PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10298, 5 June 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Rev: G. E. Moore, M:A., pastor of Trinity Congregational Church, Christchurcb, has tendered his resignation. .

Captain G. Thomson, harbourmaster at Dunedin, who has been an inmate of a private hospital for several weeks, after undergoing an operation, is making good progress towards recovery.

Mr Hugh Fraser, late of New i'lymouth, has ■ taken his discharge in England, and- is now associated wu the London press Ho expects to return to New Zealand at the end oi this year.

'Regimental ■ Sergeant'- Ma jor M. Preston, of the Union Company's Wellington claims department, who has been for three years and a half on active service, returned to Wellington by'. the Pakeha -.

The Hon. W.' 1). S. MacDonala, Minister tor''Agriculture, left Uimst-chuix-.i on Monday for the south. He will attend the Dunedin winter «-how. and then proceed to invercargiil. He will return, to-Wellington' oil' 'Sunday morning.

Mr O. Hill, who recently retired from the position of postmaster at Timaru," has taken up his residence in Christchurcb. Mr Hill;was the oldest postal officer in probably one' of the.oldest Government servants, hi -v.ing, a record of 51 years' Service.

The London ""Evening"' News'' ot April 9th states "that Lord Ampthill .:« being mentioned ns a possible successor to Lore? Liverpool as Governor-General of New Zealand, though he has refused o similar; appointment in .the past owing, to the absence from England for a prolonged period,"that' 'tha" position would entail. *

Advice has been receired in Dunedin that -vir.L. J. Ivory, 51. A., LL.B., who left with the "3rd Reinforcement, has been promoted to the rank of acting captain. He' has been for spine months secretary for, the colonel in charge ot the' JSduc-atioii Department, London, and "enters upon' a three years' course at Oxford L'niversity in October.

Mr W. Hi- Skinner, who was recently Canterbury Commissioner of Crown Lands and who has taken up his residence in' New Plymouth,. revisited .Christchurch last week- to discuss, by request, aspects of land settlement with-the'-conference.p.f_ the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association.

Flicrht-Commandei Phil Fowler, an ex-Manakau. boy, and son of Mr JSouthey Fowler, of Feilding,. is now at Swingato. Dover, where he. Js in charge of transport) -aerial,.-and--otherwise. Fowler,- who is only twenty-three<years- of age, -has raado several wonderful flights, and has accomplished fine work. Recently he voluntered for Russia, but was turned down. Ha expects now- to leave shortly for Afghanistan.

The death occurred on Sunday at Nornianby at the age of 7iJ. of Mrs Jano Elizabeth Taylor,"relict: of the late Mr" Richard Henry Taylor, whose death occurred at Iriglewood early in February last year. , iMrs Taylor was married a't in 1859, and later went to) Aim erica, subsequently returning to kngland, and leaving a few months later for New Zealand. Thpv arrived in Auckland in June, 1865. After about nine years spent in the Auckland province they went to New Plymouth, and later to, Inglewood. ».;-.

A letter received by Mr Harry Keesing, of Napier, from ins son, Captain G. S. Keesing, Australian Engineers, "Jested London, March ift/tn, states that his design had been accepted for the Divisional and Battle Memorials, ' that he was leaving "for Franco to "choose, the sites, and on returning to. London"would visit Gillipoli with Sir. John 'Gurnett, the British representative. Ho anticipated that the necessary work would delay his return to Australia and New- Zealand for four monthsi, .

Sir Richard Redmajne, Chief Inspector of Mines since 1008, who told tho British CoaK Commission that he never went to ■school,'and that at the age of 20 and 21 his weekly expenditure .aver-aged-16s 4Jd, iu;s had a very, remancahle career. He is not yet 54, and until he Africa in 'tho early "nineties" had achieved no '.'..higher, position than an under manager of a..-. Durban! colliery. After ho returned to England his progress was express. Nobody has served on more Royal Commissions and departmental committees Csays an Knglish paper), and there is no greater: authority on the scientific side of mining.

Mr J. J. Graham', a former Mayor of Wootston, arid a member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, will, according to a 1 report,'contest the Lyttelton seat in the Liberal:interests.- Present indications point to the possibility of quite a small ai'mjfrof candidates seeking tho suffrages ofHhs Lyttelton electors. The sitting "member.. Mr James McComba, M.P., will be a candidate; Mr W. T. Lester, Mayor of Lyttelton, has announced -hi«'> intention to offer his services ; and other candidates spoken oi are Messrs Orton Bradley and Mr G. Armstrong, J.P. (Mayor of Ak.-troa). Mr'H. G. Ell, M.P. for Christchnreh South, has announced his candidature for, the Lyttelton seat. Regarding tho Ellesmerc, scat,. represented at present by Colonel tho. Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes, It" is stated that Mr James Coop," Little: ; River, has been asked to be a candidate in the Liberal interests.

