PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14976, 25 May 1914, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

__ 9 Governor and Counte-s of LiveroooJ left Wellington lato on _nday night by the San Francisco mail steamer Willochra for Raratonga. There they will join the Hon. Dr. Pomare and party on tho Tutanekai for a cruise among the Islands, returning to Wellington on or about June ISth.

The Hon. E. H. Farrar, M.L.C., of Sydney, arrived by tho Wahine on Saturday morning.

Mr 31- Myers has been appointed Vice-Consul ior Denmark at Welling2__>i__ Mr W. H. D. Bell, M.P., who has'resigned.

jlr J. H. B. Coates. general manager of "the Bank of New Zealand, left W el-]-:-gton on his way to England by the Willochra on Friday night.

3lr Charles Zachariah. District Manager of tho Public Trust Ofiiee. has been appointed Actine Official Assignee in Wellington during the absence on sick leave of Mr Simpson, Official Assignee-

Mr J. Kerr, Postmaster of Wellington North (Thorndon), has been transferred to tho charge of the Ekctahuna o&ce in place of Mr Trengonning, who has been promoted to the Bluff.

The executive of tho North Canterbury Educational Institute, at a meeting held on Saturday, nominated Mr J. Caughley, M.A.. headmaster of the West Christchurch District High School, as teachers' representative on the Canterbury Collego Board of Governors.

Mr Philip Snowden, the English M.P.. who has been engaged by the Now Zealand Allianco to conduct a Prohibition campaign in the Dominion boforo tho local option poll is taken in Docember next, is a member of the National Union of British Journalists.

The Union S.S. Company's training ship Aparima, which left Lyttelton, too- with her a newly-joined Christchurch indentured cadet in Master James Hastie, son of Mr Robert Hastio, of Cashmere Hills. Master Hastio received his earlier training on the Government ship Amokura.

A presentation of a travelling rug is mado to Mr J- L. Hay, who has just severed his connexion with Messrs Ballantyno and Co. Mr Hindle. in making the presentation, spoko of tho high esteem in which Mr Hay was held by his fellow-workers, and wished him every success in his new position.

The Roy. C. G. Mutter, at present; acting-vicar at, St. Michael's, has been -ppointed Homo Missioner in succession to Bishou Sedgwick, of Waiapu. Mr Mutter will continue to act as vicar of St. 3liebael'_ till the reiura to Christchurch of the Rev. Canon Burton in an( _ -.-.ill take up the duties of Missioner about March noxt.

"Miss May Jackson, a daughter of Sergeant Jackson, ofßcer-in-chargo of tho Sydenham Polico Station, was on Friday presented with a handsome silver tea and coffee service and silver- plate, by the directors and employees of Beath's, Ltd. Miss Jackson, who has been with this firm for seven years, is to be married shortly.

Mr G. M. Haigh, of the Magistrate's Court staff, Wellington, who has been transferred to Christchurch, was on Saturday morning presented with a cricket bat, suitably inscribed, by associates on tho Wellington staff, as a slight mark of esteem. Mr W. G. Riddcll, S.M., in making the presentation, voiced the regret'of'the .staff at the departure of a popular officer.

The death occurred at Ross, Tasmania, recently, of tho Rev. H. W. Howell, "who succumbed suddonly to heart failure. Tho lato Mr Hotvell ministered for some years in the Wairau portion of the Nelson diocese, and both ho and his wife made many friends in tliat district.

Mr A. Thompson, of Auckland, president of the North Island Grand Ledgor.f Druids, and Mr J. N. Grant, of Wellington, grand secretary, arrived .in Christchurch yesterday, en route te Dunedin, where they will meet officers of the South Island Grand Lodge and discus-i with them a proposal for amalgamation into ono Grand Lodgo for New Zealand.

Prior to his leaving Invercargill - for Christchurch, 3lr Cyril Callcndcf, of the -Bank of New Zealand, *vas presented by Mr -MaeGibbon, on behalf of the local staff, with a,' handsome suit case, and by Mr H. Fen then-tone, on behalf of the rowing and hockey friends, witji a case of pipes and a wallet. Refere_ce was made to Mr Callender's good qualities as a bank officer and a sportsroau, and regret was expressed at his removal from Invercargill.

'Mr F*. H. Dodd, Assistant, Inspector ' of Post Offices, is about to retiro on- a , pension. Mr Dodd has been an officer * of the department for forty years, during which time ho has occupied several . important positions, including those of <_cor, in charge of tho Government .Telegraph Office at tho Cablo Station at-- Waknpuaka, officer iv charge of the - telegraph office at Napier, " and chief postmaster at Wostcort. He has been assistant inspector since Octc-ber, 1912.