About People

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19998, 15 November 1927, Page 6

About People

Air J. Pollington, Wanganui, has been staying in Auckland.

Air P. Graham, of Wanganui, has been visiting Christchurch.

Air and Mrs J. A. R. MacGregor, of New Plymouth, have been re-visiting Wanganui. Mr MacGregor was formerly a member of the Chamber of Commerce in this city.

Major-General R. Young, general officer commanding the New Zealand Defence Forces, was a passenger by the mail train to Wellington from New Plymouth yesterday.

Aladame C. I. Spillane and party, of Wanganui, have been engaged to broadcast a complete programme of vocal music from the Wellington radio station (2YA) next Monday evening.

Air T. W. Rhodes, M.P. for Thames, with Airs Rhodes, spent the week-end in Hawera as the guests of Mr W. G. White. They passed through Aramoho by the mail train yesterday for Wellington.

The Hon. O. J. Hawken, Alinister of Agriculture, accompanied by Mm Hawken, and his private secretary (Air L. E. Johnson) will pay a visit to Hawera on Wednesday evening to attend the Egmont Show.

The Ven Archdeacon Creed Aferedith, vicar of Christ Church, leaves for Wellington to-day to attend a meeting of the Church of England Men’s Society, and also to attend to business of the Diocese. He will return on Friday.

Admiral Hilary Jones, senior flag officer and American naval expert at the Geneva Conference, will retire today on account of reaching the age limit of 64, after 47 years’ service, says a New York cablegram.

His Honour Air Justice Frazer has arrived in Wanganui to preside over the sitting of the Court of Arbitration arud. is staying at Foster’s Hotel. He is accompanied by Air Wm. Scott. Mr J. A. Gilmour, and Air H. Rutland.

Recent arrivals at the Rutland Hotel include Alessrs Fergus E. Reeves, E. S. Aloss, J. R. Alaxted, C. R. C. Robicson, T. M. Donovan, A. J. Heighway, R. L. Temple (Wellington), G. G- Gaffney (Alelbourne), Henry Saunders, H. Sinclair, Airs H. Blandford (Palmerston North), Air and Airs McCabe, Mr T. Sheehy (New Plymouth), and Air O. Gondon (Opotiki).

Among the guests at Foster’s Hotel are Air and Airs E. H. Whiteman (Kakatahi), Air W. E. Butler, Mr and Airs J. O. Butler (England), Air W. J. Charters, Mr E. R- Lough, Mr H. Walker, Air A. Whitby, Aliss Grace, Air arud. Airs C. H. Perrctt (Wellington), Air R. D. Rogers, Air and Airs Beaumont Smith (Auckland), Air ano Airs Kemball (Afasterton), Air and Mrs H. A. Winn, Miss R. Winn (Sydney), and John R. Hewitt.

A New Plymouth Press Association message records the death of Mr F. E. Wilson, Afayor of New Plymouth since 1921. Though in indifferent health, he attended his Alayoral duties and his profession up to Saturday morning. He became very unwell on Saturday night, and a doctor was called in. He became unconscious and was removed to hospital at 4 a.m. on Sunday, and remained unconscious until the end camo at .11 a.m. yesterday.

The funeral of the late Constable Robert Sims took place at the Aramoho cemetery yesterday afternoon. The large attendance of local residents testified to the general esteem in which the late constable was held in the community, and many have reason to remember his many kind and sympathetic acts as a police officer. As many members of the local police force as could be spared from duty assembled in uniform to pay their last tribute of respect to their departed colleague. The cortege also included some ex-members of the force and members of the Orange Lodge, of which deceased was a member, and Mr W. Bruce represented the executive of the Wanganui Justices Association. The Rev. Air King, of Wanganui East, officiated at the graveside.

The death occurred suddenly on Saturday night, at his residence in Epsom Avenue, of Mr Joseph William Poyaton, Stipendiary Magistrate of Auckland since 1918. The late Air Poynton was born in Kyncton, Victoria, Australia, in 1861, and was brought to New Zealand by his father, the late Mr Joseph Poynton, in 1863. He was educated privately, and started out in life as a gold miner at Maori Creek, on the West Coast. Ho followed the occupation of a gold miner for 10 years, when he met Sir Robert Stout, who advised him to study law. With that concentration and indomitable energy that were always characteristic of him, the late Mr Poynton set himself to the task of qualifying for the law, and in 1891 he was admitted as a barrister and solicitor. He practised in Wellington until 1895, when he was appointed Magistrate at Invercargill. In 1900 he was appointed Public Trustee, and in 1910 Secretary to the Treasury and Superintendent of Advances to Settlers, He was appointed a Stipendiary Afagistratc of Auckland in 1918. A few weeks prior to his death he was granted six months’ leave of absence. He leaves a widow and one son.