Lieutenant A. E. "Esquilarit, , M.'O., of the Now Zealand Artillery, is expected , back,, to ..those shores by the JPrinzessen, duo to arrive in ■-Wellington on July -Ist. Lieutenant Esq'uilant left in .November, 1915, as a sergeant, receiving his commission in France during the baitlc of and,in the course of that engagement he was wounded. The distinction conferred upon him was gained by tho splendid example he set to;his men in conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at tho tiinio" of tho heavy Bhellinjr of a battery .company. He got all his men safely away ;to a'flank, and then, seems; that <=ome officers had been wound ed at a neighbouring batterv, he went to tho spot, and with uhe help of <i n.c.o , carried two wounded officers to a- p'aee of safety His younger brother Bombaidaer 1 Leslie. r„sqml mt, was killed in action" m France on September 28th, 1917. His s~«ter~is the wellknown contralto vocalist, D S nai t DnlHs.

Motors for hire fopen or c!o#pd) by rinsing 2240. Stantnn and I!vani (under Vice-Roeil pittonige), 15 'Molesworth street (opp/sito Parliament irv Garage accommodation md repairs.

The Hon. G. W. Eussell is expected back in Wellington from the south thii momma.

The Rev. Andrew Cameron, Chance!lor 01 the Otago University, has been advised by the Edinburgh University that tho Doctor of Laws degree will be conferred on him in July.—Press Association.

i'rivate Vernon Haydon. late of tha "Xe'.v Zealand Times" literary staff, has received »n appointment in tho medical war history' department at headquarters in London, and does not expect to return to New Zealand for a lew months'.

The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister for Lands, is proceeding to the Wai« rarapa district to-day to meet deputn'iiuns regarding the settlement oi soldiers on the land. To-morrow he will receive a deputation from the returned soldiers at WoodviUcv and on Saturday- he will be si.nilo.rly employed at t'eilding. • - ■ —^

The staff of the Dunedin branch of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company met on Saturday morning to farewell .Mr Alex. Bums, who id retiring Irom the service. The manager (Mr G. \V. Sare), in presenting Mr-Burns with a suitably inscribed silver salver, expressed the high esteem in which tho recipient was held by his icllowrworkers during his long period with "the company.

Timaru has its representative at the war how proceeding on tho Afghan frontier. Acting-Captain Eru V. G. Day, .son of Mr V. G. Day. S.M., of Timaru. is stationed at Chanian, in connection with which a- message "received this week stated ' - We captured the -Afghr.h fort Baldik, opposite Chai:>.nn,'- in Baluchcstan, taking prisoner IGO a.-iU killing 320-'.' - Captain Day was at the Timaru - Buys' High ." School, of which lie was dux in 1914. He wasnojnded in France, alter which, he was granted a commission m .the Indian Arinji'

Mr Richard Blake, who died recently at" Tinwald, ' was born in Kent in. September, 1838, and withjhis parents came, to Wellington in the-Kcte Stuart Forbes, one of the first sailing vessels to reach this port. In 1840 ha visited- Auckland and Onehunga. At the ago of 13 years-he left his home at tne J-intt to learn farming. In ISG'2 ha paid a visit to Sydney sud Melbourne. He helped in the erection of the telegraph lines between Canterbury and the > West Coast during J ; of the heaviest £Uo« fails ever expen: need iu tJmt p.irv./In ISb'SJ'he.settled in Canterbury, and was engaged in driving bullock teams between Ckristehurctt and Tiniaru. A few years "later he bought from- the Government land at Lagaihor, which he farmed up' till 24. years ago, when he'refiredto Xinwald, and lived there till the tinys of hia death. ■"' , '"_' f ;. .*.."'";,'

A Press Association message . from Nelson states- that the death occurred yesterday, in his 92ud yeir, of John Sharp, one. of the earliest residents of Nelson. He came to New Zealand in 1843, as clerk to Sir Francis" Dillon Bell, "and for some time was surveyor under t'io -Sen Zea'.ind Land Company in tho Nelson province. Later he •nas e'erk to tho Supei intendent and Resident Migistiate He sat in the Provincial Council for 3\ juinea, West and Amuri, being for three years Provincial Treasurer. In 1875 ho was returned as one of the membcis for Nelson Citv in tho House of Rcprcsen?tnt»ies, sitting for one Parliament The late Mi Sharp w:..s later appointed resident nugi&ti»to at Nelson, and on retiring entcied into business for some yeai' Ji was Mayor of Nelson froji 1533 to lfaf-O. ' Ihe paociato of the Auckland Baptist laoemacle has" been resigneo by tho Re\ H. Knowles Kempton Ho has accepted an imitation to the pasloi<Ue ot the Hanover street BaptisChurch, Dunedin. in succession to' the Ue\ R a. Gray Mr Ivetnpton's let ter of resignation nas received at a full meeting ot mcnioers of the chinch Mr Kemp on explained that, in lew of the incicasing stiam of the wors: associated with so large a. chinch, he had accepted i pressing invitation from the Dunedin chuicli Othcers of the ch irch said Mi Kompton 6 leMgnatnu hwi been recencd with verv gieat iegret, and onl\ Jhe v ishes of the pastor lm iself pre\ented tnein making an iflfnt to retain his services A resolution was earned cvpiessintr_ unab itcd confidence in Mr J Kemptou. and apprec atiOT ot his pasto jil work, and com eving the *ood vishes of the congi elation Mr Kempto.i has, held only two pns orites, both for ele\en \eir- His ni-t ch irge was S- George's Baptist Chapel, Canterbury, Lngland, fiom which hn lama to the Anck'and Tabernacle in 1908. His resignation takes effect on August 31st