PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10277, 12 May 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The death occurred at St. Clair, J>ttßudm, a few days ago, of Sir William' Aduius. lie hau a very wide'experience of hydraulic sluicing and dredging in' many parts of the Dominion. '

The death is announced of. JVIr F.' W-, Quaife, lor many years a well, known I resident of the. iialswell district. The I rate -Mr Quaife was born in 1554 •at Jiallington, Esses, England, and received 1113 education at the Bedford High school. tie arrived in New Zealand in 1883.

Lieutenants Grant and Laurent, of Hawera, winners of the Victoria" Cross, are due to arrive in Hawera shortly, i'lie local Patriotic cjociety has decided to mtiKo the welcome of the heroes a litting one, anu nas openen a luncl lo onaolu the town to give the soldiers' .ioine tangible recognition of apprecia.tion of their services on the bauicneid.'

Sergeant W. Leach, of Miisterton, who has been on active service lor a considerable period, returned home last week. - 'i'ne Kev. S. Morris, of the North-East Va-llcv Baptist Church (Dunedm), is to leave Wellington by the Tainui tor England. Ho expects to return to New Zea..and about the end of this year.

Sir 11. Tremewan. who has been on tlj» staff of the post office at Painierston North i'o;: the past 13 years, and,who;is b?ine transferred to the head office, at Wellington, was the recipient on Friday n'.Eht of a silver tea service i'rbui .the members of the Post and Telegraph lte. partrncnt at Paimerston. ■ •• •• ■ :

J1.r.,1. C. Scnnlon. who has-been jailor at Lyttelton for some years past,,.haa r»- ; c-eived notice of nis transfer and he will leave for the north tonn ( time this week. Mr Scunloii was met a ccw days ago by the medical officer and *taff of the women's reformatory at Ad-dh-.gton, and was presented with a gold. . enrtan-' in recognition of his sympathetic; administration.

Mr Philip Dale, an old resident ofj Kmaru, died a few days ago, in his; 3Br.h~.year. - He cE,me to New Zealand, as a young man, and entered the buildingjra.ue, esiuoiisliing a business at Tomuka.: ile subsequently accepted a position -as; ongineer to the Timaru Borough Council, ■ind remained in the council's employment as engineer and inspector .for iwenty-eight years.

An old identity of Greytown, Mr, Wil liatu Wiggins, died in a private iiospW.u :n Masterton on Thursday. Deceased \ra burn in 1871 in the County o£ Cavan, Iri '.and. He came to New Zealand lyjtir h parents, the late Mr and Mrs ■ Tlvomi Wiggins, in the vear 1871, in the sh Stratlinava. The family went to Foathean and then to Gieyrtown, where dece; ed resided until the time of his death

In its annual report the Council .of ■ Wellington' Chamber of Commerce i'ords with regret, the death in Majcb its vice-president, Mr T. C Dawson.: Dawson liatt" b»n a mami>er of Chamber since 1202, and was a men of the council in 1912, 1916 and 191.8,. latt year; was elected vice-president;.

council also records with regret deaths during the year of Sir Clia Johnston ana Mr A. n. Turnoull, 1 n bers of the Chamber since 1875 and respectively.- ■■■ *""' *.

The Mayor of Christchurch (Dr ,T 1 ker, M.P.),. has received a telegram fi Mr S. Hurst-Seager, organiser .of. Town-planning Conference, asking M to preside at the conference here on Wednesday afternoon. It is urn'-erstc that the proposal is for the Mayors | the principals centres to preside at I conference in turn. : ' Fire ■delegates-w I represent the Christchurch' City Colin at the conference, the Mayor, the To I Clerk (Mr H. R. Smith), and three coi cillors to be..anpointed at. the coun meeting this evening.

