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ABOUT PEOPLE

Air and Airs Angus, from Christchurch, are in town and are spending their lime in looking up old friends. A cable from Sydney states that the Hon. AV. Webster (Federal PostmasterGeneral) sails for New Zealand on the ! Till. lie proposes to study every phase of postal activity inMh.e dominion. Air P. B. Lomax, orchard specialist, of Alolueka, arrived in Invercargill from Dunedin hy the first express yesterday. He intends to remain here for tlie rest of the week. Air 1,. Hunt, well koiuvn as a prizewinner at Dunedin and Invercargill Competitions, is at present relieving Air Collie at North Invercargill Presbyterian Church, and is the guest of Air Sproav. At, yesterday’s meeting of tlie Southland County Council Harry Ale Lean was appointed junior clerk, T. .1. Groves assistant county clerk, and A. Carley junior assistant clerk. Tlie salary of .1. R. Bell, assistant clerk, was increased. Air R. AV. Dalton, who lias been appointed British Trade Commissioner in Xew Zealand in succession to Mr \V. G. Wickham, arrived in Auckland on. Alonday by the Niagara. Air Dalton left Liverpool on January 12. on route to New Zealand made a short stay at New York. Toronto, and Vancouver. To-night lie will leave for AA'ellington, where he will take up his residence. Air Dalton will lake an early opportunity to travel to all parts of the dominion to study the country and its commercial conditions. He will, however, make a trip to Australia shortly, to act for a brief period for the Trade Commissioner there/ who is proceeding to England on leave. Air Dalton is accompanied by his v.ife and child. In the course of the DirectoV’s report on the Technical College read at the meeting yesterday, the death of Mr Alohaffey was mentioned, and the report stated that he had been instructor of English continuously since 1896. Air Niven, the chairman, said that they knew how much interest Air Alehaffoy had taken in the cause of education, and tlie long period over which his educational career had extended. He had been taken away from them, and the speaker wished to have placed on the minute book a record of the sympathy they felt for his family, and of their appreciation of ins valuable work. A motion to this effect was passed, the members standing. At Geraldine on Alonday night Air Filey, of the staff of the Union Bank, was presented witli a wristlet watch. Air D. McGregor was in the chair and made the presentation on behalf of a number of the residents. It was stated that Air Ellcy was leaving for Invercargill next morning to take leave of relatives and was due at Trentham on Thursday. Alajor Kenedy, Air Hudson I manager of the Union Bank), ALessrs Cox, Cremer and others spoke in appreciation of those who. like Air Filey, were volunteering to -fight for King and country. Reference was made to the good qualities of their guest and the best of wishes were extended to him.

The King and Queen gave an audience lo Clutiia Alackcnzio (blinded at Gallipoli), who was accompanied hy his father. The King sympathised with Clntha's bad luck and expressed the warmest appreciation of the New Zealanders’ achievements. Sir Thomas Mackenzie mentioned that a letter from Inglewood related that a widow had four sons killed and three wounded, yet she wont to AA’ellington to wish Gcal's speed lo her eighth son who was going to the front. The King instructed Sir T. Alackonzio to convey his admiration of the widow’s patriotism and self-sacrifice, the courageous resignation with which she had borne her heavy loss and her willingness to give her eighth and last child in response to her country's call.

Several officials of the Post and Telegraph Department will retire at tlie end of the financial year (March 31). They include Air F. D. Holdsworth, Chief Postmaster at -Auckland (IS years’ service): Air AY. McHutcheson, Chief Postmaster at Dunedin (60 years’ service); Mr A. AN’. Alann, Chief Postmaster at 'Westport (40 years’ service): Mr P. P. AA’hlte, Chief Postmaster at Thames (46 years' service): and Air A\’. Dommett, senior telegraphist at Timaru (40 years’ service). Consequent upon Air A. J. Talbot, Superintendent of Telegraphs at Christchurch, having been appointed to Wellington, and Mr J-T. P. Wyatt, assistant in AA’ellington. having been appointed to succeed Mr Talbot, several changes are being made in that branch of the service. Air G. Trowoek, .Superintendent at Nelson, becomes Assistant-superin-tendent in AA’ellington, and is being succeeded at Nelson by .Mr A. AV. Oxley, Superintendent at Invercargill. Air A. AV, Downon, of Palmerston North, has been promoted to be senior mail clerk at Gisborne, and Air J. Louisson, senior exchange clerk at Palmerston North, becomes officer-in-chargo of the AVellington Telephone Exchange. .

The passed away at Rakaia on Wednesday, February 9, a very old and respected citizen of Invercargill in the person of !dr James Martyn Nicholas, at the ripe age of S3 years. He was born at Cootnbe, St. Stephen, Cornwall, kingland, on August 2, 1833, and at fourteen years of age ho worked in one of the mines there with his father. Reaving at the age of 24 years be came to Creswick Creek. Ballarat, remaining in Victoria six years. In 1563 he arrived in New Zealand and went to Naseby and the Shotover, mining on the goldfields. Me afterwards went into a photographic business with his brother and ean-ied on this class of work till 18(17 when he left for his native land, Cornwall, going into a bakery business. Selling out he afterwards bought shares in the China clay works in Cornwall. In 1860 he left for Xcw Zealand, this time proceeding to .Milton, where he joined his brother in the photographic business, travelling Otago and Southland. In 1873 he left once more for Cornwall, England, where lie married, leaving in 1880 with his wife and three of a family for New Zealand, arriving in December of that year, and with his brother Richard, still continued in Ibe photographic line, subsequently joining Mr William Dougall as "Nicholas and Dougall.” Shortly afteryards they were burnt, out. The studio was situated above R. Rodgers’ shop, where VV'esney Bros, arc now situated. Ho then started on his own account. Me was well know all over Otago and Southland for his work. Ho later took up a farm at Colac. Bay, whore he remained for a number of years, finally selling out. During the last few years he has been spending the evening of his life amongst his married sons and daughters. His wdfe pre-deceased him some eight years ago. Mr Nicholas, wlio hud been connected with the Reel street Church, loaves three sons and two daughters to moum bis loss, namely, .Mrs T. R. Anderson (Fiji), Mrs Wm. Ree t Rakaia ß Messrs 11. and A. •!. Nicholas (Christchurch), *uul .Mr C. C. Nicholas iGrepuki).

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Southland Times, Issue 17655, 12 February 1916, Page 7

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ABOUT PEOPLE Southland Times, Issue 17655, 12 February 1916, Page 7

ABOUT PEOPLE Southland Times, Issue 17655, 12 February 1916, Page 7