PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2896, 7 October 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

■ The Hon. W. Fraser (Minister'of Public Works).returned last night from' his long tour of tho nortb' of Auckland, Poverty Bay, and Hawko's Bay. Mr. H. : Jv H". Blow," late Under-Secfc-taj-f for the Public Works Department',arrived back from .a'visit to:the" United' States and 'Papeete by the- Moana yustcrdnv morning. He ly arrived with ."a. slight-tou'e'h 'Of'-Is-land fever; and Was ordered to bed by : his medical adviser as soon' he', arrived. He anticipates ..being ..abojit again in a day or two. - - - Mr. John Cook (of the-Union Steam Ship Company's staff- at Headquarters) •ind Mrs! Cook', '■ of Dunediri, who have spending- a-few month's" in Cali--.fprnia, *$6 •- passengers . from; -Saa rrancisco ; by\-tho -'-'Jloaha.' yesterdayr' Mr. J. M.-'Ljchenstein 'was- aiso-"a : -pas-'. senger for Dunedin-by'the same steamy-

At a meeting of the-'Central-Execu-tive' of-'the N.Z. Moderate 1 League, held-' .yesterday, apgrecfatiye references were' ■made-to the great services rendered to. the league by the late 1 President-, Mr.A, A. Stuart- Mcriteath', and the following resolution, was carried"The Central Executive," on behalf'of-the Moderate League throughout the Dominion, records its deep sense' of-the' : loss' sustained by the Moderate.community in the death of the first Dominion -president, Mr. A. A. Stuart Menteatli, to whose whole-hearted efforts the league largely owes its- successful foundation, and the sound position in public estimation that it ; now occupies. Endowed with great literary gifts, a critical mind, and a fluent.and graceful habit of pxnressio'n; combined with, those rare qualities, breadth 'of"view and charity ablencss of-heart, Mr. Meriteath made an ideal president of ail organisation that aims at grappling with an important social problem. To those who remain behind his memory will be ever an incentive'fo work on for the achievement of the : objects' of the-league."' Mr. William. Pryor,'.secretary of. the .New Zealand" Employers' Federation, and an\ onthusiastic, officer'. of. : the Motor Reserve, lias" been keenly de? sirous of "doing .his .bit" iji- the. Motor Transport Service jn-. France,"arid, sub-,, ject to cifciimstanceS,' intended to proceed to England in order to,endeavour, ito,. cbmriiissipn'. 'tlje-aii-. nual meeting -bf the Federation, held' a'few days ago, he made an application ' to : be allowed to offer his services, and the. matter was considered !very carer fully. Finally, the meeting. decided that, as Mr. Prior, was not eligible.for service in the' fighting forces, and his services w.ero of such value to the Federation, that he could riot. be. permitted to go.

Private cable advice has bean received in Wellington that Lieutenant Edward R. V. (Ted) Petrie, who was reported dangerously wounded in. ths chest and back, is now progressing favourably. Kingl Hamana, who died at Walton Hospital, is the first Maori soldier to die'ln England, states a Press Association message from London. . ,Mr._W. H. Hagger, Conciliation Commissioner, has returned from Blenheith. •

Captain J: Coleman, N.Z.S.C., who has acted as adjutant For the 4th, Waikato, Mounted Rifles for some years, and who has been appointed as group commander at Wanganui, was to bo tendered a complimentary dinner at Hamilton, last evening by members of the Waikato Mounted Rifles. I ■ ■ _ Mdjor F. C.' Sutherland, 2nd, Wellington, Mounted Rifles, who went to Auckland during the week in command of a southern detaehment' of miners for the reinforcements to the New Zca-. - land Tunnelling Company of Engineers, has returned. Among; the .killed in'.'action' in yesterday's; list'was Corporal Franpis . ■wV'S'earj J Miy?'j:'w:^Feaf,;of:: aud''ffilbinue,'' , who';'left.';' 'Mere I %iih" ;nt th'(?r! l sla'ln l Expfe'dvt;6^ary' FofceV;'andf;Ver\ J tfedit;4hrovigli-...'' out I 'the Gallipolf campaign.. .Mr." Fear '

will have many sympathisers. Major T.' M'Cristell, NiZ.S.C., director of equipment and ordnance stores, is visiting Auckland. : :

Mr. J. J. Walklate, general ..manager oF tho Auckland Electric ' Tramways Company, Ltd., is visiting Wei-

lington; ■ Drs. Jacobsen, Pope, Thompson, and Fleming, four medical men who have been imported from England by the Friendly Societies of Wellington, arrived at Auckland by the lonic, and reached Wellington 'on Thursday.' They will take up their work' forthwith.

' Mr. John Hunter Brown, of Hawke's Bay, arrived from San Francisco by the Moana yesterday morning. • '

Messrs. J. H. Weddell, C. M. Stickling, C. H..Lauritzen, and P. Bond are first-class through passengers . from San Francisco to Sydney by the Moana.

News' has been received by private cablegrams that another Auckland boy, Lieutenant Wilmot Ching, of the Royal Field Artillery, has been awarded the Military Cross.- Lieutenant Ching is a son of the late Mr.Thomas. Ching, of

Remuera, \and brother-in-law - .of Mr. Robert Burns, of Auckland. He was formerly in the office-.of-.Mp. A. B, Wilson, architect, of Auckland.

' Mr..F. H. Wiiiianis. of the' Universal Film ? fisiipply Co., arrived from south yesterday morning, and is staying at Mm Grand Hotel::-;'-:-.-..' v:'-. .r i''-

Mr. Menzifjs -€rjbb,:",tbefiGhrißtchnrch artist,- aud'president of-tho Canterbury Art Society, is.-.a,;visitor.-.to Wellingfon-.; He is staying;.' in Wellington- for. ; .th» opening of-the : local; art exhibition next week. ' ; v'-'

The death of" 'Mr. H. Galbra'ith,'- of •Te.-.Wharau,-' occurred' 'at'-MaUfirton yesterday. - The deceased Was tfeil kiiown' throughout-'tiie'Wairarapa district, arid sympathy w'ill 'be expressed';' for "hiswidow and'daughter. ' ? a