PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8358, 19 February 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr B. Matthews, the new classical master of Christ’s College, Christchurch, was a passenger by the Arawa from London yesterday. Mr James Moore, late Seamen’s Miasioner in Wellington, returned yesterday from England, where he had been recuperating his health. Miss I. Hewlett, who is joining the staff of the Otekaike hospital for mentally deficient children, reached Wellington yesterday by the Arawa from London. Mr J. F. W. Hickson was admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court yesterday by his Honor Mr Just ice Chapman, on the motion of Mr P. J. O’Regan. Colonel E. S. Heard, Director of Staff Duties and Military Training, leaves Wellington for Auckland this morning to inspect the Coast defence troops. The Rev. H. Johnson, late pastor of Wilsden Congregational Church, who has been appointed to the charge of Trinity Congregational Church, Christchurch, arrived in Wellington yesterday by the Arawa from London. Mr J. W. Beams, for the past year postmaster at the Bluff, retires on superannuation on June 30th. In ail probability he will be granted three months’ leave of absence, which will result in the Bluff position becoming vacant as from March 31st. Professor Stewart, the new Professor of Classics at Canterbury, arrived by the Marama. He was educated in Fettes College, Edinburgh, and Trinity College, Cambridge, and since he has taisen his degree he has been Master of Science at Rugby, and lecturer in science at Liverpool. After vespers at St. Mary’s Church, Nelson, on Sunday, the Revi Father Goggan, who has been transferred to Meanee, in Hawke's Bay, was the recipient of a purse of sovereigns from the parishioners as a mark of their esteem and goodwill. The presentation, was made by Mr W. T-- Ward. Mr Alfred Billon, ex-M.P. for Hawke’s Bay, and Mrs Billon are to be entertained at a euchre party in the Municipal Theatre, Waipawa, on the 25th inst., and a presentation will be made to Mr Billon as a mark of the appreciation of services given to the district. Miss Bonloott, matron at the Terrace Gaol, Wellington, has been trans- , ferred to Auckland, where she relieves the 'matron. The latter takes charge of the gaol for women established at Addington. Prior to hci departure toe ntuef warder, nn behalf of the staff, presented Miss Bouloot* with a sterling silver toilet set. News was received by this week’s mail that Mr Charles Tanner, son of Mr C. W. Tanner, of this city, was high up in the list of this year’s military cadets who passed out of Woolwich. and has been given a commission on the Royal Artillery. He was one of others who were specially complimented by General French, Mr John Campbell Bavson, who had resided in the Auckland district for the past forty years, died at Remuera early on Saturday morning. Beceased was a brother of Sir Henry Davson, K.0.M.G., the well-known West Indian sugar-planter. The late Mr Bavson had retired from an active life for the past five years, owing to ill-health and advancing years. The Hons. W. H. Herries and Dr. Pomare attend the gathering .of Maori tribes at Jerusalem to-day, when the natives will make suggestions regarding the disposal of their lands. The Hons. W. Fraser and R. H. Rhodes are in the South. Other Cabinet Minister (are at Wellington, and the Hon. W. H. Henries returns onFriday. The many friends of Mr J. Holme# Dean, manager of the Government Insurance Department's Napier branch, will regret to hear of the death of his wife, which took place on Monday morning after a comparatively short illness (says the “ Telegraph ”). The deceased lady, who was fifty-five year# of age, was held in high esteem by all who knew her, and much sympathy will be felt for the bereaved husband and his two daughters'. Mrs Bean was a daughter of the late Rev. J. D. Whittaker, of Wellington. Colonel Bates, auditor-general for the Salvation Army, is leaving London on February 23rd, en route to Australia and New Zealand. Ho will make Melbourne his first halting-place prior to coming to Wellington. Matters affecting the final adjustment of the finances as hitherto obtaining between the territories of New Zealand and Australia will occupy the auditor-general’s time. Colonel Hammond, who left London for Australia and! New Zealand on January 3rd, has arrived in Melbourne. Ho will make a special inspection of tha varied and numerous social institutions throughout the Commonwealth, and then come on to the Dominion and discharge a similar duty. According to a cablegram appearing in Australian papers, Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson, daughter of tha late Earl of Cromartie, has electrified Vienna with her dancing at . the people’s Opera House, where she, is at present appearing in a drama entitled “Judith,” which is based on the Maccabean wars. She lately expressed a wish to dance in London, but Royalty discountenanced the performance. Lady Constance, who is 31 years of age, and of whose dancing a good deal has been read from time to'time, is the wife of Sir Edward Austin Stewart-Richardson, Bart., to whom she was married in 1904. Her husband was in Australia from 1899 to 1902 as aide-de-camp to Lord Lamington during his Governorship of Queensland. The account of the decision of the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords in favour of the claim of the Hon. Mary Frances Katherine Petre, a young lady of twelve years, to the dignity of the ancient Barony of Furnivall, which has been going the round of the newspapers, is prefaced by the remark “that some members ol the Petre family were among the best known settlers in the Wellington province in its early days.” This ii (says the “Greymouth Star”) a somewhat inadequate tribute to the Hon. Henry Petre who took an active part in serial and public life of the northern province in the late forties and early fifties of the last century, and who for some time sat in the Legis- 1 lative Council. The present head of the family is Lord Lionel George Carroll Petre, a young man of only twenty-three years, whose heir presumptive is Mr F. W. Petre, of Dunedin, the very capable architect of the Christchurch Cathedral. A young gentleman standing not very far from the title is jnst now an inmate of the “infectious” ward at the Christchurch Hospital