PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. « , 1'- v 1 i By "The London Gazette" (War Office), i September 7, Colonel and Honorary MaiorGeneral James llelvillo Babington, C.8., C.M.G,. is appointed Colonel of the 16th i (the Queen's) Lancers, vice Major-Genoral nvi I Honorary Xieuten&nt-General w. T. Dickson. deceased, dated Angust 20,'1509. t lt will bo recollected that , Jlajor-Gener&l Babington resided in, and commanded, the. 16th Lancers, prior coming to tho Dominion. , Mr. Pranl Redgrave, of Messrs. J. H. , Bothuno and Co.'s staff, has been appointed district agent for the International ' Correspondence Schools of America for the Bathurst district, New South Wales. Mr. Redgrave, who has for some years j been prominently 'associated with Bt. John's Young Men's Biblo Class, leaves for Australia ' next week. The commercial staff 6f the "Evening Post" 1 made'a presentation jesterday afternoon to Jlr. Godfrey W. Warren, who is, to bo married to-day. Tho presentation, which took the form of'a "handsome hall-stand, was made* by Mr. Chaj. Stubbs, accountant Mr.' J. Viprf Brown, member for Kopior, was granted seven days' loa\e of absence trom the Houso of Eepretentativcs yesterday on account of illness. ilr. W. G. Eiddfll, S.M., rcturnod to Weii Ungton from Dnnedih yesterday morning. I Mr, C. I. Dasent, Mayor of Kaiori.' h'&s bcon appointed tho council's delegate at the election of< Wellington Hospital. Trustees, to be hold at thft T 9 wn HaUjpn Becemhct, & n3 } ,v, lf ™Mr ?' G : r Foster . managing director of the Wellington Meat Export Company, Knd Mrt. I'qster are passengers by the lonic, now on tho vay from Tendon ■to, r Wc]lington r ,' , . ' ■ ' i 'jMt." S. Eabono, 'of Blenhoim, who has hcen , «lj a trip to the Old Country, will arrive in \\ ellmgton by tho Jomo on Monday next. I 'Mr. E. 'Beaumont, o'f Hirst and Co., ChristcJinrch, is returning to New Zealand by the limic, which is due here on Monday. i A. E Rolf,- the well-known' English Olictetor, who acted as coach in Auckland last season, is > returning to Now Zealand by the lonic, which is duo here on' Monday next. Uβ is accompanied bgr>,Mrs. E«lf and family. •Mr."J. J. Callaghttn, woll known m enckot and local Australian football e.rcles, has deexiled'to leave Wellington and take up his perrainent residence m Sydney. Mr. Callaghan ia to be entertained at a smoko concert at the Comffieroial Hotel on Thursday evening, and ■will ,be presented with a small token, of esteem. i Tho Hon. T, Mackenzie returned yesterday, from Auckland. , > Mr C. V/r Jones is returning to Wellington ' by tho Wimmera, which arrives from Lyttelt ton and Dunodin to-morrow. Sir' James Mills arrives from the south by the Maori this morning. Mr. G. H> Scales was a passenger by tho Maori, which left Lyttolton for Wellington last night. < Mr. W. F. Cftbham, manager of the Christohuroh branch of th« Bank of Australasia, has rcoeived notice of his appointment to tho man> ngership of tho bank at Perth Ms- Cobham has alsoibeen appointed in«pector of branches Of , the bank m Western Australia, and will haTo general charge of the bank's , interests in that state.—Press Association. it_ a special parade of the D battery last evening, Lieutenant Olcndinnmg was unanimously elected captain ot tho corps, vice Cap- - tain'Petherick, who hoe been promoted to be ' Kr or °{ ? ,)a ' tei 7. 'fhe company is sending « men to tho Palmerston Military tournament next month.