PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16254, 3 July 1918, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. T. M. Wilford, Minister of Justice, passed through Christchurch last night on his way to Wellington. Mr W. Downio Stewart, M.P., who has much improved in health, left 3>unedin yesterdav for the north m order to escape the winter in tlie outh. General Henderson, Captain Bone, Captain. Dr. Patterson and Mr F. G. Horrpll arrived from Wellington by yesterday's ferry steamer. Mr J. W. Macdona ? d, -Assistant-Publio Trustee." who was recently called up in the Military Service Ballot, has been rejected as ineligible for active scrvice. . General Orders announce the retirement of Captain J. A. Northcote from the Ist Mounted Rifles (C.i.C.), and that ho has been granted the honorary rank of major. The Hon. W. D. S. McDonald, Minister of Agriculture, has announced that Dr. C. J. Reakes (Director of tho Live Stock Division) has been appointed Director-General of Agriculture. The position of Mr F. S. Pope (who ha s been the chief Departmental head as pecretary) would be Assistant-Director-Gene-ral. _ The funeral of tho late Mr A H. Turnbull took place at Wellington on Sunday morning. Although the interment (which took place at the Bolton street Cemetery) was nrivatg, the wide esteem in which tho fate Mr Turnbull was held was indicated by tho largo number present, tvhich-included several representatives of tho sta* of the old firm ./Messrs W. and G. "urnbull and Co.), and many of the heads of other prominent commercial houses. Mr Robert Turnbull, brother of the doceased, was tho chief mourner. The service at the graveside wss conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Williams