PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10560, 10 April 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hon. C. J. Parr, Minister fof Education, ig visiting Palmers ton North to-day. At a meeting of the Woolston Borough Council, Mr J. Wilson was appointed v electrical engineer. Mr Bernard gladden has been ap> pointed, a .member of the Auckland Land Board. Mr O. P. '"Skerrott, K.C., and Mr Guy Johnston have returned from a visit to Auckland. Mr Clarence Bryden, who is one ol Punodin's principal hass singers, haa taken up his residence in Palmerston North. A Press .Association message, .from Chritschurch .states that Miss Wright, of Timaru, won the Oanterbury-Ladier’ Gold Championship. Mr John Wakeham has -resigned hi! position as trustee of the Taita ceme--tery, and Mr Charles E. Aisop haa been appointed in his place.

Sir James Allen (UEnister for_ Defence and Finance) is expected back in Wellington from the South Island on Wednesday morning next.

Mr Richard F. Milne, representative of the United. States Government Shipping Board, is expected to arrive at"* Wellington shortly Horn Sydney.

Mr G. Galloway, who died at Pahautanui, was an old resident of the district. His father (the late David Galloway), arrived in New Zealand by Jhe ship Bengal Merchant in 1840.

Mr E. T. Taylor, of the firm of E. Taylor and Co., having recovered from his recent illness, will leave shortly with Mrs Taylor for a holiday trips t< the South Sea Islands.

Mr J. A. Fraser, Assistant-Land Registrar' at‘ 'Christchurch, is 'to take up the duties of District Land Registrar at Nelson. Miss Florence Eileen McMillan has been appointed second assistant land registrar at Christchurch.

Major J H. Luxford has been' appointed -to command the 16th (Waikato) Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Col-onel R. W. Gumming, who is posted to the retired list, with permission to retain Ids rank and wear the prescribed uniform.

Hie Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister for. Agriculture) . proceeds Hotorua ,n, to-day on deoartmental business, and ~ null also visit Te Aroha, Paeroa, Thames, .. Coromadnel, Auckland, and the Ruakura State Farm. He will return to Wellington on April 20th.

Mr and Mrs Thomas Dunn, of Thames, who arrived in New Zealand in 1865,. yesterday celebrated their diamond wedding. Mr Dunn is 84 years 1 ! of age," and J his" wife •' 80. . They are well known old Thamesitcs, having lived there since 1867.

Mr E. J. Howard, M.P., has been n) min a ted by the Labour Representation Committee as a candidate to represent the combined district of / the Panama, Tawera, Malvern,. Springs, Ellesmere, Hals well, Heathcote ano Selwm counties, and the Spreydon borough on the Lyttelton h Harbour Board.--The district elects' two representatives. The present representatives are Messrs J. Storry and T. D. Boag. (

Mr Frederick Thurgarl and whose deatfc is announced -from -Xunedm, - held the position of accountant to-the firm of Messrs R. Hudson and Company, for _ 26 years. The deceased was a director of the Kaikorai Tramway Company, and as a young man was a member of the. , Union Rugby football team. The late Mir Thurgarland was also a musician and had a leading seat amongst the second violins of the Dunedin Grebes tral Society. Senior-Detective D. Ca meron, who hag been stationed at Dunedin for the past four years and a half, and who has now been transferred to Wanganui, was met by the members of the detective branch of the local police force and presented with an eiderdown quilt. Chicf-Detec-tive Bishop, who made the presentation, spoke highly of Mr Cameron’s many - fine qualities and of the esteem in which ho was held both by his brother officers and those with whom he came into contact. Mr Samuel Hall, of Whitecliffs, who passed away at the age of 68 years, after an illness of eight months’ duration, was one of the founders of the .Loyal Coleridge Lodge 1.0.0. F.- M.U. The respect in which the deceased was held was evidenced by the largo number who attended the funeral. The Veri. Archdeacon Ensor conducted the ... service, and P. 6. Brother Chaxles read the Oddfellows’ service at the grave. The funeraT was conducted by the members of the local lodge, of whom twenty-eight were present, the four pall-bearers being P.G.’s Bros. Thin, J. diaries, J Campbell, and H. Ledgard. Mr K. J. Bennie, of Rotorua, who has taken a prominent pilrt in the ath-letic-life of that town, was entertained at a farewell korero by the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua Rugby Unions and the Rotorua Athletic Club, and wai presented with'a dressing-case, a.gong and stand of antlers, a cigarette holder, ’ and a pencil case. The gifts came from various sections of the athletic organisations in recognition of services rendered by Mr Rennie, and the presentation was made by Air W. T. Parata, who presided over the meeting, ■ other sportsmen of the distinct adding to Mr Parata’s eulogy of the guest. Mr Rennie, who was'manager of the firm of* ‘ R. M. Stables, and is removing to Auckland, was presented by tho staff of., the firm with a silver tea set. Mr John Murray, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, who has been transferred to Christchurch, was, presented with a farewell gift by the members di the Dunedin staff on the evo of his dieparturo. In the evening the membert ‘ of the St. Clair Presbyterian Church " Session and Board of Managers, with .their, .wives, entertainedn. Mr and Alrt " Murray at -a -social. -Tbo-Rev. John Miller- presided, and - Messrs H. C. Campbell (session clerk), A. Kilpatrick (chairman of the board), •J. McNary (treasurer-, and R. Duncan (one of the members of, the original hoard) spoke in support of the chairman’s remarks in appeciatiou of tho wise end reliable •work performed by. Air Murray as clerk to the board.' the appreciative addresne; being backed up tho gift of a fountah -pen. -