PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8341, 30 January 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr Barrington, of Sydney, arrived in Wellington yesterday by the Moeraki, eu route .to the cold lakes district.

Dr Pringle, an American tourist, arrived from San Francisco by the Moona yesterday. IT is Honor Mr Justice Cooper left ior Auckland yesterday. His Honor Mr Ju>tree Edwards leaves lor the same city to-day.

Mr John Boss, of Kentucky, U.S.A., who is travelling round the world, arrived in Wellington yesterday by the Moana.

Mr J. Farrell leaves for the North today to arrange for the country tour of the J. C. Williamson attraction, “Get* liicdi-Quick Wallingford.”

Dr Fitchett, CtM.G.. Public Trustee, has returned from Auckland, where he had been attending tiio sittings of the University Senate. Captain W, N. Macdonald Cook and Mrs Cook, of North Wales, have left Wellington on a visit to the cold lake? district, prior to taking passage from Bluff for Meibounie. Mr 11. S. Liddell, of Gisborne, returned to Wellington yesterday after a visit to the South Island. Ho is staying at the Hotel Windsor, and leaves for homo by to-morrow morning’s Napier express. Air E. do C. Clarke, demonstrator of biology. and geology at the Auckland University College, has accepted a position in tno Geological Survey Department of West Australia. His resignation take? effect from the middle of February.

Adjutant Carter and Mrs Carter, of the Salvation Army's Indian corps, were passengers by the Moeraki _ from Sydney yesterday, on a holiday visit to relatives in New Zealand, after an absence of seven years in the East. The Rev. Martin Anstey, ALA. secretary of the London City Mission, who has been on a few weeks* visit to his brother, Hon. J. Anstey, AIJL.C., Timaru, left WeUington on Tuesday for Rotorua. After a short stay in the hot lakes district he leaves Auckland on his return to the Old Country.

Passengers by the Moerafci from Sydney yesterday included Mr M. A. Naylor. of England, who proceeds to Taupo for trout-fishing; Captain Skelley, of Napier; Mr and Mrs W. L. Cliflord, who returned from a trip to .the Old Country; and Mr B. Van Stavcren, who has been on a visit to F’remantle. Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor-desig-nate of New South Wales, has completed his stall for Sydney. His private secretary will be tbe Hon. Victor Hood, who has sailed in li-M-S. Otranto for Australia, Captain Forbes, Highland Light Infantry, extra aide-de-camp, will arrive by the same steamer. Captain Talbot, 12th Hussars, aide-de-camp, has sailed in R.M.S. Osterley.

At Kaxori yesterday afternoon the body of the late Mr J. !'• Day, who served in, the South African war as a member of the Seventh Contingent, was interred with military honours. The coffin wa» borne to the graveside on a gun carriage provided by the Permanent Artillery, who also supplied a firing partyThe burial service was read by the Rev, W. BaUachey. Master Jack Parr, eon of the Mayor of Auckland, who is only fifteen years of age, and is a student at tbe VVaitaki High School, has passed his matriculation, and solicitor’s general knowledge and medical preliminary exams. Ho has also won the prize offered by the Gtago Navy League for the best essay on "Tbo Biltory of British Naval Power since 1837."

The Hon. W. F. Massey returns to AVeilington from Hastings this evening. The Hon. W. Fraser, now at Dunedin, will probably arrive in Wellington next Sunday. The Hon. F. M. li. Fisher is in the West Coast district, and the Hon. Dr Pomaro in Taranaki, The Hon. \v. H. Herrios is due at Napier to-day, and will return to Wellington about the oml of the week. The Hon. R. H. Rhodes is in the south, and other Cabinet Ministers are at Wellington.

The Sydney "Sun” says: The sympathy of Sydney pressmen will bo extended to Mr Frank Cocks in the loss ho bus sustained through the death of his wile at North Sydney. Less than a, year ago Mr Cocks, accompanied by Mrs Cocks and their only son, lent Sydney to take up a position for the New Zealand Press Association at Cable Bay, near Nelson. About six weeks ago Mrs Cocks paid a visit to Sydney, and died after a brief illness at her mother’s home in North Sydney.

The Rev. Father Ormond was on Tuesday appointed to the charge of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Auckland, by his Lordship Dr Cleary during the absence of the Bov. Father Holbrook. Father Ormond is a New Zealander, being a native of the west coast of the South Island. Ho was educated at St. Patrick’s College, Thurles, Ireland, and completed his studies in the Propaganda College, Rome. He has also been appointed manager of the Roman Catholic orphanages of Auckland.

Earl Euseell is now the representative of Socialism in the House of lords, says on American paper. His lordship, who has been gravitating toward collectivism for some time past, was recently admitted to the membership of the I'abian Society, whose chief priest is GeorgeBernard Shaw. To a correspondent who asked his lordship for a brief statement of the reasons that have weighed with him in taking this step, he replied that it is simply because he is in general agreement with -the Socialist idea of placing the control of industry and of the means of production in the hands of society for the benefit of the masses.

News has been received in Napier of the death in Edinburgh of Captain WIN liam Watt, who was a well-known commander of passenger sailing ships trading to New Zealand before the days of direct steam/re. He first visited Napier in command of the ship Celestial Queen. His next visit was in command of the ship. Eady Jocelyn, which was (says the “Herald”) about the first vessel to take frozen meat from Napier to London. He made many visits to New Zealand, and since retiring from the sea has lived in Edinburgh .and died at the ripe age of eighty-six years. Captain Watt was a brother-in-law of Captain Todd, of Napier. Writing of the death of Sergeant-Major, McKay, the Dunedin "Star” says: Angus. McKay was the only son of George McKay, of Cam-liagh and Craggan-a-vod-duch, Eau, Scotland, and early commenced a military career, enlisting as » private in the Koyal Artillery at Woolwich in 1843. in September, 1854, he saw his first battle, being present at the engagements at Alina, lukcrmann. Balaclava, and Sebastopol, but had the good fortune to escape without a wound, it was while under orders that he was destined to visit New Zealand, for in 1860 his regiment was despatched to New Zealand to the seat of the Maori War. He saw eight years of service in this war, being under Generals Pratt, Cameron, Chute, and Brigadier-Generaj Carey. _ His first engagement was in Taranaki, in 1861, and subsequently he fought at the Waikato, where he received special mention for throwing handgrenades into the Rangiriri pa, Koheroa, Ngaruawahia, Paterangi, Rangiwahia, Kai-Kai, ajwi Orakau. In .a later en* gagement he received mention by General Carey for bravery. bn 1368 he returned with his regiment to Woolwich, and two years later received, his discharge as sergeant-major. But civil life, •was not to be compared with the fascinating one of the soldier, and Ser-geant-Major McKay soon joined the Northumberland Artillery Militia. In 1873 he returned to New Zealand, and obtained the position of drill instructor to the Dunedin Volunteers. When retrenched in 1890 he sailed for West Australia, where he received an appointment in the Defence Department. Ten yeans later he returned to Dunedin, and had since lived in retirement. He waa eighty-five years of age.