PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16429, 24 January 1919, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

jlr J. B. Reid arrived from Wellington by yesterday's ferry steamer. Jlr J. A. Murdoch, Hokitika. was a passenger from Wellington by the jerry steamer yesterday. Superintendent Dwycr was a passenger for tho South by yesterday's express. Captain F. Farthing was a passenv ger from Wellington by the ferry .steamer yesterday. Sir John Salmond, K.C., SolicitorGeneral, was a passenger from Wellington by yesterday's ferry steamer. Mr Alex. Boylo and Mr H. Quane arrived from Wellington by yesterday morning's ferry steamer. Dr. Champtaloup was a passenger for Dunedin by yesterday's express for the south. Mr J. H. Parker, who has been on a visit to Australia, was a passenger by yesterday morning's ferry steamer. Jfrs G. E. L. Bufton, 11 Claro road, lias received word that her husband, Rifleman George E. L. Bufton, is returning with Draft 211. The Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, intends leavitog Wellington this evening for Christchurch. The Rev. TV. Grigg, Chaplain to tho Forces, is expected to return to New Zealand in tho second week in February. Mr William Eaglesoine. or Tullamore, Springbank, has been advised that his tilth surviving son, Private C. A. Eaglesome who left with the 21st Reinforcements, is returning to New Zealand j with draft No. 211 in the course of a I few days. Tho members of the French Mission arrived at Auckland yesterday morning by the Main Trunk express from Wellington, preparatory to leaving for Vancouver by tho Niagara on Tuesday. Tho city was hung with flags in honour of the occasion. j Our London correspondent advises that the following have been elected members of tho Royal Colonial Institute: —Dr. H. C. Bennett (Devonport), Captain Lionel D. Cotterill (Cnristchurch),. Sub-Lieut. G. H. Hingston, R.N.R. (Gisborno), and Mr G. W. Tiffen (Gisborne). Private advice by yesterday's English mail states that Mr S. C. J. FreemanMatthews, who was for sixteen years purser of the White Star liner Athenic, and is well known throughout New Zealand, has been appointed to tho same company's Atlantic xjiner R.M.S. Cedric. The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands, arrives from Wellington this morning, and will meet tho members of the Canterbury Land Board. During his 6tay in Christchurch the Minister intends visiting the Oxford and Ashley districts, and may possibly visit the Lees Valley settlement. On Monday Mr Guthrie intends leaving for Canterbury. At an investiture held at Buckingham Palace early in November, the King conferred the D.S.O. upon LieutCommander George H: Dennistoun, K..N. (Peel Forest). Lieut.-Commander Dennistoun was awarded the D.S.O. just over two years ago for services on the occasion of the destruction of the German gunboat Hermann von Wiemann on Lake Nyanza. During the war ho has been mentioned in three separate dispatches. Advice has been received that Captain David Forbes Borrie, R.A.M.C. (Dunedin) has had conferred upon him the Order of an Officer of the British Empire in connexion with operations in Mesopotamia. Dr. Borrie was the eldest 6on.of.the late Rev. D. Borrie, Dunedin, and for a considerable period before the war was physician at H.M. Consulate at Basra. In 1914 he was in England on leave and became attached to the R.A.M.C. _ Last August he was mentioned in Lieut.-Gen. W. R. Marshall's Mesopotamia dispatch. Amongst the indulgence passengers on the troopship Briton, which is expected to arrive at Lyttelton on Tuesday, is Lieut. J. G. Denniston, son of tho Hon. Sir John Denniston. Lieut. Denniston is coming to Christchurch to take up a position on the teaching staff of Christ's College. Under date of December 3rd our London correspondent writes:—"Liout. J. G. Denniston, K.E.H., B.A. Cambridge and New Zealand, has been called to the Bar of the Middle Temple." A. large number of friends and wellwishers of Mr Harold Prescott, the well-known tenor, assembled at the Runanga gymnasium for the purpose of making him a presentation on the eve of his departure for Christchurch (says yesterday's "Grey River Argus"). Mr E. McGuinness was in the chair, referred to the' excellent qualities of the departing guest, and on behalf of'-those present asked his acceptance of a gold chain and sovereign case, as a slight token of the esteem'in which he. was held. The recipient suitably acknowledged the gift. Mr Prescott )8 about to join the Cathedral male . choir in Christchurch. _ Our London correspondent says that Lieutenant W. O. Berryman, M.C. x Canterbury), who had intended standing as Independent Coalition candidate for Brighton, does not appear .amongst the nominated candidates. Lieutenant Berryman was, however, ■ speaking at Brighton the other day on the labour Question in New Zealand. Being in uniform he was unable to touch the political side of the question, but he gave a very interestang statement of the conditions of lab- , our in the Dominion. He had, he said, been born and bred and educated there, and had been a labouring roan. Lieutenant Berryman has served throughout the war in British cavalry regiments. , Our London correspondent, who whs ■in H.M.S. Now Zealand when coe German Fleet surrendered for internment, states that the folloving mombtis rf the N.Z.E.F: were also in the ship on Mat occasion:—Second-Lieutenant D. Mitchell, 3rd Battalion, N Z.R.B (Wellington); 6-2075 Lunce-CoVporal J. lst Attnlion; i 2-2896 Private H. i. Uutlor, i„ c Auckland Battalion; 2.-)?Lanoo-Cor- • Svtoi J- Hi " 1 ' () raSO Battalion: US9P. lnyati J P. Mo-Lend. Ist Can! terbunr.Battalion; OiT7 Private C Vining, Ist Auckland Battalion. ~k"^ rs the N.Z.E.F. are always Permitted on board the vessel, and yaptain Donaldson obtained special Permission from Admiral Halsey for tnem to remain on board for the ceremony.

