ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19658, 7 October 1922, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr William Matheson has been appointed to the position of land and insurance clerk with Messrs D. W. McKay, Ltd., and commenced his new duties early this month. A Paris Press Association cable reports the death of the Marquis de SovoraJ, formerly Portuguese Minister in London and a close friend of King Edward. Mr J. D. McGruer, head of the business firm of McGruer and Company, Ltd., which has branches in various parts of the Dominion, who has been seriously ill at Christchurch, is stated to be improving in health. A London Press Association cable reports the death of Tom Armitage, the Yorkshire professional, aged 74. He was a member of Lillywhite’s Australian team in 1876. Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., (Auckland), is at present, carrying out. magisterial duties in Dunedin in place of Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., who is engaged in the War Pensions Commission at Wellington. By last week’s English mail, Mr Stanley Shaw, of New Plymouth, received advice that his son, Dr J. H. Shaw, has accepted a position as house surgeon at the car, nose and throai section of the London Jluopital. Mr Hugh Wilson, of the Eastern Extension Cable Company's staff in the Far East, is on a holiday visit to New Zealand. Mr Wilson was trained at the Cable Company's old station at Cable Bay (Wakapuaka), Nelson. The Rev F. B. Redgrave, vicar of St. Andrew’s, Port Ahuriri, Napier, has accepted the office of organiser and general secretary for the Provincial Board of Missions. Mr Redgrave is well known in the diocese of Christchurch, and served for several years as curate of St. Luke’s and as vicar of Lincoln. Mr John C. Smith, MLSc., son of Mr Herbert Smith, general manager of tho Phoenix Assurance Company, who was the 1921 winner of the 1851 Exhibition Scholarships, has decided to take up his studies at Victoria University, Manchester. Mr Smith is at present in England. Mr E. Gordon Bender. dental surgeon of the Wellington Hospital, who is in America studying anaethetics and oral surgery, has just completed a course in gas oxygen anaesthesia with Dr E. I. McKeeson, of Toledo. Dr McKeenson is one of America's foremost gas oxygen anaesthetists, and is the originator of taking blood pressure during anaesthesia. At the beginning of November last the Town Clerk of Wellington (Mr John R. Palmer) suffered a nervous breakdown, ami was absent from work for nearly six months. During the last few weeks Mr Palmer has experienced a renewal of his trouble, and his medical adviser states that it. is imperative that he should discontinue his work, which he is not at present fit to jierfonn. Under these circumstances Mr Palmer decided to give up his work, probably for at least another sx months, or if there is then no decided improvement, he may retire on superannuation. A Nelson Press Association telegram reports the death of Mr J. S. Evans, Sti|>endiary Magistrate and Warden. Mr Evans was a native of Southland. He was born at Riverton and s|>ent a large part of his life, together with the rest of his family, engaged in mining at Orepuki. During the period of the gold boom he qualified as a mining agent under the Mining Act, while still engaged in practical mining. While acting as a mining agent he continued his studies and later qualified in law. For a period he was a member of Messrs Macalister Bros’ staff, having the management of their Queenstown branch. He had an exceptional knowledge of mining law and mining generally. After being about thre< years with Messrs Macalister Bros, he accepted the position of Magistrate and Warden for Central Otago. As a magistrate he was successful and be was recognised as one of the best Wardens in New Zealand. He was transferred later to Nelson as Magistrate and Warden. During the war he was a member of the First Canterbury Military Board. Mr Evans was a man of studious habits who raised himself to his important position by sheer ability. He was a very capable and hard working magistrate. lie was widely known in Southland and Central Otago, where he made many friends. Two of his brothers are Presbyterian ministers, while another acts as ranger for the Southland Acclimatisation Society. Mr Evans leave? a widow and two daughters, both grown un. to mourn their loss.