PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11415, 11 January 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

VICE-REGAL The Governor-General. Lord Jellicoe, and Lady Jellicoe spent the week-end as the guests of Sir Edwin Mitchelson rnrl Lady Mitchelson at Motutara. Muriwi.l, returning to Auckland yesterday. This afternoon Lord and Lady Jellicoe will attend the Dominion Bowling Association’s “at home” at the Carlton greon. and in the evening will attend theatricals given by the company of H.M.S. Laburnum at Devonport. Lord Jellicoe will hold an investiture at Government House on Friday at 10.30 a.m. The Hon. Myrtle Jellicoe is at preseut suffering from an attack of chicken pox. and is confined to the house. Mr McDonald, stationmaster of Foxton. is seriously ill and has been a patient at the Palmerston North Hospital since January 3rd. Mr Percival Witherby, honorary financial organiser of the Boy Scouts’ Association. leaves Auckland for Sydney and England on January 19th. Mr G. Garliok, of Sydney, Australasian representative for R. A. Lister and C 0.,. and of the Melotte Separator Sales Co_ is on a visit to Christchurch. It is announced that the Bishop of Goulburn will be one of the speakers at the Church Congress, to be held at Christchurch, in May next. Mr J. W. Calder, of Canterbury College. has taken up a position of house, master on the staff of the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln. A slight improvement is reported in the condition of Mr Urn, M.P., who was admitted to the Christchurch Hospital last week suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr G. E. Bunting. Australasian man ager of the Canadian Government merchant marine, returned to Auckland by the Navua. after spending a holiday in the Western Pacific Islands. The Rev. Dr Gibb, of St. John’s, Wellington, is spending a brief visit in Uis. borne, as the guest of the Rev. James Aitken. Dr Gibb is tonring the North Island by motor.

Mr P. Wild, accountant in the Wheat Control Office, who has received an rppointement as assistant treasurer, Apia, Samoa, left Christchurch on Saturday night to join the Navua at Auckland.

Mr J. Holmes, recently appointed postmaster at Ashburton, has taken up his duties. Mr Holmes was previously engaged. in relieving postmaster’s work in the Wellington distinct, and prior to that was postmaster at Reefton.

Mr F. B. Mansfield, of Roy street, Palmerston North, with his wife and family, left Palmerston North for Wellington, where he will join the Maunganui en route to California. Mr Mansfield has purchased a fruit farm about half-way between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Dr D. S. Wylie, late director of the hospitals division of the Public Health Department, who has been on a privato visit to America, is returning to New Zealand by the Makura. due at Auckland on Monday next. Dr Wylie, it is understood, intends entering into private practice at Palmerston North.

Mr, L. MoSavney, of Manakan, met with a severe accident on Sunday. 11s was motor-cycling down toward Otaki, and in negotiating the concrete bridge over the railway, struck the side of the structure. He was removed in an unconscious state to a private hospital in Otaki. where he lies in a precarious condition.

Major E. B. B. Boswell, provincial secretary for Dominion Boy Scouts, Auckland Centre Province, and who was the commanding officer at the recent Boy Scouts’ Camp at the A. and P. Showgrounds, has left Palmerston North for Auckland. Major Boswell has been in Palmerston since the termination of the camp.

News has arrived from India of the death of Paymaster Lieutenant-Com-mander Arthur Cyril Austin Janion, R.N., M.V.0., O.BJsi. Croix de Guerre. This officer was accidentally killed in Bombay on November 14t4h. He was out here on the first world tour of HALS. New Zealand, being then private secretary to Sir Lionel Halsey during the Australian and New Zealand tour of H.M.S. Renown with the Prince of Wales.

Mr B. Bernau, the ex-Wanganui cricketer, _ who has been a member of the Wellington Club this season, left Wellington y'esterday for Hawke's Bay, having accepted a business position in that district. His good performances in local cricket this season gained for him a place in the Wellington representative team which defeated Auckland, and on his form in that match he received promotion to the New Zealand Eleven for the second Test with the M.C.C. team.

Mr W. Henderson Pringle, who cabled his resignation a week or two ago of the Chair of Economics in the University of Otago, was a candidate for the Berwick and Haddington seat "in the House of Commons at the general election in November. Standing as an Independent Liberal, he received 4422 votes and was third on the poll, the successful candidate, a National Liberal, receiving €342 votes, while a Labour candidate obtained* 5842 votes, and another National Liberal, who was the retiring member, 3300 votes.

Mr Samuel Holloway, an early New Zealand settler, passed away at Inglewood recently, after a few dayß’ illness. Ho landed in New Zealand sixty years ago, and was on active servioo under Colonel Whitmore during the Maori War around Gisborne and Napier. Latterly he followed farming pursuits until he retired to live in Auckland a few years ago. He had been spending Christmas nr Taranaki with members of his family, and was hale and hearty until a few days before his death. He had reached the ripe old age of 81, and leaves a widow and a grown-up family of ten.

