PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2461, 14 May 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rev. Father Fagan was among the passengers who left for Sydnoy by the Ulimiroa last evening,

The ■ late Lieut.-Colonel Braund, of the Australian Forces, who was killed in the Dardanelles, was a member of Parliament for Armidale, and an international Rugby footballer.—Press Association.

At. the • meeting of the Hospital' and Oharitable Aid Board yesterday a vote of sympathy was passed to Mr. G. J. Petherick, a member of the board, on the death of his mother, which took place ou Wednesday evening.

The Gazette published last night contains notification of the appointment of Mr. Wm. J. Anderson, M.A., LL.D., as a member of the Teachers' Superannuation Board, vice Mr. Geo. Hogben, 0.M.G., retired. Mr. Anderson has also been appointed to succeed Mr. Hogben as a Director of Education., Corporal Ameral Christopher Abbott, of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, who was in the casualty lists as having died in hospital, was a son of Mrs. Isabella Abbott, Southbridge. A brother of the deceased is now with the forces in Egypt, and another brother is in camp at Trenthani. Commissioner Hodder, who has been conducting a successful Salvation Army campaign in the Auckland district, will install Major Toomer as commander of the Wellington division at Palmerston North on Tuesday. The Mayor of Eastbourne (Mr. J. P. Kelly) and Councillor T. W. Pilcher have been appointed the Eastbourne Borough Council's Sinking Fund Commissioners. 1 Messrs. N. Galbraith . and R. M. Isaacs, who were transferred from 'Wellington to othor parts of New Zealand recently, have had a long connection T/ith the management of the affairs of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and last night the delegates present at tho annual_ meeting of the union passed a resolution expressing appreciation of tli6ir serviceft. The chief secretary of the Salvation Arm.v_ (Lieut.-Colonel Powley) has left for Gisborne. He will return to Wellington next week. Mr.- H. J. Williams, of Wellington, the secretary of the -New Zealand Licensed Victuallers' Association, left for Sydney by the TJlimaroa yesterday. Mr. Beaumont Smith the theatrical manager, who has bcon laid' up in Wellington, and Mrs. Smith left for Sydney by the TJlimaroa last evening. One of the keenest of workers for Rugby football is Mr. E. Wylie, of Wellington, and last evening at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Union much praiso was bestowed on him for his work as treasurer of the body. A resolution in appreciation of his offorts for the union was passed amidst applause. ' Mr. R. A. Keenan, well known in Bocial circles in Wellington, has been promoted to be district agent for the Agricultural Department in Napier. He will probably leave - Wellington for his new sphere of duty on Monday next. Mr. Joseph Myers, of Wellington, leaves for America by the Niagara, Bailing from Auckland on May 18. Mr. E. W. Gibbs, of tho staff of Messrs. E. W. Mills and Co., will leave on a trip to England by the Tiuakina ' on May 25. Mr. Herbert Woods has been appointed secretary of the Wellington Orphans' Club, vice Mr. R. A. Keenan, who is leaving for Napier. Sir. Koenan is to be fnrewelled by the club to-morrow evening.

Mr. G. H. Mason, who was elected president of the New Zealand Rugby Union last ovening, has been prominently connectcd with th* game of Rugby for about a quarter of a century. For many years 110 has taken a leading part in tlie management of tho game in Christchurch, and a few seasons back he managed tlie All-Black team which made Buoh a successful torn' of California.

Mr. W. Christian Ellard, science master at tho Queensland Agricultural College, has been appointed instructor in agriculture to the Auckland Education Board, at a salary of £350 . a year. Twenty-four applications for the position were received by the board. The new instructor was educated at Sydney University.

Several changes have recently been made in the staff of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, and the following aro announcedStaff-Captain Hildreth, manager Workmen's Home, Wellington j Adjutant Macaulay, trade manager, Ohristehurch; Adjutant hi wood, trade traveller for North Island; Adjutant Rowlands, Masterton; Adjutant Tatton, Nelson; Ensign N. Smith, Waihi; Ensign Pickering, Devonport; Ensign Willetts, Horbert; Captain Brodie, Paeroa; Captain' Birks, Waihi (assistant); Captain Cunningham, Woodville; Captain Glover, Motueka; Captain Arnold',_ Dannevirke; Captain Foster, Pahiatua; Captain Watkins, Norsewood; Lieutenant Jackson, Woodvillo: Lieutenant Heal, Motueka: Lieutenant Hill, Herbert ; Captain Graham atd Lieutenant Tremain, men's social work; Lieutenant Scrivener, assist Dunedin ; City.

The Hon. H. D. Bell, Minister of In ternal Affairs, forwarded the following telegram to Mr. Mark Cohen: "Please let me add my word of congratulationa to tho many you are receiving on your jubilee as a journalist. 1 only wish all journalists would follow the examplo you have set of sanity and fairness.'"

The appointment of Canon George Mac Murray, vicar of St. Mary's Church,' Parnellj as Archdeacon of Auckland, in succession to Archdeacon Calder, who recently resigned that position, was announced by Dr. Averili, Bishop of Auckland, this week (says the "Herald"). [ Archdeacon Mac Murray, who has been vicar of St.' Mary's Cathedral for the past twenty-three years,is a well-known figure in local ecclesiastical circles. Ho is a native of County Donegal, Ireland, where he was born in 1855. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and took his M.A. degree. He was ordained as deacon in 1878 for the curacy of Aughrim-cum-Killukin, and was admitted to the priesthood in the following year, and transferred to tho curacy of Cavan in 1880. In 1883 ho was appointed rector of Killinagh, and rural dean. He left Ireland in 1885, and proceeding to Australia began colonial work at Ararat, in the diocese of Ballarat. tn 1837 ho was appointed vicar of St. Paul's, Ballarat, and was elected canon of. the Cathedral. He retained this position until 1892, when he came to Auckland as vicar of St. Mary's Cathedral, a position which 110 still retains, fie was installed as canon ot St. Mary's Cathedral in 1901.

. Mr. J. D. Mac Donald, of Sydney, is ■visiting Auckland and Taupo - lor the fishing .season. Mr. J. A. Carr, son of Mrs. R. A. Can', of Epsom, will leave by tho Niagara on Tuesday to offer his services to tho War Office. He was a member of the Auckland division of the. Expeditionary Force which occupied Samoa. Mr. H. D. Stronach has resigned the position he has held for many years as manager for Otago and Southland of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, Ltd., in order to join the service of the Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd., _ and will, from June 1, fill the position of manager at Dunedin for that company, succeeding Mr. J. Wesney. wlio has been promoted in the service of his company. " . ' ' ' '