PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 253, 20 July 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir Fran cis Bell) returned from the South Island yesterday-

The .Minister of Agriculture (Hon. W. Nosworthy) has returned to Wellington, after visiting Otago and Canterbury.

Lieut.-Colonel Sir Edward Grigg, who visited New Zealand and Australia ns advisory secretary to the Prince of Wales last year, has been appointed secretary to the Primo Minister of England (Mr Lloyd George). "Un Diploniate, commenting in the Paris “Matin on the appointment, says that Sir Edward Grigg will bring to Downing Street the point of view of the Dominions. “This is an excellent method of facing European problems/* the writer tidds, “for the foreign policy of England cannot be separated from” the interests of the Dominions, and it is a question of associating the whole British Empire with the Entente.

Mr. B. J. Finnegan, for the past ten rears supervisor of parcels in the Christ, "church Post Office, who has been promoted to superintendent of mails; at Wellington, received his early training in Dunedin, and is well known all over the Dominion as a pigeon fancier At the present time he holds the presidency of the Christchurch Pigeon Club and is also president of. the Canterbury Homing Pigeon Club and vice-president of the Christchurch Poultry. Canary, and Cat Club Mr. Finnegan is also proniinentiv identified with athletic sports, being ” especially well known m bowling circles.

The death occurred on Monday night of Mr. Reginald Dawson, only son oi Captain Dawson, harbourmaster, • of Caroline Street. The deceased who was onlv 23 years of age, was educated in Wellington, and as a youth shoved his love of the sea by making three voyages ns a memter of the hospital ship Maheno during the war. a vessel in which be had become fourth officer, when ho came ashore through ill-health m January last vearr His death is deeply lamented bv all nho knew him. The funeral will take place to-morrow morning.

Mr. Richard Wedderspomi left by the Tahiti on a business trip io Australia. Mt.’ Henry Humphries, an old resident of Greytown, died on Monday evening nt his residence, Humphries Street. Ho was Cl vears of age, and loaves a 81111 largo adult family. The late Mt. Humphries with a number of other Greytown voting men, went to the Kimberley gold diggings some 30 years ago. Deceased took part in public matters, and ha, ■been on the Borough Council, Tom lands Trust, and was chairman of the Waiohine River Board at the time of his death.

Tho funeral of the late JJcutrnnvt Wade took place on Monday. Ihe South African Veterans’ Association was trepresented by Sir Al f red Kobin. Alessre A S. Houston, J. J. Clark, AV. A. Gemmell. and J- L. Haseldcn. Among others who attended to honour tl e memory of the late soldier were ship the Mayor (Mr. R. A. Wright), the Town Clerk, and Colonel Mitchel . DVO MP The Commercial travel tors’ Club and the Chamber of Commerce were represented, and the funeral was attended by a largo number of representative citizens.

Mr. John Coom, who died suddenly at his residence, Birkenhead, Auckland, last l-ii!” Lu. “rlQl’Th. member of tho engineering stall ot the New Zealand Railways. He was boin •„ Cornwall, England,, in 1844, and temivpfl his early training in civil J-Bgi-;ieeHn- in England and Northern Italy. At the age of 31 he came to New Zealand ami joined the Public Works Department at. Wellington Among 11 • wnrkf carried out in this HXXm .1 iM conntrv for the. construction of the railX lines in the Manawatu and Wairavani districts, and also in Marlboiotig i. After four vears of this work he jouied the Railway Department, and was stut,toned «t. Dunedin, Invercargill, and Auckland, subsequently being appointed riiief engineer of tho Ho retired on superannuation in I.M J. later visiting England whore ho ed during tho war. returning to Auckland tost year, and settling at Birkenhead. He was a Freemason, and held the office of Grand Master. He leaves one son. Ml. H <lOOlll, of Masterton. and two grandchildren. Tim funeral took place on Saturday nt Birkdwle.