PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12195, 21 July 1925, Page 4

PERSONALIA

MINISTERIAL Sir Heaton Rhodes is at present hi Dunedin in connection with afforestation work on the Blue Mountains. He leaves for Christchurch to-day, and will return to Wellington on Thursday. Mr J. G. Moody, of Dunedin, is in Wellington. Messrs R. A. Holmes. H. N. Somerville, and W. Cole, of Wellington, ere at Auckland. Mr Bond Smith, wireless offioer, late of the Cyrena, does not intend to return to the East. He has decided to make hie home in the Dominion. Mr G. A. Bell, assistant manager of the Dominion Rubber Company, who has been on extended leave in New Zealand, has left en route to Kelantan, Malay Peninsula. Sir William Sim. Lady Sim, and Mr K. C. Aekins left for Christchurch last night, where His Honour will commence the sittings of the Supreme Court to-day. Messrs A. W. Rodger (chairman!, Charles Campbell (secretary), and H. P. Thomas (engineer), will represent the Southland board at tne conference of power boards to be held in Wellington at the beginning of next month. There passed away on Thursday last another of Wellington’s well-known early settlers, Mr Jeremiah Harrington, son of Sergeant Harrington, of the 66th Regiment. Deceased was born in Wellington in 1848, and spent all his life in this locality. In 1873 he married Caroline Mason. The deceased gentleman is survived by his widow, eight sons and one daughter. A former well-known Auckland business man, Mr Philip Blampied, died at Papatoetoe, at tne age of 69. Mr Blampied was a native of Jersey and arrived in _New Zealand bv the ship Cartvaile in 1874. He first opened business in Christchurch, and then went to Auckland, where he commenced operations in 1883 as a boot and shoe manufacturer. About 18 months ago, he retired from business, and had been living at Papatoetoe.

A distinguished visitor is Colonel Forster, C.M.G., D. 5.0., R.E. (Singapore), who has come to New Zealand for a very short stay. .He leaves for Nelson to-night, but returns at the end of the week en route to Auckland. Colonel Forster, who is staying at the Hotel Cecil, commands the Royal Engineers at Singapore headquarters of the Malayan, command. Ho is on furlough out here, but is giving lectures, etc., in military circles. By the death of Mr James Hood, who passed away at Wanganui the district has lost one of its oldest and most respected residents. The deceased was born in Wanganui 74 years ago. Mr James Hood, like his brothers, was a keen supporter of the Wanganui Gairison Band, and he was also a prominent Oddfellow, having been a trustee for over quarter of a century. He was a very old member of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. The late Mr Hood is survived by bis widow. Mr H. Belshaw, of New Zealand, who is doing research work at Cains College, Cambridge, has recently accepted the lectureship in Economies at the University of Tasmania, and has consequently Bent in his resignation from the staff of Canterbury College. The post at the University of Tasmania will be held open for Mr Belshaw until August, -1926, so . that he may finish his course at Oarobridgo, where he reoently gave an illustrated lecture on New Zealand to the University Geographical Society. Mr G. W. Spencer, who is wellknown as travelling representative '■ v the International Harvester Company, has been promoted to the position or manager of the firm’s Auckland area. Mr Spencer has been a prominent member of the Baptist Church, and leader of tho Young Men’s Bible OLass at Palmerston North, which bad prospered greatly under his wise guidance, and great regret was expressed at his farewell. Mrs Spenoer, who is the only daughter of Mr Bell, the well-known South Island newspaper proprietor, will remain in Palmerston North for a few weeks before joining her husband in Auckland.

Mr H. M. Miller, assistant electrical engineer of the Public Works Department, left Wellington on Saturday for a five-months tour, which will include Java, Japan, Torres Strait, Hong Kong. Shanghai, Canada, and the United States. In the course of his trip Mr Miller will investigate a number of interesting matters connected with the generation and distribution of electricity. including rules and regulations for safety, the methods of charging for power control by Governments of electrical undertakings, and experience c* high voltage transmission. Mr Miller has just completed two years’ work m connection with the high-tension lines which distribute power from the Man. gahao scheme.