PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 37, 13 August 1919, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

."•; -•. \ YIOE-REaAL,' ',';.' „ ' Their Excellenciea the Govprnop-General and the Countess of Liverpool will return to Wellington from Christchurch on Sunday, This evening . {Jis Excellency will hold an investiture, at which b varied range of honours; is to be formally bestowed,- .■ , ':'. -.' •'' . i .''i: '' . ■'; i .:. •• •' Sir Joseph Ward returned to Wellington from Christchurch this morning, .] The Prime iMinister (Right Hon, W, P, Massay),: and Sir Joseph Ward have accepted- the invitation of the New ZealajidClub to luncheon next Tuesday, : Mr, Adam Anderson,, barrister and Bolicitor, of Riyerton, who fov several years stroked the Melbourne University crew, is dead; aged 65, . ■".-."' The death is announced of, the Rev. Dr, Hosking, who will be remembered by many in New Zealand as an able minister; of the Gospel, an ardenfc ternpejfrn.c'e'.'.worker, and- p, prprninent defender of Protestaiitigm. About seven months" ago he took charge of the Baptist Ohurph in Chappel-street, Broken- HiU, During, the. absence in Australia of Dr, T,",H, A.- Valintine, .Chief Health. QffioßV, who lias received six montlie', leave of absence pn.account pf )iis healtii, Dr, R,H. Mflikgill, District Healt3i Officer'■ at Auckland, js 'to be >ctln^ : Chief Health Officer and. Inßpeotor.Qeneral.;of Hospitals., Dr, Malfgillis s^niov officer, of the Departmenlr nex t t to D-r, Valintine., v ! ,->,. ..■. .■, ...V ,' .. Mr. H.. Ainsworth, a well-known and ' highly respected resident of New Plymouth,., diedv'last week/ after'a; seoohd; paralytic eeizure- He was a: P;P;G;M.-! of the Oddfellows Order, ;apd a member of' the Masonic Craft ''He leaves a ,\yidow and a son,I'(Lieutenant W. ;Ainst,worth, who leturned" I'ecently, from the front), and a daughter (Mrs. F, Newnian, of Nelson), . ; : News has been received in Nelson of the death at Sydney of the, Rev, John IHcomby-Spear, at the age of 81, v: De:----j ceased was born at Lucai)|, County Dublin), in 1838, and. came >to New ' Zealand in I 1855; landing, at' Dunedin. \ Three years' later he went to Nelaon, and studied at Biahopdale for the. ministry, being ordained at the. ' Cathedral, by the late :Bishap Suter. ;'After haying: parishes, in the;Waimeas and. at Havejock, he went to-Hawkes Bay district, and later on •to / Sydney, where he coatanued active jChurch work until superannuated eey.eral years ago. . ''■■'-. -„.•,;!,,

. : Th-O:: death ,occurred this morning at her residence;, "Carrigafoyle," The race, .of Mrs. O'Connor, wife of Mr.; Eobert O'Connor,..one of Wellington's best known citizens for the past 65 years. The late Mrs. O'Connor, who had been ailing .for some t^rne, passed peacefully! away, leaving behind her memories of a, generous, gracious lady, one who gave, to .wort.hy oauses in a, quiet,, unobtrusive fashibni which bespoke a human sympathy . that did not seek recognition. Born in Wellington 71 years ago, Mrs. O'Coh-. nor was the eldest. daughter of the late Hon.' John Martin, M.L.C., and a sister of the Messrs; Martin,.of Martinborough; androf the late Dr. .Albert Martin; of Wellington. She has left two daughters, Mrs. : (Col.)" J. G. Hughea, and Mies, Eily de Vere O'Connor, and one son, Mr. Albert Creagh O'Connor, for , whom, with .their father, Mr. Robert 0 'Connor, sincerest'sympathy'will be felt. , ■" .