Personal Notes

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 12, 20 March 1912, Page 5

Personal Notes

Mr. T. Cotter, K.C., went down to Wellington last week. Mr. Robertson. h‘.P, labxir merabet for Otaki. was last week in Auckland for a short visit. Mr. J. Strauchon, Surveyor-General, is at present visiting the Stratford district. Mr. N. A. Nathan, of Auckland, was a passenger for Marseilles by the Mol dart*, on a visit to Europe. Lieutenant W. de C. Malet, of Bombay, arrived by the Moldavia last week on a furlough vist to New Zealand. Mr. W. T. Jennings, ex-M.P.. will probably be a candidate for the New Ply mouth mayoralty. Nurse Milne, of Auckland Hospital, left for Sydney by the Moldavia on holiday. Mr. T. H. Nesbitt, Town Clerk of Sydney, was a passenger by the Moldavia last week on a holiday visit to the Auckland district. Mr. T. E. Horton, the well-known nurseryman of Hastings. H R., left by

the Moldavia last week. Mr. He:to® to taking a fine exhibit of rfuit to toe Koval Horticultural Show :r Meitorme. The death is announced at Gisborne of Noa WhakAAlere, oue of the besl known rangatiras in the Poverty Kay district, at the age of 70 ><ars_ De* ceased was an uncle of Laly Orr -V A Sydney cable states that M i> Ham Lyne, ex Federal lr- a> .rcr, whi had a sudden seizure after t Home Ktilt meeting, has regained cons:; usness Hopes‘a re held out for his I Mr. W. H. 1- Galwey, who has been manager of the Bank of Neu South Wales in Napier for the la-t nine months, has been appointed to a t-.milar position in Auckland. A farewell ui- given Mis, Dinh at Sydney prior to her departure to Wd-

ling Lon to assume the general secretaryship of the Young Women’s Christian Association. 1 he Earl and Countess of Morton, accompanied by their sons, the lion. C. W. the lion. W. JS. and the Hon. K. J. S. Douglas, arrived by the Moldavia last week on a deer stalking and fishing visit to New Zealand. During their stay in Auckland the party will stop at the Grand Hotel. The Rev. J. H. Mackenzie, minister of the Onehunga Congregational Church, has received a unanimous call to the pastorate of the Congregational Church, Masterton. The call has been heartily endorsed by the Wellington District Synod and by the Congregational Union Executive at Auckland. llie death occurred in Wellington last week of Mr. G. A. Sehoeh, who arrived in Auckland from England in 1844, ami was afterwards commissioned by the late Sir Harry Atkinson, then Perinier, to proceed Home to procure the latest machinery for reeling silk. A change of Government, however, caused the scheme to fall through. The remains of the late Mrs. A. Wyllie, wife of the city electrical engineer, who died on Wednesday after a long illness, were laid to rest in Purewa Cemetery on Thursday, the funeral cortege being a long one. ami including the Mayor ( Mr. C. .1. Parr) and members pt* the Electric ami Water Committee of the City Council. Mr. John Milward, manager for tho Pacific < able Board, has returned to Auckland from a visit to Wellington, where he discussed with the secretary of the Postal Department details relating to the cable service. Mr. Milwar I inspected the spot at Muriwai Beach where the now cable from Syd ney is to be landed. Tn the course of this week he will probably visit the cable station at Doubtless Bay. Dur iug his visit to Auckland Mr. Milward is staving at the Grand Hotel. The Hon. 11. F. Wigrani, M.L.C., and Mrs. Wigrain, of ( hrustchurch, accompanied l y Messrs. W. A. W igram, C. K. Wigram. and Miss Wigram, who are on a visit from England, and who have lately been touring Rotorua, were in Rotorua iast week. Mr. F. D. Cheshire, Inspector of Consulates in the East, Australia. New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, was a passenger by the Yawata Main, which arrived at Sydney recently. His headquarters are at Shanghai, and he is on an ollie;.11 visit to all the capital cities of the Commonwealth, and will afterwards visit New Zealand and the South Sea Islands. Mrs. E. Th waites, who is leaving Ho wick, where she has been in charge of the postal business for the last »ox years, to take charge of the new post-oil?-e at Kingsland, was entertained by a lai jc number of residents of Howiek and the adjoining districts at a valedictory evening- on Wednesday. The Rev. Boyes presided, and in the course of tho evening the guest was made the recipient of a purse of sovereigns, the presentation lo ng made by the Rev. R. Ferguson. Occasion was also taken to web com the new postmistress, Mrs. Broofoot. Mdllr. Jeanne de Cycykowska. who had been tea ring New Zealand for the past two months as special correspondent of several Polish newspapers, arrived from the South by the Main Trunk train last week. Mdlle. expresses herself as charme I with our country in many ways the climate, the freedom, the general prosperity of the people, and the natural beauties of New Zealand all till her with ent!;, siasm. But there are yet thing* which -she finds it hard to understand. Why. for instance, is it that in almost, every town she xisits there is a race meet in j in progress? Why do the people look prosperous ami contented yet declare so often that the Government it no go I? And then they never seem to can*. : i hear or know about any other cm.. "in \’n,v Zealand. Our visitor find- n short, Interesting but somewh.i: of ,i puzzle, and desired earnestly to know if -he might accept the figures in the Year Book as correct in regard to our i Hurts an 1 other things in uh ch f'g ure eloquent. “You see,’ *ai l *hr. •■? -w Zealand e smli a wonderfid .idvri: * ug country, and one hears so mine <ntri.li tory things, that a b ronics -n >:idly puzzled in try in* to !e»rn what is truly correct,” am! Mdl’o. Huzhrd again at the quaintness of New Zealand as she appears in kmw of -ter a-qtects to the visitor from abroad. Mdllr. dr Cycykowska left for Europe on Friday by the P. and O. steamer M< Ida via. Xt th? annual dinner of the Auckland Dental A«*oiatiort, last week, the