Deep regret will ho felt in Rugby football and bowling circles at the news of the sudden death yesterday of Mr John Nathaniel Astill, of Blythe street, Berhamporo. As one of the earliest members of the Popeke Football Club and the Newtown Bowling Club, be had been keenly interested in the branches of winter ard summer Bport with which those clubs are connected, and he had always been an enthusiastic supporter of both clubs His very long period of association with these clubs brought him into touch with many follow-ers of sport, and by all be was held in high esteem. For about 46 years be had been a trusted employee of the A.M.P. Society, and during the latter part of that King service he held the position of head clerk. His devotion to duty was instanced bp the fact that be was working at the office the previous night, though be bad complained during the day of feeling unwell His prominence on the Rugby football field dates bock many years. In 1884 be achieved the distinction of being the first member of the Poneke Club to obtain the black jersey for Wellington, his nlace in the representative team being gained through his' activity and ability as a light forward. ’Hie late Mr Astill was a native of Wellington, born here 61 years ago. He leaves a widow and two daughters to mourn their loss. Mr Harry Roberts, formerly known on the football field as the crack half-back, and the father of 0. CTeddy”) Roberts, is a brother-in-law of the deceased.

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Mr T. B. Williams, Mayor of nui, intends to again contest the Mayoralty at the next election.

Captain and Mrs G. Pitt Rivera, of Sycfc ney, were passengers by the Ulimaroa, which arrived yesterday afternoon.

Mr F. J. Rolleston, M.P. for Tim&ns* will arrive in Wellington to-day to attend the meeting of the Reform Party.

Dr Danes, accompanied by Mr e Danea. Czecko-Slovakian Consul for Australia, ai* rived in Wellington by the Ulimaroa yea* terday.

Mr Alfred Jolly, general maikger of the National Bank of New Zealand, been nominated as a member of the Wellington Rotary Club.

Captain Pearse, representative of the Port of London, who has just completed a six weeks’ tour of the Dominion, to* turns to Sydney by the Ulimaroa tomorrow.

Mr Cecil Mason, assistant general manager for Australasia, of Selznick Pictures (Australia), Ltd., arrived by the Ulimaroa yesterday, and will make a short tour of New Zealand.

Word has been received in Nelson from Ashburton that Dr Cyril Baigent, who is very seriously ill, has taken a turn for the worse, and his condition m very grave.

Mr L. JE. Williams, of the firm of Clere and Williams, architects and structural engineers, returned yesterday from Australia, where he has been studying the latest methods in the construction of theatres and big buildings generally.

Mr Hector Burns, of Wellington, has taken up his duties as managing clerk at Carterton for Messrs Hart, Tucker and Daniell, solicitors. Mr Bums is a son of Mr Andrew Bums, a former headmaster of the Carterton District High School.

The death has occurred of Mr Henry Tuckey, a West Coast pioneer. He waa 86 years of age. He landed 66 year, ago in New Zealand, going to Ross in i»« With the late Mr W. Holder, he sank the first shaft on Jones’s Flat in 1865. About 40 years ago he settled in No Town.

Prior to his transfer to Mangahao posff office, Mr A. G. Cummings, of Martinborough, was presented by Sir P. J. Macalister (postmaster), on behalf of the staff, with a fountain pen and a silver pencil, as a mark of good-fellowship. Mr Perry, of the Mangahao hydro post office, has been transferred to Martinbo rough in place of Mr Cummings.

A. Press Association message from Christchurch states that at the monthly meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association Mr Hopkins took the opportunitv on behalf of Hie board to con. gratulate Mr P. Selig, chairman, on hie jubilee in journalism. Messrs Hitchingham, Mark .and Denton also made complimentary references to Mr Selig’e work in journalism, and also his lone connection with the New Zealand Trotting Association. In replying, Mr Selig said he greatly appreciated the references made to his work, both in sport and journalism, and he sincerely thanked the boaixL

A private cablegram announces tba death at Port Pirie of Mr Bamnel Edgar Fraser, formerly of Auckland, wellknown in Dominion mining circles. He was the sixth son of the late Mr George Fraser, the well-known fouEHer of tbs firm of George Fraser and Sons, of Auckland. He served his apprenticeship in his father’s engineering works, end during the mining boom in 1895 he acted as engineer for the Waitekauri Ooht Mining Company, and later was engaged by the Waihi Gold Mining Company at the erection of that company's Waikino plant, and subsequently was superintend dent of these works for several years. After severing his connection with the Waihi Gold Mining Company, he started business in Auckland as consulting engineer. For the past four yean he held an important position with the Smelters* Association at Port Pirie, South Australia, which is a very large concern. One of the works lately carried oat, among other large undertakings, was the installation of the association's electric power station of 15,000 k.w. The engineering community has suffered a considerable loss in a member of each high attainments, and general regret will be felt that he should he cut off practically in the prime of life. Deceased, who waa 52 years of age, leaves a widow, two eons, and numerous relatives to mourn their loss.