PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3048, 9 April 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. G. W. Russell is at present in the South Island.

The Hon. W. H. Hemes, Minister of Railways, will pay a visit to Auckland this week. Hβ has promised to meet a deputation from the Auckland Chamber of Commerce with regard, to. the proposed restriction of railway services.

The Hon. A. M. Myers loft for the' South Island on Saturday evening. He will return about the end of the week.

Sir Robert Stout and Lady Stout spent the Easter holidays at Dunedin. They left .Wellington on Thursday evening. . , /

Mr. L. King, of Wanganui, and late of Marlborough, has been appointed organising seoretary of the Waikato Sab-Provincial District of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. _ There were 65 applicants for the position.

Mr. .John Magson, who died last week in Rakaia, was born in Yorkshire 81 years ago. Ho arrived in New Zealand in the old sailing ship Cameo in 1859, landing at Lyttelton. Hβ worked for many years on the baokcountry stations of Canterebury. The most interesting part of his career was spent as a roadman on the West Coast road, with his headquarters at Bealey. There he had many-exciting adventures helping travellers over the fords at a time when tho road was not nearly sogood as it is now.

Word was received in Sumner on Thursday from the High Camiiriesioner, London, that Private G. H. Pearcy hail been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field. Private Poarcy left with the Seventh Reinforcements, and is well known in Sumner. Advice has been received in Wellington that Sister Phoebe Reynolds, staff sister at the Walton-on-Thames Hospital, who was recently reported to be seriously ill, is now much improved in health. Sister Reynolds is a daughter of Mrs. Reynolds, of Pirie Street. Sister Reynolds was one of the first lot of nurses to leave New Zealand for Egypt, since when she has visited New Zealand.

Pte. Norman Machu (second son of Mr. H. L. J. Maohu, Education Department), of tho staff of tho Bank of Australasia, Clmstchurch, and a member of tho Twenty-third Reinforcements, was tho recipient of several -useful presents, including an illuminated wristlet watch, from tho bank staff.,

Mrs. Lloyd-Jones, of Brooklyn, has received a letter from her son, Corporal V. Lloyd-Jones, in which he states that he would like the residents and school children of Brooklyn to know that he received their Christmas parcel about one hour before dinner on Christmas Day, and ho thoroughly appreciated their kind and thoughtful gift. The choice of items could not have been more acceptable, and owing to the excellent packing the parcel arrived in perfect condition.

Mr. P. H. Morgan, who has resigned his appointment as chief sub-editor of our morning contemporary to take up a position on tho head office staff

the iJajJfi , U'iu .: ijuivl vaal) us .1 fV.ri weli token of esteem, and gosdi soil*