PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3161, 13 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho many friends o£ Mr. W. D. AH" ih'ows, "Jato of tho Inspection of MachiJ" cry Department, and lor many years an officer of the Postal Department, will learn with regret that ho died suidohly. yesterday morning at his residence, 39 liidiviu Street. Tho late. Mr. Andrews joineiT the Postal Department in. 1860 at 186:!, and in 1865 opened the post offico KG3, an din 1865 opened tho post office at Ilokitika, at tho time of the discovery of gold. Later, ho was transferred to Dunedin, and went to San Francisco in IS7I as mnil Agent, and to Melbourne in tho samo capacity in. 1867. Ho loft the service in 1872 and went to the South Westland goldfields, where he worked nntil 1885, and then had a store on Gillespie's and Okarito. Subsequently ho took up a position at Pembroke as storekeeper for tho lato Mr. Robert M'Dougall, senior, finally coining to Wellington, where he was appointed .to a position in tho Inspection of Machinery Department, which held until his retirement on pension in. 1913. Ho wa3 tho second boh of tho lato Mr. Henry John Andrews, for some years surgeon in tho Honourable East India Company's servico and latterly of Auckland, and brother of Mr. J. P. Andrews, Secretary to the Cabinot, and Mrs. F. D. Yougo, of Auckland. ■ Of a kindly ar.d genial disposition, ho made many friends. Ho leaves a widow to mourn her loss.

Mr. IT. Price, of Warner's Hotel, Christchurch, has received private cablo advice that his 6on, Private Harry Prico (Eleventh Reinforcements), who is in the Brockenhurst Hospital, has been, wounded on tho upper arm and shouldir. Ho is doing well, and his general tealth is good. Mr. 0. B. Pembterton has received news that his brother, Lieutenant T. .1. Pemberton, Bedfordshire Regiment, wa3 wounded in France,on August 3. Lieutenant Pemberton, wlio was on the subeditorial staff of the "Otago Daily Tfmcs," Dunedin, was at. Home on holiday leave when war broke out. He was educated at the Boys' High School in Christchurch, and was captain of the School Cadets, subsequently holding a commission in tho Christchurch City Rifles. The funeral of the late Mr. formerly president of the "Wellington Tramways Union, took place on Saturday afternoon, and was largely attended. Those present included a big muster ot tramway men and many representative Orangemen. The interment took place a/E ICarori, and the officiating clergyman was the Rev. W. Shirer. Mr. George Bigg-Wither, 8.A., who has been teaching at the Robin Hood Bay School, Marlborough, for the last ■ six years, has accepted a similar position 'at the Native College, Otaki. Sapper L. C. Whitelaw, eldest son of Mr. A. A. Whitelaw, of the stereotyping department of the 'Evening Post, who is reported to have received the Military Medal, was slightly wounded recently, but was able to remain with Ms -unit. A. second son, Private L. A. Whitelaw, also received the Military Medal a few dayo ago. Mr. .Tohn Farrell. of the J. C. Williamson, Ltd., managerial staft, is ai present staying in Wellington. The the firm's attractions will probably be the Ropl. Comic Opera CojnpaTiy.pUyine "The Pink Lady" and The Red Widow," to commence m Auckland next month.

Sergeant Jamoo.Mahoney, whose death in notion has been reported, was born in Wellington twenty-seven years a o. He was an all-round, athlete, lie} 11 ! fcWta cricket, football, circles. As a hockoy -player ho represented .Auckland on several occasions. In repining' his death to his sister h.s nfficer wrote:—"Ho was a good comrade, a fine fighter, and a man New Zealand could ill afford to lose.

Mr. Abiel Gifford Howlaad, a totT old colonist, well known 'f . church, died on Thursday at lji= lata residence at Erookside, aged 8o ycar3. Mr. Howland, who was a descenffint;ot afterwards serving an apprenhceship to the coaohbuildmg taSo at Central Falls, Rhode Island. In liuJ ne cim CTated to Australia, spending E6ve f} months at Ballarat; but he to America, and was shipwrecked oft the coast of Nova Scotia.. Ho came to New massed | Slescarrifige-building establishment. Mr. Howland soon after llnv-dressine machinery, and wen.. to He returned to Chnstnhnrch in 1870, and went into partnerfih > with Mr. Cole, which business he conducted for many ywrs. Mr. Howland , r v OT i fh e first exhibition "was held, ii ronirrict Ho married a d & ugWer of Mr J °f Cornwall, and there were two daughters by the marriage.