PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2297, 3 November 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Following are the Bishop of Wellington's engagements for this month: — 3rdj. confimatidrr at Pohangina; 6th, confirmation at Kilbiraie; Sunday, Bth, confirmation at St. Peter's, Wellington, 8 p.m;; Taita, confirmation at 7 p.m.; 11th,_ confirmation at Maxton; 13th, confirmation atMangaweka; Sunday, loth, confirmation at Raetihi; 17th, confirmation at Turakina; 20th, meeting of College Trustees, Waiig-anui • 21st, annual - conference of lay readers, Wanganui; Sunday, 22nd, Wanganui, Christ Cliuroli, 11 a.m.; Sohool Cnapel, 7 p.m., confirmation; Aramoho, 3 p.m.; 24th, confirmation at Feilding: Sunday, 29th, consecration of St. Hilda's, Upper Hutt, 11 a.m. j confirmation at Trentham, 7 p.m. .- •

Mr. Stanley Stuart Brown, youngest eon ' of the late Mr. Samuel Brown, a former: Mayor of Wellington, and lira. I Brown, of Hanson Street, died at the ; family -residence at 1 a.m. yesterday r after a sudden collapse in health.. It appears that he was engaged'in a game of tennis: at Rona Bay about noon on Sunday, when he had a seizure and foil to the. ground striking his head rather violently. His friends who were standing round,in the vicinity saw at once •that Mr. Brown!s condition was serious, ,'midv at once summoned Dr. Fell, who j lives at; York Bay. On his. advice Mr. Brown was brought to town on Sunday ' afternoon in the motor ambulance, and taken to his mother's residence iii Hani'Eon Street. There ho was attended to toy Drs. Gilmer nod M'Gavin, without 1 any effect, Mr. Brown passing away at. - l a.m. yesterday without regaining, oongoiousness. The cause of death li- believed to be haemorrhage ,of the brain. Mr. Brows/ who was unmarried, was thirty-three years of age. He was born in Wellington, . and was educated ,at the Mount Cook Sohool and Wellington College: Hie Wellington College Old Boys Association loses an active and rwpular member in the death of Mr. Brown. He was also a member of the : '.\\ T ellesley Club. For. many years h& took ah active interest in the management of Rugby football in Wellington, and was for some years chairman of the local association. Some two years ago. he accompanied his mother on a trip to (England and the Continent. His brothers are Messrs. John Augustus, Walter, and 1 'Albert Edward Brawn, all of whom were concerned, in the conduct of the .firm ]c( Samuel tßrown, Ltd., of Wellington, ! and his only sister is Mrs. O'Shea, wife of the City Solicitor. . Mr. John Mathews,has been selected es' the. Liberal candidate for tho Pasbiatua'seat. - The death occurred last week, from •ptomaine poisoning, of Lance-Corporal John Gilchrist, a member of the-Am-bulance Corps of the New Zealand Expeditionary. Force. ' Deceased, who was 26 years of age,- was a son of Mr. W.'i Gilchrist, of Sataura. : Mr. R. B. M'Kenzie, one of Rangitifcei's best-known settlers, whose death at the'age of 66 occurred in Auckland last week, 'was (says the \ Manawatu "Standard") a son of the late Mr. T. TJ. M'Kenzio, of "Poyntzfield," Parawanui . (Martoii), and'thus-a member of a very well-knowii large family Ho was born and brought up in the district, and, with his parents and brothers, helped to convert the bush lands of Lower. Rangitikei- into the present - fertile country. Mr. M'Kenzio took an active part in local government, and for some years • was a member of .the Manawatu ■ County . Council and Farmers' Union. Ho was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, and was an elder of the Carnarvon Presbyterian Church.' VLast year! he was representative 'elder at the As- . sembly, .and the,.Wanganui Presbytery. r.lOne of»,his.-sons, .tho » Rev. -Norman .M'Kenzie,. is minister of the church fit Patorangi : (To Awamutu), while a daughter.lis the wife of the Rev.- J. .Hutcheson, of Maraekakaho (Hawke's Bay). The Rev. J. M'Eenzie; of Shannon, is a. brother of deceased. Wo have to announce (says yesterday's "Loco. Record") the death of the oldest driver (retired), who ran a loco, in New Zealand. Mr. James Hoban, of Christchurch, passed away , recently at his home in Madras Street at the ripe ;<old-.age of 84 years. . He was hale and hearty, up. to within a few days of his . decease: Mr. Hoban was one of the first drivers in Canterbury, running the train on what is termed the Ferrymead, and he ,was always held in the greatest respeot by all of .the - Service. On his, retirement in 1902 he was presented with an;illuminated address and b gold medal, having been in-the Service from 1864. •• The members of the Julius Knight Dramatic Company are due to arrive here from Sydney to-day. The Dominion tour is to .commence at Cbrist- . church. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hinton, of the . New Zealander Hotel, arrive back from a sojourn in Sydney by the Ulimaroa today. -. Mr.'Brown, Railway Locomotive Foreman of Palmerston North, is being transferred to Wanganui, vice Mr. Underwood, retired. Mr. H.-'Archibald, of Oamaru, has - been temporarily transferred to Picton to'relieve Mr. J. Coard, who is in Wellington on .the sick list.