PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2867, 4 September 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

'jiie Hon. J. Allen left for.Auckland by the midday express on Saturday. The'Hon.'A. L. Herdirian la's returned. from Auckland. . ■ . . The Hon. Dr. M.'Nab has- gone on a visit to Southland.. Since his return from Auckland last week Brigadier-General Sir Alfred Robin ha 9 been confined to .his bed-with an attack of. influenza.. He hopes. to bo able to resume his duties to-day.' The death occurred oii Saturday of Mr. John Reith, for many years manager of the. Bible, : Tract, and Book Society in Wellington.' Since .his retirement Mr. Reith ha 6 ' been living at -Khandallah. . — r ' ■Mr.'Virgo, the National Secretary of the r.M.C.A., is to visit New Zealand shortly. He has already visited France, and as he knows all about "the work the Y.M.C.A. is doing at the' front his visit -should be of very great interest. Mr. W. J. Napier, of Auckland, has been appointed New Zealand representative ot the British Empire Land Settlement Committee. ~ •' •Mr. J. R. 'Palmer (town clerk)' returned from a visit to Auckland on Saturday afternoon. ■ .. A Press Association cablegram states that Lieutenant Kenneth A. Bell, son of Mr. H. A. Bell, well known in New Zealand shipping circles, has been killed in' action.

Mr. W: F; Inder, solicitor, died on Saturday inorinng after a short illness, at the age of 47 (reports a Press Association message from. Gore)." Deceased, who was-"a son. of the late Mr. Walter Inde'r, of Naseby, entered the legal firm of Sievwright and James, Dunedin, subsequently practised at Naseby, and then at Auckland, whence, lie .'came to Gore, where ho practised for 19 years. Ho was twice married,, and is survived by a daughter by his first wife. Ho was well known throughout tho Dominion, and was associated at' Gore with various philanthropic, business, defence, and sporting institutions. . Messrs. W. T. Young, W. Bolcher, and W. Simpson' left Wellington 'on Saturday for 'Melbourne, where they will' represent the Federated Seamen's lUnion of New Zealand at the Australian Seamen's Conference. Mr. Plowright, a Sydney basso vocalist, ;is at. present a visitor to Wellington. He was a member of the Australian' Expeditionary Force, and was returned invalided, and is now recuperating his health here. In the conrse of a letter from FieldService Seeretarv W. Hislop, of the Y.M.C.A., to the local Y.M.C.A.'s, dated France, July 13, the writer says .—'''Harry Holmes, who, as you will perhaps remember, was for eight years general / secretary of our Wellington Association, has charge of our work in the Army area, where Hay is working in France. He wished ine to convoy" to you and to the association men in New Zealand his great pleasure in being once again connected, in a way, with New Zealand work. Since going to France he lias done ■ a great work. He takes a real personal interest in our Now Zealand men, and I | am sure his influence will count foi much during his. term of activc service."