Mr K. Anderson, £.yt*-elfcon, has, oe-ived-- news by cable that' his "young son, Stanley Norwich. Anderson,' d from pneumonia at Melbourne. Si alter Hie outbreak of war, decea joined the Royal Australian Naval Bri ing Tram. He. saw service at- Galli; una Suez, and returned to Aus'-r about twelve months ago.. Before 1< ing Neir Zealand ho ' was r engaged second 'officer on the • collier ICitti Ho was sitting for his first officer's tificate wheh. ha contiacted the "di: which caused- his death. ■ ■

Representative railway officers m« the Dunn din railwav offices, the sion being'an official farewell to Mr Whitcombe. traffic superintendent oSouth Island Railways, who has rt on superannuation. Mr W. Bowles, trlct traffic" .manager, who" -pfesiued pressed his regret that the:r* ; gnest retiring from the service, startlingthe relations between Mr Wh'tconibe his brother officers had always bee, tha most kindlv nature. On behalf the senior officers he presented Mr \> combe wMli . a roiler-top deek and asi iukstand. • -.:"'" "\ '..

Mr and Mrs T. Hill, of Whenuak have rsceived from .base liecortrs, 101-iowing particulars from the lion Ua/.elito of th 6 net of gallantry J wj tfaine,d,.^or.,Jthi , ir -son. Lance-fcierporaj T. Hill, of the We.liiigton Kegnuent, Distinguisned Conduct Medal. The, eord reads: "2bl3s Lanee-Corporal C. Hill. Wellington -Regiment—For eonsp ous gallantry and devotion to.duty, iuado a reconnaissance of the ground front-, of our line, and obtained infor t.en. which was of treat value in;the cack which "ollowed. During tnevatu ho rushed three enemv maclime-gun pa and captured four machine-guns.'He, i a splendid example of courage and dote minat.on." • *? / ; ■

An . old Xew Zealand journalist,""Ml Hugh Chas. Thomson, passed away -at ht» residence, 56. ' Wright street, Wellington, on Friday last, at the age of 74; The late Mr Thomson was born in l)ov?i----patriek, County Down, Ireland, and "when umte, a voung man left his birth-place in the ship Donald McKay for Australia*, where he engaged.in newspaper work. After a stay, .of. two. years in Australia 'HA ": c.ime to New Zealand and followed hU profession at - Dunedin. A few years "after, in conjunction with anotherjveterau ■ pressman, Mr Joseph lvess, he'etarteft the "Rnefton Times" in the stirring golddigging'days of the West Coast. On the dissolution of partnership the late Mr : Thomson caino to Wellington and tool: over the editorial chair of the old "Independent." Later he hold a similar posii tion on tho "Chronicle" and then transferred, to .the "Xcw Zealand Times." Af- ', tor. some years in this city ho launched ; out 'again in another journalistic ven- ' turc. and the Walnawa. '"Mail" was »- - sued. After the disposal of this paper i to a locally-formed company, _Mr Thomson took over. itho editorshfp of the Christchurch "Telegraph,'' and subsequently . held the same position on the Tirnarn "Herald", and the Afhbur'on "Mai).'' Then - followed the editorship of tho Poverty Bay "Herald" for about se\ - on or ciirht vears. His last venture in the newspaper line was as proprietor of the Hun.terville "Express." Th;- dPoeaeed was a man of high principles, and wa« ' much esteemed by a large circle of friends. Tho late Lord Kelvin was • cousin of tho deceased, who is survived by a widow, five sons, and five da lighten, I Messrs H. W.'Thomson' rCisbofhe). H. A. Thomson (KketahuwO. V. Thomson (Wet. linglon). Geo. A. Thomson (postmaster, Eastbourne), find Alt. C. Thomson (railwav traffic office. Wellington); Mrs C. . Vail (Melbourne!. -Mrs P. Box (OrmondvilleV Mrs S. G. Moore (Wellington), and" Misses A. end M, Thomson (Wellington). The remains were, eromated.-jot,,the Karori cemetery on Saturday*. '.."'. * Motors for hire (open or closed) ty rinainc; £2lO, Stanton and .Fvnns (obder Vice-Rceal patronage), 15, Molev worlh street (opposite Parliamentary Buildines). Garage accommod»tfen and repairs. *