PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15043, 10 April 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

1 Major J. A. Wallingford M.C., will arrive in Nelson on Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Wallingford, and will j stay at the Masonic Hotel. A Sydney Press Association cable ! states that Bishop Stephens has been ■ elected Bishop of Newcastle in place of ; Bishop Stretch, who has resigned..

Mr Thomas Pattie formerly chairman of the Motueka Harbour Board, died in a Sydney Hospital last week.

Mr A. E. Bruce, of Vrai and Co., of South Australia, has recently arrived in Nelson on his way to instal the evaporator plant for the Nelson Co-op. Fruit Company at Tasman.

Mr Boult, Engineer of the Westpdrt Harbour Boards is at present on a visit to Nelson.

Private P. Solomon, of the 2nd Otago Infantry Battalion, is returning to Nelson by the Willochra after 3 years and 3 months service. Private Solomon is a brother of Mr. N. Solomon, of Nelson, and prior to enlistment was engaged on troop transport work.

Among the guests staying at the Masonic Hotel ai&Colonel McCredie, Officer Commanding the South Island Railway Battalion, who is accompanied by Major J. H. Lowe and Lieutenant Meikle Adjutant, SJ.R.B.

Captain W. D. S". Johnston, N.Z.M.C., who has been on service at the front and in England since the beginning of last year,' is returning by the Willochra, and is expected to arrive in Nelson next week.

Mr O. C. Empson has received advice that his son, T. Sergeant Oscar Empson, is returning by the Bhamo, which is due at! Auckland about the 22nd inst.

i Mr A. V. King, late Postmaster at ! Lyttelton, was an inward passenger by \ the Pateena on Saturday. Mr King, who was one of the Cable Bay boys, has seen service in the Post and Telegraph Department for the past^ 40 years, and is now -retiring, and residents will be pleased to learn that, he contemplates living in the country districts of Nelson. An old servant of, the Marine Department, principal-keeper William Colley, of the Portland Island lighthouse, died suddenly last week on Portland Island. The deceased joined the service 38 years ago, and, was to retire shortly on superannuation. A widow /and grown-up family survive him. . Within two and a-half months of 100 years of age there died at Whangaroa (Auckland), on March 23, Mr « Joseph Hare, one of the oldest settlers in the North. He was born in the North of Ireland 99 years and 9$ months prior to his death. He came to New Zealand in the Lancashire. Witch in June, 1855, and took up land at Whangaroa. Mr Hare had a good deal to do with the establishment of the first Wesleyaii 'Church in the Whangaroa-Kaeo district in 1869, and was an active worker in the, Prohibition movement. 1

Major W. C. Finnis, N.Z.S.C., who was formerly General Staff officer for the Canterbury military district, and who returned from the front recently, has taken up his former duties. Major C V. Leeming, M.C. who has been acting as General Staff officer for the district since the death of Major W.-C. Morrison, N.Z.SIC, will continue to act as adjutant to the Canterbury Field Artillery Brigade, which he has" been combining with the General Staff duties, until he returns to civil life shortly.

Hokitika's oldest ' resident, in the person of Mr. John R. Hudson, died on Wednesday night at the age of 78; He was a member of the first party who pitched camp at Hokitika in the year 1864, having come to the Dominion from England. .He remained, in the Southern town ever since,, and for many years was proprietor of the CleVeland Hotel. In the early, days he took an active part in nublic affairs, having "been chairman of the' School Committee for some years, and a meniher of the Education and Harbour Boards. He was a founder of the Fire Brigade. He was also a prominent Freemason, and a P:M. of Lodge Pacific, E.G., and also P.D.D.G.M., and first principal,in the R.A. He is survived by a family of two sons (both in Australia) and three daughters (Mesdnmes Allen, and* Zajinsk'i, of Christchurcliv.and'.Nurse"Hudson, of Hokitika).: His wife predeceased him by a-bout:thirteen years* His: many jfriends throughout; the Coast will 'regret to hearof his passing.