PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19008, 2 November 1923, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Ministerial. The Hon. J. G. Coates, accompanied by the General Manager of Railways, paid a visit of inspection to South Canterbury yesterday (says a Timaru Press Association message), starting at the Rangifata ixiver in the morning, where the question of erecting a new traffic bridge was placed before him, and finishing at Timaru in th© evening, where ho received three deputations on various local matters. At noon the Minister was entertained at dinner by the Temuka Borough Council, and before proceeding to Timaru ho visited Fairlie. Deputations were received at Temuka and Fairlie. The Hon. C. J. Parr will leave to-day for Sydney by the Marama on a brief visit to Australia (reports a Wellington Press Association telegram) Mr Parr will visit Syoney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. He expects to be absent about four weeks. In the meantime Sir Francis Bell will attend to the matters connected with tile Justice, Prisons, and Police Departments and the Public trust and Stamp Uttices. The Hon. G. J. Anderson will look after educational affairs in Mr Parr’s absence. Mr W. Goughian travelled by the express train to Christchurch yesterday. Mr vv. T. Hazlett (Invercargill) was a passenger by the through express to Christchurch yesterday. Mr Alex. Chisholm (Invercargill) was a passenger by the through express to Christchurch yesterday. The Rev H. North and Mrs North arrived in Dunedin from- Christchurch by yesterday's express. Mr G. R. Ritchie, who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned to Dunedin by last night’s express. Mr Justice Sim, accompanied by his associate (Mr K. C. Aekins), arrived in Dunedin from Christchurch yesterday. Mr J. H. Gilbertson (Invercargill) was a through passenger from Christchurch to Invercargill by the express yesterday afternoon. The Rev. J. D. Jory and Mrs Jory, of Auckland, arrived in Dunedin yesterday by the Moeraki after a five months’ visit to Australia. Mr Clutha N. Mackenzie, director of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind (Parnell, Auckland, arrived in Dunedin yesterday by the express from the north. The following appointments have been made by the Otago Education Board: Sole teacher, Southbridge, Miss Jeanie R. APKinnon; sole teacher, Waipori Falls, Miss C. I. Smith. Mr D. H. Cameron, of Hansard reporting staff, who is at present under medical treatment, and who underwent an operation in Wellington recently, returned to Dunedin by yesterday’s afternoon’s train. A Wellington Press Association telegram announces the death of Mr William Wilson, aged 48 years, chief clerk and inspector of the Treasury Department, after a long illness. The deceased joined the Public Service in 1894. Miss Spring, of the Health Department, Invercargill, who has been transferred to Dunedin, arrived on Wednesday evening. Prior to her departure she was tendered a send-off. and received a presentation from the Education Office. According to a Press Association cablegram from London, the Admiralty announces that Captain Frederick A. Sommorvillc has been lent, to the New Zealand .Government as Chief Staff Officer and second naval member of the Naval Board. He will sail in the Corinthic on December 29. Mr J. B. Thompson, Under-secretary of Lands, and Mr J. D. Ritchie, Chief Government Land Purchase Controller, arrived at Mount Pisa estate yesterday, where they wore to meet the Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister of Agriculture). Thors passed away yesterday at a private hospital in Dunedin, after a very brief illness, Mr James Henderson, one of the best known sh-'pherds in Canterbury and Otago. Mr Henderson came from the border country in Scotland, having been born at Gottonside, near Melrose, Roxburghshire. Since his arrival in Now Zealand he had in turn heVI the position of stud shepherd at the following places: Gladbrnok. Strath-Taieri. Mr J. Douthwaite’s, at Waimate, Mr Jas. Ross’s, Hillhampton, Palmerston, and Mr Leonard White’s, at Rakaia. Subsequently he enlisted _ with Mr White for the war, and there is little doii-bt that his death was hastened l|y the troubles _ incidental to trench warfare in France. Since his return from the war Mr Henderson held with marked success the position of stud shepherd at M r J. A. Johnstone’s well-known stud farm at Bushey Park. Palmerston. There he had charge of the Cnrriedale