PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2366, 23 January 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

• 9 -r— Vioe-Beoaii. His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool leave Christchuroh to-day for the West Coast. They will pay an official visit to Reefton on January 25, and Westport on January 28, returning to Christchuroli on January 80.

Mr. J. J. Kingston, of the South British Insuranoe Company, has been eleoted chairman of the Auckland Fire Underwriters' Association, and Mr. H. &. Malcolm, of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company, vice-ohairman.

At a meeting of the Carterton-Volun-teer Fire Brigade on Wednesday evening additional two years' service medals were presented to Captain M'Kenzie, Lieutenants Jackson and M'Kenzie, and Fireman J. M'Kenzio.

The Rot. W. Slado, late superintendent of the Dunedin Methodist Central Mission, and . founder of the Octagon Mission Hall, is returning to New Zealand from a visit to the Old Country, having arrived in Melbourne by the Moldavia on Thursday.

Mr. Sidney Dix, who has been manager of Messrs. W. M. Bannatyne and Co.'s insurance department for the last twenty-five years, has resigned his Bosition in consequence of a severe nervous breakdown, and has gone into the country to reoupeTato.

Mr. Frank Rosson, of Masterton, died in tho local hospital on Friday morning, after a short illness. • ' " ■

' Mr. W. Barrington Miller, general manager of the Union Theatres, Ltd., of Sydney and Melbourne, left for Sydney by the Manuka yesterday.

The Rev. R. B. Davies, M.A., and Mrs. Davies, of Knox Church, Dunedin, who have been on a visit to Wales, arrived at Melbourne by the Moldavia on Thursday, en route to New Zealand.

It was recently announced by the London "Times" that Professor Ernest W. Brown, F.R.S., has been awarded' the Royal Medal for his investigations in astronomy, chiefly in the lunar theory. The. presentation of this medal had firstly to be approved by the King and-the council of ; the Royal Society. . Dr. Brown lately paid a. short visit to Masterton, where he visited his sister. Mrs. J. C. Yorke.

Mr. Will Appleton, _ manager of ■ the Charles Haines Advertising Agenoy, accompanied by Mrs. Appleton, left by the Manuka last evening for Sydney on a holiday trip.

Visitors.staying at the Hotel Cecil are:—Mr. and Mrs. Vallance, Masterton; Misses Vallance, Masterton; Mrs. Keesing, Napier; Mrs. Parker, Napier; Mrs. M'Mauaway, Huuterville; Mrs. Bonner, Napier; Mr. Rud Mrß. O'Neill, Wanganui; Mr, and Mrs. 6. M'Donald, Wanganui; , Mr. F. Wall, Martinborough; Mrs. Herbert, Dunedin; Mrs. Stewart, Dunedin; Mr. and Miss Kirkwood, Stratford; Mrs. and Miss Caldwell, Auokland: Mrs. von Stunner, Wellington; Mrs. Rose, Wellington; Captain Grover, Wanganui.