PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2583, 4 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Brigadier-General Robin and SurgeonGoneral Henderson were among the passengers who arrived from tho south by tho Maori yesterday Dr. H. W. Oleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, who loft Sydney on Thursday by tho Makura on his return to his diocese, is still in a very weak state' after his recent' serious illness, and no formal reception is to lie organised lest the strain upop. hijn should prove too- sovore. Tho death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. J. B. Virtue second son of the late Mr. D. W. Virtue, and a partner ill the firm of Messrs. Virtue *md Co., Victoria Street. The late Mr. Virtue was a single man, and was bom in Maryborough, Victoria. He came over lloliitika as a boy, and had resided in Wellington for about 27 years. Deceased was in partnership with his brother, Mr. R. Virtue, and other brothers are: Mr. W. 0. Virtue, manager of tho Bank of New Zealand, Akaroa, Mr. P. V. Virtue, of tho Roller Flour Mills, Auckland, and Mr. D. "(7. Virtuo, Town Clerk of Tirnaru.

News was received in Wellington yesterday of tho death at Toowoomba, Queensland, of Mr. C. Redwood, brother of Archbishop Redwood. The lata Mr. Redwood was born at Lower Hailyard, Tixall Estate, Staffordshire, England, in 1837, so that., he was 78 years of ago at tho time of his death. He arrived in Now Zealand with his parents in 1842, and the family were among tho pioneers of the Nelson and Marlborough district. Deceased went to Queensland many years ago, and ha<i been on tho Darling Downs cv.er since. His death occurred after an illness of two months.

Tlio funeral took place on Saturday of the late Mr. J. M. Richardson. The chief mourners were Messrs. H. >T. Richardson (son) ana A. R. Meek and) W. A. Gill (sons-in-law). Tho officiating clergyman was tho Rev. J. Reed Glasson. Among the many business and public men who attended was Mr. John Kirkcaldio, who, in tho very early days, ivas associated with the late Mr. Richardson in a business establishment in: Sydney. Messrs. Sydney and Keith Kirkcaldio were also present, besides Mr. Mirams. Tlio Wellington Investment Company, of which Mr. Richardecu was managing director, was represented by Messrs. J. M'Kerrow, 'R. M. Simpson, L. 0. H. Tripp, and P. Coffey (directors), and Mr. C. W. Mason (secretary). The representatives of Messrs. C., M. Banks, Ltd., were Messrs. C. : Si. Banks, R. Maudsley, and J. M.Wilson. ' Others present included tha" Rev. H. Van Staveren, Mr. H. F. von Haast, and representatives of the various concerns with which Mr. Richardeon was connected.

Mr. J. J. Dixon, for niany years Registrar of Deeds at Auckland, died in his seventy-sixth year on Monday last at. the residence of his daughter (Mrs, Taylor), at Kihikihi, and was buried oij Wednesday in St. Luke's Cemeteryr Mount Albert, Auckland. Deceased ha( left a widow and eight children, Messrs C. H. W. Dixon (late Deputy Commis Bioner of Stamps, Wellington), Clemem Dixon (of Bulawayo, mining expert), J. H. Dixon (of Vancouver, sharobroker), Reg. Dixon (of Auckland, surve.yor's assistant), Mrs. Taylor (of Kihikihi), Mrs. (Colonel) • Fulton (of Trentham). Mrs. E. 13. Dnfaur. (of Howick), and Mrs. Harold' Law (of Waverley). There are also twenty-two grandchildren and six geat grandchildren.

Mr. J. Penrice, for some years secretary of the Wellington Commercial Travellers' Club, left on Friday for Sydney to enter into business on Ins own account in that city. Before leaving the members of tho club presented him ivitli a purse of sovereigns as a tribute to his valuablo services to the club.

