PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2594, 16 October 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Dr. Fitch ett, C.M.G., left for ttoi south last evening. Dr. H. W. Geary, Roman Catholio 13ishop of Auckland, is making steady progress towards tlio rccovory of bis normal health. A general improvement is observed daih\ and bis medical advisor is now con/rueat- that comploto recover is assured. .Captain P. 0. Spry, Now Zealand I'ost and Telegraph Corps/ has arrived at Wellington from Samoa: Captain Spry was in charge of tho -wireless station at Samoa, and has been'' invalided homo. \ A Pross Association mossagb from' Feilding statesTiio Prcsbuteriaas have unanimously called the RoV. W. Miller, of Rangiora, to fill tho cßiarge vacated' by the Rev. Georgo Budd, <■<(&> has gono to Dcvonport, Auckland. \ Mr. Harry M'Cardell, for many years chief draughtsman in the Land and Survey Department, Wellington, died after a short illness, at Groytown, on Thursday. Deceased was fifty-seven years of age, and leaves a widow, four sons und one daughter. One of the sons, Mr. J, M'Cardoll, is in tho Imperial Army. _ The late Mr. M'Cardell was a brother-in-law to Mr. C. Jenson, of the Wellington Hotel. The deceased, was n member of tho old Orchestral Society and tho Wellington Savago Club.

At Dunedin on Tuesday last Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glendining wcro presented with a silver roso bowl as a golden •wedding gift by tho warehouse staff of Ross and Glendining. Tho gathering at tho warehouse was quite informal, but of a very hearty naturo, all present being genuinely anxious to teuder their respectful congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Glendining. Mr. Glendining went to Dunedin in 1862, and in conjunction with his present partner, Mr. John Lloss, established a drapery business which was sold four years later to Messrs. Brown, Ewing, and Co. Mr. Glendining and his partner then founded tho present business of Messrs. Ross and Glendining, which lias extended its scope from one end of tho Dominion to tlio other.

Mr. W. J. Sim, soli of His Honour Mr. Justice Sim, left by the Rimutaka for London, in order to enlist for active servico with the Imperial forces.

Major Bernard Head, who is reported to 'havo been killed in action at thd Dardanelles, had made many friends throughout New Zealand, to whom the news of his death will bring a sense of keen personal loss, says a Duncdin paper. A man of independent means— he was a partner, in a leading firm of. Lloyd's underwriters—and a thorough aportsraan, ho took up exploration as a' hobby. He came out to New Zealand originally for the fishing at Taupo, and a visit to Mount Cook gave him a taste for mountain-climbing. _ After putting in a season there, learning tho practical work of ice-craft and rockclimbing, he returned the following year. He boldly attaoked Mount Aspiring, which several experienced: climbers had been keeping "steadily in I view," and achieved tlie honour of making th 6 first ascent of this imposing peak. He also accompanied Mr. L. M..Earle, A.C., when the latter made thel first ascent of Seftou from the West Coast. Ho distinguished himself in tho South African War, and afterwards took nn activo pai*t in the Territorial movoment in England. When in New Ze.v' land ho offered his services gratuitously! to Dho Defence Department. Ho accompanied the advance Expeditionary Fcrco to Samoa, and when matters wera put on a settled footing there, lio lxur-j-ied Home to reioin his old regiment, tho Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was pfcationed for soitig t-inio on tno East Coast of England, and was to fclio Dardanelles. Ho lias made a very gallant'end fighting on the same battlefield as tho New , Zealanders, of whom ho had a high opinion, and who iiad come to regard him as one of.-them-selves. A very notable example in this week s enlistments for the front for tho young men of Wellington is tho acceptance ot tho services of Mr. T. W. ("Dome ) Leslie, custodian" of the Town Hall sweo its opening-, Mr. Leslie has been a noted athlete in his day, having held tho professional walking championship from t'he year 1892 until 1906, when ho retired unbeaten from the track. ■ Mr. Leslie tried for the Australasian chamr pionship, and spent nearly, eighteen months in Australia endeavouring .to got the best walker there. Corporal Clark, to walk him for a stake.or which lav at' tho office 'of tho Referee for sonw months. Mr. Leslie oven pursued Clark to Perth but could not bring him to the scratch. . Clark would only walk on condition that Professor Miller, of Molbourno, was umpire, but as Miller had credited Clark with 6mm. Gsec. for the milo, when the world s record stood at fimin. 23scc., Mr. Leslie a supporters could not agree. Mr.. LesHo states that, he did ft mile at Folding in 1894 in tho world s record tuno.