PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2402, 6 March 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. H. D. Bell arrived in Wellington from his trip to South Canterbury yesterday. Tie Hon. J. Allen will arrive in Wellington from Dunedin tormorrqw morning.'' ■ "" ' : The Hon. W. Fraeer ' arrives from the south this morning. Lieutenant-Colonel George, B.arclay, V.D., who was ejusf. clerk \a the Traffic Manager's office in Auckland, and. had recently been-appointed manager, will be commanding officer of tho field engineers to go with the next reinforcements for active service, 6taites Jan 'Auckland paper; The death occurred ?t Masterton yesterday of Mrs. Bunny, relict of the late Mr. Henry Bunny, at one time a member of the House of Representatives and an old settler of,the Wairarapa, at the age of 80. 'years.' ' ' " Mr. H. Welle, late organist of the | Glenmark Church, Canterbury, has been appointed organist of St.. Mat: thew's Church, Masterton. The Minister of Finance announces that Mr. W. Reece, of Qiristchurch, has .been appointed a direotor of the Bank of New Zealand, as successor to the late Hon. T. Fergus, says a Press Association telegram from Dunedin. ■ Mr. Lillja, of the New South Wales Public Works Department, who haß been ■ spending a holiday in New Zealand, left' for' Sydney by the Manuka last evening. . 'At the conclusion of the performance of "Seven Little Australians," at the Grand Opera House last night, a presentation was made to little Cecil Haines from a number of. her Wellington friends and admirers. When the pieco finished the talented little company gathered on the stage, and the audience waited to see the presentation made by the Mayoress J. P. Luke). Mrs. Luke, addressing the audience, said -that she was sure they not bo 'surprised that they should want to give Cecil, something to remember them by. would not forget her, and she was sure that Cecil would not forget them. She thought it rather unique that the six little Australians who came here should have to bring one from New Zealand. When Cecil grew older and looked at the presents she would think that she had many more friends in New Zealand than she had when she left here. They would hope that it would not be long before she came round again. (Applause.) Mrs, Luke then handed to Cecil a handsome jewel case, a silverbacked mirror, and an ' autograph on behalf of her friends in Wellington. The recipient was too shy to herself acknowledge the gifts, and on her request Mr. Harrington Reynolds thanked the Mayoress and the donors. They thought little Cecil one of their own, he said, and they felt quite sure that she would grow np and develop into a great actress. (Applause.) Mr. T. Kew Harty, an old resident of Wellington and now Auckland manager of the National Mutual Life Association, arrived by _the ; express yesterday on a brief visit to this City. Miss .Dorothy Miller has been appointed to the position of assistant superintendent at the Girls' Training Hostel, and physical culture and games mistress at Christchurch Technical College. Miss Miller, who is an Auckland resident, holds a first-class diploma of merit from the Liverpool Physical College, and is the holder of twelve medals and certificates of the Incorporated Society of Trained Masseurs, London, for massage and remedial gymnastics. She has passed the first and second stage of the hygiene examinations of the English Board of Education. She also holds the certificate .of the Royal Sanitary Institute.—rPress Association. Dr. Louis Barnett, of Dunedin, a native of Wellington, who intends to go to the front in Europe, left Wellington for Sydney by the Moeraki last night. 'As the Orsova, by which he will travel from Australia to London, goes via the Suez Canal, it is Dr. Barnett's intention to pay a flying visit to the New Zealand troops should they still be in Egypt. He purposes shortly after reaching London to leave for France, where be will be attached to'a base hospital. Under these circumstances he may not ho able to represent the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association at-its meeting in London in July.,

Constable Meiklejohn, of the Petone Police Force, who leaves for Dunedin on Tuesday nest, was tendered a farewell social last evening by a number of fetono citizens. Mr. W. Shprt presided, and during tHe evening presented .the guest, on behalf of those present, l with a silver tobacco .pouch and case iis a. token pf esteem.

On the occasion of their severing their connection ■ with the New Theatre, Sir. and Mrs. Charles MacMahon -were presented by the staff with mementoes of their cordial association. Mr. MacMahon was presented with a gold-mounted fountain-pen, and Sirs. MacMahon with a pTetty autograph book, inscribed "with the heartiest expressions of esteem and a'ffection. '

Mr. Alec Shaw, the popular secretary of the Wellington Pipe Band, left for the'south'last pv'eniug for the purpose of'taking rip tlie position of foreman of the fitting department in the Timarii Gas Company.-Before leaving, Mr. Shaw was presented' with a purse of sovereigns by the''Wellington'Pipe Band for the notable services he had rendered the b'and during his long connection as secretary," drum-major, and piper. Tlie presentation .was mado by Mr. J. Simpson in "the'unavoidable absence of Mr.'Alec Crawford (president).. The esteem in which Mr. is hpld by the Wellington Gas. Company's staff was shown on Wednesday' evening,' when Mr. A. M. Taylor,'manager of the fitting department, on behalf of the staff, presented Sir!' Shaw with a handsome marble clock, with an]inscribed'silver plate. Mr. Shaw is'the.'father of Miss Flora Shaw, the champion Hi'glifand dancer, ~who. will lie misseu in Wellington.' ''