PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10276, 10 May 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hon. G. W. Russell left for Christchurch lost night.' ' . •

Mr Malcoim Fraser, the Government Statistician, is about, to proceed to England to attend the imperial Statisticians’ Conference.

Captain It, C. Smith has been appointed acting-adjutant at Feathorston Camp in place of Captain A. E. Eeilson, who lias been transferred to tho Headquarters StaiF, Wellington.

Colonel Bettington, adviser to the Mew Zealand Government on aviation questions, returned to Wellington yesterday from a visit to the Otago district.

Mr E. J. Righton, managing director of the New" Zealand Picture Supplies, Eta., loft by the Maori last night on a business tour of the South Island, for about three weeks.

A Press Association message from Greymouth states that at the annual meeting of the Greymouth Harbour Board Air Jesse Steer was elected chairman for the fifth year in succession.

Sir William Fraser, Minister tor Public ■■• Works, will leave Wellington for Gisborne, via Mapior, on Monday, and afterwards proceed to Whangarei. The Alinister will return to Wellington on the 10th instant.

The late Air Alfred Atkin,. F.K.X.8.A., was for many years a member of tho council of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, and the vacancy caused by his death has been filled hy the unanimous election of Air Mugent Wefch, who recently returned from active service.

Major-General Russell is expected to arrive by the A raw a at Lyttelton on Monday, and arrangements have boon made for a civic reception by the Mayor of Christchurch. Sir Francis Belt and the'Hon. G. W. Russell will bd present on the occasion. Lady Belt and her daughter are passengers by, the Arawa. ,

Driver Joseph W. Carroll, who has returned fi'om tjie front by the troop-> ship Northumberland, is a son of Mrs J. W. Carroll, of Riutoiil street. Driver Carroll loft with the 13th Rein- ‘ forcemeats, and has been on active ser- : vice for the past three years. He was I recently awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the field. A younger ! brother is still away on active ser- i vice.

Wednesday last was the seventy- ; first anniversary of the arrival in Auck- ! land of Ann with about 70 passengers, who formed the original out- ! post in the Otahuhu district (states the "Herald”). The vessel left Carricklergus, near Belfast, Ireland, in Octo- : oer, 189-1, aud after a lengthy passage, of which six weeks were spent lying off the Capo, the anchor was dropped in Auckland harbour on May 7th, IS4S. The passengers who arrived by the Ann were among the very early settlers in New Zealand, and a number, of them’ has passed away, hut at least 23 of the more youthful passengers are known to he alive in Now , Zealand. These are Miss L. Gallagher,- Avondale ; Meadatnes Baker, noe Gallagher, Otahuhn; Brown, noe McCrory-Camp-bel I, Dunedin ; Gallagher; nee McIntyre, Auckland: Carso, noo Pal torsou, Westport; Fitzgerald. l nco McCrory, Birkenhead r Mathicsdu.' nro GiJmonr-O’Rdfke. Auckland; Pickard, nee Smith, Qtaliulni: Plnmley, nee McAnulty, Otahnhu; Potter, noe McGuire, To Awamutu ; Ticklnponnv, nco Hughes; Te Awamutu; Joseph Vorcoe, noe McManus, Tanranga ; Messrs .1, Callaghan, Opotiki; J. Cobine. Auckland ; .J. Doucherty, Hnwcra • J. Fox, Ohaupo; F, Gallagher, Onebunga-; P. Lennan. Woiwera; A. MeAnnltv, Otahnhn : P. McCrory, Tikitore; R. McGonag'e, Otahnhu; P. Martin, Hunua; and J. Murphy, Otnbnhu. Tim ages of these survivors range from 72 to 89, years. - ‘ - - - ;

An extract from tlfe “?outhern Cross'’ log throws further light upon the resignation of the Bishop of Melanesia, Dr Wood: ‘'lt will doubtless come as a surprise to most of our friends ami supporters that Bishop Wood has sent in Jiis resignation,’’., says the writer. ‘During the greater part of the six and a half years of his episcopate he has been in but poor health, and has had difficulty in keeping the work going. When he joined the mission he agreed to live in the Islands, and make his headquarters there; hut he has not seen his way to carry this out. It was hoped that, like his..predecessors, besides his episcopal duties, he would tako a leading part in the ordinary work of the mission in the Islands, and give the' teachers the encouragement they need, but. as. a matter of fact, duties elsewhere have largely claimed his attention, and the Island work has suffered. This matter was brought to his notice earlier in the year, m tho hope that different arrangements might tie made, and things put on a better footing. Tsis year, instead of going on to the Solomon Islands, the first voyage, to tike numerous confirmations and fulfil other engagements, the bishop decided to spend several month# on a small heathen is'et of the S-nta Crnz."Group. When ho returned from there in October, and arrived at vovo for a conference, to which ho had summoned the stuff, a motion was: brought forward, and carried unanimously, expressing dissatisfaction at his nijn-re'Hei'ce in the-Islands,.and his inability to adapt himself to the needs of tho mission.” In answer to this the bishoo decided to band"in his resignation, to take effect from December 31st. In accordance with tho constitution of the mission, ari administrator, to carry on the oversight of the work, was forthwith elected, in the person of Uev P. It. Wilson, senior missionary of Banana.

Don’t let tho weather hinder yon. Open and c!o?ed-in cars by ringing up Stanton and Keans. Mo.lesworth street. Use 'Phone 2240. and the best awaits you. ' ' ' *