PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 86, 6 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Janics Allen arrived from the south yesterday. He will leave for Christchurch with the members of the French Mission to-day. j

Surgeon-General R. S. IV Henderson, C.8., who has been • Director-General of Medical Services to the New Zealand Defence Forces since July, 1915 (his services having been loantxt by the Imperial Government for the period of the war), will sail from New Zealand on his return to England ,in April next.

Major I.'' llf Lampen, D.5.0., N.Z. SC., late instructor in,infantry training at Trentham Camp, lias been appointed General Staff officer, Otago' Military District, vice Major H. A. Cooper, 1.G.5., who is returning to England shortly. Major Lanipen will leave for the south to-day. . A The funeral of the late Colonel G. W. S. Patterson, officcr commanding the Auckland district, was one of the largest military funerals ever held in Auokland (says a. Press-Association telega'am) the Hon. A. M. Myers represented tlio Government, Lieutenant-Colonel Boscawcn represented the Governor-General, and Major Andrews represented the 'Commandant of forces. The following message has been received'from General Inn, head of the French Mission:— I have heard with profound emotion the news of the sudden death of Colonel Patterson. Allow me to express to you, and please convoy to his family, my profound sympathy, as well as the sympathy of members of the French Mission to New Zealand. Although we had scon only a little of Colonel Patterson, wo had been able to appreciate, his charming courtesy, his great tact, and his remarkable nbilitj. and we realise what.a good servant .of the Dominion and Empire your • country is losing." • The Rev. Frazer B. Barton, 8.A., who has. been on active pervico m France loi eighteen months, has bren appointed to the new Westmere' Parish, AUnganui. For a number of years, Mr. Barton was Bible-class organiser of the Iresbyteiian Church in New Zealand. Mrs. Cado, -of Wangaiui, has received news that her husband, temporajy-Major J. R. Cade, has been awarded the Military Cross. Major Cade, went away with the Sixteenth Reinforcements, and was •in command of the Wellington (V\est Coast) Company of the First W ellnjgton Infantry Regiment, vitji which ho has seen a great deal of' fighting.

Mr. J. I. Fox, who has, since its inception, been manager of the Returned Soldiers' Club, and lias .done excellent work for the institution, is shortly leaving for a trip to England. His intention is to be away from the Dominion for six months. Mr. Fox has tendered his resignation, to take effect at the end of February, . to the chairman of the Clubhouse Society, Mr. J. P. Maxwell. In his letter Mr. Fox writes: "I shall always cherish the happiest memories of my association with the executive, especially with the civilian memberswho, from the outset, have devoted considerable time to jnake this institution such a success. If on my return I can be of any use to the institution I shall only* be too glad to further its useful functions."

Ovr Masterton correspondent telegraphs that the death occurred on Sunday morning of Mr. Richard Jackson, for over twenty years foreman telegraph linesman in the Wairarapa, and well known on the ■West Coast. .■'•■-.•

"An oid resident of Wellington, Mr. Thomas Miller, died on Saturday at his residence in Wingfield Street.- Mr. Miller, who was a ■ sculptor, came to New Zealand in 1875 to <}o carving work for the Government Buildings, which at that time weie in course of erection. In the following year he commenced business as a monumental mason, and turned out some magnificent specimens of sculptural work. A notable specimen was a lifesize bust of Chief Te Hapuku. 'This was executed to the order of the Government. Mr. Miller, who' wasvin his 81th year at the time of his death, retired from.business some years ago, owing to advancing age. His wife predeceased him about 20 years ago. He has left three sons—Mr Robert• Miller, of Belfast, Canterbury; Mr. John Pi Miller, of: Auckland;-and Mr. Thomas Miller, of 'Wellington—and four daughters—Mrs.. W. Bock,' and Misses Jessie! and . 'Winifred Miller, of Wellington, and' Miss Eva Jlilleivof New York. The fu.neral..will take place this afternoon at ICaron Cemetery. . ■

The death occurred _at(Greymouth. on Thursday evening of a" well-known West Const pioneer, Mr. Robert Delaney. Deceased, who was .76 years of , age, and a native, of County. Kilkenny, Ireland, ar T rived in New Zealand-about fifty -years ago. After following mining and farming pursuits he, twenty .years ago,, entered the employ of the Grey County Council, and remained there until his death. He leaves a wife and family of three'sonsand two daughters, while'a fourth .eon, Private Michael Delaney, mado the supreme sacrifice at th'ejwar. • . l)i'; Wallace. M'Kenzie is returning'to Wellington to-day,'-after a holiday trip' in the country.-;, ''

The death occurred last week M Bluff of Mr. G. R. Waddel, .who had been associated with the town from the early days. Mr. Waddel was an active busi-: ness man, and had been connected with many enterprises. He was for many years, a member of the ! Bluff Harbour Board and of the > Borough Council. He was sixty-two years of age. . r

