PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2351, 6 January 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

VIOE-EEaAI. His Excellenoy the Earl of Liverpool will return to Wellington from Christrfrarch to-morrow morning. The Hon. F. M. B: Fisher returned to town from Wairarapa- last night. The Hon. R. H. Rhodes ; and the Hon. ,W. H. Hemes will arrive here to-day, and the Hon. J. Allen,' to-morrow.' The Hon. Dr. Pomare camo cook from the King Country yesterday. The Hoii. A. Tj. Herdman is still in the Tarawera 'district on holiday. ' The Prime' Minister (the Right Hon. \V. F. Massey),' the Hon. H.D. Bell, and the Hon, W. Frasor are in Wellington. - His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) left for the south last night. ■ A .cablegram! received in. Wellington announces the death # of Rev. Arthur Dewdnoy, formerly minister of the Baptist Church, Brooklyn,; Wellington, who settled in the United States two or three years ago. The deceased gentleman was well known throughout New Zealand as an-able and forcefulpreacher, but he was probably more widely known for the prominent part ho took _in the cause'of No-License, to which he rendered exceptional service in all parts of New Zealand, being recognised as one of the most fearless and convincing speakers in the ranks of the No-License Party. He leaves a widow and two sons. Mr. Stanley Harcourt, son of Mr. J. B. Harcourt, is at present in a private hospital, where he has been operated upon for an-internal trouble. Mr. Taylor, late of Swansea, Wales, who has been 1 appointed manager of the fitting department of- the Wellington Gas Company, vice Mr. C. B. Norwood, has arrived from Home, and has already entered upon his now duties. Chief-Deteotive Broberg, who has been appointed, sub-inspector, at Ihinedin, is at present on holiday leave prior to taking up his new duties. _ Mr. Alexander Simpson, Official Assignee for the Wellington district, died at his residence in Devon Street at' 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Some months ago, while on a visit ; to Palmerston 'North, Mr. Simpson was taken ill and v had to return to Wellington, where it was found that he had had a paralytic stroke/ After a'while he recovered sufficiently <to be able to visit his ■ sister, v Mrs._ -Lyall, at Nelson", and benefited considerably by'the change. Last month <i ho returned to Wellington. He had a 'second stroke on Saturday last," and buccumbed yesterday morning. . Mr. Simpson was born in Scotland 64 years ago, and on his arrival in New Zealand entered the service of the Union Bank in Christchurch. In 1877. he joined the. service of the National Bank, arid, was accountant at' Reef ton. Later he'was transferred to Grcymouth. Subsequently he' was in business as an auctioneer in Hawera and Rangitikei, and in 189 D entered tho Audit Department, whence, two years, later,: he was transferred to the Defence ■ Department. In July, •1903, he'was appointed to the staff of, the Official Assignee at Wellington, and . on the retirement of the late Mr. James lAshcroft, in.. 1908, he was appointed .Official Assignee for the Wellington district, which position he held up to the time of his death. He leaves a widow and three., daughters, one of whom is the •:■• wife of-"Mr.- Thornton, of the firm of Ross and Glendining. The funeral will take place to-morrow morning. * . Mr. Geo. Evans, at one time proprietor of the Brunswick Hotel, and an old member of .the Wellington Bowling Club, is reported to be seriously ill. Captain" J. W. Boon, formerly officer bommanding B Company of the 11th /Regiment, arrived:in "Wellington from . Taranaki yesterday. ;.:He> has pointed a'lieutenant in. tn'e'Samoan Relief.Force. ;-., ;"■ '.' The' Very Rev. Father Taylor, S.M. (Superior of the Marist missionaries), left, for the Chatham. Islands by the Himitangi. The object of the 1 visit is to attend to the spiritual needs of' the few. Roman Catholics who live in the islands. It is seventeen years since a Roman Catholic priest visited the , • Chathams. .'-.. : , .. :

By yesterday morning's Main Trunk . fexpress twenty officers and men" of the Samoa Garrison returned to Wellington. The officers are Colonel, C.Harcourt (Turner sth (Wellington) : Regiment; Major B. Head, sth (Flintshire) BattaJion, Royal Welsb Fusiliers; Captain R, i iB. Neill, Royal Irish Fusiliere. The lion-oommissioned officers and men who returned are as follow:—D. Battery, N.Z.F.A.: Gunners Thos. Wilberfoss and J. R. D'Oyley. New. Zealand Railway Engineers: Sergeant'M;.M. Matheson'and Sapper G. Keble. sth (Welling-, ton) Regiment: : Reg. Sergt.-Major J. Morrison, Sergeant R, Cook, 'LanceCorporal H. Foley, and. Privates L. 'E. Lewis, H. J. W. Clarke, M.- Leers. R. F, C. Type, F.- J. Read, R. D. Christie, and R. Henderson. New Zealand Army Service Corps: Corporal 'J...Y. Taylor. New Zealand Medical Corps: Private'W. Barrett. ~. , . : .■ ' ,The death occurred in the Masterton .hospital on Monday'of Mr.. John England. The deceased,, who was fifty-/ ' three years of age, leaves one'daughter, Mrs. Robert Russell, of Maßte'rton. A pioneer resident of Pabiatua, Mr. IW.- H. Godfrey, died last week. The deceased had reached the. age of 82 ■ years.: ■';.• ■•;.'■ ( '■; :.:■■:■■■"[:'". i , Mr. F. Y; Lethbridge, of Rangitikei,; .■, formerly-a member of. Parliament, is

seriously, ili in North;

According to a cablet message received , by..' the Prime" Minister from the High Commissioner, Mr. Oscar Freyberg, son of the late Mr: James Freyberg, of Wellington, who went Home'in October/has I been -appointed, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy Division. His brother, Bernard, wno joined the Navy, Brigade, reoeived the rank, of lieutenant, bas ; recovered from the' wounds which he received at Antwerp, and is back at . the front; He is now a lieutenaht-com-niahder. . -■■■-. '■•-.