PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10963, 27 July 1921, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr J. H. Upton has come down ©ft X short visit to Wellington from Auckland.

Mr W. D. Lysnar, M.P. for Gisborne, is at present on a visit to Auckland.

Mr J. Persey ha© been elected presi* dent of the Te Puke Chamber of Commerce.

Dr J. Delepine. of Mount Eden (Auckland), has left by the Tofua on a threeweeks’ trip to the Islands, to recruit after his recent illness. *

Th© Mayor of Palmerston North (Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.) has returned from • visit to Auckland.

Mr F. P. Francis, manager of the Masterton branch of the A.M.P. Society, has returned from Rotorua.

Mr W. M. Luke, shipping manager for Murray, Roberts and Co., returned to Wellington from Lyttelton yesterday.

Mr F. C. J. Bellringer has been gazetted a member of the Licensing Committee of Taranaki.

The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister for Lands, who has been visiting the Hawke’s Bay district, is due to return to Wellington to-morrow.

Chief-Detective Ward, of Wellington, has been granted thirty davs furlough, and during that time his place will he filled by Detective-Sergeant Andrews.

The Rer. W. F. Knowles, vicar of Ash beriey. has given three months* notice ol his resignation. Re to retire on pension.

Mr Gregor McGregor, ai Wanganui, has been elected to fill a Vacancy on the Wellington provincial executive of the Farmers' Union.

Bandmaster jand Honorary Lieutenant' Harry Arthur McComish, of the Ist Battalion, Wellington Regiment, has retired from the service.

The'Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister for Labour and Mines), recently operated upon for appendicitis at the Bowen street private hospital, was reported yesterday to be progressing satisfactorily.

Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh T. D. Adand, C.M.G., F.R.C9., has been transferred from the New Zealand Army Medical Department to the Reserve of Officers, with the rank of colonel.

Mr John Hay, of Charteris Bay. last . week celebrated his 90th birthday* and is still hale and hearty. He was in Lyttelton on Saturday last, and on the occasion of his periodical visits to the port ha walks one mile and a half ‘from ius heme to the ferry boat and back.

Mr L. B. Siedle, one of the member* of the Springbok team, who has been aik inmate of a nursing home in Auckland, suffering from an injury to the leg. received in Sydney, has now arrived in. Wellington. The injured limb has now alnost recovered. ,

Sir William Fraser. M.L.C., who been laid up for some time past with pneumonia at the Bowen street private hospital, was reported yesterday to bp progressing very favourably. It i 4 understood, indeed, that he is so far recovered that he will probably be leaving the hospital in the course of a few days.

The Hon. J. G. Coates. Minister for Public Works, is due to leave Wellington to-day for the north, and will pay visitf to {Hamilton, Auckland, the Wainku and Pollok settlements. The Minister will also inspect the Awatere electric works and the suggested site for Hie J* l " at Arapunl.

The death has occurred of Mr Frank Harrison, of Upper Plain, Masterton, at the age of 70. The late Mr Harrison, in his younger days, was a noted cricketer in tne district, and in later year was an enthusiastic member of the Masterton Bowling Club and one of its most experl players.

The news has been received of the death of Dr G. B. Longstaff, M.D., Oxon*. F.R.C.P.. F.SA., F.C.S.. F-G.fi., and J -P., of Wandsworth, England, who* some years ago visited Masterton as the guest of his cousin, Mr ponald Donald. He was born in Wandsworth, on February 12th, 1849, and was the second son cf Dr G- D. Longstaff.

Mr W. P. Black, editor of the. “”Na< tjonal Review/* and honorary general organiser for the New Zealand Political Party, - goes to Christchurch to-night, in. continuance of the propaganda of the party, and expects to have the. Christchurch District Council completed in a short time. This will then have completed the initial activities of the party by the linking up of the four centres.

Mr G- R. Holden Webb, of the East* era Extension Cable Company's service, who attained the rank of major in the Royal Engineers daring ths wax. was invested with the decoration of the 0.8. E. (military division) by the Gov* ernor of the Straits Settlements at the King's Birthday parade at Singapore. Mr Webb is the eldest eon of the late Colonel W. Holden Webb, formerly office; commanding th© Otago and South* land military districts.

Captain A. Lockie. who is in command of the missing Canastota, was an old Auckland boy, whose father was in the New Zealand Customs Department, tain Lockie was for some time a mate in the Union Steam Ship Company. He was captain of the pilot boat for the Auckland Harbour Board*, and subsequently captain of the Lyman D. Foster on her first voyage. This vessel was afterwards lost at sea. Shortly after relinquishing this' command Captain Lockie went to America.

The dealh has occurred at New Plymouth of Mr Robert Aid worth, at the age of eighty-five years. The deceased was born at Frilford. * Abingdon, Berkshire. educated at Marlborough College, and came to New Zealand in 1882 to manage the Silverhope Estate, ovnai by Mr Silver. He had at all times taken a great interest in every movement for the' advancement of the district, wax the first Justice of the Peace appointed there, and for some time was president of the Marton Jockey Club and RangitU. kei Racing Club.

Following on the recently cabled report indicating the success of the antiSooialista in the first local authority election under adult franchise in Queensland, it is interesting to note that Mr H. Diddams (Nationalist*, who wag elected Mayor of Brisbane, is an old Auckland 'boy. A good many years ago he occupied a position on the "staff of the "Auckland Star." Mr Diddams has for some considerable time been in Australia, and was formerly Mayor of Adelaide. During that term of office the distinction *J » C.AI.GJ was conferred upon him. • The absence from yesterday's confer* ence of the Farmers’ Union of the late Major Lusk and the late Mr Richard Evans was feelingly referred to shortly after proceedings opened, and the following resolution was grassed'“That this Dominion Conference places on record its regret at the passing of two of its most esteemed and respected members. In the persons of the late Mr Richard of Canterbury, and Major Lusk, of Auckland —unique men in. both instances, not only as old pioneers of the Dominion, but also as Imperialistic units of the British Empire! It tenders to the relatives of both families the condolence and sympathy of the whole of the farmers of Now Zealand, and trusts that the blow of bereavement may be tempered by ths fact that It may be truly ©aid of both men, ‘They served their day and generation and tell on sleep/ "

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