PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2690, 9 February 1916, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Public Works (the Hon, W. Frasei') has returned from Auckland. The Hon. A. M. Myers, Minister of Customs and Munitions, returned to i\Vellington from Auckland yesterday. . The Minister of Internal Affaire (the Hon. 6. W. Russell) returned, from Cliristchurch yesterday. The Minister of Railways Cthe Hon. ,W. H.\Herrios) left fol- the north.yesterday/ The Minister of Education (the Hon. J. A. Harian) is cxpected to return from the .south to-day. Mr. R. W. Daltoii, the new British Trade Commissioner, who;', arrived at Auckland from London. via, Canada by the Niagara-.on Monday, will lea.ve for Wellington by the mid-day .express today.' ; ' Mr. A. W..-Pillar," accountant for Messrs. Dalgety and Co., has been ai> .pointed, manager of their branch at gamilton, : and left yesterday by the onowai, via Auckland.. Before lea.v- ---' ing, Mr.; Pillar was presented with a case of pipes by the members of the staff. Lieut.: J.' C.. Holland, who was reported' as havinc been severely wound®d on January 28 last, is'the only son Y»f Mr. J.. C. Holland, photographer, if Auckland. Prior to his enlistment In August, 1014, he was in command of the DevoiiMit Senior Cadets. Ho went to Samoa as lieutenant in the 'Arms Service Corps, and returned thence, after seven to join the Ist Battalion of the Rifle Brigade y signalling officer. Whilst "in Egypt 'he a course of military lectures, gaining a first-class certificate, fend also an instructor's certificate. A special service was held in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, last Sunday evening, when three visiting | Roman Catholic prelates, Dr. Carr, 'Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr. Phelan, Bishop of Sale, Victoria, and Dr. Reville, Bishop of Sandhurst, Victoria, took part. The' building was crowded. Dr. R. H." Makgill, one of the 3isItrict health officers at Auckland, who went to England for war service last . year, lias been stationed at Alexandria tor some months as chief, sanitary offi'cer.for the district.. He haG-been at-j .tached to military camps at Saharia *md Mamoura, and his duties have involved journeys as far from the base as }he country in which the New 'ZealandJrS were recently engaged with the Bonussi. The Minister of Defence stated in Auckland that Dr. Makgill has Men recalled to the service of tho Health Department. In his sermon at St. Matthew's Church, Auckland, on Sunday morning the Rev. W. E. Gillam said that' on that day he entered upon his 17th year is;vicar of St. Matthew's.. His 16 rears' work in the parish, he said, had been very strenuous, and he thankfully acknowledged tho kindnesses heliad Received from the many faithful adherents of the church. During Ijhe past 16 years there had' been, many great ilianges.. The congregation he preached Jo that day was practically a new one. rwo_ years ago the Sunday morning jervice was attended mainly by men. ffhe great majority of these, however, cad gone to the' war. He was very proud to know that they had realised Jheir duty to their King and country. The Mayor of Karori (Mr. B. 6. H. ' iJuru) will represent Karori at the conference, Which ttg Mavor of Wellington lias called for Friday next to consider ihe new recruiting scheme. The new recruiting scheme, in, which jbcal bodies are. asked to help, was formally brought before the Karori Sorough Council la.9t evening. "I think ,wj» should do. our best," .saict the Mayor (Mr. B. G ; H. Burn), "to influence /those young fellowjLjye have about our •'district to make a sacrifice and go to the front. It seems to be a yery ctime, .England needs all .the men she can get. I assure you . that if I was younger, or if they would - take me as I am, I -would be only too ?bleased to go. I think the councillors 5 fliould feel ij._theij: duty to go from 'house to house, if necessary, to induce ihe eligible men to enlist." Mr. Patrick O'Leary, of the/commercial staff of Messrs. Abraham aad Williams, Ltd., a brother of Mr. H. O'Leary, of Wellington, and of Mr. Joe O'Leary, of Auckland, and formerly a prominent representative footballer, cied last night at Masterton, aged 83. i—Masterton correspondent. Among those who wenii into camp i with the' City draft yesterday was Mr. 