PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2531, 4 August 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. James Allan, assistant field instructor attached to the Manawatu branch of the Agricultural Department, has recoivcd uoivs of the death of his son, Sergeant E. 0. Allan, who was killed in action on July 13. He was a member of the Otago Battalion. Two of his brothers are also members of the Expeditionary Forces at the front. The Rev. W. Scorgie, ModeratorElect of the Presbyterian General Assembly, has resigned the charge of Mornington Presbyterian Church, which he has held for over sixteen years, owing to ill-health, says a Press Association telegram from Duncdin, He will, however; attend the meeting of the Assembly in Auckland. The death occurred yesterday morning, at "The Grange," Upper Willis Street, of Mr. Robert Hislop, a wellknown and highly-respected officer c£ the Railway Department. The late Mr. Hislop, who was a cousin to Mr. James Hislop, Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs, was born in Mauritius, and commenced his career as a lad at Duuedin in the railway service, some 88 years ago. Since then he has held important positions (in different centres of the Dominion. He was stationmaster at Danuevirko, then at Dunedin, was promoted to the position of goods agent in Christchurch, and later to goods agent at Wellington, the position lie occupied at the time of his death. He also filled the position of railway audit inspector for the Dominion. Deceased was a trusted and high* ly-esteemed servant of the Department,' and was a man- of very liigh character. Ho was a prominent Presbyterian, and took a great interest in the affairs of that Church. The late Mr. Hislop is survived by his wife. The interment will take, place at Ormoudville, and the body wil! be taken from "The Grange" at 8.30 a.m. on. Friday for the rait way station.

Mr. Bert Royle, representative in; New Zealand for J. C. Williamson, Ltd., is making satisfactory progress towards recovery from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Harold Brown, of Messrs. Laery and Co., who has been incapacitated for three months past owing to an. injury to his knee, is now able to get about ■with the aid of. crutchcs. Tho remains of tho late-Mr. W. T. Quinton, who died in Sydney, irere brought across to Wellington by the • Ulimaroa, and the funeral will leave the family residence this afternoon for the Karori Cemetery. ,Mr. Geo. Hunter, M.P., Messrs. G. Ebbett (president), and G. H. Williams (vice-president) of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. S. M'Lernon, president of the Napier Chamber of Commerce, arrived in Wel-f lington last evening. There is at present in Wellington a' party of five young Australians, who arrived by the Ulimaroa from Sydney, yesterday. All are proceeding Home by tho R.M.S. Corinthic, which sails for London via way ports, oil Monday noxt. The /party comprisesStatt-Sergeant-Major W. J. Fitness, of the Australian Administrative and Instruotional Staff,, who has been recalled by the Imperial Army Council to rejoin the Royil Garrison Artillery; QuartermasterrSergeant E. E. Bishop,, of the 4th Australian Garrison Artillery, who is proceeding to England at- his own expense to join the Royal Garrison Artillery for the front; Corporal M. Nolan, late of the Lancashire Fusiliers, who is to rejoin his regiment; and Messrs. E. G. Bishop and I'. Hardge, who are to eutcr the employment of Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., and engage in the manufacture of munitions.

i., Mr. Daniel O'Brien, well known itf !'athletic circles years ago, died in the Wellington Hospital on Saturday night. In the late 90's deceased was a prominent footballer, playing for the Poneke Club and also the Alhambra Club (Dun. Odin), and while a member -of those clubs ho represented kith Wellington aad Otago-in various interprovlncial fix. turcs. On the outbreak of the Boer War he went to South Africa as a member of one of the New Zealand Conting* onts. Death was caused by .a: recurrence of lung trouble contracted on the voyage back" from South Africa. 1 Mr. O'Brien, who was a boilermakor by trade, left a widow and five children. Constable Dalbeth, of the Mount Cook Police Station, who has resigned from the Police Force in order to join the mounted section of the Expeditiona.ry Force, was presented.witli a -wristlet watch by his comrades at Mount Cook. Senior Sergeant Dew made the presentation. Constable Dalbeth goes into camp on August 17. . Mr. A., Gillies, manager of Messrs. R< Martin, Ltd., returned this week from Australia.