PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2859, 25 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), having concluded the Supreme, Court sittings at Palmcrstoii North, has gone to Napier to hold sittings there.

The appointment of Mr. Frank Mitchell as .Registrar of the High Court of the Cook Islands, and as Registrar of the Nativd Land Court of the Cook Islauds, is gazetted.

Mr. H. Lan Simson, of Hawke's Baj', has received advice that his youngest brother, Mr.' Herbert Simson, has been appointed a lieutenant, in' the Royal Flying Corns in England.

The Defence Department advise that Private Stanley Joshua Smart. Eighteenth Reinforcements, ■ died at Waitobi Flat, Temuka, oil August 21. The certified cause of death was "septic tonsilitis toxaemia, and syncope, following influenza."

Mr. Nowton King has received a cablegram from his son Eliot, who is a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Flying Corps, that ho had been transferred from Dundee, and was leaving Liyerpool for. Port Said. . .

One of tho most respected and widely-known clergymen in the Dominion'died on Tuesday-, in the person of tho Rev. C. J. Morton, vicar ot Helensville. Born in Christchurch, 67 years ago, tho deceased, was educated at Christ's College, \in the town of his birth, and subsequently accepted the position of master at the St. Michael's Church School. He was at that time studying for the Church, and, in 1873, Was ordained deacon, receiving his priesthood threo years later. He' was appointed vicar of Hcathcote and Sumner in 1876, a position he retained until 1891, when he went to the Merivale vicarage. In 1896 lie left the Canterbury diocese to become vicar of Kaipara,- which position he relinquished in four years, later, to take up work as a home mission priest in tho Auckland diocese. He was appointed to his last\ charge in 1912. For Borne timo past Mr. Merton had been in ill-health and had.decided to give up liis charge; in fact his resignation had been accepted by the bishop. Referring to his death Dr. Averill said that the deceased was one of the most hard-working clergymen in the diocese. Ho had always had difficult cures to mauage, and no doubt his unfailing i attention to duty hastened bis end. Mr. Merton had worked' very hard' in his last charge, and'ho' would be sadly missed' by his "-parishioners/ ! ;

Mr. A. E. Kernot left by tlio Manukayesterday on. a visit to Sydney, y

At tho last meriting of tbo Wellington Boys' Institute and S. A. Rhodes Home for Boys, the Management Committee took the opportunity of bidding farewell/ and God-speed, to three members of the committee, Messrs. A. M. llosie (kori. secretary), W. Hash (Old Boys' representative),' and'G. Morice, who are leaving with the' Expeditionary Forces. . '>

Mr; Percy Crawford, at present sxsager of the Tivoli Follies, will control the : New Zealand tour of Horace Goldill, to commence hero next week..

We have with deep regret'(states the annual report of the New. Zealand Academy of Fine Arts) to record tlio death of four of our members—viz., the Hon. John Duthie, Mr. Frank Grady, Mrs. T. ,C. Williams, and Mr. W. T. Qninton.' The throe-former were among the oldest members of the academy, and during their many years of membership each has rendered valuable and generous assistance, not only, to the academy itself, but. also to the National Gallery I movement. Mr. Duthie was a life member, Mr. Grady was a'member of our iirst council, while. Mrs. Williams was a daughter of- our first president, the late Mr. William Bce.tham.

Mr. Robert E. Wood, manager for Messrs. Felton, Grimwade and Co., of Melbbnurne, who has been visiting his relatives in New Zealand, left for Sydney last ovening. ,

Captain : N. ' Bond, .-24 th Mounted Riiles, has arrived at Fcatherston Camp. •■■ ■/.-.'■■ ■ On-the occasion of his marriage, Mr. C. L. Maysmor, senior member of tlio filing staff of Base Records, was recently presented by his fellow-workers with a silver-mounted oak tray and an assortment of silverware. Mr C. T. Andrew, record clerk, made the presentation, and on behalf of the staff wished Mr. Maysmor every'happiness.

The newly-appointed Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. AV. H. Hagger, took his' first-industrial dispute yesterday mornuig! On behalf of the employers, Mr. W. A.. Grenfell congratulated Mr. Hanger ' upon his appointment to an important and difficult position. Employers would, so far as they could within reason, give every'-assistance to' the Commissioner in the settlement of disputes. Mr. ( L. M. A. Rearden, representing the Jewellers' jTJnion, said that trade -unions generally appreciated Mr." Hagger's appointment because, .having come in contact with him as Inspector' of -. Factories in past years, they, knew his tact and the justice which he had-displayed. Mr. Hagger said he recognised that the. position he was called' upon to fill was a difficult one;' but he had been an Inspector of ■Factories for the past 14 or 15 years, and as such had been associated with the Department in steering a course between the employers and workers: He had been rather diffident in taking up the position following Mr. Ilall.y, who had been a, popular and successful Commissioner. However, ho hoped that he also'would have some success; but he would point out that the success of conciliation depended mainly on the parties, and whether they framed Teasonablo demands .in the first place and then considered them in a business-like and conciliatory spirit. . '"'■':