PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10615, 14 June 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hon. J.. G. Coates, Minister for Public AVorks, returned to AVellington yesterday. ... ,

The ’Hoh. Sir, .John Findlay, K.C.AT.G.', K,C., is visiting... Christchurch.

Air A. AV. Hogg, ex-AI.P. and Minister, of Masterton, who has been ill for some time, is reported to have taken a turn for the better.

Air H. R. Young, of the” Public AVorks Department, recently stationed at Paeroa, has been appointed manager of the Alangawarra Eiygr Board.

The Hon. C. *J Parr, Minister for Education, will visit Christchurch at the request of the Education Board, which desires to discuss various local educational matters with him.

Mr Richard Brown, who has" bees chairman of the Master to it District High School Committee for the past twenty years, is to have his service! recognised.

Mr C. E. Daniell, who represents the AVairarapa district, on. the>Wellington Harbour Board, . has been reelected chairman of , the Masterton Trust Lands Trust.

General J. Fa.rbeoff, of Russia, with his wife and son, who recently arrived in AVellinwton, intend to visit the commercial centres and tourist resorts of New Zealand before returning.

•Mr E.-Kellott, M.P. for "Dunedin North, who has been in hospital for the past three weeks, _ expects to be convalescent by the time Parliament meets.

Mir G. B. Hill, who has been chief clerk of tho Government Life Insurance - Department’s Christchurch branch for six years, has-been, promoted to the position ofVdistrici manager at Dunedin. * .

Mr R. Gooch, of Dunedin, who passed through Wellington the other day, has proceeded to Auckland to ~ take over the management, of. Lipton’s, Ltd., in that city. Mr Gooch is well known in both musical and athletic circles.

Mr H. F. Nioholl. vice-president ol tho New Zealand Trotting Association, who is about to leave on a trip to England, was farewelled by a gathering of his friends at Christchurch or Saturday morning.

Mr H. J. Kimbell (Under-Secretary for Mines) and Mr T. 0. Bishop (Engineer for Metalliferous Mines) have returned to Wellington. While in the t , north they paid a visit to Waihi on their way from Te Puke.

Passengers-by the Makura, for. Van'couvor, included Mr G. H. Scales, of Wellington, Dr. T. A. J agger. United States, Government Volcanist, Mr M. C. Featherston, London manager for Wright, Stephenson and' Co., Ltd., and Mr W. I). Hunt, managing "director of the same company. ■>

Captain S. F. Martini of the New Zealand Shipping Co.’s liner Opawa, has transferred to the- Paparoa in place of Captain H. Barnes, who is retiring from tho sea to’ settle in New Zealand. (Captain Upton, chief, officer o) the Remuera, has been appointed master of the Opawa. -

The Rev. E. Palgrave Davy, superintendent of the New Zealand Children’s Mission, who was in Wellington the other day, has returned to Auckland. Tho reverend gentleman, while in Wellington, mentioned that his mission in the South Island had beer' most successful. -

Mr If. W. Louisson, who has aotec ih tho capacity •of ’ Clerk of-the Courl and Licensing Committee - and-. Registrar .of Electors- at-Marion'-for upwards of twelve months,-received advice of his transfer to Cromwell, ic tho South Island- He will be succeeded by Mr C. Piatt, of AVanganul.

One of Kaiapoi’s oldest residents it the person of Mr Alexander Anderson has died at .the age of 81 years! The deceased was a native of Morayshire, Scotland, and arrived in New Zealand in 1872 in the ship Hereford, and after a v car in Christchurch removed to Kaiapoi, where he has resided eve? since. •

•MrE. B. Stark,-of the Christchurcl! City .Council'staff, is about to leave on a trip to. the United States, where he will investigate hydro-electric schemes, and the distribution utilisation of electricity:"' ■ UCe whs’presehtedr with an address by members of the Electrical Department of the City Council, the address being ■ designed and executed by members of the staff.

Mr George Savege, the overseer of the mechanical department ,of the “Maoriland Worker,” was the ent of a present on the eve' of Tils wedding.- It took the* form of a silver cruet,-which was handed over* by Mr J. Glover:- (the manager) with many eulogistic remarks concerning Mr Savege’s ’ professional and 1 persona? worth. ‘

Mr G. A. Noblc-Campbell. .district tnfuiagei- ’of the Invercargill branch of the Government, Life Assurance Department, who is to take' up the duties of principal clerk of the correspondence branch at Wellington, is well known in the city. Mr Campbell was educated in ■Wellington, and is a grandson of the late Captain Campbell, who was in charge of. .one of the early- immigrant ships.

Mr Henry Rudman, of Napier, whoso death was recently announced in the “Times,” passed away in his 75th year. He arrived in New Zealand' 56 years ago. He was a son of the late ’ Lieutenant-Colonel Rudman, and was born in India. Deceased was for 15 years connected with the Land Transfer. Department. Prior to joining the Government service Mr Rudman was on the teaching- staff of the Napier Grammar School. He was a resident of that town for nearly half a.century.

Captain H. C. Petersen, of the Royal New ’Zealand Artillery, having reached the age limit, is retiring from the Permanent Force. In 1860, at the outbreak of' the Maori disturbances in Taranaki, he joined the New Zealand Armed Constabulary, which afterwards was formed into tb,o Royal New Zealand Artillery, in which regiment he. has served up to the present time. Captain an,] Mrs Peterson intend to leave shortly for England, and will later visit the grave of their eldest son. Lieutenant H. M. Petersen, who was killed in France in 1817,