PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2902, 14 October 1916, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

iVICE-REOAL. The Countess, of Liverpool proceeded 'south by the Mararo&.lkst.eveniig.'.' There was. an excellent meeting, in i the Clareville Hall last' night " (says a Press Association' telegram from Carterton), when' six Wairafapa : schoolspresented Sir :Walter. Buchanan, M.L.C., with an illuminated .address to commemorate his.34 years' service as' ■ representative:; of Wairarapa"; on the Education "Board. The presentation was made by'Mr; • J;? Ti' M^Horrieby, - .' Mayor of Oattertorr-' .'■■■. • Passeime'rs for 'last''even-' ing by the Maraißa included Mr: 'Jusf tice Strihjjer, the Hon.- J.Koberts, " Colonel Huttonj Captain® Tlussell and Strachan, and Dr. llorley. Mr. Laira'.'B;' .'Valknce; ;_sbn ..6f . the. ' late Mr.,, J.:.C'"|YaUanc6y died Masterton on;fliursdAy at; the: age of tiirty-th're0 r ;ytors.'.." The deceased, con-, tracted a '.chill atthe Trenth'am; Cainip some months ago, ..and comptications arose whicE'. terminated fatally. .. Mr. S.- 8.. Mexted took- his' seat at a. meeting of the, Makara County- Counoil for the first .r.time.. yesterday!. .Mr.' Mexted was clected to the oouncil to , fill the vacancy, created, through the resignation of-Mr. J.; A. Pylo., . i Yesterdaythe Makara County Council decided to send a letter of condolence to the widow, and family of the . late Mr. A. A. ,S. Menteath. '. . . ■ To illustrate the' manner in which the Wellington Education" Board is protecting the right of its' teachers who. have forsworn the. schoolroom for the campj particularly in regard to promotion, it is announced that Mr. B. G. Hawkins,' : assistant - at the Terrace School (who left • with -the Eleventh Reinforcements),' I".' has.", been ■ apr pointed Gat-assistant :. at ".'RoseBeath. v ■ Until - Mr. Hawkins-, is' free to take up'the-'appointmenfcihis work at Roseneath'will:beundertaken by Miss Tasker.: . V .r . News has" been "received in Master-. ton that Private.-1 van 'Gray,.son of ■Mr. George ' Gray,'■has'i'been.' killed -iff. . action. -Trivate Gray, who was-an accomplished musician, was ai grandson of the late; Mr. ; Georgp' Gray;- who for a number of years conducted Gray's ; Band-in Wellington. !■'..- Mr. Henry Biirling; who resided -for many years > atiJßrOoklands,: Alfredton/. died at Riverlea, : -Hastings; "this week,--at the ago of 85 years. . • News has been 'received by Mr. -H. Poole, of Lower Hutt, that his. son Rifleman F; A. Poole (Jack), Signaller in the Rifle Brigade, previously reported wounded on September 15, has been killed in action. -, Prior to enlistment, RTHeman Poole was ori. the staff of the Post and Telegraph 'Department, Wellington.

Mr. M. ,F. Marks, the recently-ap-pointed Government Printer, was entertained by "tho members of the Government Printing Office Employees' Association in the rooms' of the Institute of Marine Engineers last night. ■ Mr. E. F. Wiffeh, president ,of the association, was in the chair, and there was a very large attendance of members. The health of the guest of the evening was proposed by.,the chairman, who paid a warm tribute to Mr. Marks's personal and professional qualities. Mr. Marks mentioned in. the course'of liis reply that his,connection with' the Government Printing Office had begun nearly forty years -previously. The Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister in charge of the office, , was among the otlier speakers.

Captain Blackburno received by this week's mail- a letter from Lieutenant A. F. Watchlin,. R.N.R., H.M.S. Jonquil," and his. many in Wellington will- be glad to know, that ho is well. He writes.(August .11, 1916): "I havo met .-.a- number „of navigators in the (Captain Blackburne!is>. 4 z i™MMs dian n Being a, Zfictlandeh .1 am -nateMl}siiotßi;osffi?v.K3 n thought you'iwouldybcntpleased to know {hat vour-work vis -'-sp much ..appreci-; ated.'-' Lieut. P. J.'Ellis, of the-New Zealand Field - Artillery; who. is' .reported wounded,' was-among tho New Zealanders who "secured 7 the -Military Cross two or three' weeks' ago for conspicuous bravery. He was formerly a member of the clerical ctafE of the Wellington Harbour' Board, and was at one time a sergeant-major in the old Submarine Mining Corps.; When the corps was disbanded he joined • the artillery section of "the new company as a ser-geant-major under Capt. A. Hume. . Advice has been received of the death in action in France of Pte. James Morrison Comrie, son of the Rev. J. W. Comrie, of Wellington. 'Ptel Comrie was educated at Wellington College, and for'.some little 1 , time before eaving for the front-, was; engaged in farming work. _ "' The funeral of Mr. -Alfred Gardner, permanent ways superintendent of the tramways, took place yesterday afternoon, and was largely-attended. Among • those present were the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), the general manager of tramways (Mr. W. H. Morton), the traffic superintendent - (Mr. ,M. Cable), the overhead equipment supervisor (Mr. _J. C. Russell), the power houses .superintendent • (Mr,. P. -M'Coll),. and . \ other corporation officials, '-by-whom the deceased was held in the highest esteem. /Several ..members, of. .the council -were also present. -,The .service at. the gravfiside was:oonducfed.;l)y R./ H'.. Hobday, .vicar.o£St. .Matthew's, Brookr Among:'the, JSfpw; Zwlqnd ,-officers re-., cently killed in -; action.- -wa&— ActingGaptain J;..L.r.Hetbori,"/younger-brother, of Dr. Wv-E.-Ojerbertj-of. Wellington. : The deceased,; who was-.abbut.;.thirty--three years of ..age, was', borji.in' Gtago, arid was', jediicat'ed' at; .t.he IJ-igh. School. in Dunedin. . At. the .'time -he. he was sheep■ farming .at' -Kelso, ', He was always a keen volunteer,.and with, his brother (Lieutenant'A,.S ; .Herbert, who went through the Gallipoli campaign and is now .'at the front' in France) .and his. brother-in-law (the fate Colonel . Stewart) he was responsible for the formation .of. the Kelso, ffounted Rifles, which was ;• acknowledged to" He the most efficient mounted corps in the Otago-Southland military district. The late Captain Herbert, who went to the front .in April last, has left a widow and one'child.