PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 227, 20 June 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Lieutenant-Colonel B. C. Freyberg, V.C., D. 5.0., Grenadier Guards, Now Zealand’s distinguished soldier, who had ths honour of being the youngest briga* dier-general in the British Army, arrived from 1/ondon yesterday by the Arawa. Colonel Freyberg, who has not been very well during the past few months, is on furlough, and is visiting his relatives in AViellington. He is an old Wellington College boy, and originally adopted! the profession of a dentist. He left New Zealand for San Francisco early in 19U, but threw up his profession in order to take part in the war in Mexico. When the Great Warbroke out he proceeded io England and joined up with the British Army, his subsequent rise in rank being phenomenal. He won tho D.S.O. at the Dardanelles, ami' at the Battle of the Anere in November, 1915, he obtained the Victoria Cross. In May. 191“> he was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general, he being then only 27 years of age. Even then h“ did not rest on his laurels, for he secured a bar to his D. 5.0.. and later doubled; it. After the Armistice ho was posted! to the British Army with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Air. C. Gasquoine, a New Zealand engineer idiii’was employed on the work of raising 11.A1.5. Vindictive, arrived in the Dominion yesterday’ by’ the Arawa. Mr. Arthur Edward Pearce, managing director of Messrs. Levin and Co., and son of Mr Edward Pearce, Cheltenham, England, died in AVellington last night at tho age of 58. He was born in Wellington, lived here all his life, and had fieen with Levin and Co. practically ever since he finishes! his education. He is survived by. (Airs. Pearce and two da lighters. Mrs. t'. S. Hodson and Mi's. Stout, both of Wellington.

Major T. T’ennent, 0.8. E., late of the Imperial Army. China station, arrived in New Zealand yesterday by the Arawa. Major Temient. who is accompanied by his enughter, intends to take up his residence in Auckland.

Air. C. N. Haslam, headmaster of the Petone District High School, has been appointed Inspector of Schools from a good number of applicants. Air. Haslam was born in Wellington, and was educated at the Alount Cook Bovs’ School and the Wellington College. After leaving college he entered the employ of the Wellington Education Board, ami there he made steady’ progress, finalto gaining u heudmastership. , Hp was in charge of the Island Bay School foi many years. When Air. AV. Foster retired. from the hoadniaMCrship of the P*tous District. High School, Mr. Haslam succeeded him. All'. Haslam’s departure to Canterbury will be regretted by many here.

The resignation of the secretary of the Town Planning Association, Air. Robert Hill, was received at a meeting of the executive on Friday night. Air. Hill will still act ns honorary- secretary of the Federated Town Planning Associations of New Zealand, of which the Hon. C. J. Parr is president.

On Saturday all the flags on the Union Company’s steamers in port were flown at half-mast as a tribute to Air. AV. L. Newman, whose death is reported from New Plymouth. The late Mr Sewman was for many- years the Union impany’s agent ac New Plymouth, and at one time was relieving branch manager at AVellington. Air. Henry Jones, known to many people as the 'senior goods foreman in the employ of the Railway Department at AVellington, died last week from heartfailure. The late Air. Jones was 55 years of age, and had been in the service of the Department since 1889, in which year he joined at Brunner. In 1893 he went to Hokitika, in 1897 to Reefton. and in 1898 to AVellington. He received his promotion to the position of goods foreman in the year following his arrival in this city. Air. Jones leaves a widow-.

Lieut. F. Baron, R.N.R., at one time attached to the Union Steam Ship Company’s service, was a passenger to Wellington yesterday by the Arawa, which arrived from London.

The death of a very old and respected resident of Pahiatua, Mr. George Thompson, occurred last Thursday. The deceased, while on a visit to Pahiatua, became suddenly ill, and was removed to his son's residence, where _ he remained in a critical condition till he passed away.. The late Air Thompson was born in Now Plymouth in 1856. He was married in Dunedin and removed to Kohimn, where ho carried on farming up till his death. He was a hard-working pioneer of the old type, and carved out a home for his family 36 years apo in the de ’ lB ® bush which covered the country nt that time. He was of a quiet disposition and won the respect of everyone who knew him. He leaves a widow and family, namely, Air. George AV. Thompson K<> hinui), Air. Robert A. Thomp®>n (Pahiaiua). Mrs. H. E. Lowe (Kohtnui), and Miss K. Thompson.