Mr. Thomas Redmond, eldest son'of Mr. Jolin Redmond, postmaster at Te Aro, lias been appointed postmaster and registrar of marriages, births, and deaths at Wliangamornona, Taranaki. • Mr. C. ,W. Jones, manager for New Zealand of the Huddart-Parker Company, has returned from Auckland. Private Bert T. M. Wakelin, mentioned in Saturday's casualty list as entering a Cardiff (Wales) hospital dangerously ill, was horn in Wellington 21 years ago, and educated at Whangaroi' and at Palmerston North, where his father, Mr. Alex. -Wakelin, an old Melrose Club footballer _ and Midland cricketer, is now residing. . Private Wakelin was a member of the 3rd Reinforcements.

Gunner Felix B. Bowberry, recently reported as having been sent to the First Southern General Hospital; Birmingham, wounded, was a member of the Satnoan Expeditionary Force, and oil returning to New Zealand last December joined the sth Reinforcements as a private. After some weeks at the front \ he was transferred to tho . artillery. Gunner Rowbeny was at one time a ser-. geant in the Zealandia Rifle?, and was also a prominent member of the Wellington Harriers. His mother resides m Sydney Street. Mr. W. Foley, of the Pet-one railway, 6taff, who is proceeding to tho front with B Company, of the 7th Reinforcements, was met on Saturday by his late associates and presented with a pair of military hair brushes, suitably inscribed. Mr. R. H. Simons, sta-tionmaster, wished the recipient on behalf of the staff God speed and a 6afe return, add--ing that .while they were sorry to lose liim, they were proud to know he was going to give of his best to the Empire. Messrs. Moore, Frost, and several others spoke in eulogistic terms, each expressing their pride in tho part Mr. Foley, was about to take, their only regret being that circumstances prevented them from following his example. In reply. Mr. Foley said ho sincerely thanked all for tlie useful present given him, and that ho would always remember .the kindly sentiments and good wishes extended to him. Three hearty cheers were given Mr. Foley at the conclusion of the proceedings.

Advice lias been received by Mr. Henry Walker, Levin, that his sou, Private Arthur "Walker, of tho Canterbury Infantry Battalion (Main Body), was admitted to No. 15 General Hospital, Alexandria, on August 24, suffering from slight gunshot wounds in the knee and eye. A speedy recovery was looked for. A later cablegram received on Tuesday last stated that Pte. Walker s condition was showing great improvement. -

THE B S.A.—FAVOURITE WITH MILIw T\RY DISPATCH RIDERS-AND • ■w HY - : , ' ~ . It has sometimes been ecid, with much truth, that'the business test is the best test of any motor. War is the grimmest business of mankind, tnd the military motor-cyclist stakes his life, very often, upon the reliability of his mount. Here lis what Sergeant K, E. Schofield R.E., senior instructor of the: Motorcycle section at Aldershot, has to say:- pearly every dispatch rider that has Rone to the front has passed through my hands, and I an therefore in a position to judg# how the different makes of machine aro in favour. The B.S.A. is by far away the favourite, and it has yet to happen that a B.S.A. has failed to act up to ito well-earned repute. . . . I may stat« that 50 per cent, of the machines here ar« B S 'V's " A motor-cyclist with tile Second' Cavalry Division, British Expedition, nrv Force, unites in a private letter: Th« roids aro hellish. . . . My B.S.A. is thg goods. I never have to touch it. They ore the bikes, my boy. They knock the an d any other make you like to men. Hon juto a cocked hat." There are plenty of other letters from the front, all to th» same effect. We aro landing 20 of th« latest model B.S.A.'s ex s.s. Marlborough this week, uud can give immediate delivery. They aro ideal machines fop either solo or siilc-car service, and their reliability is famous. The h.p. is 4J, and tho three-sp'ied counterehaft gear is foolproof and wonderfully efficient.- Adam* Ltd.. Christchurch, Wancanui, Palmers* ton North; Sutherland and Rankine, Wel« lington; Tourist Motor Co,, Hasting(V 'Agents foi; B.S.A.—Advt-,