PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 13 July 1923, Page 7

PERSONAL.

A London cable message reports that the Prince of Wales, travelling as the Duke of Cornwall, .visits Canada early in September. He will spend most of liis time on his ranch in Alberta. The visit is purely private, no official engagements being accepted. Mr John Trotter, Fairlie, returned from Christchurch yesterday. Mr J. R. Templin, consulting engineer to the South Canterbury Power Board, was in Timaru yesterday, and will leave for Ashburton to-day. The Rev. T. Stinson, 8.A., is suffering front an attack of influenza. Mr W. G. Russell, Wai-iti Road, leaves to-day for Auckland en route for Sydney and England. Mr H. H. Fraser returned to Timaru from Wellington yesterday, after attending the New Zealand Trotting Conference.

Dr. Gabites and Mr R. Orwin, the present representatives of parents on the Timaru High Schools Board have been nominated for re-election. While on duty at the Lower Hutt railway station Mr Black, the amateur golf champion of New Zealand, was taken seriously ill, and was removed to his home.

Mr G. W. Thomson, of the Bank of New Zealand, Temuka, has received notice of his promotion to Murchison. Mr Thomson will leave at the end of next week. Mr Smith, of Christchurch, will fill the vacancy at Temuka. -Mr T. Donaldson, of Christchurch, has been appointed assistant engineer to the Manawatu-Oroua Hydro-Electric Power Board. Mr'Donaldson has had some sixteen years’ experience' of electrical work.

Before proceeding with the business of the Timaru Magistrate’s Court .yesterday the Magistrate (Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) made sympathetic reference to the bereavement which had befallen a highly respected member of the Bar (Mr Walter Raymond) in the death of his sister. The Court extended its deepest sympathy to the sorrowing relatives.

The death occurred somewhat unexpectedly yesterday morning of tlie Rev. Percy Battey, Wesleyan minister, who was recently transferred from Rotorua to New Plymouth (says a Press Association message). The late Mr Battey came from England to Nelson in Uiy, served with the Expeditionary Forces m France and Belgiuin, 191/-18, and was appointed to on his letuin. Dr Hicks, mentioned in a cable message, as having been awarded the Beit Research Fellowship in Medicine, js the first New Zealander to secure this honour (says a Dunedin Press Association message). He is the eldest son or the late Mr G. H. Hicks, of Dunedin, who was at one time a member of the literary staff of the “O.tago Daily t .Times.”

Captain Gordon, who retired some months ago from the position of piermaster of the Otago Harbour Board, was entertained at Dunedin yesterday bv representatives of the Shipping Companies, Customs officials and others. The Mayor (Mr Tapley) presided, and presented Captain Gordon with two books of special interest, also a. tobacco pouch containing lOOgns. A lady who was not present at the function sent a case of pipes for the captain. The funeral of the Very Rev. Dean Tom McKenna took place yesterday at the Mangatainoka Cemetery (states a Pahiatua, Press Association message), and was one of the largest ever seen in the district. The body was met at JWoodville on Wednesday and escorted about a mile en route to Pahiatua by friends and relatives from New Plymouth, Hawera, Patea, Masterton, Westpoi-t, and other districts. The church was overflowing with the attendance at the Requiem Mass, celebrated by 'Father John Kelly, assisted by Fathers Sweeney, Falloon and McDermott. Mohsignor McKenna, a brother of the deceased, presided in the Sanctuary. 1 The cortege was over a mile in length, and included forty priests. The service a,t the graveside was conducted by Father Cashman. The Governor-General held an investiture at Government House, Wellington, on Wednesday evening, at which His Excellency invested the Hon. Sir Francis Bell with the insignia of a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, and handed to Sir Harold Beauchamp his letters patent of Knighthood. He presented certain other orders and decorations to those upon whom His Majesty the King had conferred them. The complete list of recipients or orders and decorations is as follows:—G.C.M.G.— I The Hon. Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell. Knight Bachelor —Sir Harold Beauchamp. C.M.G. —The Hon. Edward Newman; Colonel Robert Ward Tate. C.8.E.William Barr Montgomery; Bernard Edward Howard Tripp. 0.8. E.-Wi-lliam Henry Leader Foster. 1.5.0. John O’Donovan. Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Major John Robert Cade, M.C. Royal Naval Reserve Officers’ Decoration —LieutenantCommander Wybrants Olphert; Lieu-tenant-Commander Horace White-Par-sons.