PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9024, 3 September 1907, Page 3

PERSONAL.

The Government Biologist (Mr T. W. Kirk) will represent New Zealand at the Australasian Fruitgrowers' Conference in Adelaide next month. Mr Ray Baker, who left for PalmeTston North yesterday, was on Saturday evening presented- with a travelling companion, suitably inscribed, from the member*? of the Lee.ston Football Club. Mr R. Graham made tho presentation, and Mr Baker briefly acknowledged the gift. The late Mrs Parata, whose death is reported from Dunedin, wps a daughter of Captain Brown, a well-known trader to New Zealand '11 the early days, and a grand-da thter of the captain of one of the nrst men-o'-war which visited the colony. Sho was seventy-two years of age. Her family consist© of six sov.b and five daughters. Several members of Parlicnent have intimated their intention of attending the funeral. The death occurred at Petone on Saturday afternoon of Mr E. J. Andrews, staff clerk in the head office of the general manager of railways (6ays the Wellington "Post"). The late Mr Andre— e, who was held in the highest esteem by a wide c'rcle of friends, was born at Papanui forty-five years ago, and joi: .1 -ne railway service ae a cadet at Christchurch in 1879. After filling various positions, including that of station master, ho. was promoted twelve y-oars ago to be staff clerk at Wellinsrton, and he occupied tliat office until illness- overtook^ him some weeks ago. Surgical operations were deemed advisable, but the end came as already stated. Deceased leaves a widow and seven children. Feeling reference to the sad event was made by the Rev J. D. Russell at St Augustine's Church, of which the late Mr Andrews was a churchwarden. The vicar paid a very high tribute to the personal worth of the deceased — " a good man in every sense of the word " — and to the great value of hie work as an office-bearer of the church. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon and was very largely attended, a special service at the church being conducted by the Rev J. D. Russell prior to the interment at Taita cemetery. The suppliers of the Cust Creamery presented Mr E. Keig with^ a Kaiapoi rug on his leaving the district for Mount Somers, in recognition of his services while acting as manager. Messrs "W. Bee and W. Waddel (Oamaru) left for the south by the first express this morning. Messrs J. Bowden (Wellington), and E. Koerner (Stuttgart) are among the visitors to Christchurch. Mr .Justice Sim, president of the Arbitration Court, left for the 6outh by the second express to-day. Mr E. R. Waite, curator of the Museum, has resumed his duties, having returned from the trawling expedition on the Nora Niven.