PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 605, 7 September 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. G. Fowlds,- Minister for, Education, is oxpectod to return, from Auckland. on Thursday. Mr. David Kirkcaldie, Now South Wates Railway Commissioner, whose death in New iSouth ' Wales was reported - yesterday, was ■ a' Brother of 'Mr;- J. Kirkcaldie, of Wellington. '; A Press Association messago from Dunodin states, that -Mr.-. W. J. Tonkin, tho wellknowij frozen meat and rabbit exporter, died ' suddenly from heart, failure- 011-Saturday, night. Ho, was also identified with tho Unix-. : milling industry, and was once a flourmillor in Timaru. . . ' . " '' . ' The Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for,lnternal Affairs, ivill return from the Auckland dis- ( trict towards tlio end'of tho week. He will bo-at Tnihano to-day.., Before, returning to Wellington no will ■ visit tho Wanganui district. ■ ■. Dr. R. H. Makgill has been apjwiutcd Commander of the North . Island Division'of the New Zealand Boy Scouts:.. and .Mr.. Hector M'Lood scorotary-of tlio division. Dr. Makgill. is- at present 1 on a:, tour of ■ organisation.- . ' . A Nelson' -Press, Association telegram states that the deatir of Mr.- John Greenwood, dentist, an old resident, occurred un-. >• • oxpcctedly .on Sunday .night.' Mr;: Green- . wood, who was 77 J'cars of agoj camo to New ■ Zealand'in 1847, and had in yarious places in .the Dominion. Ho leaves a. grownup family,, ono of whom is Dr. Grooiiwood, \ of Christehurch, a well-known tuberculosis specialist.. • ' ■ - " Lieutenant Colonel John P.: Watt, V.D., who lias | for so long commanded t'e Wanganui Rifle Battalion, has resigned his ' command ; (says our Wanganui corres-. 1 pondent).' Colonel Watt began his volunteer career in. the .Wanganui -'Rifles, rising tb the command of that company; and was promoted to ..Held -rank twenty-tbreo-years ;ago,: but, later', resumed tho 'command of his old com- . painy. . Somo ten years ago ho, was given :ho , . command of tho local battalion,' which com- . . mand ho has retained ever since, -and, 'during r " that time,-has rendered, :touch valuable', aorvioo to the volunteer movement..- Ho Was to }i . : take farewell of his command at. tho battalion . . parado last night. : His successor in oommaad . ■ of tho battalion' will' bo 'Major, Hughes;