PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2721, 16 March 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Die Hon. J. Allen left by the Maori last night en route to the West Coast.

Professor H. 13. Kirk has been grant, ed leave of absence by tho Victoria Collego Council in order that ho may devote Bis attention for some little time to tho fly problem at Featherston.

Mr. Jenison Miller, governor of the Commonwealth Bank, was a passenger from Sydney by tho Manuka last evening.

Major H. P. Davis, of Wellington, has beon advised that hiß son, Captain J. B. Davis, has been appointed to tne command of No. 6 Company of the Second Battalion of the Auckland Infantry Regiment now stationed at Ismailia, on the Suez Canal.

Colonel 11. Heaton Rhodes intends to leave Egypt on his return to New Zealand by the I'. and 0, liner Kosgar A pril "ext. This noiys reached the Defence Minister by cable yesterday. One reason why Colonel Rhodes is returning is that the state of his health does not warrant his remaining longer in Egypt.

Tlie Rev. Professor Hewitsoa. Master of Knox College, Dunedin, who nas been abroad in connection with the work of the Canton Village Mission, arrived back in Wellington by the Manuka yesterday, accompanied by Jjlrs. Hewitson.

The Hon. William W T ebster, Post-master-General of the Commonwealth, leaves for Sydney by the mail steamer this afternoon.

Sir Josnph Ward, leaves for Auckland on postal business to-day. He will be absent from Wellington until the middle of next week.

Dr.. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, who underwent an operation in tho Mater Misericordiae Hospital some days ago, had sufficiently recovered from its effects on Monday to return to his home at Ponsonby.

Mr. L. W. Fletcher, a well-known farmer at Ihakaray Manawatu, whose father is interned in Germany, has enlisted. He is a married man.

i private cable message received in Wellington announces the arrival at Fremanfcle on Tuesday of Mr. W. J. Lankahear, who went Homo in February of last year. Mr. Lankshear is travelling by the P. and 0. liner Kbiva.

Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller, senr., arrived from Sydney by the Manuka yesterday, and are staying at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. H. Drewitt, of Christchurch, left last week for Auckland, to Jnin Messrs. Walsh Bros.' School of Aviation, preparatory to enlisting in tb ■ Royal Flying Corps.