PERSONAL

Timaru Herald, Issue 170307, 31 August 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL

Xiio death is announced of Cardinal Amette, Archbishop or .vans.

A Duncdm i'ress Association mes- j sago announces tne death ot Mr A. S. Uroell, oi' \vuikonuiti, who ivas paoiin- ! eatly connected with the I? s-nners' • Union atut was a member of the Board! of Agriculture. He -was also keenly | interested in the turf, and owned anil j raced several horses. ' -Mr H. Percy, wtm has been assist- ■ aut at the Courthouse, Timarn, for tbo past three years is leaving the Civil Service to take up sheep farming'. He leaves on Thursday to take up duties on Glentanner Station. Detective N. D. Abbott, late oi Christ-church, and who has been transferred to Timaru will take up his duties, here to-day. The death is announced from London of Sir Walter Kennaway, for:><erly closely associated with New Zealand affairs as Secretary to the High Commissioner, aged So years. Sir Walter, who was born in England in 1835, and. arrived in New Zealand in ■ 1853.-was secretary to the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London from 1574 to 1909, and had lived in London since then. He was a member of ihe Provincial Council of Canterbury from 1868 to 1874. While Secretary for Public Works, the construction ec the first railways under Sir Julius Vojjol's Public Works scheme came under his charge, and the contract for the Lyttelton harbour works was undertaken. He was a member of the .Hoard oi' Education, and, on his- proposals, Canterbury College, the School of Agriculture, and other educational instiulions were established and endowed with over 300,000 acres of land. He was created C.M.G. in 1891, and knighted in 1009. A Paris Press message says that the Greek Premier, M. Venizelos, whose assassination was recently attempted, has recovered from his injuries, and has left for Athens. The Hag on the buildings of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, 'Timarn, was yesterday iiown. at half-mast, in memory of Air S. Clarke Johnson, who died at "Wellington, on Saturday night. On Saturday the employees of the Smithfield freezing works met for tho purpose of fareweiling and making a. presentation to Mr 1. "Wakefield, who after 21 years service- in the engineering department at the works has been transferred on promotion, to Islington. Mr Siadc, on behalf of the employees, presented Mr Wakefield with a silveitea. service, a set of ebony military hair brushes, a silver mounted biscuit barrel and a. set of pipes and tobacco pounch. Mr Slade referred to the sterling worth of the recipient, and to his long and faithful service, and wished him and Mrs Wakefield success and happiness in their new home. Mi" Slade's remarks were supplemented by several other speakers, and Mr W.-;.ke-fiejd suitably replied. Mr and Mrs Wakefield will leave Timaru to-morrow for their new home. Last night in the wntchhouse of the police station, Sergeant Dwau, who takes charge 'at Temuka to-day. was farowelied by the local police force, court-, and gaol staff. Senier-Sergormt Eahey, who presided, presented .Sergeant Dwan with a. handsome silver tea-pot for Mrs) Dwan and tobacco pouch for himself, and referred iu eulogistic terms to his services during th'two years he had been stationed in Timaru. He had proved himself a most car.-a'slc and conscientious officer, considerate to all. His record of service spoke for itself, but those with whom b,e had worked knew that at all times' entire confidence and trust could be. reposed in Sergeant Dwavt. While they were sorry that he was being transferred, though not out of district, they were pleased to hea r of his promotion, and their gifts were accompanied by all best wishes. Several others expressed similar Sentiments. Sergeant Dwan suitably acknowledged the gifts and good wishes and thanked all for their kindness and the pleasure it had been to him to he associated with them.