PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 12, 21 September 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

Private advice received in Wellington last xveek announced the death of Mr W. H. Mills, national secretary' of the British Y.M.C.A. Dr. and Mrs. A. Graham Bell, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Baldwin, left Auckland last xveek on a visit to Rotorua, whence they will proceed South again to Wellington. Mr. F. S. Henderson, of the New Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd., was last week the recipient of a presentation from the Auckland office staff on the occasion of his transfer to the New Ply’mouth office of the company-. Mr. George A. Tyler xvas last week appointed as dockmaster under the Auckland Harbour Board. Mr. Tyler is a native of New Zealand, being 31 years of age. and for the past 15 years has been employed in docking work. He is wellknown as a member of the “All Black” Rugby- team which toured the British Isles in 1905. Mr. Jack Armstrong, late of Tauranga, but now of Opotiki, has y ielded to the pressure of requests from many’ of the Liberals in the Tauranga electorate to contest the seat in the Government interests at the next general election. Mr. Armstrong was born in the Bay of Plenty district. He is a freeholder, and has always been a strong supporter of the present. Government. He has successfully farmed at Opotiki, W’hakatane, The Motu and Tauranga, and has the reputation of beiibr a good and humorous speaker. Airs Watt, the wife of LieutenantColonel John P. Watt, died at W'anganui last xveek. The death is announced by- Press Association cable from Sydney of ArchPriest Sheehy, for many years VicarGeneral to Archbishop Folding, in kis S 3 rd year. Mr Richard Barber, an old resident of Wellington, died in the eapial city- last xveek, at the age of 70 years. The deceased leaves a xvidoxv and a grownup family. Miss Bremner, of the Wellington office of the Female Labour Bureau, a most experienced officer in connection with engagement of women labour, is at present reliex’ing Miss Morrison, who is on leave of absence owing to ill-health. Mr W'. A. Haxvkins, who for two years and a-half has filled the position of registrar at the Supreme Court at Dunedin, and who has been transferred to Christ- < hun-h, xvas accorded a farewell by the Dunedin Law Society and presented xvith a gobi sovereign case. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Cleary, new Roman Catholic Bi-hop of Auckland, writing to a friend here, stated that it xvas his intention to leave for Auckland almost immediately’ after his consecration at Enniseorty Cathedral, County WTxford, Ireland. The consecration took place on August 21st last, so news of the Bishop’s departure may be received at any time noxv. Mr. F. S. Battley, an oid Auckland boy. and a member of the New Zealand Insurance Company’s staff’ at Buenos Ayres, Argentine, arrived on Sunday’ by the W’immera, on a short visit to Auckland, after an absence of about nine years, lie has already visited London, Vancouver, and Sydney, and intends returning shortly to the Argentine by the direct route. Members of the Ponsonby Football ( lirb w ill be sorry to hear that Mr Harold Elliot, who played for them last x (*ar, and who represented Wellington three weeks ago. in a match against Wanganui, is lying very ill in the Wellington Hospital with blood poisoning. Ills only brother is also laid up, having been injured in the Wellington-Marl-borough match, played in Wellington. His Excellency the Governor. Lord Islington, has intimated that he xvill be pleased to accept the position of president of tin* New Zealand centres of the. St. John Ambulance Association. King George is grand patron of the Order and of the Association, and the Duke of Connaught is president of the Association. By accepting the position of president in New Zealand, the Governor becomes head of the Order in tin* Dominion, while the Mayors of the principal cities

