PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17691, 31 July 1919, Page 5

PERSONAL

Advice haa boen received that Gunner HeurirA. Hogg, LtonecUi, ia tuo faomerset on" August 12. A i-ress AssocUtiou cable mvr.vi, 3 o from Melbourne suites tiiat Mr U. K. has b«en üßpcwited director of t,.0 N.,Uh fcrn lemtory tor three yeaxs Advico has been received that Warrant Oflicer l< rank Percy Hutton, who left Nw Zealaud woto toe Main Body, is returning 1^ lajuan ' n Auckluid aSws Mr M. Allen, of North-East Valley, haa received advico that his son Harry, wni left vnth the Alain Body, is returning by iS A^it *° anriVS Auckland abou *

Mr Gould of Woodhaugh, has received advice that ,hu son, Sergeant Jam 4 Gould, is returning by the Port Hacking which is due to arrive at LytteHoa about August

.Mr W. H. Hagger (Conciliation Oommbsioner) arrived hi Dunedin by the through train from Timara last night. He- willtodu.y preside over a special Conciliation Court set up under the Trades Disputes Act ia connection with the tramwaymun's dispute. A Press Aesoeiation message from Christchurch states that Mr W. Juriss, a draughtsman in the Christchurch city surveyor's ottice, has been appointed deputy inspector ' ot iiro brigades for the dominion. Mr Jurisg has seen service at the front, to which ho gained his fire brigade experience. Mr A. Duncan, lighthouse keeper, is to transfer from Kaihurangi Point to Cape launders, and Assistant-keeper Page, of Kahurangi Point, is to be promoted principal keeper of that light. Sir I-I. Rider Haggard, who travelled round the world as a member of the Dominions Royal Commission (1912-17) and was tho British Government's Special Commissioner to report on Salvation Army settlements in the United States, has become a membej of the National Birth-rate Commission.

Mr George Gordon Byron died at Kaiapoi on Wednesday week. In the early 'sixties' Mr Byron joined in the rush to GabrieTsS Gully, -and with his mates pegged out t claim next to that of. Gabriel's, whose clain subsequently proved the richest on the field theira proving a failure. Monroe's G-ulk wasi next -tried, and hero MY Byron did well Mr Ralph Steele, one of the heads of the bteelo-Payne Bellringers and Entertainers died of a paralytic stroke a few weeks ago at Durban, where the company was then performing. Mr Steele" was a native of Bolton, Lancashire. He .ioined the Payne family in Australia, and married Miss Lizzie' irayne, the eldest daughter. Advantage was taken of the occasion on which Mr. John W&taon and Mrs Watson were presented with a token of having completed 40 years of married life to hand to Mr A. A. Paape a very handsome gold watch inscribed: " Presented to Arthur A. Paape, Esq., by the Dunedin L.V.A. in appreciation of services rendered. 29/7/19 " The watch was presented to Mr Paape by Mr C. Speight as a tangible recognition of the services he had rendered to the Licensed Victuallers' Association. Mr Paape, iii reply said he did not quite understand whv he' had been singled out for recognition. On Tuesday evening a very enjoyable gathering, numbering about 250, was held at North-East Harbour to say farewell to the schoolmaster (Mr J. K. Menzies), who is retiring on superannuation, and to Mrs Menzies and family. Mr W. T. Rowlands, on behalf of the district, presented Mr anaMrs Menzies with two Morris chairs, and the young folk of the district gave Mr Keith Menzies a silver matchbox suitably inscribed. Mrs Urquhart, on behalf of the Sunday school children, handed Miss I. Menzies a handbag The Rev. Mr M'Donald, on behalf of the church, Messrs Rowlands (for f the Improvement Society) and George Bewtey (for the School Committee) spoke in very' eulogistio terms of the recipients, who suitably responded. A musical programme was then proceeded with, including a much-appre-ciated item by the School Band. Supper was \proyided by tho ladies of tho district, after which the hall was cleared for dancing. During the evening a roll of honour was unveiled by Mrs Colin Macandrew.

Thero_passed away on Sunday, July 27, at the age of 83 years, one of the early band of Ota-go settlers in the person of Mr James Ho worth, of Walton Park. Ho was bean near London, and educated in tho City of London School. The youngest son of a large family, he has outlived all the other members. His father was tho lato James Howorth, at one time barrister and Crown Prosecutor in Danedin. Tho late Mr Howorth arrived in Dunedin by the Slains Oastlo in November, 1852. and took up farminsj pursuits first at Green Island and then at Walton Park, where ho resided nntfl a few years ago. He was an elder of the Presbyterian Church at Green Island for many years, and along with Mrs Howorth took a deep interest in the religious life of; the district. For a period of about 35 years ho was closely connected with, and frequently conducted the services at. Walton Park. In addition to his widow, he leav« two son's and ano diuifrlrtor to mourn their loss—namely, Mr A. Howorth (Roslyn), Mr R. Howorth (St. Clarr), and Mrs Thomas Davey (Walton Park).