PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2268, 30 September 1914, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. J. R. Hooper, who accompanied Mr. W. R. Morns (Secretary ■ of the Poet and Telegraph Department) abroad in the capacity of "fonctionaire attache," returned'to Wellington by- the Mooraki yesterday. .Mr. Hooper; who is a Uuent French linguist, wae to have assisted Mr. Morris at the International Postal Congress at Madrid, which was abandoned,on account of the war, which broke out when Mr. Morris imd his party were in Canada. Mr. Morris remained in Australia to transact some postal business with the CpmnionweaJth authorities.

The Eev. B. Dudley,\ of the Geraldine Methodist Chnrchj has intimated to the circuit officials liis desire to seek another sphere of labour at the end of the present connexional year. The following resignations were accepted at yesterday's meetiDg of the Wellington Education Board:—Mies Gilpin, sole toacherj Mangapari; Miss V. Bodell, probationer, Island Bay; Miss S. Mellor, pupil teacher, Terrace j Miss Martin, sole teacher, Weiaiti, aided school. Miss Tolley. Training _ Collego student, withdrew her resignation.

In the course of his annual address to members of the Wellington Racing Club last naghfi, the president (Mr. J. 13. HaTcourt) made reference to the' loss the club had sustained through the unfortunate death of Mr. Orton Stevens. Ho was (said Mr. Harcourt) immensely popular, and a hard-work-ing, active steward, and ono whose place it would he difficult to fill.

Mr. Frank Wright, who was here on tho Alexander Watson tour, returned by the, Mberaki yesterday to arrange a tour for Sir Douglas Alawson, S.B. The dates for Wellington are Octobor 13 and 14. Full particulars will be announced shortly.

The condition of Mr. William Foster, headmaster of tho Petono District High School, is said to have undergone an improvement.

Sir.Geo. Clifford was last night" electfid a life member of the Wellington Racing. Club, on tho unanimous vote of the annual general meeting. Mr. J. B. Harcourt, president of the club,' and Mr.O. S. Watkins paid tributes to tho work.of Sir Goo. Clifford as president of the New Zealand Racing Conference, and to his wholehearted efforts in,the interests of racing generally- . . •' '

1 Amongst tho arrivals by the Riverina at Auckland oil Sunday was Mr. James , R. Boose, the secretary of the Hoyal Colonial Institute, .who is visiting-New Zealand in connection with the campaign to increase the membership of the' institute in Australasia. Mr. Boose had received information that arrangements have been made with the War Oifioo by which the London premises of the institute in Northumberland' Avenue, between Trafalgar Square and the Embankment, will be made the headquarters for , the overseas Imperial troops whiles they are in London. The-members of the forces will be able to use the premise as a permanent address, and .will be invited to avaiKthemselves of all the privileges of the institute. Mr. Boose has been pursuing his "recruiting campaign" for the last two years, and his visits to Canada and South Africa have. resulted in big increases of membership. Although tho institute now lias a membership of 10,000, Earl Grey,' who i-s its founder, believes, that, in order to achieve :its object of creating a closer and permanent unity of the Empire t there should bo an overseas membership of fully ten times that number.

Major General Sir A. J. G'odley will leave for Auckland to-ni'orro'w and- will iiapcct the trooi)6 tliexe on Friday and Saturday. ' ■' . . , " ,