president (Mr. J. N. Rish worth), on behalf of the members, presented the secretary (Mr. Claude H. Moses) with a very handsome tea and coffee service. In making the presentation, the President eulogised the work done by Mr. Moses for the Association during his three successive terms of office, saying that without doubt he was the best secretary they had ever had. He had a wonderful power for organisation, was always ready to undertake anything which was for the benefit of the Association. The members felt they would like to make some little return to their popular secretary. He had much pleasure in asking him to accept their gift. Mr. Moses, who was received with prolonged applause, thanked the members for their handsome gift, and said that it would always be his pleasure to do his best for the profession and the association. He would always look upon the gift as one of his most valued possessions. Mr. W. J. B. Trewin. a well-known solicitor and prominent public man in Feilding. passed away recently. The deceased was horn in Stithians, Cornwall. in 1872. and received his education at the board schools in England. He arrived in New Zealand in 18S4, and completed his education at Sanson School. He then received an appointment as teacher under the Wanganui Education Board, and completed the full pupil teachers' course early in 1893. and took a trip through Australasia and England with his parents, returning to New Zealand in 1894. Subsequently, he went to Prince Albert College. Auckland, passing the matriculation examination in 1898; after it hat to Selwyn’s College. Dunedin, and Canterbury College. Christchurch,’ passing the solicitor’s examination in 1897, and being admitted a solicitor by the t hief dustice in May. 1898. lie was called to bar by Mr. Justice Williams in 1904. and created a notary public in 1908. While in Sanson. Mr. Tiewin was a member of the local Debating Society. and was chosen on two occasions to be one of the representatives in public debates against the Palmerston Society. and on one occasion he represented the Feilding Society. The public positions held by him include: May. 190610. member and secretary Feilding School Committee, member Feilding Fire Board, chairman Feilding Technical School Committee. and member District High School Committee. The last two positions he still held at the date of his demise. He was elected Mayor of Feilding without previously serving in the Council in 1906, against two sitting members of the Council who were candidates. He was re-elected in 1907, after a contest; elected unopposed in 1908, and in 1909 elected after a contest. He was married in 1901 to Miss Alice E. Watts. The death occurred at Christchurch last week of the Rev. C. H. Moreland, M.A.. the popular headmaster of Christ’s ( ollege. He suffered a sudden seizure and collapse, due to an internal complaint. and an operation was performed, but the disease had run its course, and Mr. Moreland passed away the following morning. Tlip deceased came out to New Zealand in 1904 to take over the headmastership of Christ’s College. He was a native of the north of Ireland, and was educated at Oxford, being a Scholar of Lincoln C< liege. He received the B.A. degree in 1890. and the M.A. degree in 1894. He was ordained deacon in 1894. and priest in 1895, and in the former year was appointed to the curacy of Scorning. which he held till 1896. when he was appointed to the curacy of Dunstan. Swainsthorpe, and Newton Flatman. Norwich. From 1891 to 1903 he tilled the position of assistant master at the King Edward VI. School., Norwich, and resigned that position with his Church appointments on being appointed to the headmastership of Christ's College. Mr. Moreland proved a most popular and capable beadmaster, and under his regime the college prospered vastly. He possessed a powerful influence over the boys, and enjoyed the love and esteem both of the staff and of the scholars. His untimely death came as a great shock. He travelled extensively through Ne w Zealand, and made many tours in the remoter parts. He was a great lover of the* Alpine regions of the South Island, and was the author of several publicatioir* d.alitig with his travels. He was married a few vears ago to Dr. Alice Moorhouse, of Christchurch. The funeral was very largely attended by representatives of educational, religious amt publie bodies, in addition to the students, staff and member* the goveru’ng body of Christ's College. Floral emblems were M*ut in profusion. -

Captain H. Goodwyn Archer, who for the past eight years has been superintendent of the Veteran's Home, Auckland, is retiring from a position ne has tilled with conspicuous success. His experience in the Navy was of great service to him in dealing with the old sailors and soldiers who are spending the even, ing of life in the comfortable quarters out at Mount Roskill. Visitors to the Home were always mueh struck by the admirable order that prevailed during the residence of the Captain and Mrs. Archer, and no public institution was kept in a more spic and span condition. The friends of the Home will mueh regret Captain Archer's retirement. His successor- is to be Captain Robert Carpenter, for many years in the Defence Office in Auckland, and the Committee is exceedingly fortunate in securing an officer so ably fitted to keep up the high standing of life in the comfortable quarters ard set by Captain Archer. The Home has had an uphill task since it was established eight years ago by Lord Ranfurly, then Governor of the Dominion. Under the careful management of Captain Archer it has come through troublous years, and is now firmly established in its good work among a most deserving class—the men who have fought for their King and country. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Berry are leaving for England by the Otranto, from Sydney, next week, on a visit to friends in Devon, Wales and Kent. They will be absent alVut nine months. Mr. Berry retired from the public service last year, and has since resided at Rotorua. Mr. Harry - Gorrie. for some years assistant manager of the Bombay branch of the South British Insurance Company, and formerly of the Auckland branch, has been appointed manager at Bombay; India. "