PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3524, 27 September 1921, Page 45

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr W. R. Fraser, who for a number of years has been a member of the Magistrate’s Court. jituflf in Invercargill, has been promoted to tho position of clerk of the court at Lawrence. Thomas M'Elligott, aged 12 years, who was a resident of the dominion for 59 years and for a very long period of the Cromwell district, died on Saturday, 17th inst., from heart failure (writes our own correspondent). He is survived by a widow and a family of 10. ail of whom are grown up. On her retiring from the mat ion ship of the Tuapeka Hospital, Miss Drew was presented by a public gathering at the Tiiapeka Coimtv Chambers with. a substantial roll of notes. Several well-known residents eulogised Miss Drew’s work in the district, and expressed regret at her leaving the staff. The death is announced by a Sydney cable message of Mr Percy George Black, general manager and a director of the Burns. Philp Company. Mr Henry Clarke (formerly _of New Zealand) has "been elected president, of the Baptist, Union of New South Wales (says a Sydney cable message). Fie held the same position in 1902. The University Council, at its meeting last, week agreed to a recommendation of the chairman of the Professor'al Board that the Assoeiateship of Mining should he conferred on Harold Lichfield Green. The London correspondent, writing on Borwsrh Council last, week Mr W. G. Croft "(of Dunedin), and their daughters spent a few weeks in London after a stay of over five months in Bournemouth. Prior to sailing for New Zealand in October they are spending a little while in Warwickshire with relatives and old friends. . , At. a special meeting of hie fit. Tvilrla Borough Council last night, Mr W. G. Griffin, 14 City road, Boslyn, was appointed town clerk at a salary of £359 per annum, vice Mr M'Ara, who has been appointed clerk of Waitomo County Council. Mr Thomas Matsh. who died cat the Napier Hospital' last week, at the age of 95 years, commenced his career as a sailor in the Royal Navy. He came to the colonies in the early days and participated in the Gabriel’s Gully gold rush. He married twice, and loaves three sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. Captain Solomon Bryant, well known throughout New Zealand and Australia as a master mariner and surveyor, died at the Dunedin Hospital on the 17th inst. at the age of 69 years. lie was born at Bristol, being the youngest son of the late John and Charlotte Bryant, of Birmingham. He went to sea when 17 years of aire. and obtained his master’s certificate in 1873. He came to New Zealand in 1883. and mad® several voyages to the Mncuuerie Island when chief officer of the Gratitude. The late Captain Bryant had keen employed on the Dunedin and Port. Chalmers waterfronts for many years after his retirement from the sea. He met with an accident at Port Chalmers two or three years ago. when he sustained injuries to his bead through being struck by a derrick. During ihe period of the influenza epidemic he was incapacitated for some time, and had been ailing for some time past. His only relatives in New Zealand are Mrs E. A. Brvant and family, of Kenmure road. Mornington. The funeral took place in the Southern Cemetery on Monday afternoon, Canon E. R. Nevi'J conducting the service at the gin vesicle. The death is announced by a New Plymouth Press Association telegram of Mr Thomas Felly, aged 91 years. Tho deceased was for many years Parliamentary representative for Taranaki in both Houses. He also took a prominent part in the Provincial Government of Taranaki. Mrs Booth, a highly respected resident of Leith Valiev, passed away at her Into residence on September 10. in her 82nd vear. Deceased came to the. colony with her husband in the ship Lady Eeidia in January, 1861. Her husband pro-deceased tier four years. Mrs Booth leaves a family of seven sons and four daughters, 36 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.

