PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 186, 3 May 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen /left for London by the Corinthic yesterday morning. He has had a very busy time sinco ho decided some few weeks ago that ho must leave at such short notice, and up to the last minuto before he wont on ■ board the shiVi he was hard at work in his office. ' . The Hon. J. G. Coates arrived in Wellington on Saturday morning, haying mado practically a non-stop run in a motor-car from Rotorua., Ho actually brought the same driver' and the 6amo oar from Wairnkei, tho driver being at tho wheel for twenty-threo hours without sleep.

The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, the Hon. C. J. Parr, and the Hon. E. P. Leo have arrived in Wellington from Rotorua, having made tho journey by motor-car. Mr. J. H. M'Allistor, private secretary to the Minister of Public Works, is at present in a private hospital in Auckland. Ho went with his Minister (Mr. Coatos) overland through. Tamnaki to Auckland, but soon after arrival there he had to consult a medical man.

A Press Association mesage from Napier slates that the death occured suddenly yesterday morning,' whilst in his bath; of Mr. Alfred Luther Beattio, J.P., one time chief mechanical engineer for tlio New Zealand railways. Deceased, who was a member of tho Hawko's Buy, Northern, Wellington/ and Dunedin Clubs, had tho honour of arranging the tour of the Duke of York, now King George.. He was a member of various local bodies. .-.'.; Mr. C. A. Thompson, assistant accountant at the Bank of New Zealand, Dimedin, has received advice of impending promotion to the position of manager at Wyndliam. . • Mr. A. W. Wheeler, secrotnry of tho Union Steam Ship Company, has been appointed assistant general manager. Mr. A. W. Yates, late of. the railway ecods office, .Christehurcn, has arrived in Wellington to take up a position in tho chief accountant's ofheo., A very old resident of Ashburton, Mr. William Bankes Denshire, died on Thurs. day, at the age of 66 years.

Mr. D. Robertson, who has retired from the office of Public Service Commissioner, wiis farewelled by his personal staff and presented bv Mr. A. (1 Turnbull, secretary, on their behalf, with a. travelling bag and a case of pipes, as a mark of the' high esteem in which he is held. Valedictory remarks were also made bv Assistant-Commissioners Thomson and Frazer, Mr. P. Verschaifelt, a former Secretary, and Miss Aifleck, on bohalf of the lady members of the staff. In acknowledging the gift, Mr. Robertson eulogised the loyalty of his staff, and the work performed during the trying period of the war. The gatheringclosed with many expressions of gcod wishes for tho future health and happiness of Mr. and Mrs. Robertson.

Canon Staples Hamilton, vicar of Geraldine, has accepted the cure of St. Matthew's Church, St. Albans; which lias been rendered vacant by tho" departure for England of the Rev. Arthur Hore.

Mr. R; Macartney, of Tai Tapu, who nnsucessfully contested the Lyttelton seat, in the Reform interest, at the last general election, lias been appointed tho Government representative on the Lyttelton Harbour Board. Ho succeeds Mr. G. Scott, who has represented the Government on the boajd for six years.

Mr. Frederick George Moore, for thirtyseven years clerk to the' Masterton County Council, died early on Sunday morning from heart failure, at tho age of seventy-six years. Deceased came to , New Zealand in 18G3, and was in tho Native Department with his brother-in-law (the late Sir John Gprst) at Te Awanintu. He was afterwards on the staff, of Sir George Grey when the latter was Governor of New Zealand. He purchased an interest in the Glenburu Estate in the Wairarapa, but sold out, and went to reside in Masterton. In his younger days deceased was a keen cricketer and musician.. He was recognised as one of the most efficient county clerks in New Zealand.—Press Assn.

The staff of the Lake Coleridge Elec-. trie Supply presented Mr. E. Hitchcock, electrical engineer-in-charge at Christchurch, with a silver rose bowl upon his severing his connection with the Department, with view \ of taking lip the position of'general'manager to the electrical department of the Christchurch City Council,

The council of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce refers in its annual report' to the deaths-during' the year of three past presidents of the chamberMr. John Duncan, Mr. James Macintosh, and Mr. D. J. Nathan.

The death of a well-known pioneer settlor. Mr. George Kilsby, of Koputaron, at the age of 61. is announced by the Levin "Chronicle." -The late Mr. Kilsby had been ill for the past two years, ,but his great vitality enabled him to rally repeatedly from several attacks of an incurable complaint. Latterly, however, his health gave way completely, and the end came just-'after- midnight on Tuesday, The late. Miv Kilsby arrived in New Zealand by the Oliver Laing, landing at Wellington in 1866. After a brief residence at Johnsonville, he settled with his parents and several other Oliver Laing families, in Ohariu Valley, then covered in dense bush. Here the lateMr. Kilsby, having married a daughter of llie-late Mr. and Mrs. Bassett, who camo out by the same '•■boat,' resided until twenty-four years ago, when he decided to take up land in the Ho'rowKenua, djstrict, and selected his holding at Kop.iitaroa as his future home, living there up to the time of his death. Members of the family are: Miss Kilsby, and Messrs. William, George, Francis, Arthur, Henry, and Stanley Kilsby, all of Koputaroa. - There are also five brothers of the deceased gentleman, Messrs. C. Kilsl>y (Otaki), H. Kilsbv (Palmerston), J. Kikbv (Taranaki), W. 'Kilsby (Levin), and.A. Kilsby.

The employee? of Messrs. P.' Hayman and Co. met Inst-night to, bid farewell to one of the firm's departmental 'managers,. Mr. M. J. Kilmartin, who is-.sever-ing his connection to start operations on his .own account. Mr. J, H. Young, the manager, made the presentation, which consisted of a pocket iwateh, suitably inscribed,, and also a gold pendant necklet for Mrs. Kilmartin. Mr. Young, on behalf of the staff, wished the recipient every success in his new sphere of life. ■ Mr. Kilmartin suitably responded,