PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18754, 6 January 1923, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr C. P. M. BiiUerworth returned on Thursday night from a visit to Great Britain. Colonel I'. W. M'Donald was a passenger to Dunedin by the mail train from the north yesterday. A Sydney Press Association cable message states that a large number o£ Australian delegates will sail for New Zealand to-day to attend the'Science Congress at Wellington. Mr II W. Urn, M.P. for (he Southern Maori District, is lying seriously ill at the Christchurch Hospital with, pneumonia. It was reported 'on Thursday that his condition was slightly'improved. A Press' Association message from Tauranga records the death of Mr Thomas Tudhope, aged 77 years, who served in,, the 3rd Waikato Regiment at Tauranga in the 60's, and subsequently saw service in Taranaki, being a member of Von Tempsky's Forest Rangers. He afterwards settled in the Oamaru district, and resided there for 50 years. He leaves four sons—Mr T. Tudhope (of the Lands Office, Napier). Mr W. Tudhope (Solicitor. Hamilton), Mr J. M. Tudhope (Crown Law Office, Wellington), and Mr A. Tudhope (Tauranga). Dr.W. S. Robertson, who has just returned north from a visit to his relatives at Maori Hill, and who, since Ins return from the war, has been on the medical staff at the Trentham Hospital, lias been appointed orthopaedic specialist at the Wellington Hospital, to which the remaining patients at Trentham have been transferred. 'The death occurred at Wyndham Hospital recently of Mr Thomas Arthur Taylor, son of the late Mr William John Taylor. Deceased left New Zealand in the 22nd Reinforcements. and served for throe years with the Machine Gun Section in the Great War, and was wounded at Passohendaele. Ho was well known among Rugby football followers, having been a member of the Zin-gari-Richmond First Fifteen. Mir H. S. E. Turner, lately of the London office of the New Zealand Refrigerating Company, has arrived in Christchurch to take up the position of secretary of the company. Mr Edgar K. Williams, Addington, is at present mountaineering in the Milford Sound district of Otago, and expects to return to Christchurch about the end of the month. Mr E, Boulton, who has been secretary to the Crown Brewery Company (Christchurch) for 24 years, has resigned that position to lake over the license of the United Service Hotel. He will enter into his now position on February 1. The Hon. W. Doiviiie Stewart. Minister of Internal Affairs and t.f Customs, and Miss Stewart, arrived in Christchurch from Temuka on Thursday evening. The Minister left for Hanmcr Springs yesterday morning. from thenco ho goes to .Kaikoura and to Blenheim ; at the last-mentioned place he will receive deputations. From Blenheim the Minister goes on to Wellington. At the Wellington Caledonian Society’s sports meeting on Boxing Day, 1920, the Junior Cup for piping was won by Thomas Munro, aged 16 years, of Roslyn. The same boy won the Junior Police Cup for pining at the society’s -(ports on Boxing Day of the following year. To hold the Junior Cup permanently the rules stipulated that it must ho won twice by (ho same person, and 'lHiomas Munro fulfilled the requirements at the meeting, in 1922. Hn also won the M'Ku-v Cup for the third time at the Masterton Caledonian sports on Monday lust, and, in accordance with the rules, it becomes his own property. The lad was taught, by his father, who on moi-e than one occasion held the Now Zealand Championship for piping and dancing. A pioneer settler of (ho Wairarapa district, Mr Hugh H. Beetham, of Braiiccpeth, passed away on Wednesday afternoon last. Mr Beetham came to New Zealand, as a boy, in 1855. fn the following year ids father took no 10.000 acres of land where the Branccpeth property now is. Mr H. H. Beetham was associated with two brothers and a brother-in-law (Mr T. C. Williams) in the acquisition of a number of properties on which they established Hereford and ■Shorthorn herdsand Southdown and RomneyLincoln flocks. In 1905. fhe partners divided up the estates, ad Mr Hugh Beetham retained the Brancepelh Homestead and 16,000 acres. His life was almost wholly devoted to the agricultural and pastoral industry. and more than one movement which proved of great subsequent benefit to the colony and dominion had in him a warm champion in its pioneer stages. He was 81 years of age.