PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2359, 15 January 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. D. R. Hall, Attorney-Gen-fcral and Minister .of Justice of New /.South 'Wales, who is at present on a Visit to Rotorua, will return to Wellington at the beginning of next week, and will probably sail for Sydney on January 29. . Dr. Valintine, Chief Health. Officer, 18_ returning to the Dominion by the ffllatatua due in Aucklaud in about a ; fortnight's time. , j G. H. Stewart, of ,4he 13th (Otago) Mounted Rifles, has, .it is understood, received orders to pro■ceed to Trentham camp for the sth Reinforcements on probation. • Mr. J. L. H. Ledger, Controller of ' /Money Orders and Savings Banks in the . Post and Telograph Department,' return- : :ed from a trip to England by the : J'Renraera on _ Wednesday. Mr. Ledger i who was a visitor to Paris and Brussels , shortly before tho war broke out, confined his travels thereafter to the United Kingdom.' Ho was'unfortunately laid 'up for a time at Edinburgh through .ptomaine poisoning.' _ He was also prevented from witnessing the obsequies of tho lfte Lord.Roherts; owing to contracting a severe chill. Mr. Lodger hns been Absent from Neiv Zealand for eight •Months.

Inspector O'Donovan, who leaves Napier to-day to take charge of the Dunedin police district, has been presented with an illuminated 1 address from the citizens of Napier, while Mrs. O'Donovan has been the recipient of a, purse of sovereigns from the citizens and a Pearl-and diamond pendant and chain from members of the Hawke's ,'Bay Police Force, says our Napier ■ correspondent. No more popular inspector than Mr. O'Donovan has. ever ■ had charge of this district, and during eulogistic speeches many references were made to his unassuming manner, never-failing courtesy, and the quiet, yet exceedingly capable manner in which he has carried out his duties here. - The reporters of the local newspapers also presented Inspector O'Donovan with a fountain pen, as a token of their esteem.

Mr. J. S. Doiiglas has been appointed by the Governor to be a member of the Plumbers' Registration Board, vice Mr. Alexander Burt, jun., resigned.

Prior to his departure for Hamilton last evening,. Semor-Sergeant Ca'ssells was farewelled on the Thorndon Station by a large number of his friends, including representatives of 'the Police Force and members of the Thorndon Amateur Swimming Club. He was accompanied by, Mrs. Cassells.

Late on .Wednesday ' evening Mr. Robert Gibson, for .many years foreman' carpenter at the Petone Railway Workshops, died at his residence,' Nelson Street, Petone, after a brief illness. Mr. Gibson retired on superannuation soma four years : ago, and was 65 years of age. He leavce a widow, one son, and live grandchildren.

Suß-Inspector Broberg left foT Dtmedin last night to take up his new duties as 6ub-inspector there. ' A large number of his friends gathered on the wharf to bid him farewell.

.Mr. R. Trigga, Assistant PulSEc Service Commissioner, has been appointed Deputy Public Service Commissioner, as from January 14, during Mr. Donald Robertson's absence from Wellington on holiday..., x . . ' • The resignation of Mr. Ct B. Statham as member for Dunedin Central is notified in the "Gazette," and the seat is declared vacant.

Mr. J. M'Lean, chief inspector for the National Bank of New Zealand, is at present on a visit to Auckland.

Sir Edward Gibbes, secretary of the Education Departments accompanied by Lady Gibbes, is on a visit to Auckland.

Mr. Alfred Fowler, representative for John Dewar and Sons, is at present on a. business visit to New Zealand in connection with the firm's agencies. Mr. Fowler was formerly well-known in newspaper, circles in Wellington.

Mr. Arthur J. George, of the wholesale firm of George,, Doughty, and Co.,' returned to New Zealand by the Niagara on Monday. He has been on a business visit to Great Britain and America.

Mr.. Geo. Evaiis, who has been laid aside by severe bronchial troubles, is recovering, slowly. He hopes to be able to leave his bed for an hour or two for the first ■ time to-day.

Mr. Alexander M'Farlane, -of Mangamutu, Pahiatua district, who is a member of the Wellington Harbour Board, returned from a trip to England by the Remuera on Wednesday.

Lieutenant C. C. lies, of the Army Medical Corps, who died recently in France from wounds, was the, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter lies, Ngatapa, Gisborne. As a student be had a. brilliant career. Beginning his education at,the Kaikorai Scnool, Dunedin,' he passed on to the Otago Boys' High School and Otago University. At the latter ho qualified in his medical preliminary examination, afterwards proceeding to Edinburgh to continue his studies. .In his first'professional examination ho was .one of the medallists in anatomy; in his third, ho Was prizeman in public health, qualifying in .1911 for M.8., Ch.B. degrees. Two yeafs later he obtained' his M.D., also D.T.M. degree of Liverpool;' He was subsequently 'ap-. pointed assistant pathologist to the pathological, bacterial, and clinicarresearch laboratories of the Rpyal Sussex Hospital, Brighton. He was recently elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health, London, and also obtained with honours the diploma of Public Health, of 'Ireland. On the declaration of war with Germany Dr. lies was amongst the first of the New Zcalanders to offer; his services for the front. Deceased was born in Wellington ,and was 29 years, of age. The latest information received by his relatives is that he died from wounds on December 19, and was buried at Estaires, in Northern France.

A full meeting of the members of the Wellington Jewish Club was held last evening when a presentation of a case of pipes, pouch and tobacco waß mado to an old Wellington identity, Mr. J. Wilczinsky in honour of his 83rd birthday.- Eulogistic references were made to _ the good feeling and esteem in which Mr. Wflrainsky is held by the club. The recipient.suitably responded.

The war hasn't reached Britain's own territory, so that country has had better luck than Belgium, France,.Servia, Russian Poland, or Austria. Still there is b certain amount of excitement, as witness this statement of the position:—• The new British regulations for the defence of the realm are contained in a Consolidating Act-,which was published recently. Tin's Act gives the Admiralty and the Army Council virtual power to abrogate all the ordinary liberties of tho subject, and invests the authorities with , absolute powers to do whatever they think necessary for defence. All rights to private property disappear for the time being, and the leaders of the defence forces are empowered to commandeer any land, buildings, factories, workshops, and to send the inhabitants to any particular district. The rights of jury trial cease,, and courts-martial are empowered to inflict upon any civilian the death penalty, penal servitude, or a lessor punishment.