PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2593, 15 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. John Hilton Weaver, who was postmaster at Waipawa for seventeen years, and later at Port Aliurin, subsequently retiring ou pensiou, died at Napier yesterday afternoon.

The resignation of Mr. 0. E. Stone, of the City Engineer's Department, lias been accepted ns from tlio end of the present mouth. Sir. D. Calcinai, relieving engineer at the drainage pumping station, has been appointed acting-see-ond engineer during the absence, on military duty, of the second engineer.

The Bishop of Wellington has a IV pointed the Rev. A. S. Innes-Jones f for 22 years vicar of Feilding, to hi Archdeacon of Ranuitikei, in place 01. Archdeacon C. C. Harper, who has gon< homo to England. '

Mrs. A. H. Herbert, of Eketahuna, lias received a cable message from Lieu-tenant-Colonel Herbert, stating that ha is on short leave, is well, and is at th? base at Alexandria.

Mr. Leon Cohen, wlio rccentl.v ■widen went an operation in the Bowen Street Hospital, is recovering satisfactorily,and hopes; to be about again shortly.

The death occurred at his jesidonce, Kilmoro Avenne, yesterday morning, of Mr. James A. Donaldson, a native of Wellington, who for years conducted a grocery business in Webb Street, and more recently at the corner of Arlington and Hopper Streets. The decease ed, who waso3 years of age, had been, a sufferer from consumption, of tha spine for the past eighteen months. Mr. Donaldson was a fine musician, and for a great many years belonged to the Garrison Band. He was also for five years a member of Fuller's Vaudeville Orchestra. By his death, Court Sir George Grey (Foresters) loses one of its prominent members. Deceased has left a widow and a family of five sonß and three daughters. The eldest (Arthur) is accountant for • Messrs Jj O'Brien and Co., the second (Sydney)' left with the 7th Reinforcements, and the third (Fred.) is in the Wellington City. Tramways Department.

Mr. A. E. G. Rhodes and tlie R«v< Sehvyn Bean and Mrs. Bean, of Christ, church, were passengers by tlie Rimutaka, which left Wellington for Loudon yesterday.

The Now Zealand Cricket Council, ini its annual report, records with regret the death of Victor Trumper, one of the world's greatest batsmen and! sportsmen, whose loss to cricket is incalculable. .During tho year New Zealand and Canterbury cricket suffered loss in the deaths of tho Hon. E. 0. Jj Stevens and Surgeon-Captain Thomas, of South Canterbury, the latter being killed in action at tlie Dardanelles.

Mr. Fred. Majjuire, of the J; C. Williamson Musical Comedy Co., lias ljeeH recalled by the firm to Sydney,, in order to take up a leading part in the farcical comedy, "Baby Mine," to ba produced there shortly. Mr. Maguira was a passenger by the Moeraki which left last evening for Sydney;

Rev. Archibald G. Brown has returned from Auckland, whero he has been taking part in the Baptist Annual Conference. For very many years Mr. Browa laboured in the East End of London, and there built the East London Tabernacle. He afterwards held the pastorate of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, the late Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's great church in Loudon. Mr. Brown has noir retired from the settled pastorate and is touring the world. Up to tho close of this year lie will preach at . Vivian Street Baptist Church every Sunday and Wednesday. • ■

Mr._ George Hale, foreman at J. JV Niven" and .Co.'s, Napier, lias accepted a position with Messrs. Vickers, Son, and Maxim, Ltd., and leaves this week for England.

Constable Dwyer, clerk in the :Llspector's office, Wellington, is ■under orders: to transfer to Paeroa, and will leave at an early date.

Mr, 0. B. Robertson, public accountwit, of Wellington, has been elected a Fellow of the Incorporated Institute of Accountants of New" Zealand.

A Motor-cycle Club has been formed at Carterton, and afc a meeting held Oil Tuesday, tile following officers were aj> pointed for the-ensuing year:—Patron, Sir Walter Buchanan, M.L.C.; president. Dr. ClaridfiO; vice-presidents, Messrs, W. Howard Booth, H. Rj Bunny, L. Apliu, A. Booth, sen., Hj E. Jackson; W. I. Masson, W. A. Kitchen, T. E. Maunsell, Arthur J. Lindop, C. Reid, and W. J. Denbee; honorary, solicitor, Mr. G. H. Cullen; treasurer, Mr. T. H. Hnglies; secretary, Mr. S. Morrison : executive, Messrs. J. Ewington, G. Savers, and T. L. Elder (Masterton), R. Parker, S. Morrison, T. Hooper, A'. Broadbent, T. Smith, and H. J. Masson. The death took place at Cleevedon on Sunday last of Mr. Donald Frasej-, well known in the Wairarapa and elsewhero« Ten years ago Mr, Fraser, being then: ! close' on seventy years of age, sold out his interests at Shepherd's Bush, Canterbury, and went to' tljg Wairarapa-, where'ho purchased Riversdalc Station. Ho was (says a Wairarapa oxchange) a great sportsman, and within a year or so of leaving Riversdale he performed the feat, remarkable in a man of his years, of riding alone down the coast, ieading a pack-horse with a camping outfit, to Watarangi, where he joined a-deer-stalking party. In 1913 he sola Riversdale, and retired to a small farm at Cleevedon. He leaves a widow and fivo children—Messrs. Duncan Fraser (Hawke's Bay). David Fraser (Canter, bury), Mrs. Durineth (Canterbury), Mrs, Frank Smith (Featherston), and Miss Fraser.