PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2589, 11 October 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rodent Commissioner •at tha Cook Islands, Mr., H.. W. Jiorthcroft (who retires at .the end of-the year), is on leave at present, and his duties aro being carried out by Mr. A. Ralfe, formerly Clerk of the Court in Auckland.

1 During the supper adjournment of ■Parliament:on Friday. evening several , members made a,presentation to Lieu-,' tenant George Massey (son of the Prime Minister) and Mr. W: E.-Anderson (son, of Mr. G. J. Anderson, M.P.- for Mataura), both of whom were _ recently' .. married. Lieutenant Massey is shortly ... proceeding to the front. The presentation to Lieutenant Massey was made, by ' the Hon. J. Allen, and that to Mr. Anderson was made by the Prime Minister, s Sergeants J.-Brown and,R. D. Boyle, ' of tho Eighth Reinforcements, were the v -recipients of presentations from their.' confreres on ; the 'commercial and accountants' staffs. of The Dominion on'. :-■■;• Saturday mormng. The, 'presentations, , wliioli were made' bv the manager, Mr. A; Sando, consisted of a serviceable ■•• wristlet watch and a pipe_ (to Sergeant Brown), and a case of pipes, a silver . cigarette case, and a whisky flask (to Sergeant Boyle). The following appointments as second lieutenants (on probation) are announced in Trentham Camp Orders• Pte. J. H. Cock, 3rd-Battalion, N.Z. . Rifle Brigade; Sergeant G. H. Allan, Infantry, 10th Reinforcements; Corporal L. A. J. Emery, 4th Battalion, flj.Z. ' Hide Brigade. . News has been received in Wellington that Dr. James Mackintosh Bell, formerly Director of the Geological Survey Department in New Zealand, has been, appointed a Ist captain in the 73rd Battalion, C.E.F. (Canadian Black .Watoh), sth Royal Highlanders. ; Mr. W. A.' Hislop, who lias been ap< pointed field secretary for New_ Zenland in connection with the Youn<* Men's Christian Association movement amongst tho troops in Egypt, was entertained in Ghristcliurc.li at teaby, friends, at the Young ilen's. Chnstuin Association's Buildings prior to hip departure for Wellington.- Mr. Hislop was born in Milton, and for some time was assistant-secretary to the Young Men's Christian -Association in Dunodiii. He will be the twenty-sixth man sent by the association to work amongst ■ the Australasian'troops. _ Mr. Hunter Maeandrcw, Ota'go district railway" engineer, lias been trans* ferred to Wellington. Mr. F. J. Jones, who recently has hod charge of tho construction work? at Auckland, will succeed Mr. Macandrew. • . Mr. Harold Weston (seoretary Pfiia- ' tun. Racing ClubV aiid Mr. J. D. .0... Crewe (Mayor of Pahiatua) are visiting, Wellington. They are staying at tho _. Occidental Hotel. • 1 Mr. F. 0. : V. v Acheson, whoso thesis for tiie Jacob Joseph Scholarship ha a received tho approval of the Profcssorirf Board of Victoria College, is ceive the second instalment :of h« Boholarship from the College Council. Tlie deaths occurred on May of Mr.-. George Archibald Scott and Mr. Alesan. der Jainoi, "son; tively of Mr. Simon Scott, of \\ ebb Street, for many_ years proprietor the well-known confeotioncry busineas m Manners Street. Mr. George Scott, *ho died at his residence, Cliuroh Street, Karori, was 41 years of age. He was a, native of Wellington, and attended the Te Aro School, and later on succeeded ; ■ , his father in charge of. the Manners Street business. He was a member of the Brooklyn Lodge T of Freemasons and the Southern Cross Lodge of Oddfellows.Tho cause of death was dropsy, super- . vening on rheumatic fever. Ho leaves , a widow (tho daughter of tho late Mr. Herbert Hill) and a daughter. Mr. Alexander James, who was.4o ot , age, iwas forniorly known m Wellington as a theatrical 'advertising agent. He left a widow and one child. . , The Egyptian Gazette'of Augusti 18 records,- amongst a long list-, the award of tho Distinguished Conduct ■ Mea«i_ Sergeant W. A. Crpss, 13th Australian Infantry- (N-S.W.), for conspicuous gal- : lantey on May 9, 1915, during operations near Gaba Tope (Dardanelles).in taking an enemy's'trench. Out ot a, • party of 40 men to which ho-belonged,., only twelve reached their objective.; On the officer in command;being wounded he endeavoured to assist hun .back, 1 but the officer was again shot and kiLlcd! '/Sergeant Cross then immediately,--returned to the forward ,position. In this connection it is interesting to note that Sergeant Cross was formerly curate at- Lower Hutt, and also at St. Peters, Wellington. ... ■ ' ■" . . , ,