Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18420, 29 June 1925, Page 8

Personal Items.

Mr F. 11. Adams, Crown Solicitor, of Dunedin, returned south on Saturday. Mr 11. It a i rigor (Auckland) is staying at tho Clarendon Hotel. Mr Justice. Alpers arrived from the West Coaf.t on. Saturday night. Sir "William Sim loft on Saturday night for "Wellington to appear at a sitting of tho Appeal Court- there today. Mr D. G. Clark, C.8.E., Commissioner of Taxes, and .Secretary for Lands and Deeds, retires £;-om tho Public Service to-morrow. A Gazette notice recognises tho appointment of Mr 11. Dyke Aciand as Honorary Acting Danish Cousul at Christchurch. Tho condition of the lion. Sir .Tamos Carroll's health lias considerably improved but ho will bo confined to his loom for sonio time. His Honour Mr Justice Adams, who underwent an operation at The Limes Hospital on Thursday, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. Among the guests at the United Service Hotel are Messrs It-. Hyams (Dunedin). Julius JJlau and H! G. Such (Sydney - !. Mr E. &. iSmitli, recently of the firm of Mows Hewitt and Smith, solicitors (Hamilton), has boon appointed to the legal staff of the Public Trust Otiice, "Wellington. Mr "W. K. Dallas, Government Orchard Instructor, Otago and Southland, who was formerly stationed at Christchurch, is at present, on leave and Is spending some days in this city. The Parliamentary Press Gallery at its annual meeting on Thursday elected Mr A. F. Grace ( ,: New Zealand Herald") chairman, and Mr T. Lindsay Ruick (Press Association) vice-chair-man. At the quarterly meeting of tho Canterbury Pilgrims' Association on Saturday,' rotes of sympathy were passed with Messrs It. C. Bishop and Theodore Barker, who were unablo to be present at the meeting on account of illness. Hopes were expressed for their speedy recovery. News lias l>een received that Mr J. j C. Smith. 31.Sc. has obtained the do- I giee of Ph.D. (Manchester) for research vork in Organic Chemistry. Dr. Sin'th is tho son of Mr Herbert G. Smith, formerly general manager in Now Zealand of tho Phoenix Assurance Company, .and was a student of Vic- i toria and Auckland Universities, and is an old boy of "Wellington College. Under the' auspices of tho New Zealand Methodist Church, the Rev. Dr. Ranston, tutor of the Theological Col lege at Auckland, will conduct a mission of inspiration at tho Durham street Church in August. Yesterday morning the congregation of tho Rugby street Church decided to ask the Itev. "W. G. Slado, of Rangiora, to continue the mission at Rugby street at the conclusion of Dr. Ranston's mission.

The following additional promotions and transfers in tho Police Force are announced:., Sergeant D. J. O'Neill, Wellington, is transferred to Taihape to replace Sergeant Mathews, retiring. Sergeant T. H. Dwyer, Wellington, will take chargo at Masterton, vice Sergeant J. Sweeney. Sergeant Sweeney has been promoted to senior sergeant at Hamilton. Constable J. Melville, Wellington, is promoted to sergeant, and will take up duties in the central station, Wellington. Inspector Hutton, Gisborne, is retiring. His place will be filled by Sub-Inspector A. Caire>:ui, Christchurch, who has been promoted to inspector. Lieut.-Colonel R. L. Evatt who has been given tho command of the Ist Battalion, Wellington Regiment, has completed 27 years' military service, havine joined the College Rifles on Juno 3rd, 1898* and served continuously over since. He saw service with the oth New Zealand Mounted Rifles intho South African War. 1901-2. securing the Queen's Medal, with five clasps. He was a member of the Expeditionary Force, which captured Samoa in 1914, holding tho rank of captain, and served subsequently with the 2nd Battalion, Wellington Regiment, on tho Western Front until ho was wounded in 1918. Ho holds the Long and Meritorious Service Medal and the Colonial and Auxiliary Forces' Officers' Decoration.