PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2789, 6 June 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

4 Sir Joseph Ward, who lias been indi(. posed for. soniu days, suffering from a severe cold, is now quite well again. He was present at the meeting of Cabinet yesterday afternoon. Sir Jiider Haggard will leave for Auckland on Thursday, and then go on to Vancouver. A Press Association message from Christchurch slates that the officers of the Canterbury Garrison Club farewellcd Colonel G. J. Kiuith, cx-M.L.C., ' who loaves for England to offer his services to the War Office. Colonel Smith said he would have much sooner have been in Command of New Zealanders, but as that apparently was not possible, he did what lie thought was the next best thing, and decided to go Home, and serve there.

A private cable messake lias been received bv Mr. \V. J. Ilopkirk, of the ftrm of Messrs. Jl'Leod. Weir, and Ilopkirk, saw-millers, Wellington, .announcing that his second son, Lieutenant William S. Ilopkirk, r,as killed in action in France last Thursday. The deceased was a native rf 'Wellington, 23 years .of age, and willi his two brothers served in Samoa before going to Egypt, where he received his commission. He took part in tlie evacuation of Gallipoli. Ha was educated at Clyde Quay School and Wellington College, and when ho enlisted was on Messrs., M'Leod, Weir, and Hopkirk's staff. He was a bright and popular young man, and a prominent member of St. John's Bible Class. ' The news of liis death, was forwarded by his elder brother, Lieutenant James Hopkirk, of the 'Machine Gun Section of the Rifle Brigade. Mr. Herbert S. Claughtou, L.T.C.L., of Wellington, has been appointed musical adjudicator to the Pahir.tua Competitions Society at their musical and elocutionary competitions to be held in July. Mr. L. Dwan returned from Sydney by the s,s,. Moeraki yesterday. Mr. R. Hirter, of Ross, who recently celebrated liis 90th birthday, was presented with an address by the Ross Borough Council, of which he was a member for a number of years. Mr. Hirter had also filled the office of Mayor. An old resident of Christchurch, Mr. Joseph Auton, of Tuani Street, died on Thursday last. The deceased was born at Low Grantley, Yorkshire, in 1851, and came out to New Zealand over forty years ago, Hs was able to do strenuous work till within a month of hi 3 death. Mr. Auton was a conspicuous figure at the Addington saleyards, and was regarded as a very competent judge of fat stock. The deceased leaves a widow, two sons (Mr. Thos. Auton, A.1.A.N.Z., at present camp at Trentham, and Mr. R. Anton, of H.M. Customs) and a daughter. A' cablegram lias been received by Dr Scannell, of l'emuka, stating that hw brother, Surgeon-Captain W.J3. Scannell, who has been Buttering from dysentery and -fever, has been reported fit for active service again. Mr. J. L. M'Clintock, who has been manager in New Zealand for the Vacuum Oil Co. Pty., Ltd., for the last two .and a half years, will leave the Dominion about July to take charge of the Now •South Wales business for his company; His successor as manager for New Zealand will bo Mr. A. G. Cate. the present Wellington manager; Mr. Cuthbert Chambers, present manager for Canterbury, coming to Wellington as assistant manager for New Zealand. Mr W. J. Guerin, of the sub-editorial' staff of the "Evoning Post," underwent another operation in the Bowen Street Private Hospital yesterday, and last evening lie was reported to be making satisfactory progress toward recovery. Dr. George Van Slyke, who was well known in Wellington as a surgical specialist, died in Hawera on Friday. .He came from Canada to New Zealand nearly twenty yeaTS ago, and practised his profession in Wellington and centres. For some years past ho had been in bad health, and about two yearn ago sk> met with a serious motor-car accident in Wellington, from the effects of which he suffered until his death, tto haSi left a widow (a daughter of the late Mr. E. T. Gillon) and two children.