MAINLY ABOUT MEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12391, 10 March 1926, Page 6

MAINLY ABOUT MEN

MINISTERIAL The Hon. Sir Maui Pomare will leave New Zealand shortly on a visit to the Cook and other South Sea islands. The Hon. F. J. Rolleston, Minister for Defence, who returned from the South yesterday, goes to Taranaki today. Tho Hon. Sir James Parr leaves for Auckland to-day, and will return to Wellington on Saturday. Th© Minister for Mines, the Hon. J. G. Anderson, is back in Wellington after a visit to the West. Coast of the South Tsland. The Hon. Sir Francis Bell sails for Europe on Sunday. Before he leaves he will he entertained at a private luncheon by his colleagues of the Cabinet. Mr J. S. Dickson, M.P. for Parnell, who has been visiting Wellington, left for Auckland last night. It has been definitely decided that the Rev. H. Spencer will remain at Eketahuna. Mr William Watson, Director of the Bank of New Zealand, is on a business visit to Auckland.

Mr H. V. Halse, of Lansdowne, who was recently seriously ill, is now sufficiently recovered to be able to take outside exercise. Sir W. F. Durward has been returned unopposed as parents’ representative on the Palmerston North High Schools Board of Governors. At tho meeting of the Wanganui Referees’ Association, Mr R. Alillaid was elected a life member of the association.

Dr. R. H. Makgill, advisory medical officer to the Department of Health, arrived in Wellington yesterday on departmental business.

Mr G. W. Jenner, secretary of the Wellington Competitions Society, returned from a business trip to Melbourne and Sydney' by the Ulimaroa yesterday. A Sydney message announces the death of Air George Winter, director of the Labour Council’s Research Bureau. Air Winter was a native of New Zealand. Advice has been received that Mr W. A. Waters, chief engineer to the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board will sail by the Aorangi on March 15th from Vancouver.

Bishop Crossley, formerly Bishop of Auckland, who died of the effects of a motor accident in Condon, was buried at Rramshott Church. Tho diocese of 'Auckland sent a wreath.—A. and N.Z. During the absence abroad of Air* J. S. Hunter, Air T. R. Aickin (secretary to the Minister for Public Works) will act as official secretary to the Railway Board. Mr Hunter will resume the position on his return.

Messrs E. A. Earp, senior apiary instructer (Wellington), and J. W. Whelan, orchard instructor (Palmerston North) have Men selected to judge the honey and fruit exhibits at the Alanawatu Winter Show. The Hon. W. Pember Reeves, chairman of the National Bank, and Formerly High Commissioner for New Zealand, has returned to Wellington after visiting the West Coast, Auckland, and Rotorua districts. Air Reeves will probably be in Wellington for a month.

Air F. W. Platts, S.M., of Hamilton who presides over the To Awamutu, Te Kuiti and Taumarunui Magistrates’ Courts, will leave Hamilton next month for an extended tour abroad. He will he absent six months. Mr C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M., of Wellington, will relieve Mr Platts. Mr N. P. Neal, B.Ag., B.Sc., leaves Christchurch for America on April 27th. For the past" four years Air Neal has been agricultural master at St. Andrew’s College. He intends taking up a post-graduate course in agriculture at the Wisconsin University, where he will specialise in plantbreeding. A pleasant little function took plaoe in the Government Buildings yesterday, when the fellow employees of Air W. Henderson gathered to wish him well on the eve of his marriage. On behalf of his fellow officers. Air J. Hislop, Under-Secretarv for Internal Affairs, presented Sir Henderson with a travelling rug. Mr Hendersron suitably responded. Mr M. C. O’Connell, whose death occurred last week, was well known as the proprietor of the dub Hotel, Masterton. He was born in Tipperary, Ireland, and came to New Zealand as a young man fifty-one years ago. He was for many years in the Prison Service, and in his time had the handling of several notorious criminals. On leaving the Prison Service, he engaged in the hotel business, having in turn the Commercial Hotel, Hawera, the dub Hotel, Palmerston North, and the dub Hotel, Alasterton. For the past eight years ho had been living in retirement. The late Mr, O’Connell was an enthusiastic sportsman, and was president of the Af asterton Coursing Club for some years. He was made a Justice of the Peace about twenty-five years ago. At the funeral, his Grace Archbishop O’Shea, the Very Rev. Dean Pegnault. and tho Rev. Fathers Smyth and Moloney, n a large gathering of friends from all parts were present. A widow and grown-up family of three. sons and three daughters survive him.