PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10288, 24 May 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Rev. J. R. Young, chaplain of the forces, formerly of St. Saviour'*, Sydenham, is returning in the Chupra, which is due to arrive about the middle ,of July.

Dr. R. R. D. Milligan, a graduate of the Otago-TJniversitj-, who has been on. active service since .1917, has been appointed assistant t<? the Professor of Physiology ftl tha Otago University.

Mr G. A. Edmondaj town clerk of Nelson, arrived in Wellington by the Pateena yesterday, to meet his youngest son, who is returning to New Zealand by tho Rimutako, due about Tuesday nest. vv "

Mr -W. M. Sinclair, manager of +he Bank of New Zealand. Lawrence, for nearly 20 years, will retire at the end of this month. His successor will be Mr R. A. Prisk, of the Gore staff, and formerly accountant at Lawrence.

Mr Frank Smallbone, who for about four years was engaged in th«i experimental work in connection with ironsand and latterly has supervised the dismantling of the oil refinery at Moturoa, is leaving New Plymouth to engage: in business on his own account in Asbburton.

, The death at Dunedin of Mr W. A Cox removes one of Southland's bestknown early settlers. He arrived in New Zealand 40 years ago. He later took up dairy farming at the Peninsula and on the Taieri Plains. About 17 years ago Mr Cos took up land at Kauana where he lived until recently, when, owing mainly to bad health, he retired to Dunedin.

Dr William Chisholm .McDonald, whose death U reported from South Africa, was a son of the lata Mr Simon McDonald, of Dunedin. The late Dr McDonald was highly qualified, having taken his degrees in Edinburgh and London. He weni to South Africa with the British Army during the Boer war. and was afterwards appointed surgeon to the Kimberley Hospital.

An old settlor of early Wangaehu, Mr James McKain, died this week at. the age of 73 years. Born in Wellington, he early took up sheep-farming in the Wangaehu Valley and earned distinction as a breder of Lincolns. Aboui fifteen years ago he took up his residence at Westmere where he lived until he retired, ten years ago, to [Eltham. He leaves a widow and grownup family.

Colonel F. J. Courtney, ono of thi vice-presidents of the New Zealand Football Association and a most enthusiastic supporter of the game, is at present/ in'. England (states the annual report' of the association), in conjunction with Mr A. E. Gibbs, the associa* tion's official representative in .London, ho intends interviewing the football Association with regard to the prospect lof a team visiting the Dominion, and also other matters of > interest.' -

A large number of people attended the funeral of the late Mr Alfred Lindsay yesterday morning.i .Prior to leaving for the Sydney street ceme-tery.'-where the interment tSoqk'place', a - service was conducted' fry the Rev. J. R. Glasson, assisted by the Rev. W: A:* Evans, at the Terrace Congregational Church, at which there was also a large assemblage of friends of the deceased gentleman. The officiat ihg clergymen at the.graveside, were th© Revs. J. R. Glnsson and A. ~.. Hunt: . Among those who attended the funeral were a number of the late Mr .Lindsay's oldest friends—-the Hon. J. G. W. Aitkonj the Hon! George Fowldsj, Mr Hooton (of Auckland),'Mr D. to. Duthio (senior manager of the National Bank), Mr Robert Hannah, -if J.W. Ellison (Provincial Grand Master of- the Masonic. Order), and the Rev. Dr Kennedy Elliott. The chief mourners were Messrs Alfred, Arthur, and Charles Lindsay, sons of the deceased; Messrs Samuel Roberts- -and Charles Jenkins,- sons-in-law; and a number of grandsons.. .

Mr T. 11. Davey, stipendiary steward of the Bucuia Cunfcu-uci;, formerly a member of Parliament, is at present confined to his house in Christchurol* through illness.

Mr Dunbar Sloano lias been nomU nalcd for tho vacant scat on the Johusonvillo Town Beard, caused ;hrougli the retirement of Mr Robert Bould, whose land the board is acquiring for water catchment purposes.

Mr Charles Wilson, chief Parliamentary librarian, who has been confined to his room through indisposition siuca last Saturday, hopes to be ab!o to resume his official duties towards tha middle of next week.

