PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2769, 12 May 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. G. W. Itu&sel 1 loft for Chrfsfe cliurcli last night. He. is to present the Antarctic for the Mawson Expedition to the father of Mr. E. N. Webb, a member of that expedition, who is now oii active service with the Australian Imperial Forces. He will also attend a meeting of civil engineers in ChristchuTCh.

Lieutenant Ivory, who received his ' training at Duntroon Military College, New South "Wales, and was till recently with the Artillery Reinforcements, has been appointed adjutant of the permanent canvas camp at Featherstou.

Amongst the pasengers for Sydney by the Manuka last night were Archdeacon (Dr.) Batchelor, who arrived in New Zealand a few weeks ago, after 40 years' missionary work in Japan; and Jlr. Webster, general manager of the Easterv Extensicy Telegraph Company.

Mr. 11. Cornwall, Resident Commi& sioner at Nine, who has. been on furlough in New Zealand, lias, with' Mrs. Cornwall, left for the north, and will leave Auckland for Niue by the next trip of tho schooner Awanui. Dr. Barraclough, the newly-appointed medical officer for the Island, will also leave )>y the Awanui. '

-Lieut. Stenhouse, of the, Antarctic exploring ship Aurora, is a \isitor to Wellington. He is to lie accorded a reception at the Council Chamber at 11 o'clock this morning. The Mayor is inviting Ministers of the Crown, members of Parliament, and City Council aiid scientific men to attend the function.

Dr. R. S. Trotter, of Auckland, ha 3 been appointed assistant medical officer ttt Barotonga, Cook Islands.

Lieut. E. W. Bothamley, formerly associate to His Honour Jlr. Justice Edwards, has been posted to the 19th Eeinforcements (New Zealand Field Artillery), and. goes into camp at the end of the present month. .

Mr. S. M. Harrison; of the Dead Let ter Branch of tho G.P.0., has been appointed sonior clerk to the Chief Inspector's Office.

Dr. H. Barraciough, recently in. pracy tice at Paliuorslon South, has been appointed medical officer at the Island of Niue.

Mr. Hugli S. Ayson, of tlio legal firm of Messrs. Bunny and Ayson, Wellington, has been appointed Judge of tha Native Land Court of the Cook Islands. Lieutenant Harold Jennings, E.F.A., who died at Athlone, Ireland, from wounds received at the great advance at Loos, was a son of Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., and an ex-student oi' St. Patrick's College.

Colonel' J.' E-. Purdy left by the Mararoil for the south last evening.

Jlr. John Fuller, senr., of Auckland, ii a visitor to Wellington.

Mr. James G. Rutherford has been ap; pointed a member of the Auckland Land Board. .

The "Gazette" announces the relinquishment by Lieut.-Col. H. E. Pilkington of the duties of Adjutant-General in' order to join the Expeditionary Forces in the field, and the appointment of Col.' R. W. Tate as Adjutant-General. Lieut.-' Colonel J. E. Hume, in command of th< Auckland military district, succeeds Colonel Tate in command of the Wellington district, and Colonel G. W. S. Patterson, Coast Defence Commander in Auckland; takes over the command of the Auckf land district.

Sergt.-Major E. F. Bale (Royal Engineers) has been granted the temporary rank of lieutenant, and attaches to the Staff Corps whilst employed with tho New Zealand Military Forces.

Jlr. F. V. Sanderson been appointed an inspector of factories. Mr. Theo. B. Strong, JI.A., B.Sc., who has been appointed Senior Inspector of the Wnuganui Education Board's district, began his educational life at Waimate, and 6erved his apprenticeship as z pupil teacher at the District High Sciiwl, He obtained the degrees of M.A. and B.Sc, at Otago University. He went to Wangauui from the Gisborne District Higb School, and was for »me time special eistant at Wanganui District High School, It was while serving in that capacity .that he was'appointed assistant to' Ml'- \\ < Gray, Chief Inspector of Schools for wanganui. Jlr/C. B. Jordan, Under-Secretary for Justice, has been appointed to the pnsi- . tiou. of Secretary for tlie Cook Islaiids f created by the Act passed last session. He will carry out the duties of the new position together with those connected with his present position. Mr. T. W. Fisher, Under-Secretary for Native Affairs, will retire on superannuation at the end of June. Mr. Fisher lia2 occupied his present position for' several vears but previous to taking over that "appointment did valuable service on be; half- of the Public Trust Department in the administration of the West Coas' Settlement Deserves.

Mr. Joshua Tucker, of Ashburton, lasreceived a letter from his son, Captain P G. Tucker, v. ho is on' active service in German East Africa, stating that ha is well/ He <■> unable to gw'i particu.arr of : the ".gluing, but says it is a great country,' and they have had two big bayonet fights ;n the nloonhjnt. Man'v ;:v«>.ple will regret to joarn of the death "of Mr. William M'Beath, a wellknown indent agent of-Dunedin. who died «uddeniv whiin proceeding to hn> business premises. Tae deceased gentleman was (J years of ago. The 'levii of Mr.' A. B. Stubbing, suiv veyor, who was a well-known early resident of the Cnil ridge dis';.-;ct, has occurred at Kotorua. The deceased was formerly on ni? stall of the late Major George "Drii.mmo;u! Hay, as surveyor, at. the time wi.cn M; James 'Macky was Government ad'ninistrator of; Vuive aflairs at Cambridge. After some years he left for Taup-v and had since been snrojWa lit Kotorua i.ail lauronga, and lor the last two or three years at « hakatane.. Quartermaster-Sergeant Tvolove, of the Canterbury Yeomanry (crps, »ho went 10 OVnllipoli with the; Mam Bady of the' New Zealand Expeditionary Iwce, and was one of the few who stayed on tho Peninsula from the landing to the evacuation, has been recoimneni.ed for a cominicsion as second lieutenant, and is oti his way back to New Zealand, to take, up his position with hia regiment. Qnai-terniaster-Sergeaiit Trolove left New Zealand as a trooper, and «'^-PW™ ot « direct to the position of Q.M.S. He « a son of Mr. Peter -Trolove, of ChnsH:chnrch. _ '