'SC..G. Burgess, lately traveller for Makower M'Beath Proprietary, Ltd., »r this City, and second son of Mr. H. iW. Burgess, of The Dominion job-print- .. ing department. Mr. and Mrs. Fredk. .Shipman leave for Sydney to-morrow by the Riverina. fThey will return to New Zealand in a fe}v weeks in connection with the approaching tour of New Zealand by Mr. Paul Dufault, the popular. . Canadian / tenor. ' Mr. Byron Brown, of Otaki, has taken' up his residence in Wellington, y _ Mr. Edmukd Hayes, a well-known resident of" Lower Hutt, died at his residence on the' Main Road on Sundaj afternoon after two months' illness. Mr. payes was born in Ireland 63 years ago, pd arrived in New Zealand by the ill;ated City of Auckland on her last voyage, about 39 years ago'. He landed from the wreck on the Otaki beach without even his clothes, and was befriended by. the Maoris. About four [years later Mr. Hayes went to reside at Lower Hutt,\w!here he entered business as a building-contractor, in partnership, with. Mr. P. Casey. He took a keen interest in public affairs, and servfl_ the community in various capacities, eing a member of tho first Town Board .Which was formed in Lower Hutt. and 'Ef tenvards, when the town grew into a borough, he served for many years as a councillor. He was created a Justice of the Peace and was ■universally respected'; "one > of the whitest men in the valley" being the verdict of an old resident.. His wife predeceased him by eleven years. Deceased leaves six sons, of whom - two are married, and five grandchildren. The sons are. William, Edmund, John, Chris., Albert, and Vincent; Chris. being a corporal now serving his country in Egypt. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon. Sergeant Reg. Fear, sou of Mr. F. J W- Fear, of Willis who was invalided to_ England . from • Gallipoli with gastritis, and has been treated at the Birmingham Military Hospital there, has written to his parents informing them that he is being invalided to New Zealand. Advice has been received of the sudden death at Sydney on January 30 of Mr. David I. Barron, formerly District Surveyor, New Zealand Survey Department, at the age of forty-six years. Deceased, who was born at Dunedin, was i son of Mr. A. Barron, formerly fehairman "of the Board of Land _ Purtflrase Commissioners of tho Dominion, ftnd was educated at the Terrace School (Wellington), Wellington College, and the Otago University. During liis scholastic career at Wellington ho was a E eminent member of the old Rivals ickct and Football Clubs. After ivi'ng school he entered the Lands and Survey Department, and rose to the rank of District Surveyor. Some months ago he resigned from the service on account of-ill-health and went to Sydney. He leaves a widow and two children. . " Another member of the staff of the Education Department, Mr. John A. Orr, has left for the military camp. Dn behalf of the accounts branch, Mr. 3e Castro made a fttesentation to Mr. ttrr, and expressed the good wishes of . the

tl'R c"fted Wnngnnui violinist, who is to give a concert here on Sunday evening, -will, arrive in Wellington to-day. Mr. F. H. Bowler, of Christchurch, president of the New Zealand Swimming Association, was among those present an ttio opening 01 ;ac '.Jujs' iuMiiiuo Tepid Baths-last evening. Private advice lias been received that Mr. W. J. Lankslicar, of Wellington, who is returning from a. trip to England, has arrived at Alexandria. At that' place lie paid a visit to his son, Lieutenant B. fi.' Lanksliear, of tho New Zealand Rifle Brigade, who reports "Both well." Lieut. William Gibson Bishop, , who lias boen decorated with the Military Gross by the Iving, is the younger- son of Mr. Allan Bishop, manager of tho National Bank of Now Zealand at' Balclutha, and grandson of the late Dr. J. Gibson Smith, ,of the same town, and t-lio late Mr. William Bishop, of Wellington. He is twenty-three Years of age, aild left New Zealand with the 3rd Reinforcements as- first lieutenant, North Otago Infantry. Mr. J. J. Gamble, of Hill Street, Wellington, has received a cablegram from his son, Paymaster-Sergeant Charles Gamble (recently reported dangerously ill from pneumonia at Alexandria) saying, "Doing well; no need t-o Worry." The death occurred at Wellington on Monday .of Mr. H. G. Hornibrook. ofChristchurch. • The deceased is survived by three sons—Dr. W. H. Hornibrook, London, Mr. •E. -L. Hornibrook, Defence Department, Wellington, Mr. F. A- Hornibrook, physical oulturist, OlifistchWch, and ono daughter, Mrs. E. J Bui't,' Eketahiuia, to all of whom will be 'extended the sincere, sympathy of a large circle of friends. '