PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL,

The Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, accompanied by the other members of the family, with the exception of the ffon. Lucy Jellicoe, who is at present in Australia, and members of the staff, will leave Auckland on. Friday by the s.s. Tutanekai on a combined official and pleasure cruise, . The Tutanekai will sail in the evening for Russell, where a stay of three days will be made, and His Excellency hopes to engage in some deepsea fishing. On the evening of 29th January the party will proceed to Mangonui, arriving there next morning. After a stay of one day at Mangonui, Lord Jellicoe will travel overland by motor to Whangarei. He will leave Mangonui on' Ist February, and reach Whajigarei early next morning, leaving again in the evening. The party will join the Tutanekai at Whangarei, and will leave for the Great Barrier, arriving at Port Fitzroy early on Sunday morning. After remaining at Port' Fitzroy over Sunday, the Tutanekai will sail for Auckland in the evening, and is expected to arrive there during the morning of Monday, 4th February. His Excellency intends taking the yacht Iron Duke with him on his cruise.' Mr. T. M. Wilford, Leader of the Opposition, will return to Wellington to-morrow, from his trip to the East. Mr. C. C. Odlin leaves by the express on Wednesday for Auckland. Mr. C. E. Matthews (Under-Secretary of Justice) returns to Wellington tomorrow from a visit to Australia. Mr. Stewart Carey, of Petone, who has been on a visit to Great Britain and France, will arrive in Wellington by the Marama on Tuesday. Mr. W.-'A. Burbery has been appointed the representative of the British Red Cross Society to administer first aid at all sports gatherings in Wellington. The death is announced by cable from Sydney to-day of the Rev. J. H. Maclean, Rector of Christ Church, Lavender Bay, formerly of New Zealand. Mr. J. F. Montague, who was recently appointed adjudicator of elocution at Palmerstpn-North, next May, has also been appointed judge at Napier and at Greymouth. • ' . Mr. Cyril Towsey and Miss Daphne Knight, both of Auckland, have ; been appointed judges of music and dancing, respectively at Palmerston North. Miss Knight will-also judge at Hamilton and 1 Gisborne this year. The Hon.. G. J. Anderson, who is visiting Gisborne chiefly in relation with harbour • matters, was" accorded a civic reception to-day, saysi a Press Association message. He ■ afterwards conferred with the Harbour Board. The death occurred on Saturday of Mr. Hugh, J. Gourley, aged 63, telegraphs "The Post's" Dunedin correspondent. The deceased, who was born in Geelong, Victoria, was a son of the late Hon. Hugh Gourley, and came to Dunedin in 1862. He was well known in racing circles, and, was a member of Court Enterprise, A.O.F.' ' ' The late Mr. Charles F. Fox, a Maori war veteran, who passed away at his residence, Armidal street, Petone, on Saturday afternoon, was born in Bedford, England in 1847. He was employed in the N.Z. Railways for a number of years, but before that resided at Kaikowoa. He is survived by his widow, and his sons and daughters are Messrs. Chas. B. Fox, New Plymouth; Mr. Fred C. Fox, of the same town; John B. Fox, who served with the N.Z. forces in South Africa and is now resident at Boston, U.S.A,; Wm. M. G. Fox, of Wellington, and James M'lntyre Fox, of Nelson, who both: served in the Great War; Mesdames Jas. Mclntyre, Wellington, and formerly of Levin ; J. E. Widdop, Wellington; W. Daly. Petone; G. Stephen, Heretaunga; G. Beckett, Island Bay; G. J. Wilby, of Carterton : and H. J. Durney, Wellington; and Miss 0. Fox, Wellington. The late Mr. Fox took a. keen interest in the Maori War Veterans Association. His funeral took place this afternoon. Mr. Philip- William Lambert, who died at Inglewood on Wednesday, at the age of 92 years, was buried on Friday with military honours in the* presence of a large attendance of old identities, friends and relatives. Born at Ipswich on 11th February, 1832, Mr. Lambert, when he was 19,' enlisted in the 75th Regiment and afterwards transferring to the 44th, which was ordered to the Crimea in 1854. Mr. Lambert fought in:the battles of Alma and In.kerman, and was present at the taking of Sebastopol, being awarded' the medals for these engagements and the Crimean medal. His regiment was afterwards under orders for India to help quell, the mutiny, but instead was sent .to China in 1856, where it took part in the capture" of the1 Taku forts. Transferring to the 43rd Regiment, in which his brother was serving, Mr. Lambert was on his way to India with the regiment when orders were received at Colombo to proceed to New Zealand, where.the regiment played an active part in the Maori War.v ..

.The 'death occurred yesterday, morning of Mr. William Henry Fordham, for many' years a resident of Wellington, and well known throughout the North Island as commercial traveller for the firm of W. and G. Turnbull and Co., and latterly of the Empire Manufacturing Company. The late Mr. Fordham, who was in his 80th year, was born in London, and came to New Zealand in 1865.: After residing on the West Coast and subsequently in the Hawkes Bay district, for some years, he came to Wellington and went into business with Mr. T. Pilcher, as. grain and produce ■merchants. He afterwards joined the firm of Messrs. Smith, Johnson and Co., and later that of Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., and the Empire Manufacturing' Company. Altogether he spent over'half a century as a commercial representative of Wellington firms. He was a man of sterling qualities and genial nature, and will be missed by business men in many towns throughout the Dominion. He leaves two sons and two daughters—Messrs. C. E. and A. G. Fordham,: and Mesdames A: G. East (Wellington) and 0. C. Cox (Christchurch). The funeral took place this afternoon, from his residence, Rongotai terrace, the interment being at Karori Cemetery.