PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 866, 18 November 1916, Page 7

PERSONALS.

Mr 9. 11. Baker has been officially appointed Consul for Peru at Auckland. M.cssrs A. Ilopwood (Quebec), and G. Amyes (Timaru), are staying at the United Seiwice. Madame Melba will be a through passenger from Sydney to Vancouver by the Niagara. Visitors to Warner's Hotel include: Messrs P. H. Brown (Bradford), .lames Morton (Wellington). Air .John Roberts, chairman of directors of the I'liion Steam Ship Company, arrived from Wellington yesterday. Messrs .1. MacCallum (Auckland), and A. M. Heaps (Nelson), are among the -nests at the Clarendon. Dr I'. A. Ardagh, will leave Christ pbur.b Liexl Saturday for Awapuni Camp, prior to going on native service fur a yv:>r. At'- Yue Henry Jackson, of Wellington, is gazetted Acting-Consul for China during the absence from New Zealand of Mr Kwei Chili. Mr Bernard I'age, Wellington City orf::iiis f , who was suddenly taken iJI las' Saturday, is now reported to be progressing well. The lion. .1. C. W. Aitken, M.L.C., of Wellington, has been nominated as Afoderator of the General Assembly by the Auckland Presbytery. A'.i- .!. 11. Marriott, of Fendalton, has received a telegram from Wellington to the effect that his son, Private I'. Marriot l, who was gassed in France, is now progressing favourably in the 2nd London Hospital, Chelsea. The Rev. Alexander Richards, vicar of St. Sepulchre's Anglican Church, Auckland, has resigned in order to go to r'ugland. He will leave by the Rualiine, "which should depart, from Wellington about the end of December. AIM. Mirovitch and [Mast.ro, the gifted iiu.-sian musicians, who have completed a tour of New /'calami, left for Svdnev by the Manuka on Thursday rveniiiu'. The,v are to journey to Ceylon by the Malwa, and from thence proceed oil to Calcutta, where they are to give a series of concerts. Then they will probably visit Rangoon and Singapore, and later will tour Java. They are to return to New Zealand again in June next. The Hon. J. A. [lanan (Minister of Education) is paying ;i visit to Greylnouth, states a Press Association message. He is accompanied by Mrs 11 a nan a ml'lnspect or Spencer. Yesterday he visited, with Air P. Webb, the member for the district, 11. Bignell, a member of the Canterbury Education Board, J. Ryall, the county chairman, the Greymouth, Paroa, Runanga, ami Cameron's Schools, lie left for Barrytown this morning, but is returning this evening, and going on to Ilokitika. lie will leave for Westport on Tuesday. The death occurred in Wellington on Wednesday night of Mr James Stanislaus Little, assistant manager of the British Empire Trading Co. in that, city. The deceased, who was born in Dublin 54 years ago, came from Victoria 12 years ago, and after a resilience of 22 years in Australia. lie took ill on Tuesday last, and died at PI o "clock on Wednesday night, after an operation. The late Air Little was a fine singer, and belonged to St. Gerard's choir. He was a member of the Commercial Travellers' Association, and well known in business circles. He leaves, a widow and two sons and three daughters.

Mr George Stothort Bai'trum, whose dealh ,occurred on Thursday morning, arrived in Lyttelton by the ship Stag oi! May 24, 1851, thus in point of time ■jiH missing the honour of being classed jis une of the arrivals in the first four ships. He was educated in England as a civil engineer, but as the scope for his professional services was limited in this country lie took up fanning pursuits. Ho also engaged in the business, of bringing limestone up the estuary to the Heathcotc. Mr Bartruui was much interested in religious activities. He hud a family of three sons and six daughters, viz., Messrs B. Bartruni (deceased), O. Bartruni, F. Bartruni, Miss Bartruin (England), and Mesdames Ivory, Opie (deceased), Robinson, Baker, and T. L. Flans.

The late Gunner F. B. Spilsbury, who was reported killed in action on September 17, left Wellington as paymaster Sergeant-major with the Oth Reinforce nieiit, and was in Egypt for a considerable time. By the time the New Zealanders left for Fiance he had succeeded in obtaining a transfer from the Pay Department, and was attached to the Howitzer Battery of the Field Artillery •with the New Zealand Division, with ■which he was serving at the time of his death. He was for some years on the Staff of the Commercial Union Assurance Company in Wellington and Gisborne, and at the time of enlistment was in the employ of Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co., Ltd., Wellington, in charge of their insurance department. The late Gunner Spilsbury was very popular, and was well known in golf and tennis circles, especially the latter, having been secretary of the Newtown Lawn Tennis Club and on the local association.