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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18757, 10 January 1923, Page 6

PERSONAL

Dr Stanley Batchelor was a passenger by the second' express yesterday on a short visit to Hamilton. . , , Mr T. Glendining left by the second express yesterday for Auckland. „ . Mr W. Clarke, secretary of the Seamen s Union, vias a passenger by the second express yesterday for Wellington. P Mr W. Wvutt left bv the second express yesterday for Auckland, where he will take part in the Dominion of New Zealand bowling tournament. . Mr C \ Brown, manager of -MacK\. Logan, and Caldwell (Limited), arrived by the first express yesterday from Auckland. Mr M. j- Reardon, workers representative on the Arbitration Court, is at present on a short visit to Otago. . Mr W. Harris, the Honolulu swimmci, left Wellington on Saturday by the Manuka Hon. G. W. Russell has returned to Christchurch from Lake Wakatipu, where hr has lieen on a holiday visit Mr W A. Bowring, the well-known New Zealand portrait painter, who has lately been working in the Home Countnr. left London bv the Alhenic for New Zealand o, D? e Ada Paterson, School Medical Officer, Wellington, who has been on a 12 months tour of the Continent, the United States, and Canada, will arrive in Auckland by the Makura on Friday. During her tour Dr Paterson represented the New Zealand Depurtinent of Public Health at the Intelnational Congress for the Protection of Women and Children held in Pans early in July last, and at the thirty-third congress of the Royal Sanitary Institute held at Bournemouth a few days afterwards. The death has just occurred of Mr James Gillespie Mac Neil. of “The Poplars, ’ Tayforth (telegranhs our Wanganui correspondent). He was a president of verylong standing, and passed away after an extremely short illness, at the age of 64 years. The deceased, who was born in Stirling, Scotland, came to New Zealand 43 vears ago and settled in business at Dunedin. After a short period in that town he wont on to Invercargill, whore he resided until 18:91. In that year he came to Wanganui, and was employed at the Wanganui Freezing Works, which had recently been opened. With the exception of a short break he was with the company for the remainder of his life, and was at work up to a few days before his death. Many years ago he was closely identified with the Agricultural Association, in which he took a keen interest. He leaves a widow, two sons, and three daughters. Mr Cuthbcrl Richard Mathews,'who died at Wakari on Monday morning, was the eldest son of the Rev. R. T. Mathews, Suva, Fiji, and administrator of the diocese of Polynesia, who, with his wife, is at present on furlough in Dunedin. Deceased, who was 30 years of ago, was born at Mount Lofty. South Australia, and when iust a child ho came to New Zealand with his parents, and was placed at Christ’s College, Christchurch, where he received his education. Subsequently he was trained as a cable operator aT Nelson, whence ho was transferred to Singapore, and tfyen Adelaide, South Australia. Later he went to Fiji, and was placed in charge of the wireless station at. Taviuni. Shortly after the war broke out ho came to Queenstown, New Zealand, and enlisted, going across to France in D Coni-pony (15th Reinforcements). At Messines he was severely passed, and this, combined with exposure, set up pulmonary trouble which necessitated his going into Cambridge Sanatorium on his return to New Zealand in 1918. From that time on up to the o resen I, with the exception of a short spell when he went to his parents at Suva, and suffered badly in the influenza epidemic of November. -1618, he had been’ under treatment in the sanatoria of the dominion, finally succumbing to the fell disease and to heart trouble, resultant from his war experiences. Deceased was a brother of Airs P. Mackenzie (Walter Peak. Lake Wakatipu). Nurse J. Mathews (of tlio Children’s Rest Home. Momington). and Mr E. Wilfred Mathews (postmaster at Lautoka, Fiji).