Personal Items.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17116, 11 April 1921, Page 10

Personal Items.

Drl Cook, of Temuka, has been appointed medical superintendent of the Maniototo Hospital. ' The Hon. W. H.'Triggs, M.L.C., the Rev. Dr. Gibb, and Mr Wiliiam Reece were passengers from "Wellington by Saturday, morning's ferry steamer,. The Hon.' C, H. laard, M.L-.C, and Mrs Izard, who are leaving for a trip to England, will'be passengers by the Athenic this week. ~ At a. meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand, held on Friday, Mr Harold Beauchamp was re-elected • chairman for the ensuing year.Mr H...W. Hesse, 8.A., B.Sc, of the teaching staff of the Auckland Boys' Grammar School, has been appointed inf. structor in agriculture under the Auckland Education Board. . Mr G.'L. Denniston, Belgian-Consul for Otago during the past twenty-tVvii years, has been advised that King .Albert .has'conferred upon him the,] Knight Order of King Leopold. This is ■ the second distinction in* acknowled.gment of Mr. 3f>ennistqn's sen ices to Bef.gium; twelve years ago he was made a Chevalier of the Crown. Mr Guv i ston. Consul for Belgium -at Wellington; ! has been created a Knight ol the Order of the Crown of Belgium. :,. Says the "Greymouth. Siar": x\fter having been-connected St. Paul's j Church, Greymouth, for the past three I years, the .Rev. T. J. Wallk leaves on Tuesday morning for Woolston. l>ur- | ing his stay.in Greymouth the-reverendi gentleman lias endeared himself to .all sections of tihe community by his- maov acts and expressions" of tho'ughtfillness, and kindness.. Although not taking a conspicuous part in public affairs like his predecessor, the Rev. Mr Patchett. Mr Wallis worked quietly and effectively for the benefit of the whole comrdunitv. Amongst his own congregation, too, tno departing Minister* lhas done splendirl m reorganising both the parish societies and the Debating Club. Notonly his own, but nil denominations will regret the departure of Mr Wallis, for 2 Wlll . bis debtors. Brbadniinded. ho despised everything paltry either'in word, or deed, and this was no doubt, ! the keynote of ihis popularity. Hk many. West Coast, friends will wish him continued success at Woolston, with good health and prosperity to himself and family. ' !