PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10901, 16 May 1921, Page 3

PERSONALIA

VICE-REGAL. The Governor-General. V iscount JellJooe, has sufficiently recovered from the severe cold, from which he has been suffering, to attend at public functions. Mr D. A- Hamilton, of Wfll ington, is on a visit to Auckland. Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C., of Wallington, is on a visit to Auckland. Mr T. Ross, Grand Master of the Near Zealand Constitution of Freemasons, has arrived in Wellington from Auckland. Mr J. Lyttle, a visitor from Melbourne, who has lately been in Wellington, is now on a visit to Masterton. The rendition of Mr EH Rid diford, who is lying seriously ill at Maaterton, is reported to be unchanged. iMt C. B. Jordan, Under-Secretary for Justice, proceeded to Auckland last week. Mr A. Monteith, secretary to the Tramway Employees' Union, is in Auckland on matters connected with the tramway employees' dispute there. Mr W. G. Aldridge, M.6c:, Director of the Southland Technical College, who has been attending the conference of technical school directors in Wellington, has proceeded to Auckland. Constable J. Col bourne, who has been istationed at Mt. Cook police station, has been transferred to Carterton and taken’ up his duties in the latter district. Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C.. who has been on a visit to Auckland, is now at Rotorua- He is about to visit England, and will leave from Wellington by the Ketauera, which is due to sail on May 21th. The Hon. G. J. Anderson. Minister of Mines, has returned to Wellington after a visit paid to Taranaki for the purpose of investigating matters in ffonn«oUon with oil-boring proposals. Mr P. A. Morganti, of Messrs Horganti and Gow, has been compelled to relinquish city business owing to the recurrence of a war disability. He intends to go into the country. Mr H. J. Htlingham, of Waitahoua, Dannevirko, the representative of the Crown tenants on the Wellington Land Board, is standing for re-election next month. He has been for twelve yean on the board. Among the arrivals from Sydney were Mr E. J. de Lough and family. Mr de Lough is an erstwhtie New Zealand journalist, and for some years held important positions with the Government of New South Wales in connection with closer settlement and irrigation. Mr D. H. Black, who has been awarded a senior University scholarship in mathsmatics, is an old hoy of Nelson Collage. At present he holds a position on the teaching staff of the Christchurch Boors’ High School. He is a son of Mr Robert Black, of Stoke. Mr Beg. Healy, who has occupied the position of manager at Brisbane for B, G. Dunn and Co., has arrive din Wellington to take over the management oi tiu company's Wellington branch. Mr Healy who previously resided bars, was a leading swimmer. Messrs W. J. McCormick (chairman of the Thames Hospital and Charitable Aid Board), and Mr Toage (secretary), who have been in Wellington on Government business connected with the institution named, left for the north hr last night's express. Major-General Sir A. SL Bondi, who commanded the Now Zealand Division in France, will arrive in Wellington from Hawke's Boy to-day. and in the evening will deliver a lecture to members of the Wellington United Services Officers' Club on “Infantry Training." He will return to Hastings on Wednesday.

A Press Association message from Napier dates that the death wearied on Saturday of Demis McCarthy, for many years secretary of the Napier Wateraiders' Union. The deceased had a seizure on Friday night and was taken to tiie hospital an Saturday morning, and died at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

The remains of the late William Eaton, of H.M.S. Philomel, who met with a fatal accident (writes tits “Times’* Auckland correspondent), were interned in the Waikumeto Cemetery rceerred for military and naval mem, when an impressive service was conducted by the Mis stoner to Seamen, Mr Arthur P. Oosrte. A firing party from H.M.B. Philomel was present, and the Tent Post” wag Bounded by the bugler.

Mr Robert W. Sinclair, marine ssgineer, who died at his late netiiaw. 99, Ghuxnee street, was 90 years of age. He cams to New Zealand in the dip Cadusus, arriving in Auckland in HO. Subsequently, he joined the M. White Swan, which struck a rode whilst removing the members of the Government from Auckland to Wellington after tills city had been mads the capital of New Zealand. Mr Sinclair served as engineer of the Government paddle steamer Luna, and waa engaged in other vessels until his retirement about 18 yeans age. Deceased is survived by a widow, and two eons and three daughters.

On Saturday evening tbs death took place in this city of Mr S. J. Furness, who was well-known to the elder generation of newspaper men and printers in Wellington, where he was horn over 88 years ago. On leaving school he rater, ed the offioe of the “Independent,” end as a young man conducted a printing offioe in Nelson. He was also one of the founders of the Ashburton “Guardian.” He proceeded to Blenheim in 1879, and shortly afterwards, in partnership with the late Mr J. H. Bpundy. acquired the Marlborough ‘(Express." Mr Boundy retired in 1894, and from that time unto 1910, when he disposed of the business to his two sons, Mr Furness was sole proprietor of the paper. At the end of 1917 he returned to Wellington to live. He was for some years rwesidettt of tha Blenheim branch of the Royal Society of St. George, and the Marlborough Horticultural Society (his hobby being gardening (owed much of its raeoeaa in. years gone by to his able guidance. Tk informant, which will be of a private nature, takes place today.

A gentleman weß-known in New Zra land educational circles, Mr Ralph D. Stewart, died last week at his rest denes, Claude road. Epsom, aged 88 years. Born at Bristol, England, Mr Stewart arrived in Auckland in 1874 in the ship Jubilee. He was employed far some time in the wholesale trade at Messrs Archibald dark and Sons’ warehouse, When New Zealand adopted State education Mr Stewart decided to taka up teaching, and started on the staff of Wellesley' s-treet school under the late Mr H. Worthington. Later Mr Stewart waa headmaster of schools at Waiokamka (Thames) and Onehunga. Ultimately Us abilities led to his appointment as an inspector under the Auckland' Education Board, from which position he retired some years ago. Mr Stewart took an interest in public affaire, and was selected by the Liberal Association, during Mr R. J. Seddon'e administration, to contest the Mannkau seat, but the Conservative element waa too strong to ranble him to succeed- He was for a time a member of Mt. Eden Borough Council. In 1896 Mr Stewart was president of the Dominion Council of the New Zealand EM uca tional Institute, rad for three occasions was premdent of the Auckland branch-

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