PERSONAL NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 1, 5 July 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

Rev. B. J. Westbraroke, Presbyterian minister, at Methvan, has resigned his charge owing to ill ; l»ealth. Dr. Foster left Te Waikato Sanatorium on Saturday week. He goes to lire Old Country, and will act as medical officer on the Drayton Orange, on the homeward trip. The .many- friends of Mr. H. Desborough, of Thomas Cook and Sons’ local office, will be sorry to hear that he is at present in the Te Huia private hospital, having undergone a somewhat serious and painful operation, which will keep him an invalid for some weeks. The Palmerston correspondent of, the “ New Zealand Tinies ” reports that Mr. J. Hammond, the New Zealand-born airman, who-recently underwent an opera' tion for appendicitis,-is making very satisfactory progress towards recovery but it will be some time before he is able to be about again. The death is announced of ex-Juspee-tor Buckley, of the New Zealand police ftrree. Deceased, after serving in the Canterbury provincial police,, reached the rank'of Inspector at Ir,vereargill. He retired aboub-twenty years pgp, and had since followed farming pursuits at Hook, South Canterbury, where his death occurred. Mr. H. W. L. Digby,'chief reporter of the "Christchurch Press,” is on a visit to Auckland. Mt. A. C 4. Millington, gaoler at Wellington. died last week from an internal '•complaint.— (Press Association.) Aucklanders who will leave for the Ohl Country from Wellington by the Athenic on the 13th pros, include Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Campbell, of Hamilton, and Mr. Alex. Milne, of Whangarei. Mr. John Sandon, a very old resident of Glen Orona, near Palmerston North, died last week. The deceased’s father was one of .'he founders of the township of Sandon. Mr. Alfred Boothman. one of the oldest Australian actors still in harness, arrived from Sydney by the W arrimoo at Wellington on Wednesday. Mrs Wemyss.- wife of Captain W enryss, of H.M S. Cambrian, arrived in Auckland on Friday, and is staying at "Cargen.” Captain -Wemyss is expected to arrive in a day or two. The death is announced at Gisborne of Airs. Andrew, aged 87 years, relict of the late Mr. John Andrew. The late Mrs. Andrew and her husband came out to New Zealand in the ship Egmont, about 55 years ago. They landed at Auckland and from there went to the Big Barrier for the copper mine work. Later they wont to Drury, but had to leave there.

with their children on the outbreak of the Waikato war. Then they proceeded to Coromandel, and when the Thames gold rush broke out in the early days they removed from there to the Thames, residing there for some time, and then went on to Gisborne, where both Mr.

and. Mrs.-Andrew spent their remaining years. . • Mr. John Lambda wefl-thowu contractor of Sydney, and formerly of Wellington, New Zealand, died, at the age of 57, at a private hospital in Darlingliurst, on June 21. Mr. Lairi-b had been ailing for some little time, but his emJ canie unexpectedly. He was one ’of two brothers who arrived in New Zealand as boys from Hawick, Scotland. Mr. Lamb was one of the leading contractors, and constructed some of the most important buildings in the Dominion, and was a much-respected citizen. He was also a prominent bowler, and in his younger dayswas. a keen athlete. Mr. Lamb's only brother died suddenly in Christchurch seven weeks since.

Three awards for bravery were presented by the Mayor (Mr. C. J. Parr), on behalf of the Royal Humane Society, at the Municipal Chambers last week, before the business of the City Council. Master Eric P. Greenhough, a lad of twelve years, received a bronze medal and a framed certificate for courage in having rescued a man from drowning at ISentinel-road Bay, Ponsonby. Mr. Leslie IA. Henderson received the Society’s certificate for his action in saving a child from under a horse at Newtown, Wellington. A bronze medal has also been awarded to Mr. William R. Crandall for his bravery in attempting to save the life of a man who was drowned off the Queen-street wharf. The medal will be forwarded to Mr. Crandall, who is in the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Little, of Auckland, were passengers by the Maheno, for Sydney, on Monday.

Mr. Frank Waldegra’ve, Under-Secre-tary for Justice and Commissioner o( Police, returned by the Talune last week from Rarotonga. Dr. Sorley, of Feilding, left on a visit to San Francisco by the Maitai last week. Mr. R. McVeagh returned by the Talune last week from Rarotonga, where lie was engaged for the defence in the Wigmore trial. Mr. Geo. D. Ross, chief passenger clerk in the Union Company’s Dunedin office, was a passenger by' the Maitai for San Francisco last week, on a visit to the United States.

The Governor has appointed Mr. C. E. Adams, of the Department of Lands, to be Astronomical Observer at Wellington, vice Mr. T. King resigned. Mr. S. G. Millington, gaoler at H.M. Prison, Wellington, who died on Thursday, was a native of Devonshire, and joined the Justice Department in 187 S as assistant warder at Lyttelton. He became principal warder at Mount Cook in 1882, and chief warder at Terrace Gaol in 1903. Three years later he was transferred to New Plymouth as gaoler, and in 1008 was made manager of the prison reformatory in that district. Mr. Millington was appointed gaoler at Wellington in 1909. lie leaves a widow and seven children. Captain Oliver, who brought the barque Solgran from Newcastle to Wellington, returned to Australia by the Maheno. Mr. W. F. Massey, M.P.. and Leader of the Opposition, left for the South by the mail train last week on a fortnight’s political tour. Mr. H. T. White, of- the telegraph dispatch branch, who is leaving the department to go into business, was presented by the staff with a silver-mounted uhbrella and Gladstone bag last week. Mr. R. J. Roberts, a ivell-known architect, of Auckland, died suddenly at his residence, Lake-road, on Saturday , at the ripe age of 78 years. Deceased, who was a native of Wales, is survived by his wife. Captain J. Moxwell. formerly master of the s.s. Pakeha, arrived by the Mokoia from the South on Sunday to take up his new appointment as assistant marine superintendent at Auckland for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company. Mr. Joseph J. Walls, R.'-c., has been appointed science 'master to the Wellington Technical School. Mr. Walls was a pupil teacher of natural philosophy at the Allen Elen’s School Glasgow. He has had practical experience in engineering. At present lie is teaching science subjects at the Auckland- Technical School. On Wednesday afternoon '.sst the citizens ot Oamaru did honour to Mr. 3. M. Brown, who, after nearly 30 years of active life as a member of the Borough Council, the Harbour Board.’ and Mayor’of Oamaru. is withdrawing from the public eye. The Mayor (Dr. M‘Ada.n) presented to Mr. Brown a purse of sovereigns on behalf of tire people of the town.