PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 180, 1 May 1925, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Majesty the King has signed the exchequer empowering Mr. Will L. Lowrie to act as Consul-General of the United States in New Zealand.

Sir James Mills arrived in Wellington from Auckland by the Alain Trunk express yesterday. Sir James Mills arrived in Auckland by the Aorangi oil Sunday last after an absence from New Zealand of nearlv three years. During his absence lie lived a retired life in England mqst of the time, but spentsome months in health-recuperating travel in Southern California and Hawaii.

The death of Sir Richard Butler, former Premier of South Australia, is announced by a Press Association message from London.

A well-known identity and a colonist of seventy years’ standing passed away at Wellington Hospital yesterday, in the jierson of Mr. George Matthews, at the age of 83 years. Associated in his youth with the development of Central and Northern Otago, he held for very many years the position of curator of the Newtown Museum and Library, where his cheery disposition and unfailing courtesy won him a large number of friends. He retired two years ago from the City Council, lie was a batchelor. Colonel Allen Bell (Bay of Islands) is at present visiting Wellington.

The Rev 11. L. Goldtiiorpe and Airs. Goldthorpe left liltham this week for Wellington, where they will make a short stay prior to sailing for England. There were many parishioners at the railway station to bid them good-bye, and wish them a happy future. Our Nelson; correspondent reports the death of Mr. A. J. Redgrave, a retired civil servant and the father of the Rev. F. Redgrave. The Rev. J. K. Archer, the new Alayor of Christchurch, was born in Leicestershire, England, in 1865. After receiving a primary school education, he went to the Alarkct Bosworth School and subsequently gained seven years business experience, followed by 'four years’ professional training for the Baptist ministry at Nottingham University College and Nottingham Baptist College. He served as a member of the Baptist clergy in England, and came to .New Zealand sixteen years ago and to Christchurch six years ago In England he occupied many public positions, as he lias done since coming to the Dominion. During the Great War he was a military chaplain at Taulicrenikau camp and volunteered on three occasions for active service, being turned down on account of his age. At present he is chairman of the Sydenham school committee. He was a member of the Christchurch City Council and of the North Canterbury Hospital Board that have just gone out of office. Until a few weeks ago he was vice-president of the New Zealand Labour Party.--. Special cor res | ion dent.

Mr. 11. R. 11. Gilmer, a son of Dr. I-l. A H. Gilmer, will leave bv the I'liniaron to-dav, on route for the Kern a Colonv, in British Fast Africa, where he intends taking up land. Advice from Scotland reports the death of Private John C. Haldane, late of the Sixth Reinforcements, N.Z.F.F. The deceased soldier was visiting New Zealand when war was declared, ami immedialclv enlisted He was very severely wounded in the head at the Somme, 1916, ami also contracted tuberculosis. He returned to Scotland in 1919, and has been in various hospitals there since. He died at his mother’s residence in Glasgow on March 26.