PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2711, 4 March 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Carroll is to be invited to deliver the usual St. Patrick's Day oration this year at Newtown Parle in connection with the annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Major Marshall M'Donald, of Dunedill, lias been promoted to the rank of „ lieutenant-colonel, and appointed to the physical meteorological centre for 'the ' Fourth Army in the Mons district.' France. For "the past nine months Dr. M'Donald has been (in charge of.' the' military hospital at Solemos. Mr. A. 'E. "Wilson was the recipient of a handsome gift, in the shape of a gold watch, from the Wellington College Old Boys, ,on the occasion of his transfer to llotorua as chief of the Government Tourist Office. Mr. Wilson has bceii one of the mainstays of the Wellington College Old Boys', and affiliated clubs, for over twclva years. His departure will be particularly felt by the cricket and football clubs. t )\lr. W. H. Foreman, of Okau, ha's resigned his position as a Justice of the Peace. Mr, F. Eberlet, who has for the past nine years been in charge of the New Plymouth Telephono Exchange', is retiring on superannuation after thirtyfive years' service. •Mr. Barraclough, general manager ofRenter's Company, who came to Now Zealand to attend the annual meeting of the United Press Association' at llotorua, left for Sydney by the Riverina on Thursday. Liout. Walter John King, who is in camp at Trentham, and appeared in khaki, was yesterday admitted a solici- : tor of the Supreme' Court by His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman, on the application of Mr. T. Young.. The Rev. D. and Mis. Donald Haultain left oil Thursday evening by tha Riverina for Sydney, en route to British East Africa, where -they will work in tho vliocose of Mombasa in connection witli tho Church Missionary. Society. Sei-gt. E. Marsdcn, of .the 12th Artillerv Reinforcements, who has been confined to the Victoria Hospital as tho result of a severe kick from a horse some time ago, has recovered sufficient" ly to proceed to his home at Eastbourne. Captain William Gillies, master of the steamer Jnvercargill, died at Dunedin 011 Tuesday, after some months' illness. .He'had been in the service of the Invercargill Shipping Company for over 28 years. ' ' i - In the supplement to the ("London. Gazette," published by the War Office on January v l, 1910, in the list oF officers recommended by the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in France for gallant and distinguished:service in tlio field is the name of 2nd Lieut. H. A. Cooper, of the Royal Flying Corps. Lieut. Cooper is the youngest son of Mr. Justice Cooper. He joined the' Royal Flying Corps immediately war was declared, and has for many months been on active service at the front in France. Mr. J. Canghloy, who recently was promoted to the position of Assistant Director of Education, was entertained at a social gathering on Wednesday evening by members of the North Canterbury Educational Institute, and presented" with an oil painting and a travelling rug. Mr. J. E. Schwartz, formerly Inspector of Public Works in Canterbury, is ddad. Deceased, who was born at Copenhagen, in 1837, arrived in Oamara in 1867. Later, in 'Dunedin, he was employed as an architect and builder. Iu 1872 he went to Christchtirch, two veins later entered the Provincial Engineer's office, and remained'there until, the abolition of tho Provincial Governments, when he was transferred, to the Public Woirks Department of the General Government. Some years ago Air Schwartz retired on superannuation. In 1876, Mr. Schwartz originated tho 1.0.0. F., A.C., in Christclnirch, Hud was the compiler of "The History of the 1.0.0. F., A.C." Mr. Schwartz was a staunch supporter of the Anglican Church. Before leaving Denmark. Mr., Schwartz was attached to the Royal Engineers, and supervised the ? rectl "" ol' railways, barracks, etc., duringi the war of 1861. An older brother, Professor Carl Schwartz, entered the Danish ltoval Navy, and took part in tjie war ol' 1848-49 against I'russia, and on the declaration of peace was director of the Royal Colleso at Copenhagen. A younger brother, Upt. Harold Schwartz, held a commission in the Danish Army, and took part in tht wai against Prussia, and Austria m IS6I. Mr. A. E. Schwartz, of I ending,is a son of the deceased gentleman.