PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2004, 11 March 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Ypsterday evciiiitg, by cammend oi His Maiosfey the lung, Eis Esc&Heijcy tlm Gavitiiijor invosted fte Hon. Charles ■pbristephef Bd«i=cft, Kn.igW, with' tile :iiisigiji;a of a .Kiiiglit Go.uiiihauder bf thp Bloat ■pistingutslicil of :St ; . MioJiael -atiii St. ta.edigp., aiid : Pro ; Fcfeor Sliiiiidi MA.-., liL/D.,, Mtli the ihesigniii of n, Go.msanio.ll ■&! tho Ba.mo .G.raer. 'J'Jie-i.fl;vcstitu:f4- tooli-placo-at Blniwood, Hia BxQt?tloi.ic>'''s ■ rostdsiicfr. Wibir; IJscellcHeifes wevn siteiidcd' by. this 'Wcp-Ijiegai flitd .a'ccompa'nifia : by *hj> HojK If. p> Bell jiiid tha Wn. K. ■H> Associa.tiori.

Tho Hon. F. M. B. Fisher. Minister of Jkrme. icturiictl from Dlenlienn last niglit.

Majw GL S. Sicliaidson, Now Zealand Staff Corps, upon completion of a two ycais. , eourbc ot study at tho Staff College, CaiiUir>iloy, England, lias bof-n aUacfitd to tho tment of the Diicctor of Stall Duties, War Office. Jlajor M. 31. Gardnci, Royal New Zonland Aililleiy, ha« rocc-ntlv rompleted a two years' course of .study at tl 0 iStaff College, Camberley, and is now attached to tho Ordnance Dopotj at Aldcrsliot.

M?; f 13.■ .Li HSmriVOiid- will, leave , this oveiving to , ts;o iip-Jii.s itW diitie.s in tho Ma(tis-i>rs:ttj f s. , Court offlco. at Clirist■ciiiTcih. . .

A Jsw vSealahii mffliiig : Godfrey V. Doultpii, died at ofiadala> .Jan«ary -2JQ., # yhp f.o(S'tilt of iiijuries lto received ftfpugl)'being ■cduglit 'anjo;ng moving; :iuach.indry. ;Hii Wudicd[ M tlio Aiiolfia.n.d[,ifiiiiverS% Allege frdm'ißJtt to.iß!ja, wid , spent %a ne;x'i t.wo yea.rs Miijes at Hiames.. Jie ■eomise.'ripeil his career on the.. A.uc.kls : i,id .gold:Betd'si aiidspciife.five. j-earlin'tliovemplciy:, o;f 'yarioiis ho iveiit. fa"^ifle>ics-!V.jv'lie , iiiß.'Kß : fei()k,.<!lia(;ft!> ■of tho iwtlat .pird jiiiiev and lie- jspen.t' tvßo,j*s ; rs ,;thorfe -a* sttpcrititfettde'iit .jitrd mVta^u&Ri^fc; 1 ' Sinsi* ..then, he acKovijd .fanio flirenghoUt t'lio inlhing w.qfld <if America. life JOT'crs -art ■ Wife rteenftratioii 0! workinp efaiiido sotationa, :p;ii.blisiie.d..iw t].n>.technical press, arc* desc.ribisl as modefc ,«if ■.mtfnipuTatif 0 skill itni well-reasoiiied-dcdiletioir.

M-.r, J. : E, f ifeseralfl lias left -Bit a. visit to js v eisoi} and t-ho eurro'inidiftfi districit?.

• JTf. F. Hiilij ■(CiSiTclliatidn ConiW-is-sipiicr) loattjsi ifor Pstlmers.tpn North jo-cj.a;y to-.-Wir 'the i).aiirte.rs f dispate.

• - sii\ ;W. BE S Triggs, Eattor <»f tlio Olvristcliurcb. ''Press, , - , wlia-lras bech-.-m-A\ f elliiij;tow ft r -n. fer ■dn-js.j left fo-r Auclflartti 'last iiiglit.

At jneeting of the Society for lilio P-iipvcn.tiqij. of Gruelty to A.n-i----wa'lai, Mr-. F. isKed; ifjusppetor lor -many years) ■n.i.i.uoujic.od tliat ho. propase.d to retire ttptti tlie posHion shortly, and vfifs ansfous to. ;seo .fjat. they 'Ktib jtln> ■right malv to- take liis p'laco-. HjP nqd iio :oii:Q in v-ieNv, but ho *6jild. like ixj ■get -lipid -of a- -iuit-alilo man ;aiiid itain. liim -Jlii ivo worjc, and; site- liim all tlvo infoi'inaiioVv :he w.as possessed of. in , , ■Secd'-stiiicd tlia.t lio ftad- beeft iii.sp.oct*>r tiD #«■ ■■s.oeiety for fifteen, years, lint -ltcs \y.o /gottijig on ill ye!ur ; s, Arid tlio B'.trai.i.i aVas "gettiijg -ftb liviieh lot liim. -Ho •Would Sfci.il -triko ail itttei'Mt. iiv tlio Work, ■toii : Ji:o thought iis. would fe. *ell. to Riv.c 'tivo:- sftcfeiy "tim<> .in. order :tlviit "i;lrey emvld g<ft a teliabte. man- for the ■ position. . . '

At tlitf roddeiVco of 31-r, J. .Datidsfln, ■Is r pwt.o.\vu-i last »Vc!n-ing •inCiiibera of tlio 'WelliiiEten CiiTiiora-Ctub -ih<jt-ito .b.id.fai'ft' \v6.ii tp' o : nff of : ite J. A, j&gintartliaivi-'WhQ. is on Fnday iiox't -on '» fefete jiviS.nt'hs-' -visit 'to vi'.e United Kinig!ei)i and the poiittiiciit. On b'ftljai'f -fff tile <-lull ■}&-, iPajf idson #reSidentJ :prc.s;snteajir., with a t:fi\ielluig rug, accgftpsw-S'ing t.ue wtt ttit}) good vi'iShos for tho trip, *

Tlfo Daily, braes'.; uudei> that Messrs. W. Becher, ]Jji:vt!j Maxwell ' <©Uiiedin)j mid 1 hm nonjinatcd for 'the popion of ;0f tl)<> Duu* braiicli of % .AilHrajasiaiVfediefated Spanieii's Uiiioii, but thaf tifo. etjin got<?,fJiins -bods i?. now cdns-idcrijifi \v%et;her 3fo. iSbfefthercTs iiQtttfhation lit to ci-dijr. Th» tyjuu.ro of tlie ■sjSpW&icysuip & for one : jen l f, and it fe iig to.iJdte tj):at,?fr. Ijeloliifr lias- liejld the'. lSfiiitioji ssf ioc.al s.ecretftry- for tlio Dffst i 0 years. ■Mr. A. t)oug-ln.s, wli.c lias bfren ,yraii■n.ccr of' t|ie 6'aiik of Jvew Zen-lnii-d -ajt dliiitoii for over .23 ims ft()t;ie.fe- ol transfer to' a siwflsr iKSitiwi nt To'r* ; dijilmoj;s. JJr. G. Pain., Baldnt'Jia, ftlM tlio ■vsea.tioy at (Olinton,

Mr. -J. Bi Fras.e.f, .oi -tfott Departmeirt of Labour, wiift lia's : bepu iiyiftirwig fii \Vfelluigto«, :01ir!siclm«fr, mi ©n'tiedm iftfo tii'o: level of pricos of eomiiiod.itics., lias ¥ft !of Aiie'khflfclj wlierg lie will ■txfflfce itis Mvestigations,