PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2275, 8 October 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. A. L. Parsons, for seventeen audit half years manager in x 'Christchurch for the jNw Zealand Insurance Company, has been promoted to the mentof the West Australian branch, and was entertained at luncheon by the Underwriters'. Associations at Christchurch yesterday, and presented with a gold watch, chain, and sovereign case,, and with a necklet for Mrs. Parsons. Mr. Parsons was subsequently presented by the chief clerks of all the nuuranco offices with an artistic greenstone deskknife.—Press 'Association.

, The death, apparently by a drowning accident, of Mr. J. H. Sing, of Pembroke, Lake Wanaka, will be much regretted, reports the Christohurch "Press," not only in the district, but by many deer-stalkers who have visited the North Otago deer forest. The late Mt. King was one of the oldest guides in the district, and he was best known to the older generation of stalkers who visited the Timaru Creek when that was the headquarters of the sport. In later years he did not go out often, but three years ago he accompanied an English stalker in the Hunter. Mr. King ; took a very 'keen and intelligent interest in the deer herd> being an excellent observer, and he was the first to point out the fact that deterioration had set iu in the over-stocked portion of the herd, but, unfortunately, his information and advice were not acted upon at tho time. Mr. King, who was a very good taxidermist, mounted many of the stags' heads that were shot in the Hawea district.

Mr. J. W. Hill, officer in charge of the' Government Tourist Bureau in the General Post Office Buildings, has been appointed an authorised agent for tho purpose of enrolling electors in the five Wellington electorates.

Sir. J. A. Brailsford, a former student at Victoria College, who had Press experience in Wellington and later in America-) and lias lately been acting as representative for the Associated Press at Peking, has gone to Kino-chati with the-Anglo-Japanose forces. Mrs. Brailsford, who is a trained nurse, accompanied tho force as an ambulance worker.

The Rev. A. 0. Williams, accompanied by Mrs. AVilliams, returned to Wanfianui this week from a nine months' visit to Great Britain.

Mr. G. E. Blanch, at present headmaster of the Melbourne Grammar School, will take over the charge of Christ s College, Christchurch, at the conclusion of the midsummer vacation. Ho liq3 held his present appointment for sixteen years, and lias (says the "Australasian") developed the school in a marvellous manner. When he took it over it was attended by 120 boys, and at the present time the number is 500.

Mr. J. B. Paton, a member of tho Management Committee of the Wellington Football Association, was presented with a silver fruit and cake dish by the committee last evening, on the occasion of his recent marriage.

Mr. P. Macky, of Macky, Logan, Caldwell, Ltd., has been appointed to succeed Mr. W. J. Huoston as manager of tho firm's branch in Wellington.

The Rev. J. Hobday, of Roslyn, J)unedin, will occupy the pulpit at the Vivian Street Church for the next two Sundays. It is Mr. Hobday's intention to visit England as soon as the war is ended.