PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10688, 7 September 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr T. P. Gilfedder (Registrar at Pensions at Auckland) is visiting Invercargill on a vacation."

Mr T. E. -Y. Seddon, M.P., spent the week-end with Sir Andrew Russell at Tunanui, Hawke's Bay.

His Honour Sir W. Bassett Edwards is in Masterton to preside over the sittings of the Supreme Court there, which open this afternoon.

Senior-Sergeant E. Eales, of Napier, leaves next week to take up duty in Auckland, relieving Senior-Sergeant McNamara.

I Mr W. Newton, Conciliation Commissioner, is visiting the Manawatu and V/airarapn districts for the purpose o:*. hearing the country grocers' dis pute.

Mr F. Geddison, lately manager ai Heatherlea for the Levin Co-operativ< Dairy Company, Ltd., has received an appointment in the Government HerdTesting Department.

Members and officials of the South Canterbury Rugby Union assembled at the weekiend to bid farewell to Mr G. Emerson, who is leaving Timaru for the- North Island for health reasons.

Brigadier-General D. J. McGavin, Director-General of Medical Services, was engaged yesterday at Trentham Camp, medically examining staff officers there. He was assisted by Colonel Tarberry and Major Robertson.

A Press Association message* from Christchurch states that Captain (Dickson arrived from Kaikoura at five minutes past 12 yesterday. He experienced a. strong southerly gale, and brought an aerial mail from Blenheim and Kaikoura.

The Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister for Internal Affairs, who has been; an inmate of the Bowen street Pri-' vate Hospital for some weeks past, had recovered sufficiently to return to his home yesterday j and, if all goes well, he hopes to be able to actively re. sume'his Ministerial duties in about a fortnight.

'Mr P. J. Griffin, president of the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers' Association, went. up from Wellington to Gisborne to sent the association at the funeral of the late Hon. W. D, S. MacDonald. Mr M. A. Carr, besides representing the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, represented the Wellington Commercial Travellers' Association.

In the report of the Wellington Cricket Association the following paragraph appears: "The committee record with sincere regret the deaths of C. R. Smith, one of the keenest supporters of toe game in New Zealand and.ioc-niany years one of your association's vice-presidents, and Mrs Howe, the donor of the Gilbert Howe Memor rial Trophy."

.. A Press Association telegram from Chri6tcliurch states that Mr Albert Kaye, the well-known Christchurcb. business man, .died in Sydney yester-day-morning. Mr Kaye was prominently associated with the public lif» of Canterbury, and had served <m many public bodies. He was the principal of the firm of Kaye and Carter, and seed merchants.

An old colonist, Mr Edwin Stockley, passed away suddenly at his residence, West Tamaki. The deceased, who was in his seventy-fifth year, was born in Dorset, England, and came to New Zealand in 1867. Mr Stockley. spen* the greater part of his life in Auckland. His . second eldest son' enlisted with the Main Body, and was killed on Gallipoli.7 Deceased is survived-by a widow, four sons, and four daughters.

At. the conclusion of the • meeting last Thursday evening the Auckland City Council , dealt, ,in committee, with a*letter from Mr H. W.JVilson tendering his resignation as town clerk of Auckland. The resignation was accepted as from September 30th, 1921, leave of absence being granted from yesterday, till tho expiry of his term. Mr Wflsbi'is a'native of Dunedin, in which.city he spent twenty-two years on the municipal,staff, beginning as cadet -and rising to the position of acting town clerk. He succeeded the late Mr P. A. Philips as town clerk of Auckland in 1900,' taking up his ; duties in March of that year. The _, Mayor reported- to the. council, when in .com* mittee that there were several staff matters requiring consideration,: and iff is understood that the council has un, der consideration further changes and. a rearrangement of the, staff.—Pres* Association. : -..-.

Let Stanton show you a Morris. Oxford three-seater car, with electric light, five Sankev wheels, for quick sale. Stanton and Evans, motor gar. age, 15, Molesworth street.* ~.