PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1916, 26 November 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Chief Justice (Sir Hubert Stout), who- lias been absent from Wellington on Prison Hoard business, is expected to return from the north to-morrow morning. Mr. C, Watson, headmaster of To Aro School, Wellington, resigned his position al; yesterday's meeting of tho I'Mucatiois Hoard. Tho chairman (Mr. It. Lee) said that Mr. Watson was one of tlie oldest teachers, and had done excellent service ever since ho had arrived from Tasmania with his brother, now in l'almerstou North. He was a man with a mind and disposition calculated to wn! the affections of children. Mr. W. Allan also spoke in a eulogistic manner of Mr. Watson's services. .Tho chief inspector (Mr. T. It. Fleming) said that Mr. Watson wc.s ono of the in-ost prominent educationists in the Dominion. Tho chairman and 31r. Allan were appointed to act- with tho secretary in drawing np a minute of appreciation of All 1 . Watson's" services. Mr. D. H. Collins, on! y son of Dr. W, j L. Collins, M.L.C.. is reported to ho seriously ill at She family residence in I Mobson Street. A slight improvement! m his condition was reported yesterday. Mr. Collins was selected to four Australia as a member of tho Now Zealand re-j prcsenttttiye cricket team, but his ill- ; noss will in all probability prevent him iron) taking up that engagement. A special meeting of the Otago Harbour Baanl was held last night to appoint a secretary and treasurer. Thew were thirty applicants, and it was decided to appoint Mr. W. J. Bardsle.v, secretary of the Timaru llarbovir Board, to the position.—Press Association. Mr. T. Sutejifl'e, of the Itendquarters staff of tlie- National Insurance Company at Duncdin, is being transferred 011 promotion to Wellington. Mr. Suteliffe is well known in bowling circles in Dunedin. and is at the present time president of tho Ivaituna Bowling Club. Many will regret to learn of the serious illness of- Mr. H. N. Fletcher, tho well-known tenor vocalist, who is a member . of the staff of tho Ocean Accident Insurance Company. Mr. Flelclier was to have taken part in "Tho Geisha" next week, hut a substitute has had to be found to take the nart.

Mr. Simon Drydon. who died suddenly in a tramear on Monday afternoon, was a very old resident of Wellington. having arrived in 1855. Ho was Iwrn at Sunderland on Juno 29, 182-1. and when he enmoto Wellington started in business as a shipwright, in partnership with the late Mr. lSdward t'hirkoli. Tltey had >i slip on tho beach from Old Customhouse Street, just where- Messrs. Robertson and Co. s foundry nor is. j After some years, Mr. Drydon took up ! land at- Queen Charlotte Sound, whore lie carried on farming for about twelve : years, returning to AVellingvon in 1870. He had previously walked with Mr. Thirkeli as far as Wanganui to look at land. Although, the best land was obtainable at 10s. an acre, lie did not take any, because of its inaccessibility, there being neither road nor railway, wl-.evcus the Sounds land coulcl be reaclietiby boat. Mr. Drydon leaves a widow a;ul live children (Mr. Arthur Drvdcn, Picton: Mr. C. H. Drydon, Brooklyn; Mr. F. A. Drvdcn, Karori; Mrs. H. K. Drydeil, Karori; and Mrs. C. E. Tnstin, Christelmrch). There are sevento-on grandchildren and one groat-grandchild. Another of the oarly coloniists passed away yesterday morning in tiio, person of Mrs. Anno Snow, who with her parents arrived in Nelson by tho ship Indus in the year 1843. Mrs. Snow was the eldest daughter of Mr. Robert M'Nab, who wan among tho earliest settlers ill the Jliwaka district, Nelson. Tho deceased leaves a husband and two sons and two daughters. Tho Wellington Education Board yesterday accepted the 'resignations of' tho following teachers Miss M. Steel, assistant, Shannon; Miss B. E. Sergeant, assistant, Jolmsonville; Mrs. Mavnard, solo teacher, Saunder's Road ; Mr. J. 1. •S. Mackenzie, sole teacher, Mikimiki Valley; Miss Gavin, assistant, Karori. Mr. Richmond Keelo, chief postmaster at Lyttojton, died after a short illness on Monday morning. He had Ik-oh in the service for" close- on forty years, liaring soon servico at Port Chalmers, and was posttoastcr at. Naseb.r and Queenstown boforo taking charge at Lyttelton.

