PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2423, 31 March 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Regal. Their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool, accompanied by Messrs. Gavin Hamilton (private secretary), Gould and Rattray (aides-de-camp), left Wellington for Auckland by the extra express yesterday fifternoon, and will reside in tho northern city, for several weeks. Mr. Day, assist-ant-private secretary, remains in Wellington. Dr. Marshall Mac Donald has been granted a year's leave by the Hospital Board from the honorary medical 6taff of the Dunedin Hospital, ho having volunteered for service at a military hospital in France. Mrs. Mac Donald, who is a member of the Australian Trained Nurses' Association, accompanies him, with the intention of offering for nursing service in France. —Press Association. Mr. James Hislop, Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, left for Inveroargill last evening. He will return at the end of the week. The Prime Minister's son, Mr. F, 0. Massey, solicitor, of Auckland, is to leave for Trentham in about a week to join the reinforcement drafts as a quar-termaster-sergeant. says a Press Association telegram from Auckland. Sister Fitzgibbon and Sister Rose, of tho Christchurch Hospital, have (says a Press Association telegram) been selected to go to the front as part of the contingent of twelve New Zealand nurses asked for by the Commonwealth Government. Both sisters received their training at the Christchurch Hospital, where at present they occupy the positions of theatre sister and sister in charge of the men's _ surgical ward respectively. No definite reply has yet been received from the Commonwealth as to when the nurses must leave the Dominion, but both are ready to leave at onco if it is found necessary. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., leaves for Sydney to-morrow on three weeks' holiday. Mr. G. Cruickshanks, S.M., of Inveroargill, will act as relieving Magistrate at Wellington during Mr. Cooper's absence.

Mr. H. Baldwin will again stand for tho Mayoralty of the Lower Hutt. So far no other candidates have been announced.

Mr. F. M. B. Fisher was met by two parties of friends yesterday, who offered him seasonable good wishes on the eve of his setting out on his voyage to Canada and the Mother Country. In the evening at a supper arranged by some of his more intimate friends, appropriate speeches were made, and the usual entertainment was offering.Among the guests were the Prime Minister (the Bight Hon. W. F. Massey). the Hon. W, H. Herries, the Hon. W. Fraser, and tlio Hon. H. D. Bell, and all expressed their good wishes to their late colleague. Mr. H. F. von Haast presided. In tho afternoon 31 r. Fisher was entertained by fellow-members of the Commercial Travellers' Club, about 50 in all, and presented with a travelling rug as a memento of his association with the club.

Colonel Gibbon, Chief of the General Staff at Defence Headquarters, Wellington, went south last evening. He will visit men encamped in Canterbury, and return to Wellington on Friday morning.

The following members of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society who have joined tho colours are to be included in the roll of honour which has been established by the New Zealand Society of Accountants:—Sergt. 11. A. Cunningham, A.1.A.N.Z.; H. L. Halliday, H. W. Hevhoe, Sergt. B. J. Uoaro, T. J. King, A. C. 11. Millar, W. Nicholls, W. Power, Sergt. F. Pridcaux, D. CJ. Sawera, J. H. 11. Saxon, R. F. Vial, A. H. Vial, A.1.A.N.Z.: Lance-Corporal R L. Ward.

Mr. F. R. Russell, chief inspector for tha New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, arrived from Sydnov by the Ulimaroa yesterday morning. Mr. C. N. Raeyertz arrived from Sydney by the L'limaroa yesterday.

Tho Wellington Education Board has been advised that Mr. J. R. Kill;, of Gisborne, who was a member of tho Education Commission of 1912, has hern nominated for a seat on the Council of Education.

Mr. A. Leigh Hunt will be a ■••nmii,'Jatn for a seat on flic Wellington Harbour Board at the coming rlurlioiu,. Mr. Hunt. j.lood last your, and «;i., fori- vtucb of obla.iliilis a scat..

Mr. E. A. Allen, auditor and accountant, and cinn of Mr. 11. f\ Allen, lott on a visit to Australia by the Manuka last Thursday.

City Councillor J. Fuller was granted leave of absenco from last evening's City Council meeting on account of illness.