Mr Harry Calthorp, well known in sporting circles, passed away at tin .Auckland .Hospital last week at the age of 72 year.. Me had done eonsiuerabic big game hunting ill India, and took part in an exploring expedition in Tibet. He had been in the Indian Forestry Department, and had held the position of magistrate in that country. A Sydney Press Association cable message announces the death of Mr Con Wallace, who resigned the West Sydney teat for Mr Ryan at the Federal elections. Early this year he resigned the position of shipping master at Brisbane —to which he was appointed by the Queensland Government — on the ground that the salary was inadequate. A Berlin Press Association cable message announces the death of tile notorious Prince Philip zu Eulenburg. Prince Philip zu Eulenburg was at, one time a close friend of the ex-Kaiser. In 1907 the well-known journalist, Maximilian Harden, launched by means of his journal, Die Zukunft (The Future), a campaign against Philip zu Eulenburg, Kuiio Moltke, and Wilhelm Yon Hohenbau, which led to their disappearance from the Imperial circle. The details of the scandal were very unsavoury. Mr John Scott, an old resident of Auckland, died at his residence, Glcnmore, New North road, on the 16th inst., at the age of . 64 years. Deceased was born in Belfast in 1857, and, when a youth of 17 came to Auckland with his mother in the ship Queen of Nations. On the day of his arrival he was engaged as a machinist at the New Zealand Herald office, and at the time of his death was foreman stereotvper, having remained for 47 years in the employ of the firm. A few weeks ago Mr ficott retired on a pension. Deceased was a prominent members of Rocky Nook Bowling Club, which he represented at annual tournaments as far south as Wellington. The Rev. C. B. Jordan, M.A., of Balclutha, tutor in economics to the Kaitangata W.E.A.. has been elected a fellow of the Royal Economic Society of London. The dea th occurred last week at Kanoi, on the Main Trunk line, of Mr Thomas While, an old Aucklander and Maori war veteran, at the age of 75 years. Deceased landed in Auckland in the ship Shellah-mah with his parents in the year 1859. at the age of 13 years. When quite a youth he was called to Drury with some cf the first of the colonial troops to serve in file Maori war. He afterwards served at Rangiriri and Onakau. He joined the New Zealand Armed Constabulary 59 years ago, and was stationed at Alexandra (now Pirongia), Kihi ki’ni, and in the Taranaki district. When tho Armed Constabulary was broken up be was drafted into the New Zealand Police Force, and was stationed in Auckland and in the Waikato district. He retired on superannuation in February, 1902. On the eve of his departure for Australia Mr fi. Kirkpatrick, managing director of S. Kirkpatrick and Co., Ltd., was presented by the employees with a handsome gold albert chain and inscribed gold pendant. The pendant is inscribed ‘‘Employee to employer. Kia Ora. From the *K’ factorv staff.” The gift was accompanied by i letter signed by every ”K” employee ! —factory staff, office and salesmen—expressing their thanks for the many kindnesses received from Mr Kirkpatrick and apreepiating his interest in his employees’ *v elf-are at all times. Mr J. T. Gwynnc, who has disposed of his fruit business in the Octagon in order to take over the Royal Mai! Hotel at Lumsden, was entertained by his friends in the retail fruit trade on Thursday evening. Mr Sugar occupied the chair, and referred to the esteem in which Mr GWynne wsj held by members cf bofh the wholesale and retail trade. He then presented Mr txwynno with a handsome biscuit, burl'd and a souvenir serviette ring. Mr G Wynne suitably replied. Various toasts were proposed and responded to. Mr Thomas Marsh, who recently died at the Napier Hospital, at the age cf 95 years, was for some time a. member of the Royal Navy, and later of the mercantile marine. He joined the navy about 80 years ago, and served on the vessels that conveyed the British troops to the Crimea. Growing tired of the stringent conditions that were in vogue at that time, he joined the mercantile marine, which he left to take part in the gold rush at Gabriel’s Gully. Mr Marsh was twice married, and is survived by three sons and three daughters. His youngest son and 10 grandsons were killed" in the great war, and seven grandsons were invalided home. Giber instances of longevity associated with his name are a, brother aged about SO years, who survives I him, and his father, the late Isaac Marsh, of West Oxford, Canterbury, was 92 years old when he succumbed to injuries resulting from a fire which occurred at his residence. j An oid identity of the filing Point anil i Palmerston districts in the prison of Mr Edward Clarke, passed away at his rcsi- > donee in Kirkwall street. Palmerston, on 1 Tuesday last. The late Air Clarke was i born in Lanarkshire 77 yeai.- ago, and after spending some time in Queensland, he came i to New Zealand, and has resided in tho 5 Snag Point and Palmerston lustrscu tin Eo t past 50 years. Until the last few years t he was underground umwh-'v at the Shag I Point coal mine, and sine his retirement i six years ago he resided in Palmerston. He moved among a wide circle oi friends, and

was respected by all who knew him. Mr j Clarke, who was predeceased by his wile six years, lea vos live di lighter.?—Mesdames R. AT. Isaac, A. Go d'ey, and A. Torrance, of Dunedin; W. F. Everest, of Hamilton; and K. J. Wood-.- ::rd, of Tabaka—and one son, Air T. Clarke, of Fairlie. One son was the late Mr J. Clarke, Mayor of New Plymouth, who was killed in the a Cation tragedy las: your at New Plymouth. Christchurch lost an interesting pesonality and resident of 50 years’ standing by the death on Friday, at the age of 77, of Mr Frank H. Ilitchings. known as "‘the astronomical chimney sweep” (wires our Christchurch correspondent). While voyaging to New Zealand in the ship Silena in 1869, Mr I filchings became interested in astronomy through the officers and the captain of the vessel, and after his arrival in New Zealand he pursued a lifelong' study of the subject her a number of years he lectured on his hobby, and was the possessor of the largest, telescope in the dominion. IT • ! era me a member of the Royal Astronomi ail Society, the Canterbury Philosophical Institute, and the Canterbury Microscopical Society. Further. ho became a vat -la contributor of records of sunspots to-the Royal Geographical Society. About 10 years ago lc and his son, who is now carrying on the chimneysweeping business, went to Tasmania to observe p.u eclipse of the sun. All this he aei omnlished despite the fact that his sole schooling consisted of only a few weeks at, a eight school, and he was by no minus rich.

Unwin: “The good die young.” San« win: " l iio others' not married anti l&hH they had!”