Dr. Russel Rcndle, of Ashhurton, has boon informed that his second son, 2nd Lieutenant Henrv Rendle, who was attached to the Devonshire Regiment, is now in Germany, his battalion having been transferred to Cologne an pari ot the Army of Occupation.

Messrs G. Lnuchlan (engineer in charge- of the city electrical department), L. Birks, and W. Cable have returned from Canterbury, where they have been inspecting the hydro-elec-tric schemes in the interests of.the Wellington City Corporation.

■ Councillor H. Black has been appointed by t.he Eastbourne Borough Council to represent the council at the coming Chamber of Commerce conference. Councillor W. R. C. Macphor.son has been appointed the council's representative on the liutt Park Com/ mitteo.

The death occurred at Nelson on Wednesday of tVnamberlain, who was born at Motueka in 1845. in the early days ho. travelled between Nelson and Canterbury, and his remiuisccntes of exploring trips on the \Veß»' Coast were deeply interesting. Mr Chamberlain, who was unmarried, was a member of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows.

Mr Dowdall is leaving Wellington this evening by the Hinemoa for fort-' land Island lighthouse to take up-his'; duties as assistant-keeper. Mr Havern j also goes to Portland Island to act as, temporary keeper in place of j Pearcey, temporary keeper, who has' resigned. Assistant keeper Davis will) act a 3 principal keeper at thai) light-; house. ' ;

Dr Arthur Kidd, who was recently appointed resident doctor at the. Ashburton County Hospital, has declined the position. The matter was considered at a meeting of the committee of the Hospital Board, and it was decided to appoint Dr Russell Wells, ot Tiniaru, to the position. Dr Wells, who is married, has been on active service.

Mrs Young, formerly of Christchurch, but now residing at 55, Bowen street, Wellington, has received* information concerning the death an« burial in England of her elder son, Engineer-Sub-Lieu tenant E. C. Rol Young, R.N.R., of H.M.S. Teutonic, The late officer died in Portsmouth oij December 19th, 1918, of influenza. H< was buried with full naval honours. Among the largo number, of wreaths sent was one from the New Zealand Red Cross, and one which tho officers J| of the Teutonic sent on behalf of lieu- fy, tenant Young's mother. Lieutenant! '''} Young served his apprenticeship in engineering at the Addington Work; shops, and also attended Canterbury College. He then joined the Union Steam Ship Company.. He was en. gaged in war service from the ver] commencement of hostilities.

. A change in the Invercorgill mana» gcrship of the National Mortgage iinri Agency Company will-take place on May 31st, tho Hon. A. F. Hawke, M.L.C., -having, tendered hia resignation. Mr Hawke joined the service of the company in May, 1878, at luveroargill, being transferred to tlia Christehurch office as accountant after some time. After two years' scrvico in Canterbury he was transferred to Dunedin, where he occupied the posi« tion of'salesman for four and a half years. In 1890 ho accepted tho positioh of Invercargill manager —a potsition tliat he has filled ever since. Ml Hawke was called to the Legislative Council last year. Mr Walter B. Taylor will succeed the retiring manager. Mr Taylor has been in the service of tho company since 1899, and has occupied the position of senior auctioneer, in the Invercargill office for eight years.

Mr R. E. Robertson, of 25, Rami road, Kelhurn, has received advica that his eldest son, Captain G. H. Robertson, N.Z.M.C, has left England for New Zealand iu the transport Princez. l)r Robertson had a very successful oarcer iu tho Tiigh scliools and universities in New Zealand, having gained junior and senior university scholarships, B.Sc. at Victoria College, and M.Se. (with honours), also his medical degree, at tho Otago University. Shortly after tha declaration of ivar, he joined the Expeditionary Force, and was sent to F)gyp fc i a «d afterwards to France, where ho was attached to No. 3 Field Ambulance for over two years and a haif. Altogether he was over thref years with the N.Z.E.F. A few day* previous to the signing of the Armistice, Dr Robertson was recalled: to England to undertake special research work, and was also engaged at Uuy'a Hospital, AValton-on-Thames, anil Queen Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Mr R. E. Robertson's two "other sons, Fred and Norman, also loft with tha N.Z.E.F., and are still iu England. Norman was wounded at the battle of Lo Quesnoy, and is still under treatment at Hornchurch, Hospital.

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