PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2646, 17 December 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

.His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) returned to Wellington ' by the Napier express last evening. , ' The Hon. G. W. Russell returned to Wellington from Blenheim last evening. . Many of our readers will regret to Jearn that, cable has been received! that.Mrs. .Earle Johnston, wife of Brigadier-General Johnston, of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and . youngest, daughter of Mr. A. G. Fell, formerly of Picton, Jjui now of Wellington, died at Cairo on Wednesday evening. The new 6 came as a great shook, as it had been reported that tha deceased lady was making satisfactory progress towards oonvalescence after an 'operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Johnston had recently gone to Cairo to be Hearer her husband, and to assist in the care of the sick and'; wounded. Bri-gadier-General Johnston. had been ad.vised of his wife's illness and was with her at the end. Leave of absence has been granted; by the ..Education Board .to; the following teachers, in consequence of their having joined the 'Expeditionary Forces:— Mr. S. Duncan, head teacher, Waikanae; Mr. C. Matheson, sole, teacher, Pirinoa; Mr.. C. Robert-son, assistant, Normal , School; Mr. D. Bowler, assistant, Nor- ' mal School; Mr. H. S. M. Sanson, pupil teacher, Karori. • The appointment of Mr. F. W. Platts as Resident Commissioner for tho Cook Islands is gazetted. Mt. Horace 0. Wilton, who has been in charge of the produce department of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company at Masterfcon for some years, has received an appointment with Messrs. 'A. S. Paterson and l Co. at Christchurch. On Wednesday Mr. Wilton was presented by the farmers of the Wairarapa , with an illuminated testimonial. . The Rev. Father Ginnane, of Master- j ton, received cable advice on Wednes- i day of the. death of his father in Lim- I erick, Ireland. (