PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2599, 22 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

A resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the late Hon. J. Duthie, SI.L.C., was passed at yesterday's meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.. Mr. C. M. Luke spoke in appreciative terms of the character of the late Mr. Duthie, and said that his name stood for all that was honourable and of high repute in the" community. The chairman (Jlr. H. Baldwin) spoke ill feeling terms of the late Mr. Duthie. Mr. D. M. Yeats, late of the Lower Hutt, has received a letter from his eon, Douglas, who went to the Dardanelles with the Fifth Reinforcements, saying that lie has been sent from the front, suffering from enteritis, and is now in the New Zealand Hospital at Cairo. He writes ill good spirits and expects soon to be well enough to return to the trenches.

Mr. Frank Grady, senior, the wellknown jeweller, of Willis Street, died suddenly on AVednesday evening. Ho had been in somewhat poor health for a fortnight or so, and just after dinner he expired, the cause of death being acute heart failure. Tlio lato Mr. Grady came to Wellington in January, 1886, and commenced business as a jeweller in Willis Street, whore he had been ever since. He was a momber of the first Council of the Academy of Fine Arts. Ho was also prominent in Masonic ciroles, and was a Past-Master of Lodge Leinster. At the time of his death ho was a momber of ; the Aorangi Lodge. Ho was a member of the Savage Club and the Commercial Travellers' Club, and one of the foundation members of tli'e Wellington Bowling Club. Mr. Grady was on the bowling green about an hour_beforo he died. Deceased, who was 75 years of age, leaves a. widow and a family or two isona and' two daughters. _ Messrs. Frank and John Grady are in the old business, and the daughters are Mrs. M'Callum (wife of Mr. P.. M Callum, M.P. for Wairau) and Miss Grady. The death-occurred at South Carterton on Tuesday afternoon of Duncan .Jlingi, one of the oldest rangatiras in the Wairarapa. The deceased was a chief of the. Ngatimoi Hapu tribe, and for years resided at Papawaij where the body was taken for burial. Commissioner Hodder, of the Salvation Ar'njy, has handed commiMions and appointments to the last cadets• qf tie 1915 session as follow Mots C. Kludge, Palinerston ; • Robertson, Waipawa; Girling, Kdhirme ; Pidgeon, Wellington City (pro.-tan.); Broome, to Maori worlc; Hill.er, trade department; Erickson, Koto Roa; Toomer, Herbert, Medland, Pahiatua; MncMorran, Lawrence; MacMurdo, Roslyn. Arr Hitter Buckley, the talented Wellington pianist left for England vesterdav. It is Mr. Buckley's liiteniini, to study under Signor Ferruccio Busoni, one of the greatest of living niinists and also to gam a more intimate knowledge in the interpretation of modern composers' music than is possible in Now Zealand. Alt J B Richards has been appoint. ed*D"'mitv official Assignee at Stratford, vicn Mr. A. Coleman, resigned. Mr Alec Whitcombe, son of Mr. G H Whitcombe, Christcliurch, is leavinsr shortly for England, with the intention of enlisting in the British Army. The Ucv. John Walker, M.A., who has been appointed Vicar of St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, arrived in Masterton ou Wednesday.

Dr. A-- K. Newman, M.P., and Mr A. Jollyj of Wellington, will speak at IV patriotic demonstration at Carterton to-ttiglll.

Sir. A. Macdonald. the Canterbury representative footballer, _ who went to the front as a gunner in tho Second Reinforcements for the Now Zealand Howitzer Battery, and was later promoted to be bombardier, and then to bo acting-quartarmaster-sergeant, has received a commission. Chaplain-Captain Blamires, of Wanganui, formerly of Wellington, who recently uudorwont an operation, is now convalescent, and has left Egypt for England, where he will remain until December. Mr. Cecil Leys, associate oditor of tho Auckland "Star," has volunteered for active service. Ho has been accepted as n member of tho Automobile , Co>;>s.

At a meeting of the Executive Council of tlie Federated Seamen's Union of Now Zealand oti Tuesday, the following resolution respecting the death of the lato Hon. J. A. Millar was adopted in silence—"That this council of the Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand learns with regret of the death of the late Hon. John A. Millar, and hereby places on record its appreciation of the many services he rendered to tho seamen of the Dominion while an official of this organisation for a number of years. Wo also place 0:1 record our appreciation of the services he rendered cur' collective mem bership and seamen gei'erally as member of Parliament and Minister of the Crown; and _to bis widow, family, and other relatives we most respectfully tender the sympathy and condolence of the officers and members of our union in their sad bereavement."

Staff-Captain and Mrs. Chard, of the Salvation Army, until recently in South Africa, have beon appointed to China. Mrs. Chard is the only daughter of Commissioner Richards, formerly in command of Now Zealand. Mr. A. E. Kerslake, of Palmerston North, has joined the Field Engineers of the Ninth Reinforcements, and is now in camp at Trentham. Mr. Nicholas Marsh died at Oamaru last week, aged 73 ; Ho came to New Zealand in the sliip Eagle Mieed upwards of 50 years ago. Led by the fanatical Titikowaru, the Taranaki Maoris had risen in revolt, and as there was urgent call for recruits, Mr. Marsh enlisted, joining the famous Forest Rangers, led by Major von Tempsky. When peace catno the young soldier entered the police force, wliicii was then under the supervision of Braun:'*<m, and received an'appointment to the Opotiki station. Subsequently lie served at different stations in the Auckland Province, and later he removed to Pembroke, wliera he spent twelve years. Mr. Marsh's last appointment prior to his retirement on superannuation was to Oamaru station, where, during his twi years' service, lio was extremely popular. Dece-wd leaves a widow and family of four sons and two daughters. The youngest son is at present training at 'iVentliam.