PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2843, 7 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Colonel W. H. Parkcs, N.Z.M.C., who established the New Zealand General Hospital at Pont do Koubbeb, Cairo, is now deputy director of the Now Zealand medical services both in England, and Franco. ;

_ Mr. Selwvn Mays, of Auckland, who is suffering from a poi6oned arm, following an attempt to rescue a. man who fell into tho harbour, is progressing filowly. It is expected, says an Auckland paper, that a lons timo will elapse before he will be able to resume his duties.

. Dr. A. K. Newman, II.P. for ,Wellington East, left -last evening for Auckland, whence ho will shortly leave for England.

Mr. S. K. James, of the Public Works Department, who has beon in charge of the constructional work—hutments, roads, etc. —at tlie Featherston Camp, ha« returned to Auckland.

Mr. W. Newton,' of the Labour Department, Auckland, arrived in Wellington on Saturday to take up a positionin the Department here. Mr. H. E. Mortal, of 'Wellington, has gone to Auckland to tako charge of the 'district office there. •

The socretaTy of the Palmerston North: Eodge 0 f Oddfellows (Manchester Umty> has received a postcard from Corporal A. J. Shoebridge, who was taken prisoner by the Turks during tho operations on Gallipoli last year. He states that 1 his general health is good, but ho is still.nnablo to uso one of his arms owing to tho injury ho received in action. The p<steard is dated from Afion Kara, Hosier, Turkey. The district committee of the' lodge has decided to forward X 5 to Corporal Shoehridge, through tho authorities at Home.

Advice has been received that Bombardier J. B. Nolan, who was reported wounded the other day, is now in 2nd London Hospital, suffering from severe multiple shrapnel wounds. Bombardier Nolan, who is a 6on of Mr. S. B. Nolan, is Broadway Terrace, Wellington, left- with the Main Body.

ltecent noire received from England states that Dr. M. a'Beckott M'C&rthy, of Greytown,. who wont to England on war sorrico in October last, holds the rank of Captain in the Eoyal Army Medical Corps, and is in charge of two surgical wards in the Queen Alexandra Hospital, London.

Opportunity was taken by the members of the Institute of Marine Engineers in their building on Saturday evening to say farewell to Mr. A. iE. Macindoe, who for the past six years has held the position of Inspector of Machinery, Surveyor of Ships, nnd Examiner of Ma<rine Engineers and Engino Drivers in Wellington. Mr. Macindoß is retiring to take up a new occupation in Fiji, and he was tlio guest of the evening at an enjoyable gathering. Mr. Ernest Kke;\ rite-president of the institute, presided, and among those presont were the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), Messrs. G. Allport (Secretary of Marine), Robert Duncan (Chief Inspector of Machinery), Captain Macindoe (secretary of the Merchants' Service' Guild), Arch. Walker, R. B. Grange, James Robertson, E. Paterson, W. Bennett, A. E. Hislop, 6enr., W. Cable, and — Atmore. The Mayor, on behalf of the Master Iron Workers of Wellington, presented Mr. Macindoe with a purse of sovereigns, while Mr., Eobert Duncan, on behalf of'members of the institute, presented the departing member with a travelling-rug. The toast of the guest was proposed by Mr. G. Allport. There were several musical and other items, contributed by Messrs. Kays, Atmore, Walker, Healy, Eule. W. Bennett, Blake; and Captain Macindoe. Mr. Macindoe was freely wished the best of luck by those present. In the examination room of the Marine Inspection, of Ma-, chlnerv Department on Saturday morning, Sir. E. Duncan (Chief Inspector for New Zealand), on behalf of tho inspector* in the Dominion, presented Mr. Macindoe with" a purse of sovereigns and a silver liot-water kettle for Mrs. Macindoe. , Mr. Duncan spoke of the happy relations that had always existed be-' tween Si'. Macindoe and himsdf, and he wished him suooess in his new venture. Capfffi: Stringer, on behalf of the deck surveyors, and Mr. Calvort, on behalf of the looal engineers' surveyors, also voiced Teelingß of good fellowship.. Mr. Jftcindoe suitably responded on behalf of Mrs. Macindoe and himself. The family leaves tor Auckland by to-day's eipreis.