PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2745, 14 April 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Lieut.-Colonel Cumming arrived ' at Cambridge, from Wellington, on Sunday, to inspect the 16th (Waikato) Regiment camp there, and returned the same night by the express. Mrs. Cum-ming,'-who accompanied the colonel, was (says the "New Zealand Herald") the recipient, at the officers' mess on Sunday, of a framed portrait of Colonel Cumming. The presentation was made by Captain Gilmer, who spoke of the high esteem in which Colonel Cumming was held by the whole regiment. At the same time, he congratulated the departing officer on- going to tho front.

Mr. H. H. Holmden, of Kelburn, has been advised by cablegram that his son, Lieutenant Trevor Holmden, has been slightly wounded. Lieutenant Holmden left Now Zealand with the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, and saw service on Gallipoli. for. five months. Later he received a commission in the Worcester Regiment.

The Gazette notifies that Mr. Fred erick Wm. Platts has been appointed chief judge of the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands.

An old Petone resident, in the person of Mr. Edward H. Collett, died at the Wellington Hospital on Wednesday, at tho age of 75 years. The late Mr. Collett was horn in Wellington, and lived at Petone most of his life, where he carried on business as a coachbuilder., He Was a- member of the Loyal Rose of the.Valley (Oddfellows') Lodge, and was one of its oldest members, at one time being Past Provincial Grand Master. ■ \ ~

Mr: Francis Wm. M'Lean has beeii appointed chief engineer of tho Working Railways Department as from February 1. -.. ■ ■

The Gazette notifies that Colonel T. •W. Porter, C.8., has been appointed Dominion Commandant of the National Reserve.

The Rev. J. C. HawkeswoTth (Church of England), the Rev. T. G. Butler, and Mr. D. Hegpiie- (Presbyterian), and Pastor Robert Robertson (Baptist)havo been' gazetted as officiating ministers under the Marriage Act.

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