PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 18, 22 January 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. R. W. M'Villy, General Manager of Railways, and Mr. F. J. Jones, Chief Engineer, have returned to Wellington from the North.

Councillor A. F. Roberts, who is New Zealand Commissioner at the Empire Exhibition, was. last evening granted twelve months' leave of absence by the Lower Hutt Borough Council.'

The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir Francis Bell) will leave Wellington' tomorrow for Auckland, accompanied by the Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister of Justice and Education), the Hon. R. F. Bollard (Minister of Internal Affairs), and Sir Maui Pon- »re (Minister of Health) to welcome the /rime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey), who is' due to arrive by the Makura on Thursday. The Hon. jj. G. Coates, at present visiting the North Auckland district, will probably join the other Ministers at Auckland, and it is anticipated that they will aY journey down together in the Main Trunk express, reaching Wellington at midday on Saturday next. _

Dr. C. E. Weatherburn, who has relinquished the position of lecturer in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Melbourne University to accept the appointment of Professor of Mathematics at Canterbury College, arrived in Wellington from Sydney by the Marama to-day. Dr. Weatherburn, who is accompanied by Mrs. Weatherburn and three sons, will leave for Christchurch on Thursday.

Mr. S. Jacobs, a director of Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co;, who has been residing in London for the past two years, returned to Wellingon by the Marama from Sydney to-day.

Mr. T. M. Wilford, Leader of the Opposition, who left Wellington Jast September on a tour of Australia and the East, including Singapore, returned to Wellington to-day by the Marama from Sydney.

The Hon. Sir Frederick Chapman; chairman of the War Pensions Appeal Board, left Wellington • for Christchurch last night, accompanied by his secretary, Mr; Eric Millton.

Messrs. H. Atmore, M.P., and W. S. Glenn, M.P., are at piesent visiting Wellington.

Mr. H. T. B. Drew, Publicity Officer, and Mrs. Drew, are not returning to New Zealand with Mr. Massey (writes "The Post's" London correspondent). Arrangements have been m#de for Mr. Drew to remain in London for two or three months in order to carry on his publicity work on this side.

There died at Waitara on Sunday ■Captain John Cameron, J.P., one of the best known and most highly respected residents of North Taranaki. He had been ailing for some time, and his end was not unexpected. The late Captain Cameron had a fine record. He was born in Glasgow 84 years ago, educated in that town and Lancashire. Then he went to sea and traded to the Crimea during the Crimean war. In 1857 he proceeded to India arid joined the East India Company's navy. When the mutiny broke out he left the navy and joined up with the Naval Brigade, and saw active service in various parts of Bengal. Later he came out to Australia, and having a brother in TaraJiaki decided to ship to New Plymouth, where he arrived in 1861. The Maori War Broke out, and he offered his services to the old Provincial Government, which detailed him to harbour duties, landing stores at New Plymouth and up and down the coast, which was then in a turbulent condition. He also assisted in taking over to Nelson the women and children from New Plymouth. In 1871 he received the appointment at Waitara of harbour master and pilot, also Customs officer, positions which he only gave up a few years ago. He leaves a widow and a family of eight (six daughters and two sons). One son is manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Taumarunui and the other is in Sydney. Recently the late Captain Cameron and his wife celebrated their diamond wedding, when all the members of ther family, except the son in Sydney^ with their grandchildren, were present. It was stated at the time that there had not been a death in the family. ■'■■•■