PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 131, 27 February 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. D. S.' Mac Donald, Minister of Agriculture left yesterday on a visit to the Bay of Plenty district, Hβ is expected back on Monday, The Hon. A. M. Myers, Acting-Min-ister of Finance, returned to Wellington last night. The Hon. Dr. Pomare, who- has been ill for several days, js reported to be improving. Yesterday the Acting-Prime Minister (Sir James Allen) attended the picnic of the Defence Headquarters staff at Day's Bay. Later he visited the Lowry Bay Hospital and proceeded to tho meeting of soldiers' mothers at the Town hSu. Advice has been received by Baso Records Office that 2G/877 Rifleman Oscar "Needham, a discharged soluier, died at the lung George V Orthopaedic Hospital on February 19, the certified cause of death being cerebrospinal meningitis, deceased was 29 years of age and snide, his next-of-kin being his father, William Bass Needkni, Great Mttlvern, England. Base Records Office advise that 62,409 George Arthur Teusdale, a returned undischarged soldier, died at the Victoria Military Hospital, Wellington, on l< ebruary 22. Deceased was 38 years, of age and married, his next-of-kin boing his wife, Mrs. G. A. Teasdale, Tβ Kawn, miir Te Awamutu. Dr. Gibbs has returned from a holiday visit to the south. Mr. C. M. Luke, who has not been very well of late, intends taking a holiday in tho South Island. Mr. 33. Meek, of the Railway Impartment, has received word that his eldest son, Private Edward Percy Meek, died at Broekonhurst Hospital, England. The deceased soldier, who was 86 years of age, went away with tho Twelfth Reinforcements in 191U, and saw active service in France, H« was born in Wellington, but subsequently wont with hie family to South Australia, where ho was educated. He returned to New Zealand in 1000, and worked for a timewith the firm of Messrs. Andrews and Manthell. For 17 or 18 years he lived in the Waikanao district, where ho was connected with tho dairying industry. Ho was severely wounded in October Inst, the calf of hjs leg lwing shattered. From his injuries lie was) making good recovery- Death was tho result of complications following on an attack of influenza.. The late Private Meek leaves a widow, a. daughter of Mr. S. Corner, of Eeikorangii and two young children,

A Press Association message received from Chvistchurch last night states that Mr. Maurice W. Richmond, B.Sc, LL.B., formerly of Wellington, died there suddenly last evening. He collapsed in the street near his residence and died in a few minutes, the cause of death being heart failure. He had visited a doctor half an hour previous to his collapse. The deceased was born in Nelson in. 1860 and was educated at the Nelson Col* lege and the University College (London), talcing his degree ae a Bachelor of Science in London in 18S0. Three years later he was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. He practised his profession in Wellington from 1883 to 1900. . In 1888 he was appointed law reporter to the New Zealand Council of Law Eeporting, and in 19IX) accepted the position of Lecturer on Law at Victoria College, took his LL.B. in 1905. Hβ has resided in Christchurch for some years past.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott, of Roxburgh Street, have been advised that their son, Bombardier H. Scott, is returning to New Zealand by the Hororata. Bombardier Scott went to Samoa with the original force of occupation, and on returning joined up and w*nt forward with the Sixth Reinforcements, fighting unscathed through tho Gallipoli and French campaigns.

Considerable regret was expressed at the last meeting of tho Board of Governors of Canterbury College when the resignation of Mr. W. Walton, for over 28 years' senior mathematical master at the Christchurch Boys' High School, was received (states the "Press"). A letter from the headmaster, Air. C. E. BevanBrown, expressed great appreciation of Mr. Walton's work, and the board decided to accept the resignation with regret, and to place on record its high appreciation of Mr. Walton's long, faithful, and valuable services. Mr. T. Hughes described Mr. Walton as one of the very finest mathematicians that Cambridge University has ever produced.

Mr. Piobert Dixon. accountant for the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia, Limited, is retiring on suDerannuation next month, owing to illhealth. Mr. Dixon joined the company &$ a junior when it commenced operations in Wellington 39 years ago, and since then he lws won gradual promotion. Mr. Dixon is the eldest son of the late Mr. Thomas Dixon, a well-known shipbuilder of Wellington, and has lived here practically all his life, coming from Dunedin when a child.

Mr. James Mackenzie, 1.5.0., F.R.G.S., ex-Under-Secret-ary for Lands and Sur-veyor-Gejwal (brother of Sir Thomas Mackenzie), is. with Mrs. Mackenzie, nhoiit to pnv a visit to Great , Britain. Their intention is to leave Wellington by the Ruapehu on Saturday week. Mr. Mackenzie retired from thi} Public Service after a connection of about 4-9 year?. The. Karori Council, of which he is a member, has granted him leave of ab-'ence.

At last night's meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board the chairman (Mr. (1. E. Daniell) welcomed the engineer (Mr. J. Marchbanks), who recently returned from a visit to the United States. Sir. Daniell 6aid that Mr. Marchbanks had come back from a busy journey with a great deal of valuable information, which would be of much advantage to the board in the future,