flock of stud sheep. That Mr H. R. Spence has been a popular officer with his staff was clearly demonstrated by the enthusiasm shown by the large gathering of customs officers who assembled in the Customhouse on Wednesday to hid him farewell after a long and honourable period of service. Mr B. Anderson, sub-collector, on behalf of the staff, presented Mr Spence with a gold watch as a token of the respect and affection in which he is held by (he members of the staff. Valedictory letters and telegrams were read from customs officers in all parts of New Zealand. After referring to Mr Spence’s valuable services as a customs officer, Mr Anderson took the opportunity of congratulating him on his appointment to the secretaryship of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company. Mr C. M. Trownson. inspector, showed by a brief survey of Mr Spence’s appointments to and activities in special branches of the service that the retiring collector has been an outstanding personality in the public service in New Zealand. Air G. F ; Al’Kellar, senior examining officer, in his remarks, considered that Mr Suence had always been a most impartial judge in deciding questions of classification and valuaton of goods where the examining officers differed from the importers. Messrs G. C. Lyttelton, J. Kennedy, K. S. Begg, and E. Stratton also spoke, thanking Mr Spence fer the kindness they and the officers of their respective branches had received at his hands. Mr Spenco said that his work in the department had been a lifelong labour of love. llis great aim had been to give everyone a square deal, and he was pleased to think from the remarks of his officers that he bad been understood and appreciated. Mr Justice Adams, who resumed' Ins work on the Bench yesterday morning after three months’ absence on account of indisposition, was welcomed back by Mv E. W. Johnston, president of the Canterbury Law Society, on behalf of the Bar (states a Christchurch Press Association message). His Honor said that he appreciated the cordial welcome very much, an also the happy terms in which Mr Johnston had expressed his feeling and the feelings of the members of the Bar. It baa been quite a new experience for me to be off work for three months,” said ms Honor. “It has not happened before except when I visited the Old Country. I am very glad to be here again and to know that I am quite fit. I look forward to a reasonable amount of work, and I am sure that what you say in regard to the Bar giving every assistance to the judge cannot be discounted. We have had happy relations for quite a long lime, and I am sure they will continue.” ~ , . , The death took place suddenly yesterday of Dr William APStravjek Stenhouse at his residence. St. Clair. Dr Stenhouse, who was horn in Glasgow in 1841, was educated at, the Glasgow University, where he graduated M.8.0.M. in 1875, taking the degree of M.D. in absentia in 1877. Dr Stenhouse caine to New Zealand as surgeon-superin-tendent of an emigrant ship in 1875, and settled in Dunedin in the following year, after making another trip to Great Britain in the same capacity. Originally he intended to adept a literary. and political career, but owing to an unfortunate accident he was deterred from so doing; and on the completion of the new university building in Glasgow be decided to study medicine, and fie took his diploma after four years’ course of study. After settling in Dunedin he suffered a second and severe accident, which resulted in the amputation of a limb. During lenglhv neriods of illness he wrote a book of poems, and subsequently issued pamphlets ou “Our Eyes and Hoy to Use Them” and on “Tile Common Diseases of the liar. Throat, and Nose,” on which he was a specialist, lie was for 10 years one of the I’ionorarv visiting plivsioians of the Dunedin Hospital, and for two years was surgeon to the Benevolent Institution. He was’ a member of the Otago Kdiuation Board for a period of six years. In his earlv Tfo he was a. noted chess nlaycr, and was' for some years secretary of the Glasgow f’licss Club, and later president of the Dunedin Chess Club. He was also a prominent member of the Dunenin Burns Club, of which he was respectively vice-president and president. Dr Stenhouse was married in 1881 to a daughter of the late Air A. Anderson of Stirling—one of the earliest colonists —who survives him. The other surviving members of the family are Miss M. Stenbnuse, Mr W. G.. Stenhouse (St. Clair), and Dr J S. Stenhouse.