PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1789, 30 June 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

It is understood tli.it Colonel Robin, CJi., formerly Chief-of-Stal)' to General Godloy, and who has lately Ijcou attached | to tho Colunial Department of the War Office in London, will return to New Zealand all the end of the year, probably nbout tho .same time that General Godley returns. Word has been received of the death of Air. William i'Mslier, oldest son ol' llie lata Mr. Georgo fisher, for several terms Mayor and M.l\ for Wellington, and brother of tbo Hon. !•'. M. B. Fisher. Deceased. wlio was about 4a years of aye, was educated at tlio Thorndon School. As a young man ho was a noted athlete. As a fine forward, with plouty of paco and weight, he was prominent in tlio ranks of tlio Wellington Football Club when it won tlio championship in 181)0, d tho lato Mr. Fisher was also a representative player. Uo was also champion amateur heavy-weight boxer of his day. Subsequently ho'resided at OtaUi for many years. Uo leaves a wife (neo Miss C'imino) and two children. On Friday afternoon, Sir. K. Kauv, at oiki timo manager of tho Bank of New Zealand at Wellington, but latterly on tho iii.iiiocturftto of that institution, was tho recipient of presentations from both departments of the 1/iai.k, on the occasion of his retirement from its service. They took thu form of a travelling • trunk, handsomely fitted up with all requirements, a travelling rug, and a silver cigarette ease, in token £f the regard and esteem felt for Mr. kano by the olTikts of tlio bank. Mr. Green, local manager, niri/lo the presentation 011 their behalf, tind spoko of Mt. Kanr's long and honourable connection with tho institution. Ho also expressed tlio regret they i'elt at the uaveranco of th<dr official connection. Mr. Batts, accountant at Wellington, cpoko in a similar strain. In returning thanks Idr their kind wishes and gifts, Mr. Kano said ho had tendered his resignation to the Board of Directors on account of tlw verdict of his medical adviser, who had declared that ho must havo rc.vt for forno timo. His relations with tho bank hnd been of tho ploasantcst nature. In the course of his speech, Mr. Kane, who had joined the staff in 18G4, spoko or his experiences in those early days, and recalled tho fact that when ho first joined tho wrvico there were none of its officers stationed between Wellington and Napier and Napier and Wanganui. Many will regret to learn of tho serious illness of Mr. John llose, son of Captain Hose, who was at ono time manager in Wellington for tho New Zealand Shipping Company. Mr. Rose, who is a keen Terntorial officer, is said to have contracted cold at one of the local camps, which developed into pneumonia, with serious results. Sirs. Itoso (nee Miss Greenfield) is returning from England at once on account of her husband's illness. Mr. Rose is a popular member of the Star Boating Club. Mr. B. M. Wilson, Director of 'tlio Tourist Department, who has accompanied H.M.S. New Zealand on her tour of the Dominion,, left Auckland for Wellington yesterday evening. Mr. John Court lias been elected Deputy-Mayor by the Auckland City Council, to act during tho absence of the | Mayor (Mr. C. J. Parr) in Australia. Mr. Parr is away on a mouth b holiday on July 1. Commissioner Richards, of tlio Salvation Army, will leave for Aucklaud today to meet Commissioner Lamb, tho Army's foreign secretary, who is duo to arrive from Vancouver by tho Niagara. Mr. Alfred Linley, who has been in Australia for somo weeks past, is returning to Wellington on Wednesday with the intention of inaugurating in New Zealand an independent film-hiring business. Mr. Linley was formerly one of the proprietors of tho lung's Theatre. • Mr. W. E. Waldegravc. LL.B., solicitor, of Ractihi, was on Saturday admitted by Mr. Justice Chapman as a barrister of tho Supremo Court. Mr. T. Young appeared as oouilsel. Tho pending retirement is announced of Mr. John Evans,"Acting-Chief Clerk in tho Police Department. Mr. Evans is one of the officers about to bo retired in can-' noction with tho enforcement of tho re-tiring-ago provision by tho Public Service Commissioner. Word was received in Masterton on Saturday of th© dwxtih at Hastings of Nurso M'Kay, daughter of Mr. and lira. Georgo M'Kay, of Springfields, Wniigaehu. Deoeascd was for sis years 011 tho Btaff of tho Napier Hospital. > Mr. J. Evans, Official Assignee for tho Canterbury district, is about to retire, says a southern exchange, Ho has been in tho Civil Service for over thirty-five years. Mr. Evans, prior o his going to Christchurch, was in tho office of tho Receiver of' Land Kovenue in Invercargill. When tho Bankruptcy Act came into force ho was appointed to the Official Assignees office in Christchureh, under Mr. Greenwood, and on his chief's retirement some yeara ago, Mr, Evans was appointed Official Assignee'. The Rev. Harold Purchase (Christohurch), who has suffered from ill-health for spuie time, has been compelled' to forward to Bishop Julius his resignation of the position of vicar of St John's Church, Latil mer Square. Tho death is announoed of an Ellesracr© pioneer, in tho person of Mr. Joseph Young, at the ago of 91. Mr. Young was born in Ireland, and landed at Melbourne in 1847. Aft,oT remaining there for a year or two ho went back to Ireland, but subsequently returned to Melbourne, and for about four years was engaged in mining and other pursuits in Victoria. Mr. Young then orossod to New Zealand, landing at Dunedin, whero lie was employed for somo timo helping to lay out tho city. He afterwards took part in tho Gabriel's Gully and Skipper's Gully rushes, and then went across to the West Coast. He wont to Canterbury in 18G4 and bought a farm at Lakeside, on which he lived till a short timo before liis death. Ho was married in 18C9, and his I wifo survives him.