PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 30, 30 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The death occurred, yesterday at his residence, Bellevue l?oad, Lower Hutt, of Mr. Charles William Adams, formerly chief survej-or and Commissioner of Crown Lands, Marlborough, and a mathematician of more than local reputation. The late Mr. Adams was born in Buckland, Tasmania, on July 7, 1840, and was educated /at Dr. Boyd's Grammar School, Campbell Town, Tasmania. Ho became a survoy cadet in Victoria in 1859, returned to Tasmania two years later, and in'lß62, settled in New Zealand, joining the Survey Department of Otago in that year. He became chief surveyor of Otago in 1885. In 1897 he was transferred to Marlborough as chief surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands, from which position he retired fourteen years ago. He wrote several interesting papers on survey subjects, and on one occasion was solected by the Government to.take exact observations for the determination 'of the difference in longitude between Sydney and Wellington. Two of his sons aro Dr. C. E. Adams, Government Astronomer, of Wellington, and Mr. Arthur Adams, journalist, poet and playwright, of Sydney. The funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon.

Cable advice has been ' received that His Majesty's Trade Commissioner in New Zealand (Mr. E. W. Dalton), who left Wellington 60me months ago in order -to make an official tour of the United Kingdom, has now arrived, in ' London.

Messrs. M. Stevenson and R. Duthie, of Dunedin, arrived in. Wellington yesterday to attend n conference of employers in' the carrying trade, to consider demands made upon them by the employees' organisation.

Mr. A. J. Welch, of Opaki, has received advice that his son, Sergeant Owen Welch, who was recently reported missing, Is now reported a prisoner of war in Germany.

Messrs. C. Speight, J. Moloney, A. A. Paape, and M. Coughlan arrived from Dunedin by the Mararoa yesterday.

The Rev. G. H. Mann, of Gore, who had accepted an invitation to succeed the Rev. J. Cocker at the Cambridge Terrace Methodist- Church, Christchurch, next year, died on Saturday night, following an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Mann came to New Zealand in 1894, and was stationed for a time in Timaru. He had a very successful ministry for six years at Geraldine, and after leaving thero he went to England for a trip. Six years ago lie went to Devonport, Auckland, and after ministering thero for three years transferred to Gore, but had decided 'to leav? owing to the climate not agreeing with him. Mr. Mann had acted as president of tho Primitive Methodist Conference in New Zealand. Ho leaves a widow but no, family.

One of the muck-diminished band of survivors of the charge of tho Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, Sergeant Richard Bradslniw, died at Iverikeri, Bay of Islands, recently. Sergeant Bradshaw, who was in his SBth year, joined the Army as ft youth, and served ill the 17th Lancers during the Crimean War. Ho a' so served in tho Zulu War. He was also for a time in tho Royal Navy, serving under Lord Charles Beresford.

Captain T. C. A. Hi>-!op, of Wellington, a son of Mr. T. W. Itisiup (of the legal firm of Messrs. Itrnmlon and Hislop), and a brother of lh\ llislop of this city, is reported to have been wounded at the front. Captain Hislop was a member ot the Wellington City Council in 1913, and when ho enlisted was a solicitor in Messrs. Brandon and Hislop's office.

Amongst the soldiers who arrived in Wellington from England last week was Sergeant Geoffrey H. t'hilson, M.M., of Auckland. ITc left with the Main Body' when 10 years of age, in October. 191-1, saw service in Egypt, was through the Gallipoli campaign, and has since been on the Western front. He was a stretcher-bearer with the 1 Ambulance. Sergeant Philson has returned on furlough.

Mr. ,T. A. Taylor, jun., on the insurance staff of Messrs. Bannatyno and Co., Ltd., who passed his examination at the Christchurch Aviation School, is under orders to proceed to England at an early date. Mr. Taylor is now a member of the British Royal Air Force.