PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2569, 17 September 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

! ; A Press Association-, message from Sydney, states that the Rev. R. H. Pittendrigh, a Methodist- minister, has been killed at the Dardanelles. Failing to , obtain an appointment, as a chaplain • lie enlisted as a private and fought right • through. - The Hot. R. J. Campbell's resignation of the pulpit at the City Temple • has been accepted. The retiring preacher was warmly thanked for , his services. Mr. Campbell will probably join the Anglican Church after his work in France and become associated, with the Bishop of Birmingham. Ho will devote his leisure time to literary works. His "New Theology" was , withdrawn from circulation two months ago—Press Association. (The Rev. R. J. Camphell succeeded in: 1903 to the pastorate of the City Temple, London, upon'the 'death of Dr. Parker. His books oh the New Theology, published in 1907, aroused a good deal of controversy: He takes a keen interest in social prob- . .. lems.) Mr. George Luke, son of the Mayor _(Mr. J. P. Luke), late works manager ; in "Wellington for J. J. Niven and Co., and formerly on the engineering staffs of the Marama and Maori, is going to the front as a private in i the Seventh 'Reinforcements. , ' ' Word has been received by Mr. Wil- . : liam Smith, of .Messrs. Smith and .■' . Smith, that his sen,,. Trooper Alan ; M. Smith, who is in hospital at Cairo -suffering from ,wounds, is progressing favourably. Mr. Smith has not yet been, able to ascertain the. extent or . nature of ;hi3 ison's wounds.- , Yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. 6. Tustin, of- Wellington, received a cablegram from his seoond son, Private Fred. C. Tustin, of the Main Force, who was wounded on A.ugust 7, stating that his wound was slight, that he was better, and was now in the Pont de Koubbeh Hospital, Cairo. ' Lancet-Corporal W. J. Hill, formerly of Wellington, who was wounded _at the Dardanelles, and is now in hospital in ■ London, has cabled that he is "conval- : .escent. . •. ■ Police-Superintendent John - Ellison, , of Wellington; will retire on superannuation at the end of, the present month. In speaking at a jrnrade of the Nelson Police Force on Tuesday, in reply to some flattering remarks upon his long and honourable -career as a police officer, Superintendent Ellison- mentioned : that he did not- intend to take advantage of the provision to continue in the • Service for an extra six months, as it was his opinion 'that when -an officer reached the age limit.of 65 he should retire._ ' It is Superintendent Ellison's, intention to visit England, and to return to .the Dominion. The death is reported from Dunedin of Mr. Thomas Thomson, a director of Messrs. A; S. Paterson and Co. In 1885 he entered the service of the National Mortgage, and Agency Company,' Ltd., and was promoted in rapid succession to Melbourne, Timaru, and then back to Dunedin, to. take charge of the company's grain and merchandise departments. In 1901 he joined/Messrs.' A. S. Paterson and Co. as manager, and a few years ago became a director. He leaves a widow, four sons, and a . daughter. The eldest boy is with the troops, at the Dardanelles.. 1 Mr!' Frank O'Sullivan (a brother of '111'. Tom Pollard) has arrived in Wellington from Sydney to make arrangements for a provincial tour of New Zealand of Mr. D. B. O'Connor's "Merry Widow" Opera Company, now playing "The Girl in the Taxi." "The Girl in the Train," "The Orchid,'.' and •■"The Merry Widow." Mr. O'Sullivan states that Mr. O'Connor had the iriisfortune recently, to have his beautiful . "home on the, North Shore line, Sydney, burnt 'down. The house was insured, . but the furniture was not covered. Mr.: O'Sullivan was thrown out of a .-motor-car; in • Queensland- a : ; few weeks ag, but is now quite well again. _ Mr. C. L. Mullany, of the Napier Branch of the Railway Department, who was a member of the Samoan Expeditionary Force, and - was a sergeant, in' chargo' of the _police there, has gone into camp at Trenthain- as N.C.O. in the Ninth Reinforcements. A younger brother, Mr._ E. . Mullany, late of Nelson, is also in camp, being a -gunner in . the Nelson Artillery. Another younger 'TJrotlier has also , handed his name in. •All three are- sons of. Senior-Sergeant Mullany, of Lambton Quay Police Station,

_ A? the last meeting of the Executive Board of the Amalgamated' Sooiety of Carpenters and Joiners, Mr; B. Morton; chairman, "handed in-his resigna■tion. Mr. Morton has enlisted. ■ The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Ray, of Clarevillo,. took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was very largely attended. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. R. Young, .of St. Mark's Church, Carterton, and the .pall-bearers were' Messrs.. C. Roid, J. Oatos, J. Hodder, and J.Humphries. •. ,^ r - J* M'Laren, of Ponatahij has * I'juied the staff of Messrs. 'DaJgety and • Co.,' Ltd., fa stock agent at-Masterton.' Sir. P. J. Road, of Te Wharau, has taken up a similar position' with the same firm at Eketahuna.

Mr. James Matier. of the head office stair of the Bank 01 New Zealand, has received the appointment of manager of the South Dunedin branch of the bank and ' with his family leaves to take up his now duties ;at once. Mr. Matier was for a number of years manager for . tho bank at Levin, also in Haivko's Bay. . Private John G. Penney, whose name appears in the name of missing (believed to be : killed) on August 8, is a son of the well-known Wesleyan minister. Rev. Chas. Penney, of Beefton, and - brother of Mr. William Penney, of the Land Tax Department, Wellington. ' Mr. 6. H. M'Clure, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Southland, has been proDieted to the position .of Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor. Wellington. He will bo succeeded by Mr. H I). M. Haszard, Commissioner of Westland. . A Press 'Association telegram states that the Rev. J. W. Bredin,- a. recent arrival from the Presbyterian Churcli in Ireland, was .on Wednesday inducted tho, Foxton Presbyterian Church, and in the evening was accorded a public welcome. Last week the staff of the Welling- . ton branch of the Alliance' Assurance Company met to say farewell to Mr. J. ■ iV. Radcliffe, who had been associated With the company for niany years, and who has now gone into camp to do his duty for his country. The farewell was s cordial one and the best wishes were expressed for Mr.'Radcliffe's career in sbaki, and- that he would return safe and sound covered with' glory. Through the manager, Mr. C.' R, Smith, he was presented by tlie staff with a handsome vP'P?s. Mr. Radcliffe expressed nis thanks in a feeling manner; On Wednesday tho same staff foregathered at 5 p.m to take their leave of Mr. A. H. Kushton, who has been cliief clerk to the company in Wellington since 1891, and now « retiring to go apple-farming near Masterton.- Among those present r?-ii r ol,r ■ were Mr. Wm. w ir me f ly ] J lana l?ei' of the company m \\ ellmgton for many years, Mr. G. JLi. Denniston a Dunedin director, and Mr. Jones, of the Nanier staff (who is going mto camp). 'Die manager (Mr. Smith) suitably expressed the company's deep appreciation of Mr. Rushton's able and loyal services, and wished him the best of luck for the future. Appreciative speeches were also made bv .Messrs Ixlll a ™ Denniston." Through 'the manager, Mr. Jlushton was presented with a very handsome oak folding desk bear"iff a silver Plate inscribed with the staff _s best wishes. Mr. Rushtoii rnsnonded suitably. His position will be filled by the promotion, of H!r. Wilfred Skegg,. from. i&<\