A link with the very earliest, days of settlement in the Mataura Valley and Wakatipu distriKs; was .snapped last Tuesday when Mr. Donald Cameron died with the Old Tear at. his home at Nolcomai, states tlie "Southland Times." Mr. Cameron was born in Fort William, Scotland, in 1835,- so that he was eightythree years of age. Having spent some years in business in Glasgow ho emigrated to Australia in , 1854. For some time liewas manager of a run known as Mount Sturgeon Plaint Station, which was. the property of his uncle, Mr. Alex. Cameron, popularly known iiv South Australia as "the King of Penola.". .He arrived in New Zealand in 1859. He had once visited the Wakatipu district, where he selected the run on which he lived for sixty years. One of-the first white men to behold the scenic wonders of the Cold Lakes district, it was ! liis privilege to suggest the names that l have" long since become known to lovers of the beautiful in Nature throughout Australasia and far beyond the boundaries of these southern lands. Ben Nevis, Lochv River, Nevis River, the Devil's Staircase, etc;, were named by him after their prototypes in Lochaber and Gloncoe. .

Dr. M. Hocken, of Manaia; who has been seriously ill with pleurisy, is to leave the district permanently- as soon as his health will permit.

Mr. and Mrs. Dudson, of Carterton, have received letters ' from BrigadierGeneral Hart, C;M.G., D.5.0., and Major G. Cockroft, commanding tho 3rd Battalion N.Z.R.8., concerning the death in action of their son, Lieutenant L. C. Dudson. Ho was standing outside his quarters in tho line, talking to another officer, when lie was struck'ill the head und neck by a fragment of shell. Death was instantaneous. Tho General says: "It is hard that he fehoiild hnvo been called upon to give up his lifo for the great and 6acrea cause when , tho end is so near. Ho had douc splendidly, was a thorough gehtleman, loved and admired by all for his high devotion to duty, iliis kindly nature,, and his consideration at all times for his men. No man could do more. His last resting-place is near where ho fell, about one mile south of Lo Quesnoy. Please accept my deepest sympathy." Majo'r Cockroft writeij in similar etrai 11, "stating the date of tho death as October 28. Padre Watson, of tho 4th Battalion', performed tho last, sacred rites. The Major adds: "Your boy was an ijxcellent soldier. I knew him first as a .regimental sergeant-major, and all officers considered ho was tho finest sergeant-major we had met. Ho eventually got his commission, and was only back with us about fourteen days when ho ltiado the supreme sacrifice. As an officer wo expected great things from him, and certainly in the last fortnight ho showed us the stuff he was made of. You liavo every reason to bo proud of your boy. All the officers and men of my battalion join with mo in offering you our sincerest sympathy. We all mourn the loss of an excellent officer, soldier, and comrade."

Colonel Essen's work as Acting-Assist-ant Public Service Commissioner is wholly on tho' reclassification- scheme, which will take effect as from April 1. On the completion of this task Colonel Essen will return to the Treasury Department,

Major Crowther, who has been in charge of the Defence Department at Invercargill for the past four years, ho* resigned to take over a business at Orepuki.

Lieutenant IC. Luke, N.Z. Bifle Bri- f gade, who is still somewhat affected by ' an injury sustained in Itrancc Inst March during the commencement of the victory offensive, is returning to Rotorua this week for further treatment.

After a long illness the dsath occurred at the hospital on Saturday morning of .Mr. George Weeds. The late Mr. Weeds was closely associated in his early years with the manufacture and erection of newspaper printing presses, at the works of Messrs. li. Hoo and Co,, Ltd., London, and Messrs. Foster and Sons. Ho came out to New Zealand to • erect and run a prfss manufactured by'the lastnamed firm, and after residing for some time in Invercargill, entered the service of the Wellington Publishing Company, Limited, as engineer and foreman of the machine room, remaining in that position until laid aside by illness. The deceased lost two sons at the front, and is'survived by a wife and large family.

The death is announced iu the Melbourne papers of Mr. William Snowden, formerly of the Lands and Surveys Department, and resident for many years at Knrori. Born in 'Yorkshire. 72 years ago, with his parents he emigrated to Canada at the age of 10 years. He was one of the crew of five who brought out the schooner Rip, of 91 tons, from Halifax (Nova Scotia) to Melbourne, the trip occupying over five months. He joined ill-the gold rush, and subsequently .became a surveyor, being engaged first in Victoria.' and afterwards .in New Zealand, where, as an officer of the Lands Department, he opened up many roads in remote parts of both islands, as well as in .the-districts around Wellington. He entered the Melbourne Board of Works in 1885, and was engaged chiefly in ' the board's Titles Office work. His son, Mr. W. T. Snowden, is a solicitor, practising in Melbourne.