PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2234, 21 August 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rev. H. L. Blamiros, of the Trinity Methodist Church, Wanganui, has been appointed a chaplain to the 'Expeditionary Force. Dr. J. A. Marshall has been appointed junior house surgeon 1 at the Wei- • linKton Hospital (vico Dr. W. C. 'Lean, resigned). Mr, H. A. Fox, late secretary to the Wellington Hose and Carnation Club, has been elected a lifo honorary member of that club in return for the valuable services he has rendered.' At the annual meeting of the club sympathy was expressed , with Mr. Fox over his misfortune in sustaining such serious injury in thp recent railway accident at . Whaugamarino. Mr. J. Hiokey, of the Petone branch of the St. ; John Ambulance- Brigade, who has volunteered for active service, was farewelled at a social last evening by the Petoao Ambulance Division. Mr. T.lUecfe, English billiard professional, is about to leave for Sydnev, en route for England. Mr. Reeoe will commence his English season at Chesterfield on October 14. Cabled' news has reached Wanganui that Master Haydn Beck, too left New Zealand _to study at the Brussels ConBorvatorium, and was at Nanvur when , ho last wrote (July 4), is quit© safe. Tho violinist made great progress at tho conservatorium, and gained first place in two recent examinations. Mr. E. B. Gunsoh, M.R.C.P., who has been studying medicine at Edinburgh and London for the past nine years, has been appointed assistant to ' Dr. James Mackenzie, of the London Hospital. Dr. Gunson is a brother of Mr. J. H. Gunson, chairman of tho Auckland Harbour Board, i Mr. G. C. Israel has been appointed chairman of the Otago Education Board (states a Press Association telegram). ' Mr. E., Gordon Bennett was, yesterday, appointed dental surgeon at the Wellington Public Hospital. . The appointment of Mr. Albert J. Ching to be clerk of the Magistrate's Qqurt at Eltham, vice Mr. J. S. Pipe, retired, is gazetted. • Staff Sergeaut-Major Edward Kennedy has been' awarded a long-service end good-conduct medal. -Mr. 0. M. .Smith, editor of ths "Shipping Gazette" and "Shipping and Commercial Annual Review," is resigning'liis"position to take up the ibanagership for the North Island for Messrs A. E. IJshenvood and Co., London, and Dunedin,