PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8352, 12 February 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr Justice Chapman will probably leave Wellington on Saturday week for Nelson and Blenheim. Mr C. B. Morison. K.C., left Wellington for Auckland by the Main Trunk express yesterday. The Chief Justice (Sir Eobert Stout) arrived from the south yesterday and went to Palmerston to preside at tho sittings of the Supreme Court there. Mr and Mrs Baxter Buckley arrived in Wellington yesterday by tho Main Trunk express alter spending an extended holiday iu Australia. Mr G. P. Allport, secretary of the Marino Department, proceeds by the Uinomoa from _ Wellington last evening on a visit of inspection to the North Island lighthouses. Miss McKenzie, postmistress at Tokomaru, and her mother (Mrs McKenzie), who has been m very indifferent health for some time, have gone on a trip te Wanganui and Hawke’s Bay. Mr H. H. G. Kalfe. clerk of the S.M. Court and Kegistrar of Electors, Ancle luna, has been appointed assistant io Captain H. W. isorthcroft, Eesideut Commissioner of tho Coon Islands, Karotonga. At a meeting of the kirk session of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian v-uurcii, Ashburton, the Eev. G. B. inglis announced that ne intended to retire trom me pastorate in September next, when he will have completed nis twentieth year of service as minister to tho Ashburton Presbyterian charge. Major-General Godiley leaves Wellington. this morning for Morrinsville, where he will inspect tho artillery camp. Subsequently he inspects the senior cadets along tne Main 'i rank line and Palmerston North. .Major-General Godley will be absent from Wellington for about -a week. A Press Association message from Melbourne states that the following are among the Otway’s New Zealand passengers: Misses Hediaby, Eooke, Thorne, Bogley, Bishop (2), Gribbin, Irvine (2), Bkidmore, Webster; Mesdames Wiliams, Forbes, Hellaby, Thorne, Graham, Joaes, and Pcaoock; Messrs Wilii«aj2i8 f Meets, Stenhouse, Willis. Baxter. Bishop, Jones, Irvine, and. Dr. Graham. Mr Henry Haiwken, who had been living with his son-in-law, Mr Levy Humbling, for some time, at Woodvule, was found dead in the bathroom yesterday morning, says a Press Association telegram. Deceased was in his seventyeighth year, and was a very old resident. Lt is thirty-eight years since he first settled on a farm on Woodlands road, and a tew years later started the first blacksmith’s shop in Woodville. He leaves a son and two daughters, all married. Mir J. H. Turner, of the Auckland Grammar School staff, died on Saturday night. Mr Turner, who was a native of Cnnjstch arch, was forty-five years of age. He was a particularly brilliant scholar, and during his career at Christ's College and the University, he won a number of scholarships, and graduated M.A. with honours in Classics. He joined the teaching staff of tho Auckland Gram mar School in the year 1890, when Mr Bourne was the head, and had been at that institution ever since. The deceased leaves, a widow (daughter of the Eev. Alexander Eeid) and four sons. Sub-Inspector Heudrey, of Auckland, who is being transferred to Wellington to act as inspector under Police Superintendent Ellison, joined the New Zealand Armed Constabulary in 1879. He wai stationed on the West Coast, working towards Parihaka, the village of the celebrated Te Whiti, when it was anticipated that a serious Maori outbreak would occur. In 1881 he was transferred to the Police Court at Wellington, and remained here for ■ 4bout six months. He was tuen moved to Wanganui, and after a short stay there went to New Plymouth in oeptember, 1881. Three years later he was appointed district clerk to Inspector Pardy, and was with him till the inspector was transferred to Dunedin in 1892. He then acted as clerk for Inspectors Thomson and McGovern. in 189/ Bub-Inspector Hendrey was transferred to . Auckland as inspector was transferred to Auckland as district clerk, and was in charge of the district office till 1901, when he was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and given sectional duty in Auckland. In 1903 ho was placed in charge of the Newton station, and remained there till 1906, when he was made station sergeant at Auckland. Sub-inspector Hendrey*s career has been distinguished by several acts of bravery in the service of his country, and in 1887 he was rewarded by the Government for valiant conduct in regard to tho arrest of a noted Maori desperado.