PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1804, 17 July 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. James Bee, M.A., M.Sc., formerly of tho 6taff of tho Wellington Boys' College, has been appointed by tho council of Scots College, Sydney, to succeed tho Rev. A. Ash worth Aspiuall, M.A., as principal. For the last six years Mr. flea has been headmaster of tho Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne. Captain Hutchison. R.N.,andLieutenant Moag, R.N., wero passengers from Sydney to Wellington by tho Ulimaroa yesterday. Mr. Pierce C. Freeth, formerly managing editor of the "New Zealand Times," and lessee and editor of the "jManawatu Daily Times," has been appointed editor of tho Christchurch "Star." Dr. Lewis arrives from the south by th« Mararoa this morning. Tho sudden death of Mr. James Mackintosh Fraser,' from an acute heart at« tack, occurred at 4 o'clock 011 Friday morning last, at Aka Aka, Waiuku. i'lio late Mr. Fraser was very well known throughout tho Dominion, having been in tho hotel business in tho Auckland city and district, also in the South Island, for tho best part of the time since ho first arrived from Scotland, thirty years ago. Prior to leaving Scotland ho was proprietor of the Imperial Hotel, Helensborough, and managed tho famous watering-place, Strathpeffer Spa, for sonic years. The deceased, during his business career, made many friends, being of a quiet and generous disposition. Although in his 69th. year, ho was very active, and appeared a much younger man, enjoying good health, up to the timo of his death. Much sympathy is felt for his widow-and four sonsi Mr. Charles Fraser, of tho State Advances Office, Mr. Harry Fraser, of Messrs. C, Hogg and Co., Mr. -Alex. .Fraser, farmer! Waiuku, and Mr. Fred. Fraser, ■of tho General Manager of Railways' staff, Wellington. Tho remains of the deceased were privately interred at tho Waiuku Cemetery, on Monday. < Mr. Jacob Nannestad, who played an important part in tho development of Palmerston North, died at Auckland last week. Ho was ono of tho principal busi. ness men in that town in tho early dava, In 1872 Messrs. Christian Richter, Jacob Nannestnd, and Fritz Jenssen, who had formed a partnership, established a flourmill, in Palmerston, says tho "Evening Standard." In addition to the flourmill. the partners had four sawmills, ono at Dannevirko, two at Makotuku, and one at Tahoraite. At that timo they had 38,000 acres of bush land, and wero millers of timber 011 a very largo scale. Onoe ther had cleared a portion of tho bush, their energies wero turned towards a new direction. Tho land was sown in English grasses, flua tlion used for grazing sheep and cattle. After his retirement from active affairs, he lived privately in Palmerston for some time, and about eiv years ago ho left for tho warmer climalo , Auckland. Heart failure was the cause of his death. Mr. A. Linley, of Wellington, who has been 011 a business visit to Sydney, returned by tho Ulimaroa yesterday.