PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 246, 10 July 1908, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Governor has approved of the promotion of Surgeon-Captain J. M. Mason, M.D., of tho Now Zealand (Medical Corps, to bo Sanitary Officer, with the rank of LieutenantColonel. • • • Mr. W. H. Georgo (of tho "Economic"), and the two Masters George leave for Sydney by tho Ulimnroa to-day. Tho Governor has apointed Mr. A. W. Ashwell a member of the Raetilii Domain Board, in tho placo. of Mr. Alfred Liggins, rosignecl. Mr. Tom Mann leaves for Sydney to-day by tho Ulimnroa. A farewell social was tendered to him at the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last evening. , Lieutenant IV G. Hume, having resigned his commission ill the D Battery, lias been placed on tho aotiyo list, unattached, with rank of Lieutenant, ' Mr. Walter Gollan has been appointed clerk and accountant of tho Prisons Department in succession to Mr. T. E. Richardson, who rotires on superannuation. Mr. Gollan was previously assistant clerk. Mr. Charles Taylor and Miss' Ella Carrington (Mrs. Taylor),'who liavo been touring tho country with ; a dramatic company for soma years past, left for Sydney yesterday. It'is understood that the company has been disbanded, and that Mr,.' and Mrs. Taylor intend to tako up another branch of the theatrical business. Mr. Ghns, Wi M'Loughlin, who, has been appointed sole agent' of Carter's champion Sasli Lift and Lock Company, was presented yesterday by the Wellington Tally Clerks' Association with a travelling bag and pipes. Mr. Fish, in .making tho presentation, referred to tho; many good qualities of Mr. M'Loughlin, and tho esteem in which ho is held by the Association. The recipient suitably replied.

. M. Jaqucs Blumenthal, the well-known composer of ','Tlio Message," "The Requital," "Sunshine and Rain," and many other songs 'Which had a' great voguo. in their day, died at his house in Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, on Sunday,'' May 17. ■ Ho was in his 80th year, having been born at Homburg in 1829. He oamo to Loudon in 1848, and has since rosided' there. ' ' Mr. Alfred Marshall, late Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, has been elected to an Honorary Fellowship at St.'John's College. Mr. E. Gordon Selwyn, B.A:, Scholar of King's, has been appointed Classical Lbctiirer of Corpus Christi. Air. Selwyn, a son of the late' headmaster of .Uppingham", has obtained many University prizes, and has been President of tho Union'. Mr. A. Jack, formerly of the Publio Works Department, has relinquished a position which ho has ,been holding for the last six years as a constructional engineer on the Central South African Railway, to accept a position as consulting engineer in connection with the construction of a now railway in China, Mr. Jaclc hits been visiting Wellington between the tjvo appointments, and leaves to-day for Sydney on his way to China. Mr. Samuel Tumor, a director of the English dairy produce firm of Wilier and Riley, and an Alpine climber and explorer of some noto, .arrived in Wellington from Sydney by tho Maitai oil Wednesday evening. Since Mr. Turner was in New Zealand last ho has visited Russia, and whilst in St. Petersburg ho was awarded tho silver medal for exploration by the Royal Geographical Society -of Russia for some discoveries made by him when scaling the Altai' mountains in Siberia 'a' &uple of years ago, a subject on which Mr. Turner wrote a book. Mr; Turner is one of. the few climbers who have scaled Mount Cook, and/his hazardous climb, %of Mount ■Nga'ruhoe in the winter will be remembered by 'those who take an interest in mountainclimbing feats. At. present Mr. Turner is in Ne\v Zealand, to arrango with factories to consign tho coming season's output through his firm.

> Mr. J. E._ March,- who recently retired from the position of- Immigration Officer on superannuation allowance, Is tho subject of jae complimentary reference in the annual report of the Immigration Department. "Ever since tho late Canterbury Provincial Government instituted immigration," says the re-, port, "Mr. March was their Immigration officer, and when at a later date the general Government under the public works policy of 1870 undertook the work of immigration Mr. March acted in tho same capacity for thorn, and throw all possible energy into his work; hp was ono of the most capable and ener:getio officers the Department has employed. Ho had a happy cheerv way with the immigrants, which made them feel -at' homo, in their new surroundings] and he spared no pains to assist them ur the ; troubles of transhipment or with advice and help of all kinds. Mr. Danby will now take hig place, and will board all steamers arriving in Wellington."