PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. Moses Ayrton, the national secretary of the New Zealand Labor Party, is on a short visit to New Plymouth.

Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., left for Wellington yesterday in connection with various matters concerning his elector-

The Pall Mall Gazette says it is rumored in political circles that Lord Reading has resigned the Vice-Royalty of India. A Sydney message says that Mr. Dooley sprained an ankle while surfing, and it is expected he will liave to remain in bed for a month. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Amburv, who have been spending several weeks in Auckland and Rotorua, returned to New Plymouth on Tuesday evening. A cablegram from Funchal, Madeira, says that the condition of the ex-Em-peror Karl is very grave. He is suffering from double pneumonia and the last sacrament has been administered.

The friends of Mr. J. Jacobsen, of Ratapiko, who recently underwent an operation at the New Plymouth Hospital, will be pleased to learn that he is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

A Brisbane cable states that, in accordance with the recent Act, Chief Justice Cooper, and Justices Real and Chubb have retired, having reached the retiring age fixed by the Statute. A London cable report* the death of Mr. R. D. Walker, the last survivor of five brothers who were all great Middlesex cricketers. Deceased, who was 81 years of age, toured Australia with Lord Harris’ team.

Mr. Thomas Witt, a resident of Feilding of forty years, died in the Palmerston North Hospital. He was seventyseven years of age, and was born in Wellington. His wife died twenty years ago.

Mr. Henry Gordon, touring manager for James R. Sullivan, of New York, arrived in New Plymouth last night to make arrangements for a three nights’ season of the famous Annette Kellerman Company, in which Mis* Kellerman takes a leading part. Another of Feilding’s old settler*, in the person of Mr. James Palmer, passed away at hie son’s residence, at the age of 96 years. He arrived in New Zealand on November 9, 1874, in the ship Star of India, and had resided in Feildand Waituna district ever since.

A Ci.;< mhagen cablegram says that report* from Moscow assert that Lenin’s resignation is expected hourly. He has been unable to sign decrees since the beginning of the month. The many friends of Mrs. Frank Poland will regret to learn of her death, which took place at Masterton on Thursday. Mrs. Poland, who was the eldest daughter of the late Mrs. Firmton, was well known in New Plymouth, where she lived for many years.

Mr. L. M. Moss, 8.A., LL.B., who has for some time, as a partner in the legal firm of Halliwell, Spratt, Thompson and Moss, managed that firm’s Stratford business, has severad his connection with them in order to commence practice on his own account in New Plymouth.

The loss sunered by the legal profession and the community generally by the death of Mr. F. J. Burgess, ex-S.M., was referred to by Mr. John Alexander, president of the Auckland Law Society, at a gathering of the members of the legal profession at the Auckland Supreme Court this week. He said that Mr. Burgess had for many years been clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland, and was known as one of the most efficient and courteous men who had ever filled that position. Later, when he was promoted to be warden, his judgments were held in the highest respect and no judgment of his as a warden had ever been upset by the higher Courts of the land. As a magistrate he had been a great success, for he possessed the judicial mind and great knowledge both of law and human nature. Mr. Alexander extended to the widow and family of the deceased gentleman the sincerest svmpathy of members of the profession. Mr. Justice Herdman, wlp presided, said he knew Mr. Burgess when that gentleman was warden on the goldfields of Otago and was impressed with his sense of justice and knowledge of mining law. He also remembered him as a most capable magistrate.

The late Dr. H. Dean Bamford, who died at Cambridge on Monday, was one. of the leading members of the legal profession in the Auckland district. He had a brilliant career in hie chosen profession. He was the eldest son of Mr. Edwin Bamford, formerly Registrar- General of Deeds. He was 44 years _of age, having been born in March, 1878, and wa* educated at the Napier High School and the Auckland Grammar School. In 1895 he was head of the latter school. He first entered the, office of Messrs. Buddle, Button and Co., afterwards joining the staff of Mr. A. Hanna. He graduated B.A. in .1898, LL.B, in 1900, and LL.D. in 1901 from the Auckland University College. He represented the New Zealand University at the University Confrence held in London, in 1903. Dr. Bamford commenced practice as A barrister and solicitor with Mr. A. >-t. Clair Brown in 1904, and was still in partnership with him at the time of his death. Standing in the interests of the Reform Party, Dr. Bamford, in, 1905, contested the Auckland East scat for Parliament, being defeated by the late Mr. F. <E. Baume. For some time Dr. Bamford was law lecturer at the Auckland University College, and on several occasions was examiner in various law subjects for the New Zealand University. He had been a member of the Auckland University College Council, and of the board of governors of King’s College, and also held the offices of president of the Law Socitey and the Auckland Club. Dr. Bamford was an able and well-known writer on such matters as the constitutional relations of the different parts of the Empire, and frequently contributed articles to British periodicals dealing with this subject.