PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3043, 2 April 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen, Acting-Prim6 Min' istsr, wag in Christchurch on Saturday, and paid a visit to the Aviation Soliool near' the city. He proceeded south later in the day. Ho is due back in Wellington on Friday next.

The Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, is at present in New Plymouth, where he arrived on day. He has arranged to visit Pal; morston North to-morrow, and Otaki and Waikanao on Wednesday. He is due back in Wellington on Wednesday evening.

Tho Hon. Dr. Pomare has returned to Wellington after a visit to Martou.

The Mayor of Wellington, Mr. J. P. Luke, returned from a visit to Christchurch yesterday..

The Hon. C. G. Wade (formerly Leader of tho Liberal Party and Premier in New South Wales) has boon appointed Agent-General for f*ew South Wales.

Major J. L. Sleeman, Director of Military Training, went 60Utk at tho end of last .week.

Notice has been received from the I Secretary-General of tho Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England that Mr. W. W.~ M'Elnney, Assistant-Com-missioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, has been: selected for admission to tho Order, and that the selection has been approved andi sanctioned by.His Majesty the King, tho Sovereign Head and Patron of the Ordor. The Rev. Frederick StubbSjF.R.G.S., author of many articles on travel,-has been elected an honorary corresponding member of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, Mr. Stuhbs 6pent last 'winter in Australia—two months in New South Wales, and »our months in Queensland. He had the honour of lecturing before the Queensland branch of tho Royal Geographical Society, under the presidency of tho Governor, who entertained him at Ciovernment House. At , present MrStubbs is on a visit to Napier. He will spend tho coming winter in the South Sea Islands. '

Mr. H. W. Apperly, of Sydney, is mentioned .as successor to Mr. Richard Teeco as general manager and actuary of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. Mr. Apperly was bora in Melbourne in February, 1861, but was educated in Sydney. Ho commonced his career as a junior in tho Sydney'office of tho A.M.P. in 1875; In 1895 he was transferred to the position of resident secretary at Brisbane, and on the introduction of.the. industrial department he was retransferred to Sydney and placed in charge, subsequently being appointed seoretary. Mr. Apperly was a noted chosfe player, and some years ago won the championship of Queensland. Ho is also, a popular figure on the golf links. • !

!A.s' tho result of the trienoiel election of the , elective members of , the Government Railways Superannuation Board, Mr. Miohael Dennehy has been eleoted as the North Island represon- / tative of tho First Division; Sir. Alex., Samuel Cainpbell as the South Island representative of the First Division; ana Messrs. 1 Richard Hampton, Eraest John Dasli, and Frank Thomas Bishop as' the representatives of the Second Division. • .

Lieu tenant Henry Montgomery, who left with the Main Body, and after .Gallipoli went, to Franco, Returned to Port Chalmers last week. He is leaving again for Europe shortly with ono of the Reinforcements.

Mr. W. P. M'Girr, senior overseer of the Government Printing Office, received a presentation from his fellowworkers on Saturday. ( on.tho occasion of his retirement from , the service. Thcro was a largo gathering- of employees, with Mr! F. W. Swift, "father of the chapol," ia the chair. The presentation, which , took the form of a oheque and a programme signed by the' heads of Departments, was made by the Government Printer . (Mr. .Marcus Marks), who mentioned that his own official connection with Mr. M'Girr had extended over nearly forty years. The retiring officer had served long and honourably, and he was leaving the service with the hearty good vpishes of all his fellow-workers.' Mr. M'Girr thanked the gathering warmly for the honour done him, and paid ia, tribute of praise to the Government Printing Office, whioh he regarded as _an institution equal to anything of its kind south of the line. ,

. Captain F. Hoirn, whose' death on Friday was reported on Saturday last, was corn 'at Arbogo, Sweden, and commenced his seafaring life in his father's vcssfiis oa tbo Swedish lakes. He,came ouu to Australia on the ship Queen of the North about the year 1865, and for a few months tried his luck on tho Victorian goidficlds.' Later he joined as a seaman tho Anno Melhuish, a barque owned by the .late Captain W. Williams, of Wellington. Afterwards .he joined the New Zealand Government steamer Siurt, under Captain Fair-child, and had somo exciting experiences ill the- Maori Wtr. He then acted 1 as pilot at Wellington, and' again going to. sea, served as mate in. the jUnion •S.S.. Company, and. left that oompany and took command of the barquentine Ladybird, in which he made the record passage for a sailing vessel from Newcastle, to 'Wellkigton of 5} days. Ho was also in, charge of the Gleaner, Sea Rdpplo, Frowning Beauty, Annie and Jane, Neptune, Maley. Kentish Lass, G. M. Tucker, and Helon Denny. The' last two he owned. Captain Holm wont to England in 1906 and bought the steamer Ennerdale, and brought her out to New' Zealand' for the Maoriland S.S. Company. On severing his connection with that company he-again went to -England,. and bought the steamer John for the New Zealand coastal trade. Later he assumed command of the four-masted barquentine Titania, which vessel wa-s accidentally wrecked in New Caledonia in the early part of the war owing to the lights being extinguished there. This, meant a serious loss to Captain Holm,, as he was the principal owner. Deceased had been in indifferent health for the last two years, suffering from heart trouble. His last illness lasted about three weeks. His wife died nine'years ago. He leaves a grown-up family of five daughters andl three sons, and eight graudohildren. Captain Sydney Holm, his eldest surviving son, resides at Wanganui. Another son, who has been chief engineer of the 5.6. John, has enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Forees, and tho youngest son. is now serving as first lieutenant in the British Navy. His two sons-in-law are Captain C. Clift, of tho s.s. Manuka, atfd Corpl. W. B. Dyer, of the Twentysecond Reinforcements. | Dr. Faulko returned from Auckland I yesterday.

The Bov. W. A. Sinolair, of, Wesley Church, Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch (president of the' Methodist Conference) lias been appointed genoral secretary of .'Foreign Missions in connection with the New Zealand Methodist Church. He will not enter actively upon the work until aftor tho war, when a separat© mission field will bo established in tho Pacific. e In the meantime Mr. Sinclair is removing from Ohristchurch to New Plymouth, being appointed to tho of the .Whiteloy Memorial Cliurch in that town. At tho triennial election of electivo members of tho Railway Boards of Appeal, Messrs. Arthur Willianl Hutcnmgs, Martin Leo, William Jame3 Smyth, James Llewellyn Churchouso, and David M'Kenzie wero elected, as mcmbors of the North Island Appeal Board; and Messrs. Samuel Campbell Doyle, Peter Gaines, Edward William Henderson, Ernest John Dash, and John Henry Jones as members of the South Islrad Appeal Board* ■