PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2622, 18 November 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir. W. W. Allnutt, of the Wellington branch of the Union Bank of Australia, has been apixn'nted to succecd Mr. H. C. Date, accountant at the Nelson branch of the hank, who has joined the Expeditionary Forces.

Prior to his going into camp, Lieut. R. H. Nimmo, who has for some months past acted as instructor to the Miramar Unit of the National Reserve, was the recipient of a wristlet watch from the members of the compauy, tho presentation being made in felicitous terms by Major F. Townsend.

Mr. Graham Jardine, manager of the Royal Bank of Canada at Vancouver, arrived ill Auckland on Monday bv tie Makura. Before proceeding to Austin ik he intends to tour New Zealand.

Recent changes afieoting various stations in the North and South Islands ore reported by the Salvation Army authorities as follow Ensign Fantham to People's Palace, Wellington; Ensign ETammil to Marton; Ensign Copp to Kilbirnie; Captain 11. Brown to special duty, Auckland Division; Captain F. Shearman to Lyttelton; Captain H. M'Kenzie to Dunedin South; Captain W. Fraser to Cambridge Captain A. Hull to' Forfon (assist); Lieut. E. Campbell to Lower Hutt; Lieut. L. Tons to Stratford.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elgar, of Fernsido, who have been residing in England for the past two and a half years, are returning to New Zealand shortly.

The Finance Committee's report to the Victoria College' Council last evening stated'that Professor Marsden had been, granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces on the maximum terms granted by the council's resolution,\proqided lie went- as an officer. The professor's letter to the council stated that lie would probably be going into camp with a signalling division on January 15, and suggested a method by which his worlt could bo carried on without inconvenicncing the council.

Mr. Sam Wood, a. well-known Napier woolbroker, has accepted nomination for the vacant seat on the Napier Borough Council.

Commissioner and Mrs. Hodder have returned to Wellington after a successful series of meetings in the South Isloud. Dunedin, Timaru, Asliburton, I,in wood, and Christcliurcli were the places visited. 1

Amongst those whose services havo been accepted by the Defenco Department this week is Mr. William Low, the well-known' theatrical advauco representative and manager, who has toured New Zealand on many occasions during the last ten years. Mr. Low was at one time a champion runner, having put- up a unique record by winning the.quarter-mile and half-mile New Zealand championships, tliree years in succession—at Dunedin in 1894, in Christelmrch in 1895, and in Napier in 1896. At Lancaster Park, Cliristchnrcli, in 1596, he also won the quar-ter-milo Australasian championship in 51sec. That' year he retired unbeaten from the track. For some timo ho was a principal in the firm of Gill and Low, indent agents in Wellington, during which time he was secretary of the first Amateur Boxing Association, and was one of the founders of tho Wellington Harriers, of which body he is a life member.

Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., are offering some of the most comfortable fitting, newest shapes, in English Boots, at 2Js. Gd, to 87s. <ki. An inspection is invited, that will cost yon nothing.—Advt.

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