PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2676, 24 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho Prime Minister left for Auckland on Saturday.

Sergeant V. J. Organ, who is to leave New Zealand witn the 10th JloiuforcenVeuts, will be farewelled nest Saturday evening by the Eastbourne Borough Council, over which body lie used to preside as Mayor.

Mr. E. J. Newlaud, headmaster at ICurow, North Otago, has been appointed to the position of headmaster of the school at Apia, Samoa. There were twenty-five applicants for the post.

Colonel 'R. J. Collins, Auditor-Gen-eral, returned to Wellington from-' a visit to the south yesterday morning. Mr. George George, principal of the Auckland Technical School, lias had 9 break-down in health, and has been given three months' leave of absence. Mr. George is resting at Taupo.

Mr. 0. F. Smuts, nephew of General Smuts, of South African fame, is spending a few days in the Queenstown district (says tlio "Lake Wakatipu Mail"). Mr. Smuts acted as war correspondent for Home papers during the whole period of the Boer War. He will short? ly journey to France to act in <v similar capacity for several Home papers. Mr. Smuts speaks most interestingly of liig experiences in the South African War. He is also well informed on the recent rebellion in South Africa, and the defeat of the Germans in East Africa, and says that every preparation, is being made to oust the Germans from their provinces in West Africa.

Mr. Clement L. Wragge is arranging for another lecturing tour of New Zealand to commence in March next.

Lieut. James Hugh of the Duke of Wellington's West Hiding Regiment, was among the killed at Suyla Bay, having been killed in notion on November 7. Lieut. Henderson was an Otago boy, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson, of' Ashburton, late of the Taieri. He learned the engineering trade in Dunedin, and aftorwards went to British Guiana, whioh place he left to join the British Army after the commencement of the war.

Major 0. E. Andrews, who was reported as having been admitted to the hospital at Heliopolis, is a brother of Staff Sergt.-Major Andrews, of Gisborne. mien Major Andrews was appointed adjutant of the 2nd Reinforcements he was staff officer at Timaru. He left New Zealand as a captain, and, was promoted to the rank of major about a fortnight ago. Mrs. Andrews went Home' -when- her husband left for the front, and, after going through a course of nursing in Scotland, she was accepted for active service in France.