PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2739, 6 April 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. J. A', llanan left last night for Oamaru. He is to deliver ail addross at a public gathering to be held ou the anniversary of the last visit to Oamaru of the South Polar hero, Captain Scott.

Mr. William Hopkirk, of the firm of M'Lcod, Weir, and Hopkirk, of Wellington, has been advised that his ran, Mr. William S. Hopldrk, who left Wellington as sergeant in the Wellington Infantry early in tho war, has been given»a commission; also that his son I.iout. James A. D. Hopkirk, who left with tho first battalion of the New Zealand Hide Brigade, lias been given the command of a machine-gun section, and as such has been in action

• Mr. Harold Wilkinson, Eltham, who >\vent to England to study medicine, has enlisted in the University Officers' framing Corps, London, and is now in training.

Mr. George Shirtcliffe, of Wellington, has been advised that the services of his son, Mr. Win. Shirtcliffe, who left Wellington in December last, have been ac copted for the Koyal Aviation Corps.

Mr. H. M. Gore, Wellington, left Auckland 1 on a trip to Sydney by th« Niagara.

Mr. Isaao Hunt, whoso death occurred in the General Hospital on Monday, at the ago of 79, was an old resident of Wellington, having arrived here from. _ London by the steamer' Bombay towards the end of 1883. Ho was born at Broad Town, Wiltshire, England, and when tli<S call for volunteers for the Crimean War was made, he enlisted in tho Army Service Corps, which reached the East ju6t as hostilities were ceasing. Returning to England, he settled at Swindon, where he maried _ and _ went into business. Soon after his arrivalin Wellington lie secured employment with tho linger Sewing Machine Company, and afterwards he carried on a drapery business until about two years ago. In. former years he' was « member of the Salvation Army Band and also of ths Musical Union. The.late Mr. Hunt, who was a widower, has left a son (Mr. George Hunt, of the Defence Department), four grandchildren, and fiva great-graudchildi'en. ' ' '

The Rev. J. F. Mayo and Mr. H. IC. Hodge, fannerj both of yKimboltou. leave on a trip to America on April 18. • .. ' A Press Association telegram from Greymouth records the death yesterday morning, after a short illness, of Mr. John Gieseking, well known in sporting and hotel circles. Mr. M. O'Brien, who has been associated with Mr. 12. Clifton, Commissioner for New Zealand at the Panama Pacific Exposition, returned to the Dominion by the Niagara. The Hon. William Earnsliaw has received a, cablegram from his son, Mr. William Earnsliaw, engineering instructor of the Wellington Technical College, stating that lie lias been ' -appointed en-gineer-lieutenant Hoyal Navy. Mr. Earnshaw left Wellington, as an engineer 011 tho Corinthic on January 27. Mr. C. J. Kent-Johnston, who has been nearly three years town clerk ad Foxton, and who was town clerk at J)eatherston for many years, Imb been ap•pointed to that position at Otahu, out of some fifty applicants. Lieutenant F. M. Troup (2nd Royal Fusiliers) and Second-Lieutenant J. u. Twup (Royal Flying the Wo elder sons of « Melbourne, late of Chnstetmrch, are uow both at the front. Lieutenant F. M. Troup was stationed at AldersUot sinco his recovery and prior to rejoining his rogiroent. Mr. Phillip A. Gtallett, B A., LL B , sub-editor of the BallaratStar,- died shortly before midnight on March .ft, at tho. age of 01. A native of Melbourne, he was educated at Scotch College, and proved a brilliant scholar. Abdut two and a half ago he re' linquished the position the B amilton "Spectator," which he had held for 16 years, and took up his rest' deuce in Ballarat. The Rev! Alexander Adam, who died at liis residence, Parkville, Victoria, on March 20, was . alinost the last ot the notable pioneers of the Presbyterian Church m Australia. He was born in 1824 at Muirton, Aberdeen, shire, Scotland, and was aUiie Aberdeen Aoademy, and at the Aberdeen University, where ie had a distinguish-. Ed career, graduating as mastor of artg when only 18 years of ago, He sailcd with his wife l'rom Scotland m 1853 In company with the Itov. Dr. Adam CaTrns, Rev. Dr. William Henderson, and toe Ret. Arohibald Simpson. Shortlv after his arrival the Rev. Mr. Adam Jas appointed to the Beaufort charge, where he ministered for 47 years, illhoalth causing his retirement. The-death occurred yesterday at her residence, 27 Cambridge Terrace at the ace of 74 years* of Mrs. Margaret Beck, a very old resident oM\ ejhngton. Mr? H. S. Aloe, the long distance champion walker, who recwitlywalUM eio'ht miles in lhr. 15mm. 40=.ec-, will walk from tho G.P.0., Wellington, to the Petone Rccreation Ground (nearlj eicht miles) on Easter Monday, and will endeavour to lowor Ins own record.