PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2725, 21 March 1916, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman left for Masterton yesterday.

Mr. H. G. H. Blow (Under-Secretary for Publio Works) and Mr.: J. Hislop (Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs) ijeft last night for the South on Departmental ljusiness. /

The Director of Base Reoords has reoeived advice from the Sydney Branch of the Australian Red Cross Society, who obtained it, through the International Red Cross Committee, Geneva; that a New Zea!tinder named A, Wilson, .presumably a sailor, whose number is 1577, was captured as a prisoner of war on Submarine E7 at 1 the Dardanelles on . September 4 last.

A Press Association message from Gore states that George Brett, ag6d 77, a resident of Gore for .40 years, died suddenly : in tlie afternoon at the High School while conversing with the rector/ The late Mr. George Brett had been' secretary of the High School : Board, and was the first . manager of' the Colonial Bank at, Gore, and subeequently. in business. He leaves a widow, three sons, and three daiightesr. :

At a meeting of the Huti No-License League, held et Petone last evening, the Rev. A. Bruce Todd waa elected president. • '

A .private cable message received in Wellington yesterday from Sydney announces the death of Master Edward ("Dick") Kirby, eldest "son of Mr. Fred Kirby, of the "Bulletin's" literary staff, formerly of Wellington.. The deceased, who was 10 years of age,' had been ill for some time.

Mr. E. W. Alison, chairman:of directors of the Taupiri Coal Minds,. Auckland, and Messrs. W. J. Ralph and H. A.\ Gordon, directors, are at present in Wellington attending a conference of the Coal Mihe Owners' Association;

During the year nine officers and employees who Were under the direction of the Wellington Harbour Board Engineer have volunteered for active service. Included amongst them ara Mr. E. D. Cachemaille' office engineer ; Mr. K. T. Jensen, assistant engineer, and Mr. C. Silvester, chief mechanic?

Mr. Percy John Gray, late of Wellington, now at Cliefoo, has been transferred to Hong Kong.

Mr. Levestam, for nearly twenty years employed in the head office of the Government Life Insurance Department has been appointed Resident Agent for the Department at Wanganui,. for whioh place he will'leave'on Monday nest. ' i . At yesterday's meeting, of the Wellington Central Chamber Of Commerce the resignation of Mr. H. G. Hill as a member was 'received with regret, Mr. Hill having changed his place of residence to Nelson, -where he is to manage the Nelson-Stoke Fruitgrowers, Ltd.

Mr. Ernest Whiteman has been appointed motor expert and inspector to tlifc City Council, vice Mr. L. S. Drake, who has gone into camp. Mr. Whiteman has been for over ajear connected with the department which he, now controls, and is a capital mechanic and all-round motor expert. He has been a resident of Wellington for'sixteen years. The offer of his services for. military purposes was declined, oil the ground that ne was a. native of the United States.

Miss Ethel Morrison (nee Miss Ettio Maginnity), who was here recently as the contralto lead with the GilbertSullivan Opera Company' arrived from Sydney by the Riverina yesterday. Miss Morrison has lately been appearing in the musical revel, "So Long, Letty," which has made such a hit in Sydney, but was unfortunate to 3ufferptoniaino poisoning (for the third, time) recently, and has come across to New Zealand to recoup her health. Miss Morrison is a sister of Miss Ida Maginnity and Mrs. Quirk, of this city, and formerly did good work ivith tlio_ old, Wellington Amateur Operatic Society. She will return to Melbourne at Easter to resume her part in "So Long, Letty."

The Rev. Dr. Batchelor is expected to arrive in the Dominion before the end ofthis month. Dr. Batchelor is a noted missionary on the staff of the Church Missionary Society in Japan. He has a fine record of service extending over thirty years. He was decorated by the late Mikado for, philanthropic _ work among the Ainu; tho decoration is that of the Fourth Order of the SaCrcd Trea6nr6. He also received the Lanihcth degree of D.D. conferred upon him by the' Archbishop of Canterbury. He is also Archdeacon of Hokkaido. Ho has thS reputation of being an interesting speaker. Dr. Batchelor will visit the various centres in the Dominion, accompanied by the Rev. 0. J. luroberley, secretary of the New Zealand Ghurch . Missionary Society. ....

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