PERSONAL HEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2429, 7 April 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL HEMS

The Prime Minister leaves for Lyttelton to-night, en route to Cheviot, whore ho -will attend the show to-morrow. Mr. Percy Muter has been appointed aefuary to tho New Zealand Government Insuraiico Department in succession to the late Mr. Morris Fox. Mr. .Muter is a native of Invercargill, and ho joined' tho Christchurch office of tho Department in 1879. He is a Fellow of tho Institute of Actuaries, London, and was the first man in Australasia to pass the examinations and gain this distinction. Mr. A. A. Minclow, United States Consul-Goneral to New Zealand, arrived at Sydney by the Ventura yesterday.— Press Association. According to Australian papers, Victor Troinper, the famous Australian cricketer, is seriously ill. The "Timaru Herald" reports the death of a well-known resident of that town—Mr. D. G. Watson, at the age of 46 years. - The late Mr. "Watson came out to_ New Zealand' from Scotland, with,lis parents, who settled in Otago. Deceased was widely known throughout South Canterbury, especially among the farming community, with whom he was closely associated for many years. -He leaves a' widow and a son. Cable - advice has been received from Cairo, Egy'jit, that Pay-Serg'ea'nfc T. J. King, of the Headquarters Staff, New • Zealand Expeditionary. Force, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieutenant King is an officer of the Marine Department, and was formerly in the Treasury Department. When the call came 110 volunteered" for the Expeditionary Force, and was selected' as paysergeant. He is well known in local swimming circles, and was a prominent member of the Oriental Footoall Club. Mr. Howard Edie has arrived in Wellington to arrange for the visit of Leo, Jan, and' Mischel Cherniavsky. Mr. "NY,alter Leslie has received news of the death, at La. Bassee, of his nephew, Lieutenant Norman Leslie, only son'of Colonel W. C. C. Leslie, of tho Indian Army! Lieutenant Leslie was instantaneously killed by shrapnel. Sergeant Cummings, who is at present in charge of the Napier Police Station; lias received .notice of his. transfer to Rotorua. .He. will be replaced "by Sergeant Eales, who exchanges with him. Sergeant Cummings has been stationed at Napier for six years. Councillor G. Frost, who las been on a visit to Najjier, returned to Wellington last evening. Mr. Frost was accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Frost'. ■ Mr. Vernon T. Drew, who was recently appointed' to the position of boys' •work, secretary at- the dunedin Young Men's Christian Association, has left "Wellington to take up the duties of his now position. Advice has been received- of the-death at Manutahi of Captain William Stanley Ginger, who. took no mean part in. the Maori, trouble of bygone days. He land-ed-at. New Plymouth .with, his parents, on the Joseph Fletcher in 1852; Tho deceased was engaged in the fighting at Waiheka, Mahoetahi, and practically in all .the engagements in the North Taraijalii district, ill 1 which volunteers took part. Afterwards he was sergeant in Major Atkinson's, Bushrangers, which did sucli good work in relieving the,pressure on the town ,of New Plymouth. Ho was offered a commission in the force leaving for the East Coast, but declined', the vacancy being filled by Mr. H-. W. Northcroft, noiy Commissioner at Rarotonga. Mr. Ginger arrived at Patea on \the survey party, under Messrs, Sniitli and Williams. At the time of his death ■he was probably the oldest settler in the district. On the outbreak of Tito•kowaru's war the deceased and threo brothers settled on land. at.Eakaramea, now owned- by Mr., G. V.. Pearce,, M.l'., but, after tho British defeat at To Nguauot-emanu, the brothers, warned by a friendly Native, retired to the, redoubt, rejoining the Patea Bangers. Three days later the Maoris burnt their homo down, for the second time since the outbreak of hostilities. Shortly afterwards, he' e'ri•listed in the Veterans, 'under -the late Captain Kells, stationed- at Whare Roa, and, as a canoeman, took part in njany raids up the-. Waitotara and Patea .Rivers. On the occasion of the Te Whiti scare, Mr. Ginger received' a captain's commission, and; was placed in charge, of tho Kakaraihea Volunteers.' Despite the fact that he tobk part in many engagements, and was in some fairly hot corners, he came, through without receiving » wound. Deceased was 73 years of age.

The Rev. A. R-. Gordon, M.A., who for several months has been filling the pulpit of Trinity Methodist Church, Wanganui, in the absence of the Rev. H. L. Blamires at the front,, preached his farewell sermAns on, Sunday, and has left for Dunedin, where he' takes up circuit work.

The following members of the Nellie Stewart Company are' staying at the Albert Hotel: —Miss ' Nellie Ste-ivart, .Miss Nancy Stewart, Mr. H. R. Roberts, Mr. Frank Musgrove, and Mr. J. Moutrio; also Mr. and Mrs. F.-Hintz, of Timaru; Mr., and Mrs. E. Evans, of Norsewoo'd; Mr. R. Crawford, of Napier; and Mr, J. Nilsson, of Hawera.