PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2515, 16 July 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Major-General Davies, who tad ft brigade command in the great retreat from Moils, had been suffering from gastric influenza for some months before tlio war, and ill-health eventually forced him to go to England again on tho sick list. Ho'has since recovered, and is now in command of ths 20th Division of Kitchener's New Army. Mr. C. B. Massev, Papanui Road, Christchurch, received advice bv Tuesday's mail that bis oldest son._ Stnff-Sergcant-Major 0. 0. Massey, with the forces on (Jallipoli, had been prqmoted to the rank of lieutenant. Sir Georgo Clifford, who lias been president of the New Zealand Racing Conference for the past twenty years, was re-elcctcd last night for a further term. The Hon. 0. Samuel, M.L.C., in moving the re-election, paid a tribute to tlio valuable services rendered to racing by \ Sir George, and Sir. 6. Hunter, M.P., and several others also spoke in terms of praise of the president's work.

Dr. Martindale Kendall left by tha Remuera for London yesterday ,to joia the Royal Army Medical Corps for service at the front. Ho was accompanied by his son, Mr. G. Kendall, who is going Home lo offer liis sen-ices for tho front.

Mr. J. P. Hartland, secretary of tha Auckland Racing Club, visited Wellington in order to meet his son, Private C. F. Hartland, who returned by the AVilloohi<B.

The services of Major Fleming-Ross, Officer Commanding the sth (Wellington) Regiment have been accepted for the Eighth Reinforcements. Maior Ross goes into camp at Palraorston Nfertlf next week.

Mr. A..H. M'Auley, lately in charge of Messrs. Harcourt and Co.'s City property department, left on a holiday for Sydney and Queensland yesterday.

Captain M. Aldred, 3rd (Auckland)' Mounted Rifles, and Second-Lieutenants Coates, Richards, and M. M'Kechnie arrived at Pnlmerston North on Wednesday to\ join the mounted rifles section, of th 9 Eighth Reinforcements. Lieutenant Richards, before his departure; was presented with a prismatic compass, by the Manger© Farmers' TJnion Riflt, Club, of which lie was a member.

Mr. Gordon Smith, who has volutH teered for active sorvico, was entertained in the Konini Hall on Wednesday evening and presented with a, gold ring, set with emeralds. At Hamua earlier in the week he was presented with a silver spirit flask. For many years Mr. Smith has been prominent in sporting and social gatherings.

Messrs. H. Friedlander, E. R. Gtiin, ness, B. L. Lane, P. Miller, F. H. Pyno C. P. Skerrett, K.C., J. H. P. Strang] 0. S. Watkins. and the Hon. 0. who acted as judges of the Racing Conference Appeal Court during the past year, wcro thanked by the president (Sii Geo. Clifford) in his annual address, read before the conference yesterday.'

Mr. M. Juriss, formerly a sergeant-" major in the Permanent Force, who ap-, plied for a commission in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, offering to undergo an examination for captain on entering camp, and who was offered noncommissioned rank with prospects of promotion, left for England to offer his services to the War Office, London, to serve at the front, or as drill instructor or to work in' a munitions factory.