PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2509, 9 July 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

In the Legislative Council yesterday a luncheon was tendered by. tho Hon. Sir Francis Bell (Leader o£ the Council) to tho Hon. Sir H.. J. Millor Otago), who that day completed 1 his half-century as a Legislative Councillor. The guest-j were limited practically to members of the Legist tivo Council, who heartily congratulated' Mr. Miller on his long term of office. Mention was made yesterday of the 1 , fact that two, sons of the Hon. C. J. Johnston, Speaker of the Legislative •' Council (Colonel F. E. Johnston and Lieutenant 0. 11. F. Johnston) were serving in the fighting lines at the Dar-- / danelles and in France respectively. ' Curiously enough word arrived yester- \ day morning that a third son, Mr.: Featherston Johnston; has also enlisted , for seivico. Many friends in New Zealand will be interested to learn that : he has joined tho Oxfordshire and BucksLight Infantry. I The Ven. Archdeacon Harper's pre jected departure from' Wellington was referred to at yesterday's sitting of theY Anglican Synod. The following reeo-; lution was carried unanimously: "That! this Synod hears with regret of the pr<x jected departure from the diocese of the,' Venerable Archdeacon Harper, and-, wishes to place on record its appreciation of his valuable services rendered, to the diocese and to the Church of the Province of New Zealand." Cable advice has been received that" Corporal Ralph' R. Bcet'h-im, son of 'Mr. H. H. Beetliam, of Brancepeth, Master-i ton, -who was a mcmbe.' of the mounted-' regiment in the first Expeditionary Force, has been promoted to the ranis .of lieutenant, , , Mr. W. H. Powell, surgeon iJentisb;'' < who has joined the N.Z.MO.- as a. private, has been ill in the Trentham Bos-; pital. He was discharged as better. on' Monday, and given ten days' leave. He., came into town to visit his mother, Mrs. ■ E. Powell, at whose; residence he has been lying very ill ever ,since. The loss sustained by the Wellington , Diocese-through the death, of the Rev. Joshua Jones was mentioned frith regret at the Anglican Synody sessions yesterday afternoon. On the motion of., tho Rev. W; Fancourfc it was resolved:.

"That this. Synod desires to-place on record its deep appreciation of the long; and faithful service of the Rev. Joshua Jones, and to convey its sincere, sympathy with Mrs. Jones and family in their bereavement." . ,

Among tho resolutions carried by the Wellington Anglican Diocesan Synod lastf.night was the following: "That this-' Synod hereby records its deep regret at the death of George James Cox, who was a representative of tho parochial district of Grey town and Featherstdn for over 30 years, 'and l that the Presj-; dent be asked to communicate to hisi family the sympathy of the Synod in their loss." :

Mr. Roland H. Ellis, of the Eastern;, Extension Cable Company's Singaporestaff, and Mrs. Ellis Jbavo arrived . in. Wellingtoni and are at present • the; guests of Mr; E. Holmwcod, of Eal-. hirnie. Mr. Ellis is on six months',' , furlough. . This week's '."Gazette" , announces that Mr. Alfred Aspray Gideon, former; •; ly Gaoler at . Napier, has been appointee Gaoler at InvercargiU, vice Mr. Ma Hawkins. ~ .. . The Hon. J.. G. W. Aitken, Messrs. - ' A. H. Miles, S. Kirkcaldie, H. Gv Hill, and A. E. Pearcc" have been appointed 'to act as delegates,for the; • Wellington Patriotic Society at tho-. provincial conference io be held in con-! netjtioit with the Wounded Soldiers" Fund on July 27. ' Mr.Eugene Casey : has .been', elected! , to act as a member of the Government -Railways Superannuation Fund Board, . vice Mr. R. M. Isaacs; resigned. The Rev. H. E. Tuokey,-of Welling— ton. has been, advised thathis son, y . Major H. P. Tuckey, of the.Kallaha.ni Light Horse, who has been at the fronts' in • German South-West Africa, has returned to his homo at Sydney, British , South Africa, where he has been stationed for some years. . • Private R.'H! Catlin, who was killed with .the Australians ill Gallipoli, was formerly in the "New Zealand Police Force.—Press Aissociation. ; ; , Mr. J. Casey, of Wellington, and J. Cussen, Government Poultry Instruc-. " tor, will act as judges at the Masterton. poultry 1 show this, month. The members of the Masterton Cluß on. Wednesday night entertained Messrs. i Eric lliddiford, B: Westmoreland, and*/ R. Perry, who, are joining the mounted", regiment at Trentham,' and prjsente^ each with' an automatic pistol.-. > An old resident of-'Petone; .in therj • person-of : William : A. List, died yes-; terday. He leaves a wife and a family : of five sons and two daughters. - Of the 6oiis, Mr. Jas. List is sonior member of the Potono Borough Council, and Mr. Thomas C. List is proprietor of tbp "Ttaiiaki Daily News."- ' Dr. Young, who leaves for England via Canada by the Niagara, which sails: , from : Auckland on Tuesday next, has 'signed .on'to join the Royal Army Medk cal Corps, and will report himself foi duty , immediately on reaching London. ' Last evening tho Wellington ' Citfl Council passed a resolution of condol-V ence'with Mrs. M'Plierson, wife of the late City Forester, who died this week. ' o Tho Mayor said that Mr. M'Phersoiv was a very competent- officer, very obliging, absolutely, fair, and one, for whom he had had the greatest Tespect as an officer and a citizen. Councillor , G. Frost, tho chairman of the City Reserves Committee, endorsed His Worship's remarks, and added that in,a few' years citizens would appreciate the value of Mr. M'Pherson's work as forester;. '* -.■ 1 ;: ' 1 Amongst the business transacted at a meeting of the Board of Control of theV New Zealand Sports Protection League. held yesterday afternoon, leave of absence was granted to tho Hon: Dr. Collins for a period of nine months, and , the board expressed their appreciation of his services to the league and their sincere wishes that all success may attend the important and arduous work ho:.has'.voluntarily undertaken in the service of the Empire. ■Mr. J. B. Clarkson, managing director of Messrs. J.. B. Clarkson and Co., Ltd., will be leaving Auckland by the Niagara on Tuesday for America, England, and Europe. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Clarkson, who intends, when she reaches England, to offer her services as a Red Cross-nurse, either at Home or on the Continent. 1