PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 114, 31 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency the Governor arrived from Lytteltou by the Maori yesterday morning, attended a meeting of the Executive Council during the day, ar.d went south again ia r ;t night.

It is understood that Sir John Denniston is to resign from the Supremo Court bench in the course of a few days. He is to take leayo of the Christciiurch Bar this morning.

Dr. G. E. Morrison was taken out to Trenlham camp by the Minister of Defence yesterday,*in order that as a, visitor to this country Dr. Morrison might have a clear idea of how .New Zealand's war elfort has been carried on at this end.

Major-General Sir Alfred. Robin, 1 Commandant of the Forces, and General Henderson, Director-General of Medical Services, left for Auckland yesterday to meet a, hospital shipbringing invalided men to New Zealand.

Flight Lieutenant Heabert C. Simson, K.F.C., who was returning.on sick leave to Now Zealand and died at sea on January 12, was the youngest of four sons of Mr. H. N. Simson, of Auckland, who had gone to the front. Lieutenant Simson was in London on business whon war broke out, and shortly afterwards joined the B.F.C. Right up to the time his health broke down, as a result of continuous night flying, Lieutenant Simson never met with a mishap. It was thought tho sea voyage would restore his 'ueaith, and he'was then to return to England to he married. Lieutenant Simson was well known in business circles in Auckland, and before he was 21 years of age was departmental manager for Messrs. It. H. Abbott and Co., warehousemen. Auckland. Two other brothers, Lieutenant 11. N. Simson, S.A.R.F.A., and Corporal Hupert Sunson, N.Z.E.F., are both "somowhere in France," and Captain Donald Simson, who was wounded at Gallipoii and afterwards on his- return to Now Zealand founded the Returned Soldiers' Associa : tion in Neiv Zealand, is now engaged in war work in England. Mr. J. P. Maxwell, who has tauen a great interest in any movement for tho benefit of New Zealand soldiers, lias been elected chairman of the committee of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Clubhouse Society, vice the late Mr. A. S. Biss, and Major W. Simin has been elected to fill the vacancy.on the committee caused by the retirement of Mr. C. R. Smith.

Mrs. Yarrall, of Tauliorenikau, has been advised that her eldest son, Lce.Cpl. Thomas J. Liddy, who was previously' reported missing, was killed in action on December 14, 1917. He left with the Sixteenth Reinforcement, and at the time of his death was 31 years of age. Before enlisting ho was in the employ of Mr. Q. Donald, of leatherston.

Advice has been ieceived by Mr. Nesbit, of Petonc, that his son, Sergeant W. .1. Nesbit, has been admitted to. Brookonhurst Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. Mr. G. A. Green, secretary to tho New Zealand Nurserymen's Association, was in Wellington yesterday. Private E. It. Burglmm, of Johnsonville (wounded) is very well known ;n football circles.. He enlisted soon .*fter war broke out, but was rejected on account of having broken his leg some years before. He was, however, accepted for the Twenty-third Reinforcements. His younger brother Richard recently .landed in England with the Thirtieth- Reinforcements.

A Press Association telegram from New Plymouth'states-that Mr. Hal Goodacre, proprietor of tho Egmont Boot Factory, died very suddenly at bis factory yesterday morning. Hi* health lately had been indifferent, Vit his condition was not regarded as serious. Death was evidently the result of a heart attack.

Mr. \X. H. Hill, formerly plant-breed-er in the Agricultural Department, who joined the Expeditionary Force some time ago and saw considerable service in France, is reported to be now occupying a position of agricultural (military) expert with the New Zealand troops in England, states the "Journal of Agriculture." Mr. H-. J. Tapercll, formerly of Wellington, who lias resigned the position of.chief sub-editor and leader of ilia Svdney "Daily Telegraph" staff, on account of his health, was farewelled by his colleagues at a luncheon, end presented with a silver tea service. Mr. D. D. Braham, editor-in-chief, Mr. T. Courtney, associate editor, and Mr. E. Fuiley, the senior member of tlio staff, spoke in terms of glowing praise of the work that.Mr. Tapercll had done on the newspaoer during a long course of years, and "keen regret was expressed at the fact that ill-health necessitated his retirement. "No man," said Mr. Courtney, "had ever done better work for the paper, or for any paper in Australia, than Mr. Taperell." The Rev. W. Bramwell Scott,, of Springston, has been ordered to report at Feathei'stori camp for duty as a chaplain. Mr Scott will take the