Tho New Zeahuul High Commissioner has advised the Wellington Education Board that Miss Maitland, who has been appointed kindergarten instructress at the Training Collego, Wellington, leaves England tor this city on May 14. Miss Maitland is expected to bo here in Juno. She succeeds Miss Einch in the position mentioned.

At tho request of a largo number of citizens. Messrs. T. Bush and A. W. Voitcli have decided to become candidates for seats on the City Council at the forthcoming elections. The deputation which waited on these two gentlemen. who are both well-known business men, represented all parts of the city and suburbs.

Representations have been made to Mr. Robt. Hall, of Messrs. Robt. Hall and Co.. to stand for tho City Council at the forthcoming elections, and be has decided to contest tho election. Mr. Hall has already had experience in municipal matters as a member of the Grey Lynn Borough Council, Auckland, and prior to leaving for Wellington was asked to stand for the mayoralty of that borough. He lias been in business here for eleven years, and has been connected with the Chamber of Commerce originally, and recently has taken a prominent part in the transactions of the Wellington Central Chambey of Commerce. While resident in Miramar ho took a considerable jiterest in local matters, and was chairman of the School Committee for some years. Mr. Hall will take an early opportunity of addressing the olcctors.

Mr. Ernest Hoover, chairman of tho London Belgian Relief Commission, was for some time resident in Australia, having been representative in Western Australia of the mining firm of Bewick, Moreiug, and Co. Ho was a frequent visitor to Victoria, and was well known in mining circles.

The Wellington Education Board has decided to nominate its chairman (Hon. J. G. W. Aitken) for a seat on the Council of Education. Members of the board were unanimous yesterday in expressing the opinion that Mr. Aitken should be asked to stand, and some of them added that they thought it highly desirable tbab a district so central and imiMi'tant as Wellington should bavo a representative o'i the council.

Tho Wellington branch of (he Journalists' Institute received at its meeting yesterday a letter from the Director of tho World's Press Congress, to bo seld at San Francisco in July next, inviting the Institute to send a delegate t.u tho conference. It was resolved to accept the invitation. Mr. F. J. Earle (of the sub-editorial staff of the "Evening Post"), president of tho branch, was nominated as tho Institute's representative, and the hope was expressed that lie would be able to make arrangements for the trip.

Mr. Albert Blantou, formerly manager of tho Wellington Publishing Company,- has accepted the position of manager of the ''West Australian," which comprises a daily and a weekly paper, published at Perth, W.A. He is leaving Sydney for the West on April 10.

Dr. Robt. M'Nairii, of Hastings, is leaving for England next month to offer his services at the front.

At a meeting of tho Labour Representation Committee, held last evening at the Trades Hall, a resolution of condolonco and sympathy with Mr. E. Hunter, organiser of tho Wellington Rural Workers' Union, in his recent bereavement, was passed.

Last ' evening tho Wellington City Council passed a resolution of condolence with the widow and relatives of the late Mr. Alan Maguire. Tho Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) paid a brief tribute, to the career of the deceased citizen.

Mr. M. Tsuchiya, editor of the "Asahi Shimbun," whicli, being interpreted, means the "Osaka Morning Sun," left for Lyttelton last night on a tour of the South Island, which will embrace visits to Mount Cook and the Cold takes.

Mr. H. G. Claridge, on retiring from the position of assistant wharfinger to the Harbour Board, which he has occupied from ISDB, was the recipient of several presentations. From the wharfinger's staff he received a handsome silver tea service, whilst the permanent hands gave him a silver-mount, ed walking-stick and a spirit tantalus, each article being suitably \iwrioed. In making the presentation, Mr. R. Fletcher, M.P., chairman of the board, referred to the high esteem in which Mr. Claridge was held by his associates, who were desirous of recognising his merits, as well as the service he had rendered to the board. Mr. Claridge had been connected with work 011 the waterfront for forty-one year, during which time he had held several appointments. Messrs. Stubbles, J. Healy, E. Eossiter, and J. Kinneburgli also spoke of the fine service Mr. Oiaridge had rendered on the wharf, and mentioned that lie was the only link between the present and forty years ago. In reply, Mr. Claridge thanked all present for their kind gifts, and gave a brief account of his connection with the waterfront. He thanked Mr. Fletcher for his fathering of the superannuation scheme, and said that everyone should be grateful to that gentleman for the success of the scheme.