are the presidents of the respective centres. Mr. W. T. Appleton, managing director of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Proprietary, Ltd., accompanied by Mr. C. W. Jones, Attorney’ for the Company, in New Zealand, arrived from South by the express on Sunday' morning. t < Air. B. Buttle, Auckland manager for the Kaiapoi Woollen ( ompany, and president of the Auckland Industrial Association, has returned from a visit South. Alonsignor O’Reilly (Diocese of land), who is spending his health vaca* tioii in New South Wales, has lately passed through a severe illness. He has now quite recovered, and says he “nevet felt better,” but will assist Nature by. a holiday on the mountains. The Alonsignor’is idea of “a holiday” is to celebrate Alass in tiie early’ morning, assist at a ceremony later on, and preach a sermon in the evening. The Hon. E. and Mrs. Alitchelson, who have been on a visit to the Islands and Sydney, xvere passengers to Auckland by the W’immera last night. Air H. W’. Peryman, who has been a member of the North Canterbury Education Board for thirty years, died a€ his residence, Taitapu, last xveek, aged 82 years. He had been prominent iii local government ever since he came to Canterbury’ in 1864. —-Press Association. The Rev. George Craig Cruickshank, 8.A., of Keble College, Oxford, has been appointed to succeed the Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst as vicar of Whangarei. Air. Cruickshank is the ,son of the late Air. 1). B. Cruickshank, of Auckland, and was trained at Ely’ Theological College and at St. Hilda’s, Darlington, whicU parish he left to join the home mission staff of the Auckland diocese, and has been working in the Taranaki district since February of last year. The Hon. E. Miccliei-on uas just received intimation that he lias been selected for admission as a Knight of Grace of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, and that the selection has been approved by the King, xvho is Sovereign head and patron of the Order. Sir James Alills has also been selected for a similar honour. The motto of the Order, of which the St. John Ambulance is the best known offshoot, is “ For the Good of Mankind,” and it is probable that the honour conferred on Air. Alitchelson is a recognition of his services in connection xvith the! Veterans’ Home, of xvhich he has been (•hairman of the committee for some considerable time. There are noxx 7 quite a number of officers connected xvith tha order in New' Zealand, and it is quite possible that a priory may’ be established in the Dominion. Air. R. Al. Goldsman has arrived in Auckland on transfer to the local Supreme Court office from Wellington. A Press Association cable from London announces the death there of Air. Jarnos Shaw. ex-Mayor of Adelaide, South Australia. Lieutenant-Colonel Bauch ope, who was seized with appendicitis while on a visit to Trentham. was well enough for removal to Wellington on Saturday’. It is reported from unofficial quarters that Captain E. P. Evans, of the Aparima, will have command of the Aorangi xvhen she enters the San Francisco service. Air. D. Miller, who has been chief postmaster at Wanganui for the past seven years, has been transferred to Wellington, where he will be chief postmaster. Mr. W’hybornc has been appointed chief •officer of the Te Anau, and Air. A. R. Pryde chief of t'he Hauroto. Mr. J. Seott, of the Te Anau, has gone ashore for orders. The Rev. Father Peter Abouzaid, we are informed by- Mr. A. H. Rassie, a personal friend of the padre, is a priest of the Melkhat order of the Roman Catholic Church, and not of the (ireek Church. His father and brother live at Carterton. in flu* W’airarapa district, and he will probably’ spend a xveek or tVo in that town before coming on to Auckland. - ' An old and respected resident of Onehiinga passed away, in the person of Mrs. Anne Cofilin, relict of the late George .Cofilin. on Friday. Deceased, xvho xvas in her 80th year, arrived in Auckland from Sydney in the brig Moa. in 1849. She leaves a family of ten — five sons ami five daughters—many grandchildren and several great grandchildren. A change of officers from the Flora to the Haupiri. which was recently placed in the East Coast bays trade, announced. Captain Ross, ATessrs. C. J. Appleyard, and A. H. Brooks, chief and second officer respectively, and Mr. W. H.

Campbell, chief steward, changing from the former to the latter vessel. Captain Ritchie, late of the Boherua, transfers to the Flora as master. Mr. Robert Lyons died at Palmerston North last week. The deceased landed in the Lancashire in 1802, and subsequently resided in Wellington, Nelson, Ashburton, and latterly in Palmerston North. He is survived by three sons and a daughter, namely: The Rev. T. H. Lyons (Auckland), Messrs. J. 11. Lyons (Napier), W. A. Lyons (Palmerston) and Mrs. J. A. MeLcavey, of Stoney Creek. Mr. L. Rose Jagger, late general manager of the Atlas Assurance Company, who has completed his engagement with the company, was presented in Wellington last week with a silver tea and coffee service and silver salver in Georgian pattern, beautifully chased and inscribed, -from the attorneys of the company throughout the Dominion, who have been controlled by Mr. Jagger during his five years’ engagement in New Zealand. The fire underwriters of Wellington entertained Mr. Jagger, and made him a presentation of . a gold sovereign case. Mr. and Mrs. Jagger and family left for Sydney by the Manuka. Death of Lady O'Borke. The death took place on Sunday at her residence in Jermyn-street of Lady O’Rorke, wife of Sir G. Maurice O’Rorke, M.1..C. The deceased lady, who had been in ill-health for nearly a year past, was seized with a bad turn on Saturday, and passed away at half-past six on Sunday. The late lady O’Rorke was the third daughter of the Hon. Alexander Shepherd, first Colonial Treasurer of New Zealand, he having been appointed by the Imperial Government. He arrived in Auckland in 1842 during Captain Hobson’s term as Governor, and lived here till he died, in 1859. He had two sons—- • Alexander, who was killed in India at the Battle of Chillianwallah, and Major T. Viret Shepherd, late of H.M. 100th Prince of Wales’ Royal Leinster Regiment, and now Sergeant-at-arme of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Lady O’Rorke is survived also by two sisters, the Misses E. and !•'. A. Shepherd. In 1858 she was married to Sir G. Maurice O’Rorke, and leaves one son, Mr. K. Dennis O’Rorke. Before the farewell luncheon to the Hon. G. Fowlds was proceeded with at the Pacific Club on Monday, a vote of sympathy was passed by the assembled guests to Sir Maurice O’Rorke, to whom it was decided to send a letter expressive of "the deep sympathy of those present with him in his 'bereavement.