PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10273, 7 May 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Among the names of those recently awarded the Military Medal is Sergeant E. A. Mulligan, of Manaia, who '»n. with the sth .Reinforcement.

Mr A. J. Clareburt, of Auckland, who went away with the Main Body as conductor of the 3rd Infantry Band, has been appointed conductor of the Auckland City Band.

The late Mr David S. Taonwon, whose death in Dunedin on Tuesday w announced, was a son of Mr James Thomson, of Timaru, and formerly of Dalkeith, Scotland. Mr Thomson was well known in Invorcargill.

At the Technical Education Board meeting last evening, reference was made to the death of Mr A. Atkins, a former member, and it was resolved to send,a letter of condolence 4q Mrs Atkins.

Jusfc after the meeting of ibe Palj merston North Young Men'a Club <*- Monday evening, Mr T. H. Harrison, the secretary, was seized with a paralytic stroke and had to be removed to the hospital. v

It is reported that Captain "W; BU Hawkins, at one time M.P." for Pahiaw tua, intends being a candidate at the next general election for the Wellington South seat, at present representee l by Mr Robert Semple.

Dr 7 A! S. Herbert,' formerly & charge of the Rotorua Sanatorium, has,; been, presented with a case of greenstone spoons and silver by the soldiers in the Orthopaedic Hospital, in recognition of his work among them. Dr Herbert will leave for England by the lonic,

Mr Frank Bridges," Kapier's crack, swimmer, is leaving Napier to-morrow* for "Wellington. he was farewelled on Saturday evening at the municipal baths by the members of the Napier. Swimming dub, and presented with a set of military h'air brushes. Mr C. A. Lawrence, who has been! appointed to represent the Institute©? Architects on the Technical Education lioard in place of Mr A. Atkins, took his seat at last evening's meeting of th« board and was welcomed by the chairman.

Mr W. S. La Trobe, Director «' Technical Education, is visiting- the Taranaki schoolß which are under his department. The newly-e«tablished Technical High School at Hawera was opened at the.beginning of the month, and Mr La Trobe was present. This wopk he will visit the technical schools at Stratford and New Plymouth.

Sergeant A. McGregor, who has been attached to the Nelson police staff for the past twelve years, and has been promoted to the rank of sergeant, arrived in Wellington yesterday. On Friday evening he received from his comrades of town and country a kitbag as_ a memento of his long association with the Nelson station and n token of the esteem in which he is held.

At last night's meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union,. it was resolved to send a letter", of condolence to" the relatives' of the late Mr J. Mcßean. It wm pointed out that Mr Mcßean had r >jeeii a strong supporter of Rugby football for many years, and his death was deeply deplored by the sporting community.

An old identity of. Auckland, Mr William Hurst Martin, died on Saturday at his residence. MartinboTough, Mount Albert, where he had resided for ovei half a century. Accompanied by his wife, Mr Mi'tin arrived in Aucklan by the sailing ship Ida Zefgler, in' 1863. Sinn afterwards he went with the forces to Rnngiriri, where he took pait in the operations against the Maoris. On the cessation of hostilities he engaged in farming, stock-brecd\ng, and stockdealing. He also took part in the 1 unit to the Thames goldfields when the great "boom" took place'.

The funeral of the late Mr Georg* Wallace, assistant secretary of th# Wellington Waterside Workers' Band., and a member of the Waterside Union executive, took place yesterday ■ afternoon. The cortege was headed by the Watersiders' Band, 1 which played,' 'The Ciarlnnd of Flower 1 "," "The ,„Dead M!i.rfi," and Jleetl:oven'<i "Funeral March," under the conduetorsh-.p _of Bandmaster J. J. Drew. In addition, to other mourners, over a hundred watersiders, headed by the officials of tho union, followed the remains of tho deceased to Karori cemetery. Mi»sionor Mooro officiated at the (jaw** side.

The lion. G. M. Thomson, M.'L.C. mentioned lo an "Otago Daily Times reporter that when on a visit to Wellington he looked in at the .Court of Appeal which was then sitting, and was astonished to find that the five judges on the Bench nere ex-Ctago solicitors —namely, Si)' Robcrt_«..Stout (.Chief Justice), Justices Sim, Edwards, Hosking, «nd Chapman. TUe case be~ iiij; heard was an Utago one.' and the four banisters engaged—Sir John Sal•nf nd, Mr W. C. MncG««;;or, 'K.C., Mr John MnrGregor, and Jir Stewart (Bnlclutha') —wcro ()tag& men. .. Twt» otlier barri.-ters who were keen listeners to'tlio argument were n\v, ex.-Qtago men —namely, M John O'Hiea (city solicitor, Wellington) and Mr Cornish.

Mr J. P. Luke, C.M.G., M.P., accompanied by Mrs Luke, will return fioti Auckland to-day. While in Auckland they ii et thcr son, Lieutenant George Luke, who' has been serving in the Britifh Xav.v during the w:ir. Lieutenant ljiike, who was formerly a marine engineer in the Union Oompnnjr'l .s-Tiice, left as a member of the Expeditionary Korea early in 1017 J, arid, after serving in Egypt and Fran"", was trance; red lo the Xav.v. He wai on patrol ai'd ernnov duty till the Armistice. Another son. S.ipper F. W. Luke, Xoiv Zealand K<nginocr-«. is a'so d"e slj.irtly from England. Ke was a member of th-> Snmonn E.\prdition. and alt rw.ird"* saw long service in Franca.

Don't s;iecul,i:e: ring Stir tun. and Krniis. Motesworih s'reet. Open and rlospd-in cais. for h ; re : g'irrge and le- - \>ce-xiegal patronage Pnone -'-'4U .. . • ' *