PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12239, 10 September 1925, Page 4

PERSONALIA

Professor and Mrs Jack arrived IS Wellington yesterday from the south. Mr and Mrs It. W. Snedden, of Wellington, are at Auckland.

Mr O. G. Russell, of Wanganui, who has been visiting the Islands, has returned to Wanganui. Mr J. W. Collins, secretary of Industries and Commerce, is in Christchurch on departmental business. Tho Minister for Education (the Hon. Sir James Parr) returned to Wellington from Auckland yesterday. Messrs H. W. Uru, L. M. Isitt, T. K. Sidey, and J. Dixon, M.P.’s, have returned to Wellington. Mr A. E. Burgess and Mr A. G. Bignell, of Wanganui, who have been visiting Auckland, returned to Wanganui yesterday. Mr H. J. Spencer, formerly manager of the Tailevu butter factory, Fiji, has returned to New Zealand from a visit to the Islands. Messrs F. C. Holmes and R. Ellis, of Wellington; Mr P. S. Rabone, of Palmerston North; and Mr W. F. Jacob, of Feilding, have been visiting Auckland.

Mr F. W. Matthews, supervisor of the money-order department and savings bank, Christchurch, has received notice of his transfer to Dunedin in a similar capacity. Mr J. S. Connell, for several years postmaster at Courtenay place, has received notice of his promotion to a similar position at Carterton, in succession to Mr J. W. Hodgson, who has retired on superannuation. The Rev. Robert Tahupotiki Haddon, who is at present visiting Dunedin, ib a chief of the Ngatiruanui tribe, and a direct descendant of Tnri, who came to New Zealand with the Aotearoa canoe. He is also a grand nephew of the Taranaki warrior, Titokowaru. Mr B. R. Ward, architectural student, late of Messrs Crichton, McKay, and Ha ugh ton, Wellington, who left for England in January, 1924, is now studying at the atelier of the London University College of Architecture, and lias a position with Mr F. W. Troup, of Gray’s Inn square, London, one of the architects associated with the rebuilding of the Bank of England. The death of Captain Herbert A. Couldrey, who resided at Northcote, Auckland, removes a popular and respected figure in shipping and aquatic circles. Captain Couldrey was horn at Clevedon 52 years ago, and for many years was captain of the Nobel Explosives Company’s Edna. He took a great interest in yaohting. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and four sons. The death occurred at the Whangarei Hospital of Mr Richard Somerville, aged 85. He was a native of Ireland, nnd although retioent about'his early life his papers showed that he waa a lieutenant in the 6th Company of the Auckland Volunteer Rifles during the Maori War. He was a son of the original owner of Somerville’s Building*.Auckland, and his sister was Mrs W. Culpan, who was for some years organist at St. Andrew’s. The death occurred of Mr John Norman, a Palmerston North resident of sixteen years’ standing, and a resident of New'Zealand for sixty years, aged 86. Deceased was a native of Costock, England. He came to New Zealand when a young man, first settling at Christchurch, and later at Kaiapoi. Sixteen years ago deceased went to Palmerston North to reside. A twin brother, who was well known in Liverpool as a broker, died suddenly some years ago, while a younger brother was returning from America on thie Lusitania when that vessel was torpedoed during the war. A very highly-respected medical practitioner. Dr. Edward Anstis Bewes, died at Papatoetoe, at the age of 66 years. The deceased waa horn at Yealmton, Devonshire, and was educated at Rep ton. He studied medicine at St. Bartholomew’s, London, and qualified for his degrees at the College of Surgeons, London, and at Edinburgh. In 1885 Dr Bewes arrived in New Zealand, and commenced practice at Otahuhu. He was later on the medical staff of the Auckland Hospital. About nine years ago he entered into private practice at Papatoetoe. He had been Failing in health for some time. Dr. Bewes is survived hy his wife and one daughter. Mr F. T. R. Johnson, Controller of Savings Banks and Accounts, will retire on superannuation at the end of the current month, after a connection with the Post and Telegraph Department extending over a period of nearly forty-six years. Mr Johnson joined the Telegraph Department (which was at that time separate from the Postal Department) on January sth, 1880, and. after the lapse of a year, resigned in order to visit the Mother Country. While there, he was attached to the post office at Portsmouth for about three and a half years. Returning to New Zealand towards the end of the year 1884 he rejoined the Post and Telegraph Department at Wellington on January 21st, 1885. In a very few months he gravitated to the accounting side of the department’s business, and he has remained in association with that branch ever since. During the earlier period, Mr Johnson was attached to the district offices at Napier, Auckland, and Wellington, and. in 1907. was transferred to the head office. Here he filled, in turn, all the responsible positions in the accountant’s branch until ultimately promoted to the position of controller.