PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2454, 6 May 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. Dr. Pomare returned to Wellington from Auckland yesterday. The Hon. It'. Heaton Rhodes, who is visiting tho South Island, will pay.** visit of inspection to the Territorial camp at Kaikoura to-day. The Rev. Scott West has been elected President of tho Presbyterian Assembly* —Press Association. Mr. A. Maoionald, Assistant-Resi-dent at Nine (Cook Group), has arrived in Auckland on holiday leave. Mr. G. Gray, F.C.S.. who.for thirtytwo years has held the position of I/bcturer ou Chemistry at Canterbury Agricnltural College, is retiring shortly, and to-day the members of the Old btudents' Association, the Board of Governorß, and frieud6, will meet at the College for tte purpose .of making a presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Gray.

Mr. George Purdy, of 'Wellington, has received advice of the death. at South Yarra, Melbourne, of Ms brother* in-law. Mr. Arthur J. Relph, officer-un charge of the advertising branch of tad Victorian Government Printing Officii at the ago of 61 years, after a short illness. The deceased, who was one of the best-known and most popular officers in the State service, had been 40 years in official harness. Amateur photography was his hobby and some of his work was of a very high standard. He has left a widow (a sister of " r - Purdy), two sons, 0110 of whom la abroad with the Australian contingent, and a married daughter.

At the installation of the newly-elect-ed Eastbourne Borough Council yesterday, the Mayor, Mr. J. P. Kelly, took the opportunity to make a presentation to tile retiring Mayor, Mr. W. J. Organ. Mr. Kelly characterised Mr. Organ's work for tlio borough as yeoman and self-sacrificing. Councillors Peny, Pilcher, and Button, and other prominent residents of Eastbourne, also spoke verv highly of the retiring Mayoiv Mr. Perry said that Mr. Organ had done more than any other man foe Eastbourne. Mr. Organ suitably responded. Mr. Henry Wilding, who for twenty* one years has been chairman of the Auckland Society for the Prevention^ of Cruelty to Animals, and the Protection of Women and Children, was presented at the annual meeting on Thursday, afternoon with a silver-moiinted pocketbook containing a number of sovereigns* The Mayor of Auckland, in making tha presentation, testified warmly to the excellence of Mr. Wilding's judgment in determining upon tho cases which were brought before the Courts. _In tha toiirse of his reply Mr. Wilding men--tioned that for twenty-one years, except when absent in England, he haq not missed one meeting of the society*

A Wanganui correspondent Teports tlmt a Mr. A. 11. Lewis met with a most unusual accident last week while travelling >n a railway carnage. Tha glass bowl of tho lauip fell from the roof and smashed on his foot. He took little notice of the cccurrence for. soma minutes, and then, on glancing down, ho saw the floor covered with blood. He discpvered that ah artery in his foot bad been cut. The injury was attended to, but -Mr. Lewis will be for some time.

A private cable message has becni received in Christchurch statins thai' Lieutenant H. E. Voyce, of Christ* church, who is serving with the Mailt :N*ew Zealand Expeditionary Force, ha? received an Imperial commission.

. Captain John Henry Arden, a, Not?. Zeahinder with the Worcestershire Itegimont, who Inst Friday was reported to have received the Distinguished Service tlrder for conspicuous gallantry, and ability at Neuve Chapelle, waß,'for« mcrly a station holder near Cape Runaway, and was well known on the Easti Const of the North Island. When a* battalion on his right was expelled front the trenches he formed his company, under heavy fire, and counter-attacked the German right with great determine, tion, and the battalion reoccupied thd trenches.

Sir. J. H. Pollock, the well-known' and highly respected handicapper, who has been seriously ill for a year pask has gone south to attend a meeting or the Metropolitan Trotting Club's Boarcl of which he is still a member. This 19 the first time Mr. Pollock has been south since his illnessi and he is still far from being well owing to a break* down of his nervous system.