PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1488, 10 July 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Captain Shannon, late aide-de-camp to the' Governor, before departing for England a few days ago, forwarded a donation to the Acclimatisation Society, together with a letter convoying his best wishes and expressing appreciation of the sport ho had enjoyed in Now Zealand. -

For the post of Agricultural Instructor Of South Canterbury Schools, with a salary of <£350 and travelling expenses, the Board of Education selected from 40 applicants Mr. W. Martin, 8.A., B.Sc., at present instructor under tho Wangnnui Board. Messrs. W. Low and W. Ellard wore the next choice.—Press Association.

Mr. J. G. Harlaiess, secretary of the National Dairy Association, is at present on his way to Vancouver on a business

Mr. H. F. Ayson waa yesterday admitted as a barrister of tho Supreme Court by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout). Mr. E. P. Bunny appeared as counsel. Mr. B. C. Warnes hai resumed active proprietorship of tho "Petone Chronicle."

Mr. H. Deidrichsen, who camo to New Zealand as musical director for tho Brougli-Boucicault Company, died in Sydney last week. He was conductor of tho Williamson companies for several

years. Ho subsequently settled in Christchurch, taking the position of conductor of one of tlva local picture theatresPress Association.

Captain C. W. Leaity, ono of Auckland s most respected coastal shipmasters, died at the Auckland Hospital at an early hour on Sunday morning after a lingering illness. Tho deceased was 52 years of age,

and had been in tho employ of the Devonport Steam Ferry Company for the past 21 years, and during that period lmd Mw in charge of almost the whole of tho company's ferry fleet.'

Mr. Cyril l)ix, of the legal firm of Messrs. O'Kegan and Dix, who underwent an operation in Sydney last week, has been pronounced to bo put of danger; Mr. Edwin Toms, a commercial ■ traveller, in tho employ of Messrs. Tlios. Ballinger and Co., who sustained a paralytic stroke last Wednesday, died yesterday afternoon. Deceased, who was 58 years of ago, leaves a widow, two sons, and four daughters. Ho was a brother of Mrs, Moadowcroft, and a nephow of Mrs. W. R. Williams, of Wellington, and had been travelling for Messrs. Ballinger and Co. for tho past fourteen.years.

Mr. James Lynch, of the staff 'of Messrs. Wardell Bros., has been presented by his fellow-employees with a handsome dmnor service on the occasion of his marriage. Tho presentation was made by Mr. H. Wardell.