PERSONALS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18467, 19 May 1928, Page 4

PERSONALS

VICE-REGAL. The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, and Lady Alice /Fergusson gave a ball at Government HouaS, Auckland, this week. On W ednesday, May 23, there will be an afternoon reception at Government House, and on June. 4 an official dinner party will be given in honour of the King’s birthday. Their Excellencies will be in residence in Auckland until June 7, when they will leave for Taranaki and later fulfil engagements in Hawke’s Bay. They will attend the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s winter show at Palmerston North on June 21. and will then proceed to Wellington for the period o( the Parliamentary session. The Rev E. Pal grave Davy and Mrs Davy, who have been on a visit to India, returned to Auckland by the Sussex on Wednesday. Mr G. W- Forbes, M.P., was a passsenger by last night’s ferry from the north. Mr W. F. Edmond has been appointed a steward of the Dunedin Jockey Club m place of the late Mr A. B. Armour. x Mr J. C. Wallace has been appointed treasurer of the Canterbury Licensed Victuallers’ Association, during Mr J. M. Coffey’s absence in Australia. Mr J. H. Main, formerly of Christchurch, and now of Oamaru, was recently admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court, by hie Honor Sir William Sim, at Dunedin. Mr Francis Bate (’cellist), formerly of Christchurch and now of Auckland, will leave bv the Aorangi on Monday for England via Sydney and Suez. Mr Bate intends fo study voice production and conducting as well as furthering his knowledge of the violincello. He may settle in the South Island on his return from England. Mr L. J. Moorhouse, the well-known Christchurch swimmer, intends to leave Wellington by the Tamaroa on June 9 on his way to Amsterdam for the Olympic Games. Mr Moorhouse originally intended to go Home by the Hurunui, but, as this vessel would not land him in time to train for the gfames, arrangements were made for a passage for him on the Tamaroa. Mr John Studholme has written to Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., chairman of the Canterbury Members of Parliament Committee, stating that he will not be a candidate to represent the Canterbury Members of Parliament on the Board of Governors of Canterbury College at the pending election for that position. Mr Studholme has represented the members of Parliament on the board for several years. In view of Mr Studholme’s decision, the Hon Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, M.L.C* will be asked to fill the position.

Amongst those staying at Warner’s Hotel are Messrs A. E. Davy and F. W. Markman (Wellington), and W. Parker (Sydney). Messrs N. S. Lawn (Wellington), A. F. Bosworth (Christchurch, England), D. F. Gilruth (London), and M. Sadler (Sydney), are amongst those registered at the United Service Hotel. Bishop West-Watson left this morning for the West Coast. To-morrow he will conduct services at Hokitika and Kumara, and on Monday he will return to Christchurch. The Ota£o Education Board has appointed Mr J. C. Clitheroe to the position of lecturer in school music at the Dunedin Training College. Mr Clitheroe has had considerable experience in conducting church choirs and choral and orchestral societies, and is at present music master at Omagh Academy, in the North of Ireland. He has been musical advisor to primary schools and musical trainer of school teachers, and was a member of the committee which drew up the programme of musical education for North Ireland. He is both an organist and a pianist, and is spoken of as a brilliant recitalist. ANGLICAN CLERGYMAN DIES AT HAMILTON.

(Special to the “ Star.”) AUCKLAND, May 19. The death has occurred at Hamilton of the Rev Dr Thaddeus Mellicent O’Callaghan, aged eighty-two. Dr O’Callaghan for many years was prominently associated with the Church of England in the Auckland province. He was bom at Bandon, County Cork, and was educated for the church in Ireland, and on the Continent. He obtained the degree of Doctor of Divinity at the University o*f Salamanca in Spain, at the early age of twenty-two. He came to New Zealand forty-five years ago, and was for a short period vicar of St John’s, Invercargill. He removed to Auckland, and became vicar of the parish of Epiphany. In 1889 Dr O’Callaghan accepted the charge of St George’s parish, Thames, which he held until his retirement from active work in 1916. During the period of his retirement he did a good deal of relieving work in Auckland, New Plymouth and Hamilton. He married .Miss Francis Errington, daughter of Mr Samuel Errington, a well known Auckland civil engineer. Dr O’Callaghan was for many years a member of the Thames High School Board of Governors. He was a prominent Freemason, and a past-master of Lodge Corinthian, E.C., Thames. He is survived by a widow and two daughters, Mesdames C. E. Armstrong and G- P. Roger* both of Hamilton.