PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1929, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr. Arthur 11. Adams, former New Zealand writer and poet, has left Sydney to take over the editorship of the Fiji Times at Suva. ' Dr. Herbert Harks, Woollahara, an 1 eminent Sydney specialist and prominent sportsman, has died, reports the Australian Press Association.

Mr. William Renshaw, who took part in the New Plymouth Choral Society’s recent rendering of Haydn’s “Creation/ 1 was a visitor to New Plymouth during the week-end. He left yesterday foi Wanganui. „ Archdeacon E. M. Cowie, who resigned his archdeaconry at a recent meeting of the Waikato Synod, has been appointed vicar of Khandallah, Wellington.He will leave towards the end of the month.

The resignation of Dr. E. T. G. Miller, house surgeon at Waikato hospital, was received by the hospital board last week. Dr. Miller has taken up private practice at Shannon.

Miss Lucy Duffy died at Waitara last evenfng. She was a sister-in-law of. Mr. P. Cooney, stationmaster at Waitara, Mr. T. McDonald, Ngaerc, and Mr. M. McDonald, Stratford. The funeral will be at Stratford to-morrow.

The death is announced of the Hon, Sir Hartley Williams, a Puisne Judge in Victoria from 1881 to 1903, aged 80) states a United Service cable from Lon< don.

The funeral of Mr. Frederick Charles Emeny took place at Te Henui Ceme- ' tery on Sunday. The large attendance included many returned soldiers. At the cemetery Canon H. R. B. Gillespie officiated. The bearers were Messrs P. E. Stainton, G. E. Jago, A. T. Lile, F. Wallis, A. L. Logan and J. D. Power. Dr. R. G. B. Sinclair has been ,appointed anaesthetist at the Hawera public hospital to assist Dr. J, Cairney, medical superintendent. This provision will prevail until the board is able to

appoint a house surgeon to fill the vac-, ancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Burton, who left Hawera last, month.

Mr. J. B. Henry, manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Auckland, who next month will complete 41 years of service with the bank, will retire as from September 30 and will then leave on a year’i holiday visit to Britain, reports the Press Association. He intends to return to reside in Auckland.

Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, and Lady Irwin, arrived in London on Saturday last from India, states an official

wireless message. They were greeted by the Secretary of State for India, Commander Wedgwood Benn, Sir John Simon, chairman of the Indian Commission, and several Indian ruling princes While on leave in England Lord..lrwin will have consultations with the Secretary of State for India.

The resignation of Sister M. Currie •from the position of night sister at thfl Hawera hospital was notified at the board meeting yesterday. Miss Currie desires to join her parents now resident at Auckland. A resolution was passed accepting the resignation with regret and expressing appreciation of services rendered.

Mr. C. D. P. Topliss; who was a member of the head office staff of the - National Bank, died at his residence, Wellington Terrace, on Friday morning, aged 37 years. Mr, Topliss, who wai born in Nelson and educated at Nelson College, was the youngest son of th« late Mr. Philip Topliss. In 1915 he joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Fores as an officer of the 3rd Battalion ol the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He was invalided, and later resumed his duties in the Auckland branch of the National Bank, being appointed manager of ths Paeroa 'branch, where he remained foi live years.

Advice has been received of the death of Dr. George W. Cole, who practised in i Gisborne for many years, and for some time had been living in retirement in Auckland. Dr. Cole, who attained the advanced ago of 82 years, had been resident in the Dominion for over ad years. He came out to New Zealand at the age of 27 years, and was asked to settle in Dunedin, where he held the position of medical officer of health foi Dunedin. Subsequently he proceeded to Wellington, where he was appointed visiting physician to the Wellington hospital. Dr. Cole then moved to Gisborne, where he was in practice for about 20 years. The family later moved to Auckland, where Dr. Cole continued to practice* for some years. He. was the author of several books.

There was a very large attendance and a cortege of over 50 cars at the funeral of Mr. C. C. Lake at Te Henui cemetery, New Plymouth, on Sunday afternoon, the Masonic lodges throughout Taranaki being strongly represented and many old friends coming from outside New Plymouth. Messrs.- L. J. Mander A. W. Diprose, W. James, K. N. Andrews, -W. H. Huggett and N. B. BelK ringer were pall-bearers, and the service at the graveside was conducted by Canon H. R. B. Gillespie, who eulogised Mr. Lake’s services to Masonry. As a token of mourning members of the lodges deposited sprigs of acacia upon the grave in procession. In addition to the many wreaths sent by relatives and friends ( floral tributes were received from the De Burgh Adams Lodge, Lodge Taranaki (Hawera), the Paritutu Chapter, th? State Fire Insurance Department and the manager and staff of the New Ply* mouth office of the department. The Rev. Father J. W. Dowling, S.M., M.A., who lias been appointed Recto! of St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, like his predecessor' (the late Rev. Fathei Ryan), is a New Zealander. He was born in 1889, and received his early education at the Stratford High School. After matriculating he entered the Government service, and was appointed te a position in the Treasury Department. During his period of service. with/the •Government he entered Victoria University. College, where he completed, a section of his B.A. degree. He decided to enter St. Mary’s Scholasticate, Greenmeadows, in 1909, and was ordained priest in 1916. He worked in the parish of Napier till his appointment to the •staff of St. Bede’s College, Christchurch, in 1920. Three years later he completed his B.A. degree, and in 1924 he took his M.A. degree with honours in economies. , Since then he has uie with distinction at St. Bede s Colleg , as a senior master. He is keenly in terested in sport, and occupied the position of coach to the St. Bede s College senior Rugby footwall team.