PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2842, 5 August 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. T. R. Tripe, accountant for ths Wellingt6n office of the Union Company, has received word 6i his promotion to the managership, of the company's Launceston Branch. '

At the war anniversary gathering at Woodville yesterdays' siiys 'a Press Association telegram, votes "of"condolence were carricd -with the relatives of the late Sir. J. H. Escott, M.P., and Corpl. W. Bean. .-

"Thiit.. this institute places on record its--regret- at the retirement of Mr. G. Flux from the. hoadmastership of the south Wellington lichqol,' and ; -its deep appreciation of- the excellent services he has rendered for over 30 years to tile cause- of primary • education. - -in this country;" was a-motion moved by Mr. W. Foster, arid, seconded .- by Mr. A. M'Kenzie, at last night's annual-meeting of .the Teachers'!nstituto.' Several members spoke- of --the-good work' done by ;Mr.-Flux, : aird :the- opinion'was expressed that his loss;'would .he a severe one. The motion was -qarried..-:'' ■

"Mr. ; W. !, S.' 'Short'..is gazetted as Permanent. Head cf the Public Works Department.- .. •••.. ••

NewsOias'just' been ; received- by Mrs. M'Cbnnellj'of Udy Street, Petone, of the death of her seco'nd son, .Gunner Jack ■M'C'onnell, who..-'.was..killed in action in. Franco on' July 19; Deceased; who was '■ 21 years' of afte, • left.' with • Lord" Liverpool's Own, but'was transferred in.France to the light trench mortar .battery. His father was the late Sergt.-Major M'C'orinell, of England. '

:.Mr:: Raymond- Sheppard (brother of Sirs;-.Colone^'Porter) le.ft for England two years prior 'to. the war,-. for the-pur-pose of continuing his architectural studies. He "was appointed to a position: in the-service of the London -County Council.-' On the outbreak of . war ha offered-his'services.-for.the front, and ■ was enrolled in the . R.A.M.C. ' He put in good service during thg early stages of the war, and received a -.commission in the Royal Engineers." At the beginning of June he was in London spending his first eight days' leave, having fulfilled without cessation his.active duties' at the ■front'.'-

The Her. ."Father Far tiling, who is well known in Oamaru and. the North Ot'ago- district, has. .been. accepted as. 1 a chaplain' to" the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, and expects to leave shortly "with"" one of the Reinforcement drafts.-. ;*

' On Wednesday a military funeral was acordcd Private Thomas Pennyccok, who died at Featherstori Camp on Sunday. The' cortege, headed by.a.firing party "from the Mount Eden Guard, left tho .residence of. deceased's mother, No/ 1 South .Street, Newton; Auckland, for the Pumfa.' cemeferyV 'The coffin was ljorne on <-i' gun-carriage provided by the Field Artillery. The Key. E. L. Walker, of St. James's Presbyterian' Church; conducted the service in the house, and the 'Rev. J. H. Eawke's 'of Ponsphby,' officiated at the. graveside.

--A- social was held at.the .ketone Church" of 1 Christ • last evening, to. - bid farewell to' Mr. Thomas- Ashby,- who leaves: with, the- next Reinforcements. Mr. -W. A. Taylor presided, and during the .evening, Jfr.'G.-.Moore,.on behalf of the.church, presented the guest with.: a. leather wallet, and in doing so-referred to-the work that had been executed in. the . church -and sbhool by'Mr: Ashby,. an 3 expressed the : hope that he would: be spared to continue such important'.' works. ilr« Ashby suitably replied. , '