PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1674, 14 February 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel J. liugh.Boscaweu iis extra A.D.C. to his Jixcellency the Governor is gazetted.

Gcneral Godley is to inspect tho. Collegiate and senior cadets of Wanganui on Tuesday, next; .

Tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert.-.Stout) will probably be back in Wellington before the end of next week. The following week. Mr. Justice Sim will probably, come to Wellington. '

Mr. Hugli Hamilton, who for the past eight years'lias been' general manager in New Zealand for the Vacuum Oil Co. l'ly., Ltd., tendered to the Wellington staff a farewell supper at Godber's rooms on Tuesday night. ■ Mr. Hamilton has been promoted to an. executive position in the'head offico pf the company at Melbourne, and leaves for Australia to.doy by the Ulimaroa. During; the evening Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were present-, ed with a very handsome solid silver tea and codec service, tho presentation' being mado by Mr. J. L. M'Clintocl;, who assumes control for . tho New Zealand business, in 'succession to Mr. Hamilton.

Mt. J. Wigging lately of Wellington, now occupies the 'position of foreman for tho Newcastle Council's electric light department. Extensive changes, under a new lighting system, are now being carried out in the great New South Wales coal-mining centre. • \

Mr. Dawson, founder of the firm of Stewart, Dawson and. Co., who arrived here by the Maunganui from Sydney on Wednesday, left lor Dunedin last evening. He is accompanied by hie son, Mr. Norman Dawson, and daughter (Mrs. Hoffman) and her husband. After visiting the south they will return to Wellington, and subsequently tour the North Island before returning to Australia. Jlr.i Hugh Hamilton, who for eight years past has'been the general manager in New Zealand for the Vacuum Oil Company, leaves for Melbourne to-day to assume an important position in the Australian head offico. On Tuesday evening he was farewelled 'by the stafl at Godber's rooms, when Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were presented with n solid silver tea and coffco service. Mr. J. L. M'Clintock succeeds Mr. Hamilton as Now' Zealand manager. Mr. E. Caradns. B.Sc., assistant ficlenpo and mathematical mastor at Wellington College, has been appointed science master at tho Auckland Grammar School, vico Mr. F. Hoaton, M.A., now headmaster of tho Napier Boys' High School,

Sir. W. S. Morpeth, captain of tho Wellington Hockey Club, has been presented with a framed enlarged photograph of tho as a,mafk of its appreciation for,the services he rendered the club last season. The presentation, which was a surprise one, was made br Mr, W. E. Hall:

A private cable message received in Wellington yesterday stated that Mr. J. D. Williams had resigned tho position of managing director - of. the Greater J. D. Williams Amusements Company.

A Press Association message from London states that Sir George Eeid, High Commissioner for Australia, who has had an attack of inflnenw, is better, but is still confined to his room.

Mr. C. A. Davies. youngest son of Mr. G. H. Davies, of "Mamari," Karori, left for Dunedin on Wednesday night to 6tu<ly medicine at the Otngo University. Ho was a prominent member of tho Karori Hockey Club's senior eleven, and has also represented Wellington on several occasions. He should prove an acquisition to Dunedin hockey. The members of tho Karori Senior eleven arc presenting'.hiin with a framed photograph of last season's team, winners of tho local senior championship.

Tho death- occurred at Wangnnui; on Wednesday of Mr, A. Elliott, formerly Collector of Customs nt Christclmrch and Wanganui. Ho was to havo retired on superannuation next May, and had purchased a'residence in Wanganui in which ho intended to reside. Tho causo of death was heart failure. Tho into Mr. Elliott was n native of Nelson,'and was educated nt tho college there. Ho had been 45 years in tho ecrvice of tho Government, and was tho oldest Civil Servant, in the Customs Department. His father, Mr. Clias. Elliott, was the founder of tho old "Nelson Examiner" newspaper. Mr. Elliott entered tho Customs service at Nelson, nnd served tho Government at-West-port:, Napier, Dunedin, Grevmouth, and again nt Nelson. In IUO2 ho wns appointed Collector of Customs at Wanganui. About five years nso ho was promote:! to Christchurch. Wherever he was, Mr. Elliott was always a very popular official, and a valuablo servant of tho Government.

Mr. George White has boon appointed o member of tho Waipawa Licensing Committee. Mr. F. 0, loughnan, S.M., has been appointed chairman ot tho Wafrau Licensing Committee, and Mr. Edward Rawson, 8.M., of tho Raglan aud Waikato Licensing Committee. Dr. S. T. Champtaloup, M.8.. ia gazetted Port Health Officer at Danedin. Tho following aro gazetted, officiating ministers under the Marriage Act;— Revs. E. D. Rice and T. Fisher (Church of lingland). Revs. S. Buchanan and J. L. Patullo and Mr. Robert Ashton (Presbyterian), tho Rev. Hamuera Tc Punga (Lutheran), Messrs. C.' K. Meyers, W. XI. Paseoo, and 'W. J. Westerman (Seventh Day Adventists),.

Tho shareholders of tho Globe Printing Co., Ltd., met yesterday, when Mr. H. M. Hayward, on their behalf, presented tho manager, Mr. Harry Yeoman, on tho occiv sion, of his marriago, with, a pretty afternoon tea tray, cake basket, hot-water kettlo, and afternoon tea'set. Tho employees of tho company also mado a presentation of a. handsome silver-mounted oak ealod bowl.