PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3023, 9 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

fbet lion. "W. D. S. Mac Donald returned last night from Hastings. The Hon. G. W. Russell left last night for Dannevirke to visit his brother, Mr. J. R. Russell, who is very ill. Tho Hon. Dr. Pomare will represent the Ministry at tho funeral of the late Hon. T.. Parata, which will take place at Puketeraki on Saturday afternoon. Dr. Pomare left for tho south last evening. ■ Mr. A. Harris, M.F., is at present visiting Wellington. A Press Association, message from Gisborno yesterday announced the death of Mrs. Mac Donald, mother of the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald; aged 83 years. Dr. Bedford, Professor of '.Economics at tho Otago University, who paid a visit to England in tho interests of the Y.M.C.A., has returned to New Zealand. He went south on Wednesday evening. Mr. H. A. Beauchamp, New Zealand manager for Messrs. Xodak (Australasia), Ltd., loft for Sydney by last night's steamer. Tho members of the Selinsky-Amadio Concert Company left for Sydney by the Moeraki last evening. Mr. William Cooper, who recently sold his farm at To Ore Ore, and removed to Masterton, has joined tho firm of Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Masterton, and will have charge of tho stock department. Mr. John E. Walker, a Ckristchnrch boy who joined tho training ship Amokura in 1907 at tho age of 15 years, has recently qualified in London for an extra master's certificate. He completed his training on the Amokura in 1909, and since then has served m various ships in different parts of tne world. ' He is the first Amokura boy to tako the certificate of extra master. Dr J. P. Frengley has been appointed Deputy-Inspector General of Hospitals. " .