PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2197, 9 July 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Di Thicker, of Christchuich, returned fiom a \lslt to Sjdney vesteidaj bj the Ulnnaroa * Di. Tiiacker takes a livelv interest m sport generally, and in League footlill m particular, and was a spectator of tho games plajcd in Svdncv bv the British League team, which also armed ! bv the Ulimaroa Mrs Tliackei ac-. compniiiod her husband , ' Mi J B ClarKson, manag.ng directoi of Messrs J Co., Ltd , intends to pa> uiotjier business usit to Cinada, United Stateb, England, and tne Continent, and will leave by the b s. Willochra on August vL4. Mi. Dan Crawford, F R G S , will bo the chief guest and speaker at a New Zealand Club luncheon on Tuesday next. Mi L B Pearson, of the vChnstchurch office, will succeed Mr F 0. Candv as woiks manager at the Pireora Fioe7ins* Works Mr Candv having accepted a similai uosilion 111 tiio North Island Mi A P Hopkins, manager, of has been appointed superintendent of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's factories. ' -Mr G Gapes has been elected picsident of the Northland Municipal Electors' Association for tho ensuing >ear, and Mr E Lambert has been elected hon secretaij. The following appointments and promotions in the Post and Telegraph Department aio innounced —Mi G F B. Smallbono, postmaster, Waihi, appointed postmaster, Danuevirko, in place' of Mr R C Black, who is 'retiring! on superannuation after o\er 42 years' senico, Mr. M B Ford, senior mail clorkj Timaru, piomoted to a similar position at Invorcargill, Mr. R Anderson, senior mail, clerk, Napier, is to ictain the position there, which has been laised in giade. Mr W R JH. 1 Free, telegraphist, Blenheim, appoint^ l ed postmastei at Matamata ' t , " ' Among, the passengers to arrive from Sjdney jesterdav bj the Ulimaroa, were Mr J. E Henrvs, the well-known handicappei, Captain Roberts,_i.iv entor of the "Salamander" camp stove; and Dr Robert M'Nab, who ha 3 been engaged 111 fuither researches into tho , ' early histoi v of Australia and New Zealand m Svdnej Mr P Hallv, Conciliation Commissioner, loaves for Blenheim at mid-day 10-day .11 connection with the WaKamaiina Mmeis' dispute On Saturday he will letuin to Wellington, and v on Mondav he will pie-side at a sitting of the Conciliation Cuitncil to deal withi , the engmeors' dispute. ~ < f 'Hie Rev Father, T J O'Don-i ' nell, a ( secular priest, located , at Stanley (Tasmania), who 'is ■'' 4 known 111 Wellington, arrived from Svdnoy bv the Tjhmaroa vester-f '. daj. t Ho intends visiting Timaru and > Auckland puor to lcturmng to Tas-' J mania Anothei member of the Roman! Catholic clergv to arrive by the same steamer was the Rev Father Mulcahv", 1 ' < of Mackaj, Queensland, who comes to ' J Wellington to see his'brother, a priest " of the Redemptonst Order, ' who' is , rather sonously ill 1 , The death occuned at his residence, - Svdeuham, on Sundav, of Lieut Alfrea Noakes, a voteran who saw active ser- ( vico 111 two African campaigns So was a native of Sussex, England, and in I 1889 went to South Africa, whore ho " joined the Ist City Volunteers, Grahamstown, Cape dolour Ho served twelve' years in this corps,, passing from the 1 anks to a lieutonancj' He took part 111 the Becluianaland campaign, which was conducted entirely bj colonial troops, nnd he also served right through the Boer War, v Ho, received Tthree^ medals for his services'in these campaigns Mr" f Noakes went to Christchurch _ eight vears ago and was in business hVSjd-, cnliim, and was an active member ofr tho Veterans' Association. -For the past two j cars he had been in indifferent health