PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 269, 2 August 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

j4Mr. F. V. Frazcr, S.M., has been appointed relieving Magistrate in Wellington for tho duration of the war, and will take up his duties about August 16. Mr. Frae.er was educated at Otago and Canterbury Universities, and took his M.A. degree with honours, also his LL.B. Ho practised for five years in Christchurch, find when he was appointed to the Magisterial Bench relieved at Wangainii for a short while. Afterwards ho vas stationed at Auckland, where he has been serving for the past seven years. ■ The Kev. Father Ph»liin, of Mnstorton, has been appointed to succeed Chaplain Duffy as lvomnn Catholic chaplain at tho Fcatherston Military Camp. Mr. S. E. M'Cartliy, S.M., will proceed to Christchurch by the Maori to-day to bike up his duties as senior Mngislralo in 'the Christchurch district. The■ Masterton Racing Club on WeiLnes•day evening passed a resolution of condolence with the widow and family of tho late Mr. 0. C. Cooper, who was a steward of the club. Lieutenant-Colonel Macdonell and Mrs. Mocdoncll arrived by the Auckland express yesterday, and are breaking the jojirnoy hero on their way to Christchurch, i Nows was received yesterday (snys , our Mastertoi correspondent) that Sergeant \V. 11. Heckler, who was recently wounded in action, had succumbed to his injuries. Tho late .Sergeant Heckler, who was in his thirtieth year, was the second son of tho lato AV. J. Heckler, of Mangamahoe. Ho left New Zealand with the Second Battalion of the Killo Brigade. Mr. Thomas Kerr Harty, who for many years was a prominent and muchxespected citizen of Dunedin, died in AVi/.ington yesterday morning;, in his 65th year. The late Mr. Harty was born in iionrion and educated in County Cork, Ireland, arriving in Now Zealand in 1874. He becamo accenntant to Messrs. Jieill and Boytl, geneial merchants, of Duuedin, and was afterwards manager for Messrs. Neill Bros., in that city, for seven years. In ISBS Air. Harty, who was a Fellow of the Incorporated lnstituto of Accountants of New Zealand, founded tiie business of Harty and Co., merchants and importers, in Dunedin, arid, carried it on successfully for many years. For upwards of ten years he l>ml been in failing health. Prior to that ho had token great interest in the development of Central Otago, and had also identified himself with various public movements in Dunedin. lie was married in 1879, his wife, who was a daughter of Captain Walsh, of the Imperial Army,. predeceasing him by some years, and he is survived by two sons (Dr. Garnet Harty, of ■Wellington, and Sergeant T. D. Harty, now on active service, who left with the Twelfth Reinforcement), and a daughter (Mise Harty, of Wailoa). His only toother is Mr. J. Kerr Harty, district manager at Auckland for tho National Mutual Lifo Association. The funeral, which v.-ill bo private, will take place in Wellington, Uy the Maku.ra, which arrived at Auckland on Monday last, Dr T. Haigh, a famous English organist and composer, was ft passenger. Ho is on his way from Canada to Sydney to continue his work in connection with tho examinations of the Associated Board of tho K.A.M. and R.C.M., London. During iho afternoon he gave a private recital on the Itoii Hall organ. Dr. Hai<;h is the organist of Ramsgate Parish Church, which has a large four-manual Hill organ and a choir of CO mnlo voices, the church being noted for tho excellence of its musical somen. Ho was a pupil of Sir Walter Parratt, the eminent English organist, and received his musical training m the other branches of his profession at the Hoyal' College of Music. South Kensi-igion. Mr James P Hewitt, who (lied in tho Wellington Hospital on Sunday, was tho eldest son of the lato Mr. T, 13. llewitt (ct Iho Wellington Corporation stall), and was for many years a. resident, in Lipman Street He was well known in the retail ironmongery business, having been employed on the stall' ol the Slewnr Timber uid Hardware Company, and later he was with (he firm of Moncricff and Young in Willis Street. He leaves a wife (nee Miss Aldous) and two children ,to inourh their loss; The interment took nlnco on Tuesday aflwnpon, tho Rev. Dr. Kennedy Elliott officiating at tho graveside. \n old identity of Auckland and the TTauraki Roldfields, Mr. Alexander M. Hanlen died at the Thames on Sunday, at- tho ago of 76 ' Tl, ° la ™ lir - lll(nl ? u \\-is born "on one of tho Toman Islands, in Iho Mediterranean, when the group was in Uritish possession. His f:il!ier, the late Mr M F. Hanlen, a retired serccantinnio, of tho Royal Artillery, was subgovernor of this particular part of tho colony. The Into Jlr. Hanlen took aJi onoi'itetic part in tho volunteering movement at tho time of the Maori wars, and saw active service, for which hn received tho Maori war medal. He wus one of tho lenders of tho Veterans' Association it tho Thames. Mr. Hanlen was a brother of Mrs. C. H. Westou, of Wellington, and formerly of Iho Thames.