PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 60, 5 December 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Arthur Burrell, manager of the Levin municipal gasworks, who has died from influenza after an illness extending over ten days, came from Rahgiora, and had been manager of the gasworks at Lsvin since 1912. ' He was 15 years of age, and leaves a widow and two daughters.

Wellington Education Board teachers who had died from influenza during tho past month are:—'Mr. J. 11. Malcolm, headmaster, Te Aro School; Mj-. D. Robertson, assistant at Hutt District High School; Mr. J. S. Tliopinson,- relieving solo teacher at Mauricnville; Miss 51. O'Lpary, sole teaciier at Waterfalls; Mv. S. C. James, student it tlu Training College; and Miss A. C. M'Caw, probationer at tho Hntt District Hijjh School.

Mr. Frederick Colley, who died at Palmerston North from complications following on influenza on November 23, was the youngest son of Mr. W. J. Colley, of Wright Street, Wellington. Deceased left New Zealand with the Samoan Advance Party, was returned, and sailed again with'the First New Zealand Stationary Hospital, serving at Port Said. He was with his unit on board the Marquette, which vessel; it will be remembered, was torpedoed while on the way to Salonika. Later he .joined his unit, and after seeing service in France wns invalided and discharged, being medically unfit for further active service. He was much esteemed by all his friends and fellow-workers in the Post and Telegraph Department.

The following appointments have been made by the Wellington Education Board:—Mr. V. Hiegins, assistant teacher at Levin; Miss E.~E. Dagg, assistant at Shannon; Miss D. Pritchard, assistant at Picton; Miss M. C. M'Phee, assistant at To Ore Ore;' Miss li. Follingham, assistant at Wadcstown; Miss A; I. Bastiii!!?, assistant at Ncwtown; Miss A. D, Hawley, assistant ot Upper Hutt.

At yesterday's meeting of the Education Board the resignations were received of Miss IT. Sprague, sole* teacher at Droyer's Bock; Miss P. L. Petrie. pole teacher at Maori Bay (an aided echiiol); and Miss H. Clode, sole teacher at Leefield.

The death occurred on Sunday night of Mr. William Smith, 'of 35 Hopper Street. The late Mr. Smith, who was only 28 years of age, was a son of Mr. R. \V. Smith, Happy Valley Road, Brooklyn, and was educated at Jit. Cook School. He was a member of the Zealandia Rifles, and «i.w service with the force that occupied Simon. Tie was nlso a member of the Pacific Lodge, No. 2, U.A.0.D., aiid the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, havintr served.his time with Messrs. C. C. Odlin and Co. He loaves a widow and vow , ? daughter. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Frederick Charles Coveny, who died at his late residence, 17 Somerset Avenue, at an eaiTy hour yesterday morning from \ complications following influenza, was i> member of the staff of tho Government. Life Insurance. Department, where he had earned the highest esteem of his fellow-workers. He was a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, having left New Zealand as a member of the Fifth Reinforcements. He served on Rallipnli for a period, and was evacuated from the Peninsula on account of illness. He was for a long time under treatment in several of the British hospitals, and on his return to the Dominion was under treatment for a lengthy period. On his roturn to civilian life he .joined the staff of the Government Statistician's Office, and eubsctpiently transferred to the Government Life. On tho outbreak of the present epidemic he was the first in Wellington to offer his services to the Public Health Department for duty in one of tho temporary hospitals. . Ho joined the Sydney Street Hospital on its opening, and subsequently on the opening of .the St. John's Hospital did yeoman service there in tending the sick. Last Thursday he was unable to carry on his duties, and hnd to take to his'bed. Ho .rapidly became worse, ind after a hard fight gradually sank. Decpnsed was 25 yonrs of nge, and leaves a father and two sisters, who have the sympathy of a large circle of friends

The .death has occurred at his residence at Itataitai of Mr. William Light, at the age of 75. The late Mr. Light arrived in Wellington in 1865, and commenced work at. Messrs. Smith and Bell's foundry in Wellington. Ho then removed to Napier, where he become interested in several trading concerns. Ho was owner of the little steamer Wniroa, which for many years traded between Napier and Wniro'a, and was interested in numerous other steamers which traded on the East Coast. These included the Result, now a trawler at Napier. On relinquishing his interests in the small traders ho wont to Nelson, where he took a keen interest in local affairs, and was for four years a councillor. After a brief residence' in Auckland he returned to Wellington about 1! years ago. In the' early days ho was a mnsicinn of note, and at one time was the only double liass lilaver in Wellington. ITe leaves a widow, three sons—Messrs. Alfred (Wellington), Albert (Auckland), and William Light fTlrtsthijrs)—ami two married daughters— Mesclames G. P. Morris and 0. H. Brightwell. Mr. Pirio Bush, who is a through passenger by the Mnkuro, is a son of Mr. Thomas Bush, of Wellington. He is a member of the company which is to supnort Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Figman, under the management of J. C. Williamson, Ltd. Sir. Henry Wrigloy, who a fow years ago was a well-known representative Eugby player, is slowly recovering in Wellington from a vory severe bout of influenza.

It is announced from Enetihi that Mr. "Pat" Morris, lately stock agent for Messrs. Dnlgety and Co. (a eon of the late Mr. A. Morris, inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, Wellington), has died from influenza, at the age of 28. Deceased went with the Main' Body tt Egypt, ami served fov four months 01 Gallipoli, where he was severely wounded in August, 1915. After being in hospital for some time in England he returned to New Zealand, and was discharged. His death is the more lamentable as lie was helping in I'nlinerstou North to tend the fiick up to last Friday week, when he received an urgent telegram that his brother was ill at Raelihi. He immediately went to tend his brother, whom he found had died two lioure before his arrival. While attending to the arrangements for his brother's funeral he Winsolf was stricken down, and died as above stated. It was reported at yesterday's meeting of the Education Hoard that Mr. R. Banks, of the board's staff of teachers, had been killed in action. ' The Fceretary's action in writing and forwarding a letter of condolence to the next-of-kin was endorsed.