PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11247, 27 June 1922, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr Brady, of Trentham. i& at pTwmt at Xel>on. fruit farming.

Detective-Sergeant B. Ward, of Auckland, baa left on a visit to Sydney.

Mr Charles Blake, of Wellington, i» spending a tew days in Auckland.

Mr E. A. G'umbley, engineer for the Lower Hntt Borough Council, is at present on annual leave.

Mr J. Harper is at present in Auckland, and is expected to arrive at Treatham shortl\\ r

Mr Clutha Mackenzie, M.P.. was t passencer by the Main Trunk tram from Auckland yesterday.

The Minister for Defence (Sir Heatn. Rhodes' is due back in Wellington troui the South Island to-morrow morning.

Mr M. Hawkins, Inspector of Prisons, is in the South Island. He is engaged on departmental business.

Mr James P. Rice, of Messrs Q. Havenden and Co., Ltd., left yesterday for Auckland *

Sir Frederick Lang, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has arrived in Wellington, for the opening of Parliament.

Mr W. J. Morrison, Forest Extension Officer for the Forestry Department, haa returned from a visit of inspection to Southland.

Mr J, K. Hornblow, proprietor of the Foxton ‘‘Herald/* has been appointed inspector of the Bound Bush Scenic Reserve, Wellington land district.

Mr Janies Mclntyre, who for thirty years has been headmaster of the Levin District High School, retires at the end of the month.

Mr B. F. Wilbur, American Consul* who has been visiting the National Dairy. Show at Palmerston North, has returned to Wellington.

The Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister for Education) returns to Wellington to-day by the Main Trunk express from Aucfe land.

Mr J. D. Gray. Under-Secretary fog External Affairs, left by the Navua for? Samoa on departmental business. Mr Gray has only recently returned from a visit to Rarotonga.

Mr J. Petrie, who has been manager of the National Bank in Gore for some years past, has received word of his promotion to the managership of the Oam* aru branch of that bank.

Mr Sidney Williamson, of Christ* church, has been appointed judge of the vocal and instrumental section of the Gore Musical and Elocutionary Competi* tions, to be held in October.

Mr J. Stewart Neill, of Trentham, i* at present in Sydney on business and pleasure trip, and is not expected U arrive back m the Dominion until some time in November.

Prior to leaving Auckland for Samoa to take charge of & legal firm there, Mr Fred D. Baxter, solicitor, was the recipient of presentations from his legal friends in that city.

A deputation from the New Zealand Labourers* Union is to wait on the Hon. G. J. 'Anderson (Minister for Labour) this morning, to ask for certain legislation during the coming session.

Mr Horace Sadlier, son of the Bishop of Nelson, has received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Cambridge. Mr Sadlier has passed also his second M.B. examination, and will enter hospital fot two years’ practical work.

Sir Arthur Worley, C.8.E., Miss Worley, and Mr Colin R. Colquhoun are passengers to-day for Sydney by tin steamship Maunganui. Sir Arthur i* the general manager of the North Brit* ish and Mercantile Insurance Company, and Mr Colquhoun is the company's manager for Australasia.

From the annual report of the Hata* tai Bowling Club:—“We regret to record that Mr Morrah, who was one of our foundation members, has now severed his connection with the dub. In resigning, Mr Morrah generously presented to the club the J£o debenture held by him, and the thanks of the dub are due to him for his donation.*

The following personal paragraph oocnrs in the annual report or the Hataiiai Bowling Club: —“We regret to report that during the year the club lost by death Mr W. Pryor, one of the founds* tion members of the club. Mr Pryor was a man of upright conduct and in* tegrjty, greatly respected by all members. His loss i 9 deeply regretted.”

jfr J. Baton, senr., whose death is reported from Carterton, was born at Swansea, South Wales, in 1836, and came to New Zealand in 1857. He married, a daughter of the late Mr John Hooper, of Taita, and later became a successful farmer in Wairarapa. Deceased was one of the first directors of the Tarat&hi Dairy Company, and a founder of th« Parkvale Dairy Company.

At the Donald McLean etreet Methodise Church feeling reference was made to the death of Mr Arthur Hiller, late of Heat* ings, and formerly of Hanson street. Wellington South. Before he left the city a few. yean ago. Mr Miller had beenf a prominent and enthusiastic worker in the church, having field office an trustee,' society steward, and Snnday school super, intendent. The congregation, standing in silence, passed a motion of condolence.

At last night’s meeting of the Lowel Hutt Borough Council, it was stated by Hie Worship the Mayor (Mr W. T. Strand) that Constable Holmes, after twelve yeans’ police service in the borough. has been transferred to the Chatham Islands. It was decided that the council should recognise his service by making him a presentation of & letter under the eoal of the council. The preeentation will be made to him in the borough on Thursday evening next. A presentation by the citizens will be made to Constable Holmes at the same time.

The late Mr Lawrence, who was killed in the motor accident on the BullsMarton road, was a pupil of Wanganui Collegiate School for six years, and during his last year there was head boy of the school. He played in the College first fifteen, and was captain of the school crew, and was a fine oarsman. As an amateur actor he showed great talent, and was also a good singer. He served at the front for two yeaTs, ami was invalided home gassed. It was only at the recent sitting of the Supreme Court that he was admitted as a barrister and solicitor.

The death occurred in Nelson of )h Herbert Innes-Jones. a much-reepeefed settler. The deceased was a prominent bowler, and had attended the annuat meeting of the Nelson Bowlin- Club on Wednesday evening, where warm tribute? were paid to him and regret was express, ed at his forthcoming dmmrtar.. circumstance? having forced him to reeumt a farm in the North Island which he had sold some time ago. After returning home. Mr Jnnes-Jones was seized with a paralvtic stroke, and died a few hour? later. He was a prominent churchman, and was a member of the Nelson Dio cesan Synod.

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