Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 229, 28 September 1931, Page 6

Personal

Nurse Putt, of Wanganui East, has broken an arm badly and will bo indisposed for several months.

Mr J. R. Foster has been appointed manager of tho Grand Hotel, Auckland, and takes over his new charge in November.

Captain L. G. Goss, N.Z.S.C., who has just returned from the completion of a two-year courso at tho staff college, Cambcrley, England, is visiting New Plymouth. before taking up his station with tho central military command headquarters at Wellington.

Guests registered at Foster’s Hotel last night were: The Hon. Mr. Masters, Mr. W. I. Deavall, Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. L. Magco (Wellington), Nir. and Mrs. H. Holland (Christchurch), Mr. L. C. Friend, Mr. B. C. Friend (Napier), Mr. Goldingham, Miss Quin (Palmerston North), Miss A. Lovi.sk (Auckland).

There passed away at Marton on Sunday Nir J. T. Lound, aged 78 years. Mr. Lound was a well-known figure in the Rangitikei district, and for a number of years he carried on the business of a plumber at Marton, with Nir. P. Pedersen. He was a member of the Marton Brass Band when it was at the zenith of its career under the baton of Nir. Smith. He was at one time a chief ranger of the Littlejohn A.().F. His family consisted ol two sons and a daughter, Charles Lound (Marton), and F. Lound (Palmerston North), and Nirs. W. Price.

The death occurred recently of a very (highly-respected identity of Wanganui in the person of Mr Cornelius McAllister. Born in London 81 years ago, his path through life was crowded w’ith many adventures. In 1869, at the age of 19, ho joined up with tho Ist Manchester Regiment, and saw service in India. He was in the Afghanistan and Egyptian campaigns of 1883-81. He returned to England in 1882, where ho was decorated for his services. Looking for further adventures, Mr McAllister joined with a troop of Mounted Rifles and camo out to New Zealand in-1888. When the Groat War broke out the deceased could not resist the call of tho battlefield, and he enlisted in 1915, giving a false age. Ho passed all test. 4 and saw active service when he was over 60 yea r s old. Ho received tw r o medals and other decorations as a tribute for his services to the Empire. He leaves a widow, two sons, and two daughters.

At the age of 86 years, the death occurred at Wellington on Friday of Mr Thomas Halstead Harley, who w’as for many years a well-known hopgrower and brewer in Nelson. He took an active part in civic affairs, being a member of the Nelson City Council for fourteen years. As a sportsman he was known throughout New Zealand, for many good horses belonged to his stable, including Black Rose, which won the New Zealand Derby in 1885. A pastime which appealed to this wellknown Nelsonian was boating, and his steam, packet H.M.S. Pinaforo was well known. The passing of Mr Harley leaves only two surviving original pupils of Nelson College who attended on the first day the school was opined 75 years ago. Mr Harley married Miss Isabel Green, daughter of the late Edward Green, of Tho Sands, Tahuna, in 1866, and had he lived they -would have celebrated their pearl wedding next Sundav.

A message fiom Auckland states that the death of Mr BartholomewSheehan, a former supcrintenedt of police, occurred in a private hospital on Thursday. The Into Mr Sheehan, who w’as 73 years of age, had lived in retirement for several years. Joining tho Police Force in 1879, ho served first with the Armed Constabulary. He was rtnasferred to the civil police in 1882, his first station being Timaru, and he was again there after the 1913 strike. Later he served at Greymouth, Wellington and Auckland. Early in 1922 he was transferred to Christchurch. with the rank of superintendent in charge of the Canterbury and Westland districts. Mr Sheehan retired from the force in 1923. He was asociated w r ith tho detection of numerous serious crimes, the last of note being one concerning a Maori named Hakaraia. who was convicted and hanged for the murder of a workmate after two juries had disagreed. The lato Mr Sheehan is survived by his *vi9oW’.