ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18078, 3 May 1919, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs R. J. Seddon left Wellington fof London on eWdnesday by the Athenic.

Chaplain Hector Mac Lean, of Knox Church will arrive by the express this afternoon. Dr T. Hughes, of Auckland, has been appointed to succeed Dr Fans as district health officer for Otago and Southland. Dr Kenneth Ross (well known to Invercargill golfers), who has been on active service on the hospital ship Maheno for a year, returned to Dunedin on Saturday.

Cable advice has been received by Mr Mabson, of South Invercargill, that his son, Gunner W. R. Mabson, who has seen three years’ service, is returning by transport Arawa, due at Lyttelton on May 13.

Major J. A. Wallingford, M.C., of the musketry instructional staff, arrived in Invercargill on duty yesterday. Major Wallingford will be here over the week-end as the guest of Captain Weir, the group commander.

Dr H. W. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, is an inmate of the Mater Hospital, Mount Eden. On two days last week his condition was critical, but he showed a marked improvement at the beginning of this week.

Sir James Allen stated yesterday that the appointment of Sir Thomas Mackenzie aa High Commissioner has been extended for four months as from April.—Press Association,

The folowing members of the Orchestral Society are still absent on active service:— Messrs P. Poole, leader; W. Millar, Ist violin; S. Kelly, clarinet, D. Rowe, clarinet; G, Millar, trombone; G. Pope, ’cello; Rex. Wills, comet.

Advice has been received that Private T. B. Stewart, of Waimatuku, is returning by the Arawa, due to arrive at Lyttelton on May 12. Private Stewart enlisted with the 18th reinforcements and was attached to the Otago Battalion. A younger brother. Jack, arrived last week by the Corinthic.

Advice has been received by the relatives of Sergeant John Frew, M.M., that he is returning home by the Arawa, which is due at Lyttelton about May 13. Prior to leaving with the 7th reinforcements in 1915 Sergeant Frew was manager for the Rimu Dairy Factory Company.

Mrs J. E. King, Gore street, Bluff, has received cable advice that her son, Sergt. W. D. Campbell, is returning to New Zealand with draft No. 247 on H.M.S. Carpentaria, which is due to arrive at Lyttelton on or about May 14. Sergt. Campbell left with the 23rd Reinforcements.

Mr George Morrison, who has been for many years country buyer and traveller for Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Invercargill, has been promoted to Fore, where he takes control of the produce department. While Western District residents will regret to hear of Mr Morrison’s departure they will be pleased to know that the Gore appointment carries, with it promotion. A very quiet wedding was celebrated in St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Wyndham, on Tuesday, when Corporal Percy H. Instona (youngest son of Mrs and the late Mr Robert Instone, of Thornbury), was married to Miss Jeannette Balfour Marsh (fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J. Marsh, of Wyndham). Mr Acton, of Collingwod, has received word that his son, Lance-Corporal A. Acton, is returning to New Zealand in the Kin Ora, due at Lyttelton on May 7. LanceCorporal Acton enlisted on attaining his 19th year, and left with the sth reinforcements. He was wounded at Passchendaela on October 12, 1916. He was passed as fit for active service again about two months before the armistice was signed. This week there passed away at Rsngiora at the residence of Dr Will, her son-in-law, another of the fast diminishing band of Otago’s old identities, in the person of Mrs Black, widow of the late Professor Black. The Professor’s name was a household word in Otago for many years and numbers of old University students will retain happy | memories of the hospitality extended to them by the Professor’s wife in their home adjoining the University. The lady was for many years an active worker in connection with Knox Church, Dunedin, but her declining years for Hie most part were spent at Stewart Island, where her husband passed away about four years ago.

The late Mr David S. Thomson, whoso death in Dunedin on Tuesday is announced, was a son of Mr James Thomson, of Timaru, and formerly of Dalkeith, Scotland. Mr Thomson was well known in Invercargill, ho having been an officer in the First Church, and a member of the choir, and of tfaa Invercargill Choral Society, which was then in existence. He came to Invercargill and joined the firm of Messrs Thomson, Beattie, Limited, with whom he was associated till 1908. Then he left Invercargill and joined Mr McGruer in the drapery business at Feilding where he has since resided. Mr Thomson married a daughter of the lata W. B. Scandrett. His death at the age of 46 came very suddenly while on business in Dunedin, and will be regretted by a wide circle of friends.

The Eoucation Board yesterday confirmed the following appointments:-James Wright, sole teacher, Roslyn Bush; Myll Carter, temporary sole teacher, Cardrona; Mina Gray, temporary sole teacher, Gibbston; Arthur Linn, temporary sole teacher. Quarry Hills; John Fraser, temporary sola teacher, Waikawa Valley; Ruby Corkhill, first assistant, Lumsden; Eunice Elder, second assistant Wyndham; Hawton Jackson, second assistant, Nightcaps; Clothilda Macdonald, tem[>orary second assistant, Waikaia; Annie Beggs, 9th assistant, Waihopai; Euphemia Gellatly, assistant, Kapuka; Ethel Beer, temporary assistant, Mabel; Nellie Bowling, temporary assistant, Mimihau; J. Elizabeth Webb, temporary assistant, Mossburn; Jessie Mackay, temporary sole teacher, Wairaki. The following resignations were accepted: Vere Rawlins, sol* teacher, Etalvale; Emily King, first assistant, Limehills; Eunice Elder, sole teacher, McNab.

The staff of the Land Transfer and Deeds Departments met on Tuesday night (state* the Lyttelton Times) to make a presentation to Mr W. Wyinks, District Land Registrar (formerly of Invercargill), prior to his leaving for Wellington to take up his duties as Registrar-General for the dominion. On behalf of the staffs Mr J. A. Fraser (deputy registrar) handed to Mr Wyinks a solid leather suit case. Mr Fraser referred to the career of Mr Wyinks not only as an officer of repute, but also in tha field of sport as a representative cricketer and footballer, and of his association with other athletic sports. Mr W. C. land transfer draughtsman, made reference to the splendid comradeship which Mr Wyinks had fostered in the staff by his untiring efforts to make the members fit for their duties in life. In responding, Hr Wyinks expressed his whole-hearted appreciation of the handsome gift, and said that he fully recognised the loyalty of the staff to himself and the sendee.