PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2414, 20 March 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

• ( The Hon. J. Alien, Minister of Edu--cation, leaves for Gisborne on Tuesday. ,He will lay the foundation-stone of a oiew Girls' High School Hostel on Wednesday, leaving the same night for Napier, and arming in Wellington on night. • i His Honour Mr. Justice Denniston fihas arrived in Wellington from Nelson. I The death occurred yesterday, says a \Press Association telegram from Auckland,' of Lieutenant-Colonel James fcPirie, V.D., who was in his eighty-first lyear. He was formerly major and 'adjutant of the Ist regiment of the Royal Guernsey Militia after his arrival in New Zealand in 1879. The late officer was actively connected with volunteer and defence matters, holding at one time the appointment of instructor in musketry and inspector of ammunition. Colonel Pirie was also for some K'oars a membor- of the Officers' Examination Board, and retired from active Military work only a few years ago. I Mr. F. Talbot, advance agent for the pNellie Stewart Company, arrived in (■town yesterday to make arrangements for the Wellington 6eason, which i 6 to ,k>pen on Eastor Saturday. ! The president of the New Zealand [Rugby Union received a cablegram from 'Sydney yesterday stating: "President (Calvert of the New South Wales Rugby MJnion, died this morning, l ' J The Rev. George Brown, D.D., President of the Australasian Methodist tConference, will arrive in Wellington •from Christchurch by this morning's : ferry steamer. At the annual meeting of the Linwood Football Club, Christchuroh, ref- , ftrence was made to the valuable services rendered to the Rugby Union by ■the president, Mr. G. H. Mason, who does not intend to seek i;e-election this year. It was decided that a letter should be sent to Mr. Mason expressing ithe club's appreciation of his work. Advice has been received, in Palmerston, says a Press Association telegram, of the death in Egypt of • Bandmaster B. J. Simpson, of the Main Exrpeditionary Force, following upon an {operation. Ho was well-known in the ■Wairarapa, Canterbury, and Hawke's ■B»y" in couuection with brass bands, land was for three years champion corof the Dominion. He was ap■pointed bandmaster of the Regimental ■Band at the main camp at Awapuni. JHo was a son of Nurse Simpson, of /Palmerston, has two'brothers at Ash--burton.a sister at Carterton, and three others in Palmerston.