PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2920, 4 November 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Minister of Internal Affairs, left yesterday for Rotorua.

The Hon. W. P. S,. MacDoftald, whoi attended the Show. yesterday, is expected back in Wellington, to-day.

The Hon. A. L. Herdraan (AttofneVKerie'ral),'accompanied by' Mr. J. Cullen (Commissioner-of Police), is at present in Christchurcb.'

The Hon. W. Fraser (Minister of Public Works) visited Invercargill yesterday.'- Next :week he will .visit Queenstb'w'a and Centj'aT.Otago

The health of the Rev. Father Barry, C.S.S.R., of. St. Gerord's, has for soma time past been far from good, and on Thursday-, last he. taken rather seriously ill. . .His.-condition is causing his, friends' "some anxiety.

; Captain Leo; Myers, formerly, of Auckland, who was'lVthe "trenches in Franca for several months ais anofficer in the King's. Royal Rifles, -was invalided to London recently. He has now recovered sufficiently .to be- able "to -take a. position on the instructional 'staff : in England. '

• ? Mr..,F. r K. -de Castro,', chief clerk of tlify Education Department, has .been appointed Secretary, for. Education in succession .to Sir Edward Gibbes, who6a place he has, been filling, .temporarily. The. new secretary has been-connected with' the.Public Service since 1874—for the. first four years with the Treasury,and since'lß7B with the Education Department, when it, first'came into existence. . . .

.Mr.'John W. Buchler, who . was killed in action in. France recently, leaves a wife and. little;'son 2J years of age, resident,at Stratford.

Rifleman George Moffatt Haigh (killed in action, and who was well known in Wellington), was on the staff of the .Magistrate's Court, Christchurcli,' for just over a year until he enlisted in-the Rifle Brigade in May of last year. His parents reside here, his father being a retired- farmer who formerly- lived in .Pahiatua.- and Greytown. Rifleman Haigh was in his 25th year, having been born on- April 14, 1892..' After passing" the Junior Civil Service Examination lie entered, the Department of Justice in .Tune, 1908, and was on the staff of the Magistrate's Court in Wellington until ho was transferred to Cliristchurch. Ho.was a very-capable find conscientious officer, and was hold hi high regard in the 6ervice. In expressing his. regret at' Rifleman. Haigh's death, Mr.-IT. Bishop, S.M. at Christcliurdh, said. "I bad a great personal regard .for him. He. was an excellent public, servant. It- is' the death of such men as young Haigh tbat makes us realise just how: great' our loss is in the life-"biood of the young manhood-of this country." Although of medium height. Rifleman Haigh was of very powerful build, and wns very keenly interested in several athletic pursuits. Be renresented "Wellington on the hoekev field, as well as being a. member nf the Occidental Cricket Club and St. James Tennis Club. In Christchuroh l)o played in'tho St. Albans District Cricket Club's first-gTade team, doing good service with both hat and ball. He was a member of' the Union Rowing Club, and played in that club's hockey team. He was a prominent member of the Christcburch Knox Church Bible Class and St. James' Bibl" Class.' Wellina-t-on, and as 6ueh took an active part in committee work. "When be enlisted ho was urged to go int-o tho .non-com-missioned officers' training camp, but he nrefevred to go as a rifleman. His brother v enlisted at the same time, and both were wounded recently. Ad.iutant W. TV in ton. hi.tVrto Toiinct .People's secretary to the Auckland division of thf Solvation Armv. has been appointed bv the Defence Demrtment •to oaiT.v oil.chimlaincv.work in Ecypt.

'.-.Mr. •Iv J. B-othschild,- ,of ■'Wellington, >lins. received • advice -.from •T<ondon that his nephew, Captain Kenneth-Spiers, of the Worcester Bogiment. was recently awarded the Cross for valour on. the hsttlefie'd in Franco, and a littln wh'le afterwards wan. severely wounded while defending the line against the Prussian Guards, on which occasion the AVoreesters and Wilt shires greatly distinguished themselves .

Captain L. L. WW in tion) was a son of M r . 0. P. TTulbert (a. former Mnvnr hf ,OhrisM>urch). and nephe"' of Mr. Charles Hill,-senr.. island Bay. The deceased was at Gallipoli, then went to France in of a heaw mort-T buttery. Mr. Fnlbert has tliree o^he r b Tn thers on active 50,.,-Vo—Major. K. - T Hnlbert. on the Sfnlf in 15cvpt: Cornl. Walter TTnlhert, who was at the landing Gallipoli. -'.•(I jc t"nv in Kntland or France; and Pte. V"lliam TTnlbrrt. who enlisted in Anstral'i. . Mr. W. T. Grundy, who has been headmaster of the Clyde Quay School since it was erected twenty-sis years ago, handed' in his resignation to the 15ducation Board yesterday. It is his intentionafter the-school" "breaks up for the summer :holidays, to spend a few months in Auckland, and ultimately to settle in Wellington. Mr. Grundy has always been held in the highest esteem by his staff, the school children, -.arid their parents,'- and his yrfjiement from active teaching work, whilst, well- earned; will-be. regretted by riiatl.V. >v..

. The "members- -of; -the - -Williamson Comedy. .Company'went-south by the ferry steamer,last night.