PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2418, 25 March 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. Jas. Allen arrived at Gisborno from the south yesterday morning and returned by the Tavawora last' night. The Minister received a number of deputations and laid the foundation stone of the High School Girls' Hostel.—Press Association. Private Philip Jessop, a member of the Expeditionary Force at Samoa, who has been invalided home, died 011 his ■way to the Nelson Hospital. He had been staying with his sister, Mrs. 13. Stratford, ,at the Croisclles, for the benefit of his health. As he did not improve, it was decided to take him to the Nelson Hospital, where he had previously been under treatment. A nurse was sent down 011 Wednesday to accompany him, and he reached' Nekon by launch. He was in a critical condition, and died in the ambulance before the hospital was reached, it is thought from heart failure. The deceased was a son of Mr. Ebeuezer Jessop, of Hope. Sir T. A. Coghlan will retire from the Agent-Generalship of New South Wales at the end of the month. The Victorian Government has consented to Sir. M'Bride (Agent-General for Victoria), taking over his duties pending the new appointment.—Press Asssociation. Mr. Lionel A. Abraham, who has been spending a, short holiday in Auckland. returned to Wellington in the Rotorua. The report published in some quarters that Mr. Abraham was leaving for England in tho Rotorua is not correct. Yesterday Defence Headquarters received advice from General Godley that Sergeant Samuel Wilton Peed, of the Second New Zealand Reinforcements, died in Egypt on March 21, of pneumonia. Sergeant Peed was with the Field Artillery. He was forty-one years of age, and was born at Cambridge, England. His next of kin was his brother, Mr. John Peed, a solicitor, in England. The Wanganui Board of Education last night decided to nominate Mr. F. Pirani as a member of tho National Council of Education.—Press Association. Mr. J. W. Collins, of the Labour Department, Wellington, has gone to Auckland on Departmental business. Sergeant-Major Jones, of Hawera, has been transferred to Napier. Mr. 0. K. Steele, who for the last two months has been on a business tour of the North Island; returned to Wei-1 lington yesterday. Mr. H. Haywood Mirams, who has been on a visit to Australia, returned to Wellington yesterday. The death of Mr. Alex Hill was referred to at last night's meeting.of the Oriental Football Club, and 011 the motion of the chairman (Mr. E. Wylie), tho following resolution was placed on tho minutes: "That this meeting desires to record its sincere regret at the demise of Mr. Alex Hill, a former president and an esteemed member of the club, and to convey to the widow and children of the late Mr. Hill, the heart•felt sympathy of members." Mr. J. Trevor was granted leave of absence from last night's meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board, and members expressed the hope that he would soon be restored to the best of health. At the annual meeting of the Brooklyn Harriers' Club last night appreciation of the following members on active service was placed on record Messrs. Hori Mio, N. Cummins, T. Elliott, J, H. Robertson, J. O'Neill, E. Johnson, T. South, T. Troward, W. .Wakelin, and A. Clapham. Lieut. A, S. Muir, son of the late Mr. Alan Muir, of GisDorne, who, was lately connected with the staff of the "Poverty Bay Herald," has gone into camp at Trentham Jhe English professional cricketer, Mr. J. H. Board, who has been acting as coach for the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association for the past six seasons, leaves for England by the Rotorua on April 6. In England ho will resume his 4 coaching duties at Bristol. The death is reported of Mr. Hector K. Burns,- 8.A., one ol the Auckland Education Board's inspectors. Death was due to the effect of heart strain, due, it to strenuous football. Mr. Burns was formerly master of the Baillie Street School at the Thames. Lieut.-Colonel Davidson, D.5.0., of the Peruvian Army, who has been visiting his parents in Nelson, leaves in a few days on his return journey to South America. Lieut.-Colonel Davidson, who is an old boy < f Nelson College, served through the South African, war in various capacities, being at one time orderly to Lord Kitchener. He also saw service in the Zulu war of 1906 as a captain on the Transvaal staff, which he had joined on the termination of the Boer war. At the present time he is engaged on the Border Commission defining the border between Peru and Bolivia. Members of the D Battery who have 1 returned from Samoa are asked by Mr. Sidney T. Cotter to meet him in tho Esperanto Hall, 156 Lambton Quay, at 8 o'clock to-morrow evening.