PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 50, 22 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Minister' of Agriculture, left for Gisborno and the East Coast yesterday. Major-General Sir Alfred Robin, Commandant of tho Forces, has returned to Wellington after a visit to Auckland. Captain J. B. Hine M.P. for Stratford, who was recently severely wounded, is now reported to be out of danger. Mr. Peter Denny, whoso death was announced in a cablo message yesterday, was a member of the firm of W. Denny and Bros., shipbuilders, of Dumbarton, a firm whoso name is familiar to Now Zealandors by reason of the many steamers that company has built for the Union Steam Ship Company. Tho lato Mr. Denny was tho son of Mr. Peter Denny, the founder of tho firm. A Press Association telegram from Gisboma states that advico was received last night of tho death from wounds in Franco of Captain Frank Twistleton, of _ Gisborno. Captain Twistleton left with the Second 'Reinforcements, and was hadlv wounded at Gallipoli in August, 1915. Since liis recovery he had been in France, serving with tho Pioneer Corps. He also saw service in tho South African War.

Tho resignations nf tho following teachers wero accepted by tho Welliticton Education Board yesterday:—Miss I. Munro, assistniit teacher at Masterton; Miss D. HofTer, solo teachcr at Linkwater; Miss D. Bruce, sole teacher at Wharanui; Jliss D. K, Tivonie.y, pupil teacher at Rosoneatli.

Major J. A. Cowles will resume the headniastership of the Carterton High School when it resumes after tho midsummer vacation. Tho medical board has found him to bo unfit for further active service. Messrs. AV. H. Olson (assistant teacher at tho Eastern Hutt School), C. H. Ralph (assistant at Maryborough), and S. T. M'Donnell (Teachers' Training College) havo granted leave of absence by tho Education Board in order to join tho Expeditionary Forces. Mr. R. M'Callum, tho new Marlborough member of the _ Wellington Education Board, elccted in the placo of tlio late Mr. A. Mackay, was welcomed yesterday morning by the act-ing-chairman (Mr. R. A. Wright), who remarked that Mr. M'Callum's experience as a member of Parliament , bo of great value to the board, and hi? judgment on matters educational would bo of servico to his fellow-members. In roply Mr. M'Callum said lie was honoured in having been elected to the board. Whether ho would bo of value to tho board was doubtful, he had held strong opinions on tho treatment of boards by the Department, and still held those views. Ho said that tho feeling in Marlborough was very strong over tho amalgamation of Wellington and Marlborough and the wiping out of Marlborough as an educational district. Ho congratulated tlio district on tho gentlemen who had represented it on tho board, and ho was quite satisfied that tho board intended to do tho right thing by Marlborough in the matter of Government grants and otherwise.