ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19509, 8 May 1922, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Sir Joseph Ward celebrated his sixtyfifth birthday last week. The resignation of Mr V. G. Day of his appointment as a Stipendiary Magistrate ia announced in the Gazette.

Miss I. E. M. Sheehan, of the local telephone exchange staff, has changed positions with Miss A. M. Barnes, of Dunedin.

The death of Mr Abraham Mavon, an ex-member of the House of Commons, is reported by a London Press Association message.

The appointment of Mr J. H. Richardson to be general manager of the .State Fire Insurance Department as from May 1 is formally announced in the Gazette. This is in connection with the amalgamation of the State Insurance Departments. A New York Press Association message states that Mr Henry P. Davidson died following an operation for the removal of a brain tumour. He was a partner of Mr J. P. Morgan, and headed the American Red Cross during the war.

Lieutenant-Colonel H„ E. Avery, N.Z.8.C., who has been representing New Zealand at the War Office during the past twelve months, will return to New Zealand by the lonic this month. He will take up his duties at General Headquarters, 'Wellington.

Admiral Sir Herbert King-Hall has been placed on the retired list at his own request, reports a London Press Association cable. He was Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope, 1912-15, and directed operations resulting in the destruction of the German cruiser Konigzberg.

Mrs Wedderspoon, of Elies Road, formerly of the Manse, Woodlands, left by Saturday morning’s express on a visit to her parents at Aberlady, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mrs Wedderspoon will sail in the S.S. Tainui from Wellington on Wednesday morning, and expects to be away for over twelve months.

Lieutenant G. McCaskell, who has been Area Officer in Palmerston North for some time, has resigned from the Defence Department and taken up a position in a commercial office in Wellington. , Captain Stewart, formerly A.D.C. to General Chaytor, Commander of the New Zealand Forces, has been appointed to the vacancy. It is understood that Brigadier-General Sir Donald McGavin, Director-General of Medical Services, will shortly take up the duties under the Pensions Department as Chief Medical Administrator of Pensions. He will continue to hold the appointment of Director-General of Medical Servioes under the Defence Department, but only a portion of his time will be occupied in carrying out these duties. Mr J. C. Lewis, Registrar of Patents for the Dominion, has left for England to represent New Zealand at the Empire Patents Conference. The calling of the conference was arranged when the Prime Minister was in England. The main object of the meeting is the establishment of a system whereby patents granted in the United Kingdom and the Dominions shall be valid throughout the Empire. At the present, time separate patent rights have to be obtained in India and all the self-governing Dominions. 111® Patent Office, which is under the general administration of the Department of Jus tice, will be carried on and the duties of the Registrar undertaken by the DeputyRegistrar (Mr H. T. Atkinson). Mr C. R. C. Robieson, on. his retirement on superannuation from the fjoaition of general manager of the State Fire Insurance Office, which is being amalgamated with the Government Insurance Department was, on Saturday, the recipient of a presentation from the staff of the Department throughout the Dominion. The presentalio i took the form of a handsome gold .ever ♦stch suitably inscribed, together with a handbag for Mrs Robieson. The presentation was made by Mr J. H. Jerram, deputy general manager, who expressed the thanks of officers for the consideration and kindness they had received from their retiring general manager during his twelve years’ term of office, and the good wishes of the staff for his future prosperity and happiness.

Advice has been received from the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Womens Zionist Society that Nurses E. Ashberry and E. Hymans, who were selected by the society to establish a Plunket Nursing scheme in Palestine, have arrived at Jaffa, the chief port of Palestine. Miss Ashberry is a trained Infant Welfare nurae, and served on the Palestine front with the British forces during the war. Both nurses are fully qualified midwives, and in addition have undergone six month’s special Plunket training at the “Babies of the Empire” training centre, which was established in London by Dr Truby King at the instance of the British Government. The advice and assistance of the nurses are to be made available to mothere of all denominations. Leaf lets are being published in Hebrew and Arabic and circulated among the population explaining the meaning and benefits of Plunket nursing.

One of Invercargill’s oldest residents, Mr Frank Lillicrap, died at his residence yesterday afternoon, after a short illness. Mr Lillicrap was the eldest eon of the late Captain Lillicrap, and was born in Wellington, coming to Invercargill with his parents in 1867. His education started at Mr McDonald’s school at Waikiwi, and was finished at the Invercargill Grammar school, now known as the Middle School. On leaving school he entered the employ of Mr Robert Erskine, who carried on business as a bookseller and stationer in Dee street. During Mr Lillicrap’s term of employment Mr Erskine removed to Esk street, and later Mr Lillicrap acquired the business. Subsequently he was joined by Mr J. McNaughton in the business, in which he worked until his last illness. Mr Lillicrap was of a retiring disposition, and did not take any part, in public affairs. He was devoted to music and played the clarionette, frequently appearing on the concert platform. For some years he acted as choirmaster at Knox Church, and was at the date of his death a member of the Invercargill Orphans’ Club. In the early days, Mr Lillicrap played an important part in ths formation of a drum and fife band, which at that time vied with the Garrison Band for popular favour. He will be greatly missed in the musical community, as hs took a great interest in all musical organis ations. He leaves a w r idow but no family.