PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11784, 21 March 1924, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Colonel R. Henry, chief secretary of* the Salvation, Army, reached Wellington yesterday. Mr W. Perry, of hiaster ton, president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New? Zealand, is at present in Christchurch. A United Press Association message from Perth announces the death of Mr J. B. Percy, formerly a well-known, banker in Australia and New Zealand. Lieutenant E. Dishroe, Mr W. Broad* hurst, a warrant engineer, and Mr Ogeley, a gunner, n&re arrived from London, and are to join H.M.S. LabuS DUDL

Mr R. P. Heron, of the Pacific Cabl( Board’s staff, and son of Mr R. Heron* of Remuera, has left far England as t representative of the Cable Board at thj Wembley Exhibition. Mr H. W. Clarkson, vice-president of the Royal Agricultural Society of West Australia, has arrived. He intend* purchasing New Zealand prize sheep and bulls for Australian breeders. Among the visitors to Dunedin are:— Mr B. N. Kenny (Timaru), Mr D. Lazarus (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs E. Ewing (Sydney), Mr L. Cairns (Christchurch), Mr J. Grant (Wellington), Mr and Mrs A. McDonald, Mr and Mrs J. McDonald, Mrs M. McDonald (Invercargill), Mr G. Jolly (Cromwell), and Mr A. Adam* (Christchurch). General Bramwell Booth arrives ini New Zealand on April 28th from Sydney, and after visiting South Island centra*, is due north on May 10th. His stay will be a short one, as he is booked to leave for Vancouver by the Niagara, sailing on, May 18th. The Rev. William Beckett, who was appointed at the Methodist Conference to succeed the Rev. B. F. Rothwell in the Masterton circuit, arrived in Master* ton this week from Waimate. Mr Beckett’s first charge was at Upper Thames, in 1898. Mr H. J. Constable, formerly editor of the Ashburton "Guardian, - ” < 'has been on a twelve months’ holiday visit to Great Britain and the Continent, accompanied by bis 6ister, Mrs D. B. Wade, has returned to the Dominion. He is going to Canterbury, where he will take up another editorial position. The Rev. L. R. Neale, of Stratford, while returning home from the Methodist Conference at Christchurch, was taken ill on the train between Wellington and. Palmerston North. He was met at Palmerston by a doctor, and conveyed- to the Palmerston North Public Hospital, He is now recovering.

Messrs J. A. Nash, J. Linklater, K. W. Dalrynuple, and S. R. Lancaster were ap* pointed delegatee from the Manawatu A. and P. Association to the Conference of the Council of Agriculture, and Messrs Nash and M. A. Conway, delegates to the conference of the North Island Agricultural and Pastoral Associations on Jung 19|th. Mr Keith Charles Jackson, formerly of Masterton,, who is signaller and interlocking inspector in charge of Wales Railways, and who has been Wales Government, and who has been authorised by the New South W ales Government to study New Zealand railway methods, is now in the Masterton district carrying out his instructions. It is reported that the Maori leader, Ratana, accompanied by a party of 85 other natives, intends to leave for the British Empire Exhibition, sailing from Wellington on April llth for Sydney, eu route for England. It is understood that there is opposition in some native quarters to Katana’s proposed visit, M pnd to contributions from North Island natives being devoted to the purpose. Mr Pita Moko, Rntana’s secretary, was in Wellington last week making the arrangements for the trip. The death is announced by Press Association cable message of Sir James Reckitt, head of the firm of Messrs Reckitt and Sons, Ltd., of Hull; the makers of the famous domestic ' *t>mmodities, blue and starch. Sir James was a son of the founder of the firm, the late Isaac Reckitt, and was known for his interest in philanthropic and educational work, his gifts of a free library, orphan home, and convalescent home, and a new wing to the Royal Infirmary at Hull. He also built a complete model village at Hull. . The Board of Governors of Scots and Queen Margaret Colleges have appointed Mr C E. Webb as registrar, in the stead of Mr H. P. Mourant, who recently Retired from the position. Mr Webb is well konwn in the city, and is a member) of the firm of Messrs Petberiok and Webb, public accountants. Mr A. J. Petberiok, of the firm of Pet-herick and Webb, public accountants, is, with Mrs Petherick, returning to Wellington by the Maheno on Tuesday from an extended trip to the East. Leaving Wellington towards the end of last year, visits were paid to all places of interest, including Sydney, Brisbane, and on to Singapore and Bangkok.

A Press Association message states that Mr J. R. Kirk, of Gisborne, was today nominated by the Hawke’s Bay Education Board as one of th erepresentatives of the Education Boards on the New Zealand Council of Education. The reappointment of the Hon* Sir Walter C. F. Carncross (Speaker) as a member of the Legislative Council was gazetted yesterday* The election of Mr J- J. Clark to fill an extraordinary vacancy on Hie Wellington Education Board was gazetted last night. The followin gexaminers have been..ap pointed under the Nurses’ Registration Act:—Medical .practitioners examiners. Dr J. P. D. Leahy (Napier) and Dr A, Joseph (Hamilton); nuise examiner. Miss Annie ’ Hamilton (Hokitika). 1 At the annual meeting of the National Rifie Association of New. Zealand, held on Wednesday evening, Colonel R. J. Collins, C.M.G., was re-elected president. Colonel Collins has been connected with rifle shooting since 1867. He was secretary and subsequently president of the Taarnaki Rifie Association, taking an active part in rifle shooting; winner of the Taranaki rifle championship in 1874-75; elected to represent Taranaki as a member of the executive council of the New Zealand Rifle Association, and reappointed hon. treasurer in 1879; appointed statistical officer of the New Zealand Rifle Association in 1886; president Wellington Rifle Association, and office he held for many years; and now vicepresident ; commandant New Zealand rifie team at inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, Sydney, in 1901; commandant New Zealand rifie team sent to Bisley, England, which won the KoUpore Cup, July 15th, 1904; appointed chief executive officer of the Dominion Rifle Association, 1908; resigned the position in 1921, and elected president of the National Rifie Association of New Zealand. Colonel Collins is aloe an enthusiastic bowler, being president of the Thorndon Club.

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