PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 57, 4 September 1926, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL.

His Excellency the Governor-General will attend the Wellington Orphans' Club korero in the Masonic Hall, Wellington terrace, this evening. Next Saturday His Excellency will witness the annual gymnastic display of the Wellington Toung Men's Christian Association, in the Grand Opera House.

The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. J. G. Coates) left on a flying visit to Dargavillo this afternoon. He will return to "Wellington about next Thursday. Mr. A. Stanley "Warwick has returned from adjudicating at the Invercargill Competitions. Mr. Gillies, assistant superintendent engineer of the Union Company, was a passenger from Lyttelton this morning. The Eight Bey. F. M. Molyneux, Assistant Bishop of Melanesia, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hayes, Karori, has left for the North. Mr. L. B. Beale, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner, has gone to Cl fistchurch to attend the annual general meeting and dinner of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. He will return to Wellington on Monday night. Mr. C. D. Marshall Day, 8.D.5., late of Otago University and Pahiatua, left by the Niagara from Auckland on Tuesday for the United States to take up post-graduate study at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Teichelmann, of Hokitika, arrived by the Maori this morning. He is leaving shortly,for a visit to America and Europe, and when in Philadelphia will attend a conference of representatives of savings banks. Dr. Teichelmann was last Monday farewelled by the citizens of Hokitika, and on their behalf was presented by the Mayor with an initialled travelling rug. sTesterday afternoon the committee clerks of the House of Representatives met to say farewell to one of their colleagues (Captain J. P. Jarrett), late of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and the Imperial Secret Service, who is leaving for Brazil by the steamer Bom Pedro 11. During the war Captain Jarrett had many varied experiences on the Western front, Germany, Poland, and Northern Rusna. Mr. Robert Jordan, who died this week at the age of 75, came to Auckland from the North of Ireland in the ship Adamant 48 years ago, telegraphs "The Post's" Auckland correspondent. Ha was for many years in the service of J. J. Craig, Ltd., as foreman. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and made many friends in Auckland and the Waikato. His brother, the late Sir John Jordan, was British Minister at the Court of Pekin, and formed one of the band of great Ulstermcn who won the highest distinction in the East. A pioneer resident of the Manawatu district, Mr. Abraham Honore, has passed away at the age of 08 years, telegraphs "The Post's" Palmerston North correspondent. He was born at Stewart Island. The deceased came north many years ago, and took up bush land in the Tiritca Valley 45 years ago, where he resided until the beginning of this year when he took up residence in Palmerston North For many years he was superintendent of the Tiritea Sunday school and the oldest elder of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North. He is survived by a widow and three sons, Mr. Hedley Bruce, of Ohau; Abraham Alfred, of Tiritea; David Andrew, of Palmerston North, and one daughter, Miss Grace Honore, Palmerston North. Mr. John M'Combie, one of the bestknown figure in the gold-mining life of New Zealand, died yesterday at the age of 76. Mr. M' Combie was for many years a member of the Thames County Council. He was a foundation member of the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers, and also a member of the New. Zealand Institute. Many articles, chiefly devoted to mining subjects, were contributed to -the Press by Mr. M'Combie under the pen name "Aboriginal." He wrote several short stories and sketches of life on the geldflelds, all of them revealing an intimate knowledge of the life of the miners, by whom he was highly respected. Mr. M' Combie is survived by his wife, throe diUThters, and three sons, including Mr. G. A. M'Combie, of Wellington.