PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. D. W. Duthie, general manager of the National Bank, is reported to be slightly better than he waa a week ago.

The death oi Lord Re ay, a former Governor of Bombay, is announced in a cable from London. Lord Reay was in bis 82nd year.

The Minister of Labor (Hon. G. J. Anderson), who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, is still in hospital. He is progressing towards recovery.

Mr. D. J. Goodwin, president of the Dominion Winter Show Committee, who has been on a holiday trip to the north of Auckland district, returned by the Rarawa yesterday morning. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch announces the death of Mr. Thomas Dewar Boag, a member of the Lyttelton Harbor Board and the Canterbury Hospital Board. Sir William Fraser, M.L.C., who has been in a Wellington private hospital suffering from pneumonia for some time past, has now recovered a ficiently to go to Napier for a change of air and scene.

Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., occupied the Bench for the first time at the Magistrate’s Court at Hawera yesterday morning, and Was welcomed on behalf of the Bar by Mr. G. Ryan, president of the Law Society.

Mr. S. Scott-Young, of Sydney, Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales Freemasons, and a Past Master of the English Constitution, has been appointed by the Grand Master of England, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, to be Grand Inspector of Overseas Lodges, and will leave for a trip to Fiji by the steamer Suva. Mr. S. Scott-Young is well known in commercial circles throughout New Zealand.

The death of Mr. John Hart occurred yesterday morning at his residence, South Road, New Plymouth, after a very brief illness. The late Mr. Hart, who was in his 59th year, was a native of Dunedin, but he spent most of his life in Auckland. He came to New Plymouth about seven years ago, and has been in business here for nearly the whole of that time. He leaves a grownup family of two daughters and three sons. His wife predeceased him about ten months ago.

Veteran Joseph Waddell, who died at the Auckland Hospital, aged 87 years, saw service during the Maori War, both in Waikato and at Tauranga. He was born at Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland, in 1834, and enlisted in 1860 in the 12th Regiment. Two years later the regiment was dispatched to' New, Zealand, arriving in the ship Henry Ferney in 1861. For the next couple of years Mr. Waddell was with a party making roads in the Waikato. During the war he took part in the fighting at Korohoe, I’aparata, and was also with the Flying Column at Gate Pa, Tauranga.

On the evening of July 28 a large number gathered in Kurow Presbyterian Church to farewell the Rev. John Craig and Mrs. Craig on the eve of their departure for Taranaki, Mr. Craig having accepted a position under the Taranaki Education Board. During the evening Mr. and Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Anderson and Miss Ailsa and Master lan Craig were all the recipients of valuable presents. In making the presentations Mr. A. H. Chapman said that by his able preaching and pastoral work Mr. Craig had gained the appreciation and respect of the community. Mrs. Craig had taken an effective interest in all the affairs of the congregation, and her musical gifts had been of great sendee to the church and community. The congregation regretted their departure very much, but their loss would be another community’s gain, and they wished them every success and prosperity in their new sphere. Mr. Craig takes up his duties in Taranaki this month.

A valedictory social was tendered to Mr. Charles Ranson, the retiring manager of the ’Northern Steamship Company, at Auckland, on Saturday evening. About 230 members of the company’s staff were present. Captain R. C. Hammond, who takes up Mr. Ranson’s j&sition, presided. Mr. A. Brown, chief engineer of the Rarawa, in proposing the toast of “The Guest”, said everyone who had worked with or for Mr. Ranson regretted his retirement. Captain W. F. Norbury, in making Mr. Ranson a presentation of a wallet and cheque, said the fact that he had successfully conducted the affairs of the company for such a long period and shown such a high order of administrative capacity and business acumen was a higher compliment than eulogistic remarks. The speaker said he was voicing the sentiments of all present when he said he sincerely trusted Mr. Ranson would be spared to long enjoy the leisure he had so richly earned. (Applause.)