PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

! - Mr:.;!': Gf-liccleslickl,"examining officer:'iirVibe. Customs ... Department at has. boeu appointed Collector of Customs at Gieynsouth, in suc:.cessioii{Sto;.Mr:.;«, T,- It'. Herd, who has ;beeiij promoted' : io tho position of chief '■"clerk m;'thS; hcad office, rendered vacant by the appoiiitment of Mr. G. Craig, 1;1j.1J., >as,■.Assistant-Secretary. Other changes in..;HliO' Departmeut aro announced as. under:—Mr. J, M'liitosh, . lirst ..clerk,' Auckland, to bo examining officer,' Cliristcliurch ; Mr. H. W. S. Hull'ell,';. examining officer, Auckland, to be lirst clerk, Duncdin; Mr. C. 0. Trownson, examiiiiiij.; officer, Dunediii, to' be ■ Collector, IJleniieim; Mr. Vv. O'Mcara,. examining officer, Now Plymouth, to be examining officer, Auckland; Mr. E. D. Good, examining officer, Wellington, to be examining officer, New Plymouth; Mr. It, 15. Fawcett, shipping clerk, Auckland, to be examining officer, Auckland; Mr. H, S. Tily, shipping clerk, Wellington, to bo examining officer, Wellington; Mr. J. S. Higginson, clerk, Auckland, to bo examining officer, Auckland; Mr. T. H. M. Tanner, clerk, Auckland, to bo examining officer, Christchurch; Mr. T. 0. W. Brebnor, clerk, Dunodin, to bo examining officer, Auckland ; Mr. R. E. Dowding, clerk, Auckland, to be shipping clerk, Auckland ; Mr. W, L. S. Bardsley, elork, Duncdin, to bo examining officer, Dnocdiu; Mr. .1. 11. Robertson, clerk, Wellington, to be shipping clerk, Wellington; Mr. G. It. Baudmet, boarding inspector, .Port Chalmers, to be boarding inspector, Duncdin; Mr. A. J. Robinson, searcher, Auckland, to be boarding inspector, Lyttelton; Mr, T. Ward, messenger anc) st.orcroaii, hejid office, Wellington, to be searcher, Auckland ; Sir. S. H. Wood, Loe-kc-r, Cbriistchurcli, to be searcher, Port Chalmers; Mr. H. C. Bacon, messenger, Christchurch, to bo locker, Christchurch. Sir. J. Muir, of Waiiganui, has been advised that Madame Antonia Dolores, tho charming vocalist, is to leave London for Australia and New Zealand bv the North German Lloyd steamer Zeileii on December '22. As usual she will be accompanied by her guide, philosopher, and friend, Madame Vauaonr. Tho coming concert tour will bo under the management of Mr. Muir, who Ims been associated with tho popular singer for several tours past. Another pioneer passed away at tho Hospital on Sunday, in tho person of Air. Joshua Chapman, an old resident of Wellington and Ohariu.' Mr..Chapman, who had reached his ninetieth year, arrived in Wellington by tlio ship Westminster in 185G, and resided at Pipitea Point for many years, afterwards removing to Ohariu. Ho is survived by a family of five sons and ono daughter. A number of changes and promotions aro announced in the railway staff. Mr. C. E. Lancaster, Petonc, has received notice of transfer to Canterbury, and Mr. G. Mooro is .to. fill the position. Mr. L, Aiken, stationmaster, Johnsotivillo, is to bo transferred to Petone. Mr. E. J. Comer, stationmaster. To Awainutu, has been appointed to fill tlio position of stationmaster at Lower Hutt, rendered vacant through the retirement of Mr. J. R. Hart 'on superannuation. Mr, A. E. Firman, who held the position «f chief clerk at the Tim.aru railway station for n number of vears, is promoted to the office of traffic inspector at Christchurch, and will take up bis dtitics-after the New Year.. Mr. L. B. Stansell. of the Wellington ofiicc, will take Mr. Firman's place at Tmiaru. Mr. Louis Cohen, of Waiiganui, is making a splendid recovery from his recent operation for appendicitis. He expects to bo able to leave the private hospital at tho end of tho week, but ifc will be tlireo weeks before he will be able to be about again. An old resident and one of tlio earliest, colonists of New Zealand, Mrs. C. J. Parker, passed away at Jlakaraka, Gishorne, at tlio latter end of last week. The late Mrs. Parker was tlio wiic of Mr. C. J. Parker, a well-known sheepfarmcr in Gisborne, and also well known iu sporting circles. .All', and Sirs. Parker wore among the «arly pioneers of Now Zealand, ami they lirst settled in I'angitikoi, later moving oil to Gisborne, where they have since resided. Deceased was tile mother of a family of seventeen, and fourteen of the Children aro (with tho ! exception of one or two) married and : settled in or about Gisborne. Mr. C. J. Parker survives his wife. Mr. Georgo Marsh, goods clork at the ; Taihapo Railway Station, has (says our local correspondent) been promoted to the position of chief clerk at To Awainutu, iind will bo succeeded, by Sir. W. ' J, Duigaii, of Wakefield (Nelson). Prior to his departure on Saturday, Mr. ■ Marsh was presented with a case of pipes by his co-workcrs. Sir, W. J, Bertinshaw, for many years on the staff of the District Railway Engineer at Waiiganui, was fare* welled on Saturday (says our local correspondent) by officers of tho mninienanca branch prior to his transfer to Wellington. Tho Pest Office Staff at Pnlmerston North 'presented Mr. S. Ayling with a Morris chair (says our local eorrespondent) .sis a parting gift on his leaving to join the postal staff at the Thames, where ho becomes chief accountant. Tho presentation was made by Mr. Bcswick, postmaster. * j Mr. John Walker, formerly a tele-1 graph employee, who retired four years ago on account of ill-health, died yesterday (according to a Press Association message from Cliristclnirch). Deceased was the founder and first editor of tho "Katjpo," tho official organ of tho Telegraph Association. A meeting of Johnsonrillo residents was held last evening for tho purpose of bidding farewell to Mr. L. Aiken, the local stationmaster, who is being transferred to Petonc. Sir. F. T. Slaoro presided, and said that Mr. Aiken's courtesy and attention to tho wants of tho users of tho railways bad won him the esteem of c-veryouo in Johnsonville. Eulogistic speeches were also made by Slossrs, A..J. Slay, \x. 11. Lawrence, Evan Evans, ,T. lialligan, ami J. Ferguson. Mr. Aiken was presented with a handsome travelling-bag, rug, and toilet set. In reply, ho stated that his stay in Johnsonville would always be pleasantly remembered by him. Sir. John Townlcy, for eighteen years Mayor of Gisborne, and for a long period chairman of tho Harbour Board) was lately tendered a complimentary concert at Gisborne. in recognition of lu.s service as superintendent of the Gisborne Fire Brigade during the last .thirty years. . Mr. Florence 31' Cart-by, one of tho oldest journalists in the Dominion, has the position of editor of the "Grey 11 iver. Argus,".which position ho has. held since 188-1." Mr. M'Carthy, who is-eighty . years' of age, has been engaged in journalism since tho ago of ■ twenty..—-.(Press..Association.);' *