PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11656, 22 October 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hon. J. Craigie, M.L.C., of Tin* aru, is in Wellington.

Mr C. E. Daniell, president of the Maeterton Chamber of Commerce, is visiting Christchurch.

Sir Joseph Ward arrived back ’u Wellington at the end of the week from Christchnrch.

Mr C. P. Greenfield, of the Eastern Extension Cable Co.’s staff, Wellington, is spending a few weeks in Christchurch.

The annual meeting of the Marlborough Cricket Association passed a resolution congratulating Mr and Mrs J. A. Bottrell on the attainment of their golden wedding.

Mr H. Field, of Auckland, vioe-presi-dent of tho Methodist Conference, arrived in Wellington on Saturday. Mr Field was one of the assistant secretaries of the Centenary Fund, which now totals 1133.000

Mr H. T. Nixon, for some time license* of the Imporial Hotel, Wanganui, hai purchased- Mr Harold Brown’s interest in tho Rutland Hotel, Wanganui, an* takes possession on October 28th. Ho u a well-known sportsman.

Mr Hector Bolitho, who is well-known; jn journalistic circles in the Dominion, has left Sydney for Europe. Mr Bolitho is traveling by a German liner to Hamburg, and will spend some two months in Germany before proceeding to England.

Tho passing of Mr Job Doak, who died in a private hospital at Danevirke, removes one of the band of pioneers wha helped turn that district into the splem did dairy country it now is. Mr Doak was one of the original settlers in the block when it was opened—a part of the great Tamaki forest.

A respected pkmeer cottier, Mr William Hunter, who died recently at Waikanae, came out bo New Zealand with hia parents in the ship John Pollock in 1351, and for many years was in the Pufolio Service. He leaves a widow- and . fva daughters, namely, Mesdames W. Hutchison, A. Lewis, N. Thomas, H. A. Daria (of Wellington), and) Mis A. Willcox (Christchnrch).

Mr B. Dawson, for many yeans accountant to the Wellington Edncatioa Board, was entertained at Dustin's tea rooms In- the domestic science and man. nal training teecherp of the hoard. Later Mr E. Howe, supervisor, presented Me Dawson with a handscune barometer aa a token of tho esteem in which he waa held by the teachers concerned, and wished Mr Dawson every success in hi* new sphere.

The death has occurred at Mastecflo* Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past two months, cf Mr Heritor] John Bennett, aged 53. The. decease* was in tho police force in Westland before joining the Railway Department, and at the time of his death he waa employed on the permanent way at Woodside. He was a member of one of the Masonic lodges in Masterton. and wa* formerly a well-known Forester at Net* Plymouth.

A private cable from Sydney announoeg the death of Mr Walter K. Hi shop, formerly of Wellington, and well-known in Press and friendly society circles throughout the Dominion. Mr Bishop was a prominent member of the United Ancient Order of Druids, and founded the first lodge in the North Island over thirty years ago. He went to Australis in tho nineties, and wue appointed a member of the hoard of directors of the Druids Ordor in Melbourne. Lately he has resided in Sydney.

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