PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2193, 4 July 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Honour Mr. Justice ■ Hosking is expected to return to Wellington from New Plymouth this ovening. Mr;. William M'Loau, secretary of tho Wellington Oporft' Hou3o, lies seriously ill in a private hospital in tho city. Sir Charles Bowen, Speaker of tho Upper House, mot with aii,'accident yesterday. Ho tripped on a mat at the foot of a short flight of stairs leading to\a doorway, and' out tho bridge of his noso rather badly. Dr. Cahill Was sent ,, for and dressed tho wound. Sir' Charles stood tho, shook ,find ..tho'pain very pluoldly, and did not -postpono his journey to Lyttelton by tho evening Steamer. ' J- •■'.'■' r ' Mr. John Alackay . (Government Printer), who was ratlier severely hurt • • through 'tho accidental slipping of a ladder on which he was Btanding in his ofiico on Saturday last, is making good progress towards v recovery. , On exami. ln'ation it , Was found that in addition to ai\ injury to hie nose, and bruises, ho sustained a broken rib. Hβ is hardly likolv to bo about again before the end of next week. . . . Sir Janies Carroll leaves Gisborne for Wellington to-morrow night. '. Mr. Is T cil Galbraith, local nctingniniiager for the New Zealand Shipping Company, will leave Wellington for Dunedin to succeed Mr. G. B. Bullock ' as manager towards tho end of this .'•..■■■ month. Mr. Bulloclr is expected to ."'.. nniyo in Wellington to. take over tlib .managership of the local branch ,on Tuesday morning. It was originally .intended that Mr, Galbraith should bo appointed to the managership of tho Invorcargill branch off the '.company, liut Mr. R. Dunlop, who was offered the position in Dutleclin is, ,at his. own request, to remain in Invorcargill. * ( The'death occurred, at his homo at Weraiti-yesterday of Mr; John M'Rao, ■whfc a fow daya.agb gavo:£lUoO to tho fuiids of tho Y.MX.-A. V The'deceased, '■'. who was born.at Kingussie, Scotland, ■tvivs 55 years of. ag<>. Ho v was twine married, his first wife being Mrs. .R. Riddiford, a daughter of Sir. ' H. L. ' AVardell. nnd his second rife a daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel-Roberts, of Sydney; Tho deceased had beon ailing for about tliree years.—Special correspon- ■ 'dciw- , . . " ; \ ' ... y ,'Mr.,H. Card,:of Petoiio,..left' for Sydney yestordny. Ho will tour Now South \Vnleii and Queensland with the Neiv Zealand Rugby team.' Dr. Agnes Bennett'has .been nominated for tho ordinary vacancy on thp ■ Education BoariJ. Her formal consent has not yet been received. , ■; .-',.. On tho occasion 6f.' his retirement frent tho Railway : ' Department, after thirty-four years' 'servicu, Mr. _M, 1 Cronin, who has filled various positions in tho Department, and who for. somo : years past has been attached to the - head office buildings, was presented by ' tho Staff of the Railway Hoad.Offices with a valuable mampnto of his connection with the Department. Mr. E> H. Hiley, General Manager, in making the ■ presentation, referred to. Mr. Oronin's • /lonpl service and good qualities, and wds ..supported'by Mr. H. Bujcton, Chief • Traffic (Manager, , under whom Mr. Ci'onin worked-for;many.'years. Mr; James- Coatcs,! , general 'manager for the National Bank of , New Zealand, ■ iwhd left for America in Alay, arrived in London at tho beginning of the present . week.. ~'■ ...■ . i.■ :■'.. .;:•:-'■' .-■Mr t Alex. superintendent for Messr§.. D.alge.ty and Co-V, will.leave ."■•• -.Londomon Newt.Zealand . at the end of August. ■•• ■. • .— ' ._■■■'. Mr. Rowland T. BaiUy, late Inspector. of' Awards at Wellington, has ' been transferred to Cliristchurch. Mr. Bailey left for tho south last night. Last evening tho 'officers of the stationery office hranch,of:the printing and stationary department of .the Govern- , nient Printing Office presented Mr. E. J..Bethell with a handsome cutlery set, on the.occasion of his'approaching marriage. Mr. B. B. Allen, chief clerk, made .'the presentation. Mr. Bethell is very well kno'wn in Association foot- ; ball circles, having at one time been a Wellington representative.,' : . ■'■ Councillor Stono has been appointed by the; Miriimar Borough; Council .as a commissioner of the' borough sinking ■ funds.. ':.- : ;.; ■■.; :.-. "■ ' ;:"■•. The Nowtown' Snhool Committee hris decided to nominate Messrs. 0. M. ,Lnl;e and Clement Watson for the vacancies on the Wellington' Education Board.