Mr. M'Cartncy, late Railway I/and Officer an Wellington, lias been transferred to the South Island. The three professors who were, appointed by tho council of the Auckland' University College last week have accepted the positions for which they were selected, 'JlieynroDr. G. o«en, M.A., of Liverpool, professor of physics; Dr. F. P. Worley, D.Sc., LoK<lo!i, professor of chemistry; and Professor J. C. Johnson, M.A., University of Cork, professor of biology. Captain Bono will arrive from Lvttelton by this morning's steamer. Mr. D. A. Sinclair, of London, who has been visiting New Zealand, left iiy tho Marama'on Saturday, on his return journey. During his visit, Mr. Sinclair, who is ii well known swimmer, made inquiries on behalf of tho Royal LifeSaving Society regarding the progress of the life-saving movement since, the visit of Mr. William Henry, founder of the society, a few years ago. Commissioner Ctillon will be a passenger by the Mauuganui from the south this morning. Captain W. W. Alderman-, of tho Commonwealth military forces, who was recently selected as one of the officers to do duty in New Zealand under tho scheme for tho exchange- of officers between Australia and tho Dominion, has arrived in Auckland, Captain Alderman is to remain in Now Zealand for I*2 liionths. Ho was last stationed at Hobart, and is under orders to report to tho headquarters of the Auckland Military District. Tho Rov. Father O'Connell, and the Revs. "Don and Weane, aro passengers by this morning's steamer from the south. Tho congregation of ilio T.ansdmvno Presbyterian Church has addressed a call to the Rev. Morgan Richards, a recent arrival in the- Dominion. Captains Rhodes, Finnis, and Glendining are dun from the south by the Mauuganui. this morning. Mr. S. J. Campbell, who for the pact twelve months Ims boon doing mission work in tho South Canterbury country districts, has received word from tho Rev. Dr. Oibb stating that the committee has decided to transfer Mr. Campbell to Danncvirk© district. Mr. Camp-; bell leaves Timaru on December 3. Mr. Robert Johnstone, of Mohuatarain, Hawko's Bay, intends to leave on a trip to tho Old Country during February next. Mr. 11. Iluckletois, manager in Auckland for the Bank of New Zealand, will leave on January 5 on a year's visit to England. Mr. W. D. File, who has acted as Secretary of tho Gisliorne Foresters' *.odgo for the past 30 years, has tendered his resignation of the office. Mr. C. M. Litllejolin, of the teaching stall of tile Waitalii High School, has been appointed to tho stalf of theQtano Hoys' liigSi School, Mr. J. M. Geohogan, a new arrival from Sydney, succeeds Mr. L. H. Ashley as manager of the Bank of Now Zealand at. Woodviile. Mr, Ashley has been transferred to Chrislchm•ch , . Mr. G. 11. Baker has resigned his position of borough overseer at Gisborne, having been appointed to a similar position at OhaktiiK*. Mr. J. M'Hattie, Iho Ureytown post* master, lias received notice that lie has boon promoted to the position of district awouulont at Timaru.

A Gisbornite of forty years' standing in the poison of Mr. Frederick James Csrrington died at the resident*! of Ins daughter at Hastings on November li), at the iipo a.go of s'S years. Deceased leaves a growii-ny family. Mr. Leslie Reynolds arrived in Nelson 011 Friday last, and left on Tuesday lor Pteton to lulrao tijion th-o sewago work's there. He subsequently will go to Wairoa, whore tho new harbour* works will claim his attention. Mr. 11. (3. Cousins, of Auckland, whe lias. represented the teacher; of tho North Island on tlio Teachers' Superannuation Board during tlio past two years, lias resigned, as lie intends to irauA abroad lor a year. Tho late Mi'. James Hancox, whoso funeral took pltioo at Karon on Sunday, came <ut to New Zealand from tiw> Old Country about 40 years ago and \ Jiad resided 111 Wellington ever since. Mis sudden death came as « great shock to his relatives and many friend's, ■ as 110 appeared ill good health only a short tivio heloro his death'. Ho leaves three sons (51r. Joseph Haucox, Itartinborougli; Mr, Leonard Hnucox, Wellington; and Mr. Hancox, Pic ton) and throo daughters (Mrs. I'ovrton, ■Wellington! Sirs, I'regoning, SciU don ;■ and Mrs. Chambers, Wellington). Mr. A. H, Cooper, at t)ro request of several unions in tho City, will strain for tho position of deputy represent#1 live 011 the Arbitiation Court. Mr. Cooper represented tho Woliingtoa . Trades and Labour Co.nr.cil at the nn- . liual cwiferenoes lor ten consecutive j years, holding tho olliee ot president . 0110 year and that of secretary lour J years. Ho was also a, member of the ] Wellington. Conciliation Board for sis years.