PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2238, 26 August 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

_ The Hon. W..H. Herries (Minister of Railways'), who is laid up with an attack of rheumatism, is likely to be confined to his house for at least a week. Mr. H. H. Haylmrst, son of the late CAlonel Haylmrst, lias consented to stand in the Reform interest for Terouka, if the lleform League approves tins selection.—Pres3 Association. The Hon. J G. W. Aitken has been ; re-elected chairman of the Wellington Education Board. Captain P. B. Sykes, of the Royal I<;cld Artillery, who comes to New 'Zealand to tako up a position in the Ordnanco and Artillery Eopartment of tho Defence Forces, arrived from London by the Remuera yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Sykes and his young daughter, Miss V. Sykes. ' Mr. Paul Cinquevolli, the distinguisbed juggler, was due to commence a tour of Australia under the management of Mr. Hugh D;_ M'lntosh on featurday last. * ' At yesterday's meeting, the Wellington Education Board'accepted the resignations of Miss Collerton, sole teacher •e.6 Oastlcpoint, and Mr. J. I. S. Mao Kenzio, of the Training College. _ Captain and Mrs. F., Jelly, of Wellington,- who shave been oh a tour through Australia and Tasmania, arrived back by the Remuera from Hobar* yesterday. They/were accompanied b; r Miss C. Long, ,of Hobart. • Mr. and Mrs. of London, who were to have made a comprehensive tour of Now Zealand, have decided to return from Australia to England, and have consequently cancelled all their arrangements in the Dominion-. Mr. W. R. Howard is acting postmaster at Featherston in- place of Mr. D. Macdonald, who is on the sick list. Mr. Macdonald was reported to ba slightly better yesterday. ! Mr. Lewis Alexander Hammerton, who died at Inglewood last .week, at the age of 82 years, arrived in Taranaki in the ship Cashmere, sixty years.ago.A cable message has been received stating that Major Hamilton (late New Zealand Defence Forces), who married the daughter of Mr. Charles Elgar, of Featherston, has been promoted to the rank of Major of the Grenadier Guards, which regiment is now on active serviceon tho'.f rentiers of France. Mr. Kenneth Hoby, second son of Mr. Arthur Hoby, of Wellington; was a passenger from Cape Town by, the Remuera yesterday after an absence oJ nearly eight years in Johannesburg.