he went to the] West Coast, and nine years later camaj to Wellington, where he had resided. ; ever since. He purchased a business! founded in the early days ty the late Mr Bishop and subsequently' erected i building" at the foot of Mason’s steps. ; He retired from this business in 1900«;. Deceased took a leading part in thai Pharmacy Board, of which he was one; time president, was chairman of The Terraco school committee for a number* of years, and was president of the Port( Nicholson Yacht Club for a long time.' Ho is survived by two sons and two' daughters—Messrs George Mee, farmer,; of Waiotara, and Aubrey Mee, carry-' ing on the business of his late father itv Dambton quay, and Mrs Dykes and Mrs Cooper, both of Wellington.-