PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2809, 29 June 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir William Charles Cooper, of Sydney, who left Australia by a previous, steamer, intending to go to England to seo his three sons, who are in the army, but was overtaken by illness just beforo the vessel reached Honolulu, passed through' Auckland on Monday. .

Dr. A. W. Avei-ill, Bishop of Auckland, who went to Kotoraa on Juno 12, owing to indisposition, is greatly improved in health' He 'has left Rotorua for To Arolia, and will return to Auckland by way of Thames, reaching Auckland oil Saturday morning.

Commodore C. I\ Henderson, who is in charge of the naval establishments in Sydney, - and who has been spending a month's leave in New Zealand, returned to Sydney by the Makura this week.

Private W. Bassell has been appointed by tho Tcatherston County Council os recruiting, agent for the T'eathorston. County and tho Martinliorough Town District.

Mr. G. H. Hansard, a teacher at the Auckland Technical College, who is at presont acting as official interpreter in the Sua trial, has accented tho position offered to him by the New Zealand Education Department, as principal of the Agricultural College and Director of Education in- Samoa. He will leave Auckland in August to assume his newduties.

Mr. $. G. Aickin, clerk' to the Otama-tea-CWAuty Council, tendered his resignation fit the last meeting of the council, as it was his intention to offer his services to the military authorities as soon as possible. The council unsuccessfully ei/dwvoured to get -Mr. Aickin to reoonsidar his decision, as it was of the opinion that he was doing good work in assisting the "Recruiting Board, but eventually it was decided to grant him leave of alienee on halfcpay. Mr. Aickin Im® two brothers already in the firing-line. 1 ✓

Messrs. J. D. Anderson ■ and G; S. Jeffs, who wait into camp yesterday from the Welliirefcon City Group, are reported to be tho Strst two Royal New Zealand Artillery men to be takon into the Expeditionary Force sinco the Main Body left.

Mr. H. 1!J. Ziesler, manager' of tho Christchurehi Moat Company works at Pulteuri, has l)een promoted to tho charge of tbp company's new works at Wanganui.

The Rev. £ Q. A. Henry, D.D., of Los Angeles, an evangelist who visited Wellington s<kno yeays ago, arrived in Auckland on lion day, on route to Sydney, where he is to conduct a mission. Christchurcli. papers announce tho deaths of four well-known Canterbury residents—Mr. J. H. M'Pherson, Lakosido, aged cigltty-fivo; Mr. Ernest Opponheiin, LeestVn; Mr. Patrick Henley, Lincoln, aged e.'ghty-nino; and Mr. John M. Murray, for . many years manager of the Orjiri Estatp. Mr. Gordon Samuel, barrister and solicitor, lias joined the artillery for tho Eighteenth Reinforcement, and goes into camp at Feathers^oji. Word has been received in Wellington that Commander B. C. Freyberg, of the Boyal Naval Division, -has .been wounded again, tlue timo in the right arm. The message states that tho arm is fractured. Commiiinder Freyberg has been wounded seveiii.l times previously.

Employers of tho' N.Z. Picture Supplier, Ltd., to the igimber of about 150, met at the King's Theatre last evening to bid farefoll to Jliq. John Fuller, jun., who is leaving tor Itb'diioy tp-daj> Mr. E. J. Wrighton, m winging director of tlie company, iu iiriisenting Mr. Fuller with a sovereign case filled to the top cover, remarked that- it had been Mr. Fuller's intention and. desire to go.away quickly and unostentatiously, but ho and others felt that they «wld not Jet him gratify that wish. T.W felt that they must givo him a token of. the esteem of the staff, to whom lie tad endeared himself. It had been rumoured that llr. Fuller was going to Australia to interest himself in vaudeville, h*jt. this was not correct—he was'going to engage in newwork, but it was on befialf of the N.Z. Picture Supplies. Mr. ■'Ciinicron, secretary of the N.Z. Picture Supplies, also spoke, - referring to the pleasant relations that had always existed in the firm. Mr. Puller's duties- would necessitate his returning to New Zealand periodically. Mr. Fuller's heaKli was drunk, and several pictures were.- screened, ineluding one of the Auckland in ff them present'"in the ♦shadow.' In responding, Mr. Fuller-saijd the gathering had taken hiin completely bj* surprise, as he had intended setting away ciuietlv. He was going to Australia to embark on business -which, would give him greater scope for furthering not only the N.Z. Picture Supplies, but other interests. He thanked the srtaff heartily for their present. The gathering terminated with the singing of JSes a Jolly C.oo<l Fellow" and "Auld Lang Syne.