PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2828, 20 July 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency tli<) Governor returned from Auckland yesterday afternoon. Tho Riglit Eon. W. I". Massey, Prime Minister, and the Hon. J. Allen, Defence .Minister, botli of whom Lave been unwell,' took their places in the House of Repraeentatives yesterday afternoon. Brigadier-General A. W. Robin, Commandant of the New Zealand Defence J-'orces, ivent south last evening. The announcement of fue appointment or Mr. Charles Elgar, of "Fernside," Jfeatlierston (who is at present in tho Old Country) to the British Cross .Society War Executivo Committee lias been received by private cablegram from London. Second-Lieutenant Leo M'Alister, who wont to Samoa with tho First Contingent, and afterwards took part in both engagements witli the Senussi in Egypt, has been promoted first lieutenant, and ia now serving with a trench mortar detachment "somewhere in Franco." Major P. J. Barcroft, N.Z.M.C., has arrived at Trontham Camp, Mr. A. Bailey Mansfield, of Auckland, Inspector of Orchards under the Department of Agriculture, has been accepted for active service. Mesas. Penny and M'Kay have been elected, unopposed, as representatives of tho Marlborough' district on the filington Education Board. Mr. A. W. Hogg, lias been elected unopposed as representative for tho Masterton district on the Wellington Education Board. Mr. TV. Telford being the only candidate for the vacant position on the Miralnar Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Mr. C. M. Stone, was ctaly declared elected a member of tho council yesterday. On leaving the railway workshop at Kaiwarra to become foreman of tlie Invercargill works, Mr. E. T. Caldow waa presented with a gold-moujited. umbrella. lance-Corporal W. M. Murray, who has fceen reported, wounded in France, sailed with the Sixth Reinforcements, and was ■ attached to tho Field Gun Section, lie was educated at Christ's College, Uhristchurch, where he was one of tho best athletes of his time. \ For two years ill succession he won the Rhodes Cup and Headmaster's Gold Medal for iSlie besl work in tho gymnasium., He also took a great interest in rowing and other aquatic sports, and won many amateur swimming and 1 sculling races. After serving some time in the Bank of Australasia lie turned his attention to journalism, and when he enlisted was the editor of the "North Auckland Times," villc. > Mr. R. Healy, Christchurch manager for Messrs. R. G. Dun and Co., arrived in "Wellington yesterday on his way to take charge of the firm's Brisbane *rancu. Mr. H. R. S. Sellars will Kuccoed him in Christchsrch. Mr. Healy is an ex-elf iCmpion swimmer, and has taken many honours iu tho swimming world. He was transferred to Christchurch from Wellington, and has resided in -ilio southern city for three years. Jill'. W. W. Smith, of Clareville, hat, 6ays our Carterton correspondent, received advico that his son, Private Georgo Smith, has been wounded in tho jaw. The death took place at Mr. Izard's Hospital, Upper Hutt, on Monday, of Private Albert James Bailey, of H Coy., Seventeenth Reinforcements.' The, cause of death was pneumonia, following upon measles. Deceased's next-of-kin is his father, Mr. F. Bailev, Clevedon, Auckland. Mr. Roland Staveley, the theatrical manager, arrived from Sydney on Monday by tho Moeraki. He brings with -liim 5000 feet of film, illustrating the war operations on the French front, taken under the direction of the French Government authorities, which may sliortly bo seen in Wellington.