PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3035, 23 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. Sir James Allen will make, a visit of inspection to Awapuni Camp to-day. Awapuni is the camp where the personnel of the New Zealand Medical Corps are trained.' The Hon. G. W. Russell will return from the north this morning. The reappointment of the Hon.- W. C. F. Carncross to the Legislative Council is gazetted. Mr. J. S. Storey has been reappointed by the Government to the'Marlborough Land Bdard. A Press Association message from Sydney reports that it is -unofficially stated that Dr. Gilruth has been reappointed Administrator of the Northern Territory for five years. A late message states that although it is reported that the Minister for the Interior has approved of Mr. Gilruth's re-appoint-ment, Cabinet's consideration of the matter has reaohed no finality. The Hon. P. E. Blondin, Canadian Postmaster-General, has volunteered for overseas service, and resigned hi 3 portfolio.—Press Assn. The following second lieutenants who arrived at Auckland from England ©a Wednesday were not included in tha list of those published yesterdayW. L. Hooson, 26/61 (Mrs. S. H. Hoosou,, Flat Creek, Marlborough, m.); R. V, A. Knox, 23/31 (Mrs.. L. J. Knix, 2 Hanson Street, Wellington, m.): and R. C. Wood, 24/2129 (Mrs. L./Olatos, Lyall Bay, Wellington). .Regimental Quartermaster W. Veitch, who has returned to. Dunedin by a transport, is a sou of Councillor A. Veitch, of Wellington. Prior" tn leaving with the Expeditionary Forces, Q.M. Veitch was in partnership in a stock and sharebroking business in Wellington with tho late Mr. A. Meliss Stuart (who was killed at tho front). The headmaster of tho Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne (Mr. R. P, Franklin, M.A.), has onlifled for active service. In October last, when men were called up by proclamation,- an application made by the council of the Grammar School far exemption for Mr. Franklin was refused by Mr. E. Notley Moore, P.M., but on appeal to the Supreme Court the decision was upset, and exemption was granted. Mr. Franklin, a few days ago, having set the school going for tho year, and knowing that there was available a locnm tenons wh6. would admirably fill the position of ■ noting hoadmaster, asked the council to relea so him.

Miss Hetberington has resigned her position as sub-matron at the Victoria Military Ward and the Seddon 'Annexe. Yesterday, t}ie Hospital Board .accepted the resignation, with regret, njd members saw that she was .one rV could ill be spared, ' ,

■ ■ "I The following polico promotions announced Detectives promoted tof the rank of detective-sergeant; AJ, Hammond, Auckland; T. Christchurch; A. E. Andrews, Tfolling-' ton; It. R. Ward, Greymouth. Constables to the rank iof sor- 1 geanfc: P. H. C. Boulton, Fitzroy, Non': Plymouth; P. H. Fearnley, Wamku M. Fleming, District Clerk, Superin.-! tendent's office, Auckland; J. Powell,: District Clerk, Inspector's office, Wanganui; J. M'Alister, Freeman's Bay, Auckland.

Gunner Alan Jolin Wilson,' bou of. Mrs. Allen, Bolton Street, has completely recovered from the bomb is-' 1 juries lio received at Armentieraa.i When the last mail. left England, Gunnor Wilson was about to leave the> Command Depot at Codford, St. Mary, and to be transferred to Aldershofc for some months for special artillery training before rojoining his battery in France.

Mr. H. J.-H. Blow,. formerly.'Under-' Secretary for Public Works, las leftf on a visit to Vancouver.

Lieutenant Keith Caldwell, Royal; Flying Corps (son of Mr. D. R. .Caldwell, of Cambridge, and grandson of Mr. James M'Kerrow, Wellington), has been promoted to the rank of flight! commander. He is a native of; Wellington.

The Rev. Geo. Gibb, 8.A., late cf Queenstown (son of the Rev. Dr. Gibb,; of Wellington), was on Tuesday lasti inducted to the charge of the Presbyw terian Church at Nelson. Dr. Gibtf took part in the service. ,

Mr. John Mallard, secretary of the National Insurance Co., formerly manager of the Wellington branch, arrived from Dnnedin yesterday, on his way to Australia on business.

Mr. "VJffliam GaTrett, oi Auck\aa3, has been elected president for 1917 of the United .Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association of Saw' Zealand, the headquarters of which arc in Christohurcli. ,

Sir. A. H. Stevenson, assistant city rate collector, has resigned from the service of the City Corporation after eighteen years' service. At last evening's meeting of the council it was decided to forward a letter to Mr. Stevenson expressing appreciation of long services rendered. Itowas also agreed to. grant him a month's leave of absence.

v The members of the "Damaged; Goods" Company arrived from the south yesterday morning. Most of them proceed on to Sydney, but others; will remain in "Wellington to join up with the "Seven Keys to Baldpate '• Company, which opens here at Easter.