PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16436, 1 February 1919, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, arrives this morning from Wellington. The Minister will attend the opening of the Science Congress on Tuesday, and leavo the next day for Dunedin.

Mr S. J. Collett, formerly Government tourist agent in Christchurch, who has just returned -villi a recent draft of soldiers, will resume nis old position shortly, relieving Mr .T. F. Ilobieson, who has been in charge of the Christchurch office for tlu past fourteen months.

Lieutenant Eric Reeves, M mm of Mr F. K. Reeves, the well-known Wellington journalist, has been promoted captain. He is at present in hospital in England recovering from the gassing he received in Fiance in October last, but expects to 'eitirii to New Zealand shortly.

A Wellington telegram states mat Constable Cleverley has been presented with the Royal Huntane's Society's medal for endeavouring to save Cornelius Boyle from drowning. Boyle, a fireman, fell into the harbour, and Cleverley, fully clothed, jumped into the water and for 20 minutes supported him till help came. Boyle subsequently died.

Lieutenant E. H. S. Batcuelor, who has been acting as Identification Officer at Lyttelton for the vjasi f.eren months, is relinquishing his position, with the object of re-entering the motor trade with the firm of Messrs Joseph Hamlet and Co., of Cluistcliurch. A member of the Main Body, lie had afterwards been engaged as a district attestation officer to the District Medical Boards before going to Lyttelton.

Among the officers who returned by the Wiltshire, which arrived at Wellington yesterday, is Captain W. J. Hnrdham. V.C., a well-known Rugoy football player. Captain Hardham left with the Main Body, and saw service in Egypt and Gallipoli, where he was severely wounded. He returned invalided to New Zealand, and for some time commandant of Queen Mary Convalescent Hospital, Hanmer. Then, having recovered, he again volunteered for active service, and has since been serving, with his regiment, the Wellington Mounted Rifles, in Palestine.

Amongst the through oassengern by the s.s Niagara, which left Auckland on Thursday for Vancouver, is Captain Matthews Donaldson, of the Royal Jrifch Rifles, and previously of the Brigade of Guards. He saw service in West Africa, and was through tho Mons retreat, the Marne, the Aisne, and the Ypres salient, where he was severely wounded. He went as private secretary to the Governor of Tasmania, then to West Australia, and has now been called 'back on special to which he was previously attached. He was well-known in England as an Irish international footballer, a county cricketer, and tho amateur welter-weight boxing champion.

Before the business of the Christchurch Centre of the New Zealand Bowling Association was taken last night, the chairman (Mr E. E. Daniels) referred to the regretted death of Mr A. H. Bourn. He said that the late Mr Bourn was the immediate past president of the Centre, and took a great and active interest in a:l matters pertaining to bowling. He was a sportsman in the highest sense or the term, and the speaker felt sure that; the bowling world would mi3S Mr Bourn's worthy personality. On the chairman's motion, delegates standing, it was decided to record the Centre's deepest sympathy with Mr Bourn's widow and family, and to forward a ietter conveying the Centre's condolences.