PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3020, 6 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency the Governor will at an early date take up his residence in Auckland. While there he will opeii the new children's ward at the hospital. The furnishing of this new ward has heen provided for entirely by voluntary effort. At a meeting of the committco of the North Otago Jockey Club, Mr. E. P. Lee, M.P., tendered his resignation as a merabor of the committee and honorary treasurer of the club. Mr. Lee, according to a Press Association message, said he did so on account of the views ho held in regard to racing while the war continued. The resignation was accepted with regret. The Rev. Father Corley, a Belgian priest, has been appointed to succeed the Rev. Father Gumane as curate to St. Patrick's Church, Masterton. Captain Cumming, of the Navigation Department, Sydney, was a passenger from Sydney by the Moeraki. Mr. H. J. Manson, representative of the Government Tourist Department in Melbourne, arrived from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday. He is on holiday leave. Lieutenant Booth, a returned New Zealand soldier, arrived from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday. Mr. Edgar Warwick, late of Williamson's Musical Company, goes into camp at Trentham to-day. Mr. John Myers, of J. Myers and' Co., returned from a visit to Sydney by tho Moeraki yesterday. Mr. W. Hildroth will bo a candidate for tho City Council at next month's election. & Mr. Sidney Kidman, of Adelaide, known in Australia as "the Cattle King," arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Moeraki. Ho was accompanied by Mrs. Kidman. They are staying'at the Eoyal Oak Hotel. News has reached Melbourne that Lieutenant Harold Frithiof (Fritz) Ascho, A.1.F., was killed in action in Franco on February 9, at the age of tliirty-seven years (states an Australian paper). Deceased, was the brother of Oscar Asche, tho Australian actormanager, and was born in Sydney. Mr. W. E. Caldow left for Christchurch last evening by tho Maori on routo to Dunedin. The War Relief Association, of Wellington, has received the resignation of Mr. L. M. i\. ReardoQ, who has gone into camp, and ib has appointed Mr. F. H. Mather to fill tho vacancy. A letter Is to bo sent to Mr. Rcardon thanking him for his services, and wishing him success. ■ Mr. John Farrell, representing J. C. Williamson, Ltd., passed through Wellington last night on his way to Christchurch, to managf the seavon there of "Damaged Goods." Mr.. Walter E. Scarle, who has served a, term us a councillor at Onniarii, has, says a Press Ausociatißir' lolograni, j announced his candidature for tho ! Oamaru Mayoralty, in response to tho ! request of a large and influential secI tion of the community. Mr. Arthur Morgan, a returned soldier, has been appointed to succeed Mr. D. Hebenton, who is going into camp, as secretary of the Wairarapa ''branch of tho Farmers'. Unions

• Mr. William Gillespie, returning officer for the, Masterton electorate, who was recently drawn in the ballot and accepted for homo service, has been appointed records clerk for thoWainwapn group in connection with tho military "ballots.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Dyer, of Melbourne, arrived in Wellington.yesterday in tho Mooraki.

Before the "So Long, Lotty," Company left for Australia, Miss Dorothy Brunton, on behalf of the members of tho company, presented their manager, Mr. John Farrell. with a silver case and cigarette-stand. . >

Mr. James M'Master has been successful in obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree, in spito of the fact that ho was unable to attend last year's course at tho University. Mr. M'Master is a son of the lat« Mr. James M'Master, artist, and Mrs. M'Master, Masterton. He was drawn in tlic fourth ballot, having three times previously offered his services, and was medically declined.

Mr. W. A. Pike, who has been a prominent member of tho Wairarapa. I\ and A..'Society, ■•was met by tho committee members on Saturday, and presented with an engraved' silver tea-pot and n wristlet watch, as a token of esteem on the occasion of liis leaving with the Twenty-third Reinforcements. Mr. A. Clark, president, expressed the regret of the- committee in losing such an activo memW and willing worker. Members of the committee also paid tributes to Mr. Pike's energy in regard io anything pertaining towards flie advancement' of tho society. The residents of Te Whiti also mado a presentation to Mr; Piko of a. fountain pen and shaving outfit. Tho recipient fittingly acknowledged tho 'honour done litm.

Mr. H. Baden Powell, manager of tho British and Dominions Producers' Company, was elected a member of tho Wellington Chamber of Commerce vesterday.