MAINLY ABOUT MEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12357, 29 January 1926, Page 6

MAINLY ABOUT MEN

Mr E. M. Hunt, of Wellington, li visiting Wanganui. Mr W. C. Eccletan has left Pahiatu* to take up his residence in Auckland. Mr J. C. Leitch (Wellington) is staying in Christchurch. Mr K. D. Dunoan, of Wellington, ii visiting Auckland. Mr A. F. Myall and Mr A. C. Davis, of Wellington, are in Auckland. Mr H. Pittendreigh, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, has returned to Wellington. Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., has resumed duty as senior magistrate at Dunedin after an extended vacation. Dr. G. H. Sharp (Featherston) it spending a holiday at Marlborough Sounds. Captain Rainey, New Zealand superintendent of the C. and D. Line, is in Wanganui. Mr 'S. G. Cresswell, national military and industrial secretary of the Y.M.C.A., is in Hamilton. Mr W. T. Collins, district superintendent of the Department of Agriculture, Wellington, is in Auckland on departmental business. Tlie Rev. Ernest R. Weeks, of the Terrace Congregational Church, Wellington, will visit Christchurch for the week-end. Dame Clara Butt and Mr Kennerley Rumford will arrive in Wellington this afternoon. The famous singers are accompanied by Prince and Madame de Broglie. After his final lecture at the summer school at Cambridge, Professor Shelley was presented with a silver cigarette case, an behalf of the members of the school. Sir Maynard Hedstrom, of Suva, readied Auckland by the Tofua. He expects to remain in New Zealand a month, and will probably do soma sword-fishing at the Bay of Islands. The Minister for Marine (Hon. G. J. Anderson) returned to Wellington yesterday from Russell, where he had been investigating the question of a new wharf. Dr Fea, of the resident medical staff of the Wellington Hospital, has resigned and is taking up private practice in Timaru. His place has been taken by Dr Eardsley L. Button. At yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board, the resignations of Drs J. Fitzsimmons and W. R. Fea, on the resident medical staff, and Nujses H. McGregor and D. E. Thomas, who have completed their training, were accepted with regret. The Hon. W. Pember Reeves, who has been in Wellington for a week, after visiting the Bouth Island, will proceed in a few days time to Auckland. He will return to Wellington to spend the month of March here before proceeding back to England in April. At the meeting of the Now Zealand Football Association last evening it waa decided to write to the Hon. F. J. Rolleston, Minister for Defence, congratulating him upon his appointment in the Ministry. He was an old Soccer player, and one time secretary to the Wellington Football Association. Mr T. A. Blair, who has been for 25 years on the staff q>f the Atlas Insurance Company, Limited, and Auckland manager lor six years, has resigned to accept the position of assistant general manager for New Zealand of the Vacuum Oil Company Pty., Limited, with headquarters in Wellington. Mr W. A. Cumming’s resignation from the position of lecturer of the School of Architecture at the Auckland College, was accepted with regret at the council meeting. Mr Gumming had held the position of director of the school from 1920 to 1925. The council decided to place on record an appreciation of his services. In the death of Mr Alex. Megget, of Cranmore read, Roslyn, Dunedin has lost yet another of its early pioneers. Mr Megget, who was born in Glasgow, arrived in Dunedin by the ship Pladda in 1861, shortly afterwards becoming attached to the Roads Survey Department. He assisted in the survey of the Main South and North roads, and eventually he joined one of Dunedin’s large mercantile houses. After 43 years faithful service, Mr Megget severed his connection with the firm, and lived in retirement until hiS death. The deceased held many public positions, among which were chairman of the Union street School Committee, secretary of the Dunedin Astronomical Society, and secretary of the first Ratepayers’ Association, and in addition he was a member of the first Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Association, and of the Early Settlers’ Association. Mr Megget is survived by his wife and five sons (all of whom are married) and four daughters. The death occurred suddenly at Lewisham Hospital, Christchurch, of Mr Laurence McGovern, eldest son of Dr. Thomas McGovern, hydrophobia specialist, of Glengavlin, County Cavan, Ireland. The late Mr McGovern graduated at Trinity College, Dublin. After taking his degree he became master of his former school, French Park. Love of adventure took him to Australia, where he arrived from Plymouth in 1869 by the ship Hugemont. During his stay in Melbourne he received an appointment as aide de camp to Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor of New Zealand. At the expiry of that appointment he resolved to enter commercial life, and became a member of the firm of Messrs Samuels and Co., Napier, which he represented in Australia. After ten years he decided to settle in New Zealand, and joined the Colonial Mutual Assurance Companv as lecturer and traveller, which position he held until -he retired twenty-five years ago. He took a keen interest in music and educational matters. He leaves a widow, an only son, Mr L. E. L McGovern, farmer, of Motiti Island. Tauranga, nnd three daughters. 'There are six grandchildren.