PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 25, 21 June 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

The Mayor of Wellington (Mr. Willord) continues to make satisfactory progress towards recovery. Nurse Carroll lias now quite recovered from her illness, and was a~passenger by the Niwaru last week On a trip to England.

Mr. Harold Gregson, of Auckland, has been appointed judge of the instrumental music at the competitions to be held aS Wellington next October.

Air. A. Leigh Hunt, manager of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Company, who is making an extended business visit to the principal towns of the North Island, is at present in Auckland.

It is stated on good authority (says the Hastings correspondent of “ The Dominion”) that Air. A. E. J till (chairman of the Napier Harbour Board, and chairman of the New Zealand Counties Conference) will stand for the Hawke’s Bay seat at the next general election.

The death is announced from Brisbane of Mr. E. Lilley, a well-known King's Counsel.

Mr. B. AL Alollineaux, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Wellington, succeeds Mr. Finch as inspector for New Zealand. Mr. W. Birnie has been appointed assistant inspector. Mr. W. H. Liver, manager at Napier, becomes manager at Wellington; and Mr. W. Galwey, manager at. Masterton, goes to Napier as manager; and Mr. Hodgkins, manager at Ashburton, succeeds Mr. Galwey at Alasterton. A number of personal friends and business colleagues entertained Mr. Thos. Finlayson, of Messrs. Sargeod, Son, and Ewen, at lunch last week. The occasion was the departure early next week of Mr. Finlayson on a holiday that will extend over several months. The proposed pleasure tour is unique, in that it is the first extended vacation that Mr. Finlayson has allowed himself in a business career of over 40 years. The funeral of Air. T. H. White, late mill manager for the Kauri Timber Company, took place last week, being attended by all the employees of the company, besides a large and widely representative number of citizens. The Auckland Employers’ Association, of which the deceased was an ex-vice-president, was represented by Mr. Joseph Aliller (vice-president), Mr. Thos. Hodgson (member of the executive, and Air. C. Grosvenor (secretary); the president (Air. D. Goldie), who was unavoidably absent, being represented by his son, Mr. Harry Goldie. A requiem service was held at the residence in Graham-street by Father Holbrook, and the cortege, which consisted of over .20 cabs and three brakes, then proceeded to Waikaraka Cemetery, where the final rites were performed by Father Alahoney. Among the numerous floral tributes were handsome wreaths from the Sawmillers’ Association, Marine Engineers’ and Builders’ Association, while the Employers’ Association sent a beautiful wreath of porcelain flowers, bearing a fitting inscription. Captain H. AAyte has been appointed Acting-Brigade-Major to the Wellington Infantry Brigade during the absence on leave of Captain Hamilton, of the Grenadier Guards, late A.D.C. to his Excellency the Governor.

Air. E. Gerard, late official assignee at Auckland; , was the recipient of an address from the merchants of the city at the Chamber of Commerce, on Monday afternoon in recognition of his valuable services while occupying the position of official assignee. Air. Thos. Finlayson will make the presentation. Alajor Johnston, who has been appointed Director of Ordnance of the New Zealand Defence Forces, is due by the Tongariro on June 30th. Coming by the same vessel are Sergeant Parkes, of the Grenadier Guards, and Sergeant Woodhead of the West Yorkshire Regiment, who have received appointments under the defence scheme.

Amongst the passengers by the Warrimoo from Melbourne was Air. Nixon, Collector of Customs at Wellington, who had to take three months’ sick leave in Australia. Air Nixon is much improved in health as a result of the holiday. Major Hutchinson, who was dispatched by the Home military authorities for service in connection with the New Zealand Territorial scheme, also arrived by the Warriinoo.

Air. T. Sedgwick, who has completed a visit to the “Sedgwick boys” placed on various farms in the Dominion, left Wellington on his return to London by the lonic. He may return to New Zealand in about four or five months’ time with another batch of boys, but these will not be brought out under the auspices of the Government, Alinisters adhering to their intention to give the first experiment twelve, months’ trial. So far the reports from the boys are very sat isfactory. Air. Edward C. Corliss, who was a wellknown actor on the Australian stage from ten to twenty years ago, died recently at Sydney. The deceased player was a former resident of Wellington, and was at one time on the staff of the Telegraph Department. He toured New Zealand on many occasions with Williamson’s. Bland Holt’s, and Frank Thornton’s companies, and was valuable in character and “heavy” parts. Deceased, who was 52 years of age, was a widower, his wife having died about six years ago. His brothers are Alessrs. P. C. Corliss (Commissioner of Stamps), W. B. Corliss (Nelson), J. Corliss, and AL Corliss (officer in charge of the Telegraph Department in Wanganui). Another brother was the late Mr. P, Corliss, of Wellington.