Under dat© of November 29th, our xiondon correspondent writes: —The JfJ? . M ?J° r , w - C. Morrison, G.S.O. Canterbury), news of whose death was received m London this week, was or some time military secretary to n?Tn ey in Galli P oli . and later, "•A.A.G. to the .Division in France. General Lord Bentinck. who was his ®onior officer in Gallipoli, says: "That was considered by all his superior officers to be a most excellent and valu#oio officer. During the whole time •b 'was with me ho was of the utmost Aptsible assistance to me." Major gorrison served in South Africa under 5 1 ® late Major-General R. H. Davies, y-B. There he represented the New «ealanders on the bodyguard of Lord ™)berts—an episodo in his career which was commemorated by the presentation °f a diamond scarf pin and autographed portrait. Major Morrison was a brother of Mr J. C. Morrison (formerly °f the High Commissioner's Office; and now of the "British Australian," London), and they met in London a year or two ago after an interval of twenty

A private letter received in Christchurch by yesterday's English mail stated that Sergeant F. W. Doidge had received his discharge from the N.Z.E.F. and had accepted, an important position on the literary staff of the London "Daily Express." When Mr Doidge enlisted early in the war he was chief reporter of the Auckland "Star." After a term of active service on the Western front he was attached to tho Staff of tho British Ministry of Information, holding tho position until after the armistice was declared. Lieut.-Colonel H. T. D. Aoland C.M.G., N.Z.M.C., who returned to tho Dominion on duty as P.M.O. on the transport Ruahine, was a passenger from; Wellington by the ferry steamer yesterday morning, and went on by the express for the south to Peel Forest to spend a portion of his twenty-eight days' leave. LieutenantColonel Ac-land, who was in practice in Christchurch in pre-war days, left this city in March, 1915. before any New Zealand stationary hospitals had been established. On his way to England he was cabled to and was offered and accepted a position as major on the medical staff of the No. 1 N.Z. Stationary Hospital, then being established under the command of Colonel D. J. McGavin, D.S.O. Lieut.-Colonel Acland therefore went to Egvpt, and later was on board the "Marquette when that vessel was torpedoed. In addition to seeing service in Egypt, Lieut.-Colonel Acland saw service at Salonica and in France. More recently he has been consulting surgeon to thf> N.Z. Expeditionary Forces stationed at No. 2 N.Z. General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames.