PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2997, 7 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Chaplain-Captain Price, whG was iS the Sommo offensive, returned to Well"' ington via Sydney by tlie Manuka yes* terday.

At the monthly'meeting of the BoarcC of Directors of the Wellington Young Men's Christian Association last evening, Mr, J. llott, prosident, presented his resignation. Mr. Ilott was compelled to do this by reason of his health and upon the advice of his physicianMr. W. 11. George was unanimously voted president to succeed Mr. Ilott.

Fathers Dunn and Dalton, and tbsl Rev. Mr. Welch wero passengers .froTO' Sydney by the Manuka yesterday.

Advico has been received by Mr. T« ft. Wallace, secretary of tho New Zealand branch of the .Marino Engineers'' Institute, of tho death in Auckland* on Sunday, of Mr. Samuel Hanna, secretary of the Auckland branch of thab' organisation. Tho deceased, who was a native of Ireland, arrived in Auckland in 1860, and learned the engineering; trade from Messrs. M. and G.Lukey, and Mr. T. T. Masefield in that city.He was an engineer on tho Phoebo and l the Southern Cross,, awl then becamo chief engineer of tho Auckland Cityj Pumping Station. Later on he was chief engineer and general manager oC the Auckland Freezing Company. , Ho was a prominent Mason.. For soiii® time past he had been in bad health.

The death occurred at Lceston last; week of Mr. James Holloy, au old and respected Canterbury, settler, brother of tho Very Rev. Dean Holley, Provincial of tho Marist Order in New Zealand. , ' •

News has been received by cablegram of the death in London of Mr. A. S. Ottersou, a member of a well-known Nelson family-

The Mayor (Mr. J. P..Luke) myites citizens to meet, him at his room in thd Town Hall at noon to-day for tho pur-, pose of considering the best means of; suitably recognising tho services of Sir! Ernest Shacfieton.. and his party..

The following resolution-was passeifc by the Wellington Chamber of Com- 1 liierce:—'"That this Chamber place oiej record its sense of the loss sustained) by the community in the death of the" Hon. Robert M'Nab, M.A., LL.8.,: Litt.D., Minister of Justice aud Marine.) and its appreciation of his public work for the welfare of tho Dominion boill ia the fields of politics and of historic; research, and also desires to oiler its condolence with his relatives."

The death lias occurred at Cambridge of Mr.'Thomas Nixon, an esteemed resident of 38 years' standing, at the ago of 76 years. Tho deceased was at,the Thames in the days of the gotd rush. Mrs. Nixon predeceased her- husband two or three years ago. There is a. grown up family of six daughters and two sons, most of whom reside in Cambridge.