PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2996, 6 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

-* News has been received in Wellington that Sergeant, Leonard Vlarty, second son of Mr.'.l. Kerr tlarty, and c'istrict manager of tho National Mutual Lifo Assurance Society al, Auckland, linn (icon awarded tho Cross. Serjeant tlnrty, who is a nafivo of Wellington, and a. grandson of Mrs. !'!. W. Morrnh, of 'Upper Willis Sfrcol, wonl, away with thr> Engineer section of tho Minn Body, and was all llirouish l.ho (iallipoli campaign, osnipiup: with a slight wound. Ho and two of his brothers (Ralph, who also left with ilm Main Body, aud Rupert-, who_ wont away with the Fourteenth Keuiforcc r ments) are now together in the sumo company. I'rivato advice has been recoiml to Mm effect that Lieutenant U. 3. .lncc-I's, who wan recently reporli'd. as doing .seriously ill, is now milking satisfactory progress. Mr. C. J. .Ronalcison, who lias bocn promoted to the position of niauagcr of the Christ-church branch of the K.v tional Bank of Now Zealand nl'tor occupying tho position of manager of tlio lnvercarfiill branch for eight, and a half years, was tendered a farewell luncheon . at (nvfircargill by members of tho Invorcargill Chahiber uf Commerce and tho Southland League. ' ■ ' Mr. T. J. Thurmnn was yesterday elected « member of fhu .Wolliugto'n , Chamber of. .Commence.

Cabled advice has been received by Mr. A. J. Denticc, of Tasuian Street, that his son, Lce.-Oorpl. A- L. Dentice, wlio was severely grounded in Franco Home months back, has been invalided home, and will arrive back some timein March. The Education Board lias approved of the following appointments:—Mr. A. E. Parkinson, assistant piaster-at Karori; Mr. 15. Eviins, assistant at Wadestown; Mr. F. Joplin, at Northland ; Wise M. E. Edmed, as sole teacher at Waihoango; Miss ft. G. Eastwood, assistant mistress at Hukajuii: Mrs. D. Ti. Bewley, solo teacher at Kaitara.j Mr. W. it. Forbes, sole teacher at Flat Creek; Mr. T.. Bv Board, solo teacher at Taubereuil ail; Miss 0. M. Gould, assistant at Ward; Miss J.Tankcrsley, assistant at lvaiwaiwai; Miss .]. 0. Hare, assistant at I'etono West; Miss M. Adlrin, assistant at Levin; Miss E. Stephens, assistant at Parkvalo; Miss M. -F. Wallis, assistant at R-dngoltako. Mr. W. 11. Fordluuu, of Wellington, is at present acting as Deputy-Public Trustee ub Auckland during the absenco from <luty on sick leave of Mr. E. F. Warren.