PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2895, 6 October 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. F. W. Mansfield, Ecgistrar-Geiu era!, is retiring from the Public Service on account, of ill-healtn. In. actual f aot, he is at present on three months' final leave of -absence, and he leaves the Service definitely at the end of November. Mr. Mansfield joined the Service in 1883, but previously he had; been ten years in the service of the Wellington-Canterbury • Education Board, so that he has been for 43 years a public servant. Until the year 1913 he held tho office of Chief Electoral Officer, but he'relinquished it on account of ill-health. The position of.'. Registrar-General is' being advertised vacant by the Public Rorvice Commissioner.

At-last night's meeting of tho Onslow Borough Council, the Mayor (Mr. 0. C. Crump) made appreciative reference to the late Mr. A. A. S. Menteath. It was resolved to send a letter of sympathy to Mrs. Menieath. Leave of absence' from last night's City Council meeting was granted Councillor W.- H. P. Barber, on account of illness in his family. .; ' • ■

A Press Association message, from' Sydney states that Pte. Hodges, who has been killed in Franco, was formerly assistant master at Wanganui College.

A meeting of tho locomotive branch, head office staff,.of the Railway Department, was held yesterday afternoon, to make a presentation to Mp J. W. Nichols, boiler inspector, on his retirement on superannuation. Mr. H. H. Jackßon, chief mechanical engineer, in making tine presentation, referred in eulogistic terms to Mr. Nichols's long and faithful service, and said, that he was retiring owing to having reached the age limit of 65 years, after 35 years' service. It was mentioned that Mr. Nichols had filled the responsible position of boiler inspector for nearly. 30 years, and that mainly owing to his'care, vigilance and untiring energy the Railway Department has never had a single case of senous trouble witji any ol its boilers. Mr. Nichols feelingly replied and thanked Mr. Jackson! ami the officers of the Department for the willing assistance they had always E iven him in carrying out his duties and expressed regret at laving to sever his connection with the .Department after so many years of pleasant service. The presentation consisted of w silver tea and coffee service, salad bowl and travelling rug. Mr. Nichols leaves to-day for Sydney to spend a well-earned holiday. '■•._•_' Tho City GswncSl last evening decided? to convey to Mr. A. de B. Brandon congratulations respecting the honour conferred on his son, the aviator, who: is now on the "Western front.

last evening the City Council expressed sympathy with Mrs. R. Brown, widow of a former memberof the tramways staff, who had lost his Wo at the front. .... ' Sergt. Willis, of the Taranaki Street Police Station, has been promoted to the position of sonior-sergeant, and placed in charge of that station. &ergt. ; M'Kelvie will also be stationed at Taranaki Street. Sergt. T. H. Mathto-. eon, at present in Havelock, will be. transferred to one of this City's-sta-; tions. . Among the visitors to Wellington if* daruoMessrs. H. H. Ostler, o Auck* land, formerly Crown Prosecutor in. Wellington; Mr. H. B. Lusk, solicitor, of Najier; and Mr. W. C. Sproule, solicitor, of Napier. Mr W. Mac Master, of the Sydney, office of Messrs. Burns, PMp and Co., loft for Sydney by the Manuka last oveninc. He has now finished his toYrr of New Zealaud in connection witn, starting the -new line of steamers, irom Japan to ; New Zealand. Mr. Herbert Pryce, of Hakomhe, has' received ft cablegram stating that MP son, Mr. Brio Pryce, has been awarded: tie Military Cross. Mr. Pryco was a medical student at Home on the outbreak of war, but he relinquished MS studies to join Kitchener's Army.

Mr. J. G. L. Hewitt, S.M., haa beeii appointed chairman of the Wanganui and Rangitikei Licensing Committees.

Captain Robert Logan, reported to have been wounded, is a son of Colonel Robert Logan, formerly Officer Commanding the Auckland Military District but now Administrator in Samoa. Captain Logan received his military training at the Duntroon Military College, New South Wales, and went out with the Wellington Mounted Rifles. Another -brother, -Lieutenant -Preston. Logan, died of wounds sustained in Gallipoli. Mr. William Bowling, stationmaster at Te Awamutu, died on Tuesday. Mr. Bowling was a married man 33 years of age. Ho contracted pneumonia a few davs aco, and the illness proved fatal. Mr Bowling resided in/Te Awamutu for some years, and was well known and highly respected by all who knew him.

Horace Goldin, the Russian magician, and the members of his company passj ed through Wellington to the south, yesterday. ' ■ .