PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 299, 13 September 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. James Macintosh, a director of the firm of Messrs. Wright, 'Stephenson and Co., who has been ill in Sydney, returned to Wellington by the Manuka yesterday. Mr. Macintosh was accompanied by his brothers, Messrs. T. B. awl Hugh Macintosh. . Mr. Rupert Mackay was on Wednesday admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court by His Honour Mr. Justice JEdwards, on the motion of .Mr. 5... J3. Mackay. , Mr. .William Frederick Allen, , a Crimean naval veteran, died at\Ashbur- ■ ton on Tuesday in his 80th tear. He cume to New Zealand 55 years ago, and lived for moro than half that period in Asliburton and district. Deceased was a sou of the Hev. Cation Allen, of Cre.sell Castle, Pembrokeshire, arid . a nephew of Archdeacon Allen, of North Shropshire. When about 11! years 'of ago lie joined the Navy and served as ,i midshipman on board one of;the Baltic fleet battleships during the Crimean War. Whilst myith the (leet lie was awarded two medals for bravery. As a young man-ho was one of tlio hardest and best, riders to hounds in Pembrokeshire. .and later in the Asliburton limiting days lie was a. well-known follower of the hounds. Shortly after Arriving in New Zealand he managed a, sheep riiii in North Canterbury for the laic Mr. W. Delamain, and subsequently'ho managed other siieep runs. He spent the greater part of his residence in the Asliburton district in farming and as a dealer in fat sheep and lainlw. ,

A well-known ex-resident of Welling-' lon, Captain John l''alconcr, died at his home, Denbigh Hotel, t'oilding, yestorday aftornoon. Lieutenant IT. C. T.crse, Royal Air I'orce, son of Mr. C. Lcese, of Owen Street, returned home by the Manuka, from Sydney yesterday after four years' active seraice. . Driver J. H. Campbell, N.Z.F.A.. eldest son of Mr. John Olnpbell, of Wellington, will return home to-day by tlio transport Dllenga.