PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2609, 3 November 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tlio Right Hon. W. F. Massey has accepted an invitation to visit the Palmerston Show on Thursday, and to open the new cattle pavilion. Sir Joseph Ward, wlio left for Auckland by last evening's express, expects to return to Wellington on Friday or Saturday next. The Hon. A. .M. Myers went to Auckland last ovening. Mr. Justice Coo]>er left- for the North by the Monowai last evening. Police-Superintendent O'Donovan, who succeeds Superintendent J. Ellison in charge of the Wellington district, arrived from the south yesterday morning, and lias entered upon his new duties. Superintendent O'Donovan was last in Wellington as sub-inspector, when ho earned the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact! . At last night's meeting of the Wellington Presbytery, the Ik-v. J. Gibson Smith, of St. Andrew's Church, was nominated for the position of Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Now Zealand for 1916-1917.

Mr. R-. .Smith, of Petane, Hawko's Bay, who was tossed by a hull a few days ago and sustained severe internal injuries, is progressing favourably.

Pte. Melville, of the Divisional Signalling Corps (Auckland), who wa6 formerly attached to the literary staff of the Auokla-nd "Herald," returned 1 by the Willochra. He happened to stop a bullet with'liis shoulder, and the wound gave him somo troublo after the bullet was extracted. '

Mr. Paul Laaigton, maJiager for the Lissack ■ Concert Company, arrived by yesterday's express. . . .

Visitors staying at the Albert Hotel aro: Mr. H. F. Brittain, of Blenheim; Mr. F. W. Brittain, of Hastings; Mr. S. J. Luke, of Alexandra; and Mr. Pyne and Mr.. Atkinson, of Christchurch. '' " '

Slafl'-ScTgoant Yarrow, who left NewZealand' wjtli the Main Body, returned to: WeUijigton yesterday.

Private Davis, son of Lieutenant Thomas' Davis, of Wellington (who is doing such good work as a coach of noncommissioned 1 officers), was among • the returned soldiers to. arrive by tho Willochra from Egypt. He sustained _ a bullet -wound in. the head, and barring a nasty scar has completely recovered.

Tho Dunedin Presbytery yesterday nominated the Rev. .R. R. M. Sutherland,: of Kaikorai, to the Moderatorship of the Assembly of 1916.—-Press Association. ,'

. Mr. HI 'MatthewSj of Khandallah, -who. eerved his apprenticeship with (Messrs; Cable and Co., and. left with verv short liotico.as an engineer on tlie Kia Ora for England, lias now received aii appointment ..as seventh oiigineer .'on H.M.T. Minneapolis. The troopship, ,a vessel <5f 15,000. tons, carrying twelve engineers, was to have sailed in September for , tlie Dardanelles witli 2000 troops.' Mr.' Matthews, while in London, visited St. Thomas's Hospital, and'saw there-Sergeant Clark, of Ehahdallah, who was wounded whilst fighting at tho Dardanelles, . ...

Mr. W. Moreland, of Koro Koro, who has joined the _Bth lleinforcomenta, was made the recipient of a wrisfclot watch, ii set of safety razors, and 200 cigarettes, at a "social" held'in tlio local schoolroom. Mr. Sriodgrass made the presentation on behalf of. the Koro Koro residents. Mr. Morolandi also received a smoker's outfit, from his fellow-work-men at Ngahauranga, Mr. Dison presenting the latter gift.

- During'.the'absence of Sergt, Forster,' of t'he Petone police (who is on 30, days' holiday l leave), 'his "diitifea -'willbe' carried oil by Constable Canning, who is being relieved by Russell, of Wellington.

Captain and Mrs. M'Arthur,-of Kliandallah, returned from a trip to Australia by.-the, Moeraki: yesterday. . .