PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 113, 30 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency the Governor-General!' will arrive in Wellington from Christchurch to-day, and ho will return agaie this evening'by the ferry steamer. The Right, Rev. Mousignor M'Kenna, of Master ton, who has been recruiting his health in the north after undergoing a somewhat serious operation in. Wellington, will return to his parish, to-day. Dr. Cockayne was yesterday elected president of' the i\'ew Zealand Institute. Sir. H. Lan Simson, Mayor of Hastings, has received official advice that his youngest brother, Lieutenant Herbert Simson, of the lloyal Flying Corps, died' at sen on Jan.unry 12 while returning tu New Zealand on'sick leave. Mr. A. G. Wise, formerly publisher of The Dominion, who left Wellington) a few years ago to become general; manager of the Melbourne "Herald," has been granted leave of absence iir.i order that ho may spend a holiday ii« the United States and Canada. He is at present in Wellington, staying at the Hoyal Oak Hotel. Ho is accompanied by Mrs. Wise. Mr. A. Levy hap received a cable- , gram from his «m. Captain Louis Levy, K-.A.M.C, informing him that he is leaving England, accompanied by his wifp, on a visit to New. Zealand. Captain Levy has been at the front for over two years doing good work at a.casualty clearing station. and_ intends spending a well-earned rest in New Zealand. Mr. A. K. Simpson, of Levin, has joined the staff of Messrs. Abrahamand Williams, and will take up his , duties on the Te Kuiti branch. The Senate of the N.Z. University have appointed Mr. W. A. Stout, 8.A., LL.B., and Mr. W. Macalister, 8.A., LL.B., Crown {solicitors, nominees for the LL.B. degree in the subjects of ' Procedure and Evidence respectively. Mr. T. G. Hirst, manager of the Bank of Australasia at New Plymouth, has received notice of his transfer to Invercargill. Constable Ferguson, of Masterton," has been transferred to the, Waldegravo Struct Station :\t I'almefston. Ho will succeed Constable Dunphy, who has been transferred to Ashhurst. Advico received from Melbourne announces the death, at tho age of '11, of Mr. Harold Lyon, (second son of the' late Mr. H. M. Lyon, of Wellington.. The late Mr. Lyon, who was fi native of Wellington, completed his education at Wellington College. Ho leaves a. widow "and a son, .the latter being eight years of age. Mr. C. R. Corfe, formerly accountant, of tho New Plymouth branch of the Hank of New South Wales, and for some years stationed in Wanganni, js : retiring on pension after more than 3G years' service with the bank. Major Turnbull, who succeeds Lieut.- ' Colonel Moir as Group Commander for the Poverty Bay district, was a sheep: farmer before tlie war. In 1914 he left' New Zealand with the Main Body as' major. Mr. H. B. Dyer, accountant of the' Bank of Australasia, Masterton, is at. present in charge of the Featherstoiv branch of tho bank, during the absence , on special leave of the manager, Mr. A. H. Knowles. Mr. Thomas Taylor, manager of the Bank of Australasia, Waverley, has bfcon appointed general manager of the Farmers' Co-op. Organisation bocietyot New Zealand, Ltd., in succession to Mr. M. J. Lynskey, who recently resigned. Mr, W. J. Leversedge, manager or. the Bank of New South Wales at. Stratford, has been promoted to tlm managership of the bank's brancU at Timaru. Dr G E. Morrison, Adviser to the Chinese Government, mot tho journalists of Wellington at tho Grand Hotelyesterday afternoon. Tho toast of his nealth was honoured with enthusiasm,, and Dr. Morrison, after expressing' pleasure at meeting members ot his old profession, made- some interesting p references to Eastern aftairs. The staff of the Department of Labour met together yesterday to say; good-bye to Mr. W. H. Hagger Conciliation Commissioner, who left last nio-ht to take up his new duties at Christchurch. Opportunity was taken, to present a small token of-the esteem, in which Mr. Hagger was he d by the staff of the Department Mr. t>. N • Rowiev, Secretary of Labour, in makinc tho presentation, rererred to the mSiy excelled qualities possessed by. Mr. Hagger. Mr. AY. Newton, the new Conciliation Commissioner, was also congratulated on his appointment' to succeed Mr. Hagger. The death is announced at Melbourne of Sir Samuel Peihebndge, Commissioner of the Pacific Islands. Sir Samuel, who was appointed Commissioner on the interim control ot New Guinea being taken over by Australia, was in his 56th year. He entered tho public service of Queensland in 1876, was chief clerk of the Commonwealth Defence Department 1111901 and in 1910 became secretary ot the Department. Ho was connected with the Queensland Navy for twelve years as sub-lieutenant, lieutenant, and commander. A Press Association telegram states that Mr. David Gardner, proprietor ot the "Rotorna Chronicle, is dead, aged 6VV He had been suffering from asthma, and had a seizure on Monday night, and died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.