Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 82, 11 August 1923, Page 5

Personal.

' A Sydney cablegram to-day announces the death of Dr. George Rennie, the first Australian gold | medallist doctor. ■ A London cablegram announces the death of General Sir G. O'Moore Creagh. V.C., G.C.8., G C.S.I. The estate of the late Mr William Dawson, Dunedin, has been sworn for probate at £250,000. No bequests of a public nature are made under the will. I Mr F G. Mathews, late secretary to the Hon. C. J. Parr, has boon appointed Collector of Customs and receiver of revenue at Samoa. He leaves next week.

The Prince of Wales sails for Canada in the first, week in Sentember and arrives back on October 25. The Whole tour is private and he will not attend any public functions.

Hastings reports the death at the age of 83 of John Chaafe, wellknown throughout the Dominion as a racehorse trainer, and later as being in charge of the thoroughbred stud at Karamu, Hastings.

! Mr B. M. Wilson, heafl of the Tourist Department, who was seriously injured in a motor collision on the Hutt road a few weeks ago, has j made considerable improvement toI wards recovery, and has left the i hospital.

I Mr Chinchen, for some time manI ager of the National Bank of New | Zealand ,at Wanganui and now appointed assistant manager for Aucki land, was entertained at a farewell ’ dinner at Foster's last week. Mr C. j Wlson was the host. There were I twenty gentlemen present, among j whom’ were (with the host) Mr | Cutfleld, late manager. Dr. Earle,

Dr. Douglas Wilson, Mr Turnbull, Mr T. Blennerhassett, Mr Harold, and others. Mr Chinchen left on Friday morning for Auckland.

1 One of Carterton’s earliest and respected settlers, Mr Enock Good'n., died thg other day, aged 76 years. Mr Goodin, who had recently been .on a visit to Australia, contracted a cold on the homeward voyage, and upon his return to Carterton gradually sank and passed He leaves a family of six sons and two daughters; Messrs Herbert (Carterton), James (Wellington), Rupert. Norman, and Harold (Cartercon), Mesdames F. Wadham (Clarovllie) and A. Green (Stratford).

i The death of Archdeacon Calder in his seventy-fifth year is reported from Auckland. He retired from active work in the diocese five years ago after. 43 years’ service, first at Hamilton, then at Thames and for 36 years vicar at All Saints, Pousonby. He was horn at Chesterfield. England, and left? the Old Country in the early seventies, spending two years at Honolulu. Ho leaves a widow and two sons the Rev. James Calder, Anglican city raissioner, and Mr Basil Calder. The death has occurred of Mr George Stevenson, who has been well-known in Auckland for the past 20 years as a stair-builder. Mr Stevenson, who resided at Gladstone Road, Mount Albert, was at his factory in Ngahnru Street, apparently in normal health, and was suddenly stricken and died a few mmutes after the arrival of a doctor. The cause of death was apoplexy. Mr Stevenson, who was 43 years of age, arrived in Auckland from Victoria about 30 years ago. He was a prominent member of the Unitarian j Church. He leaves a widow and ; six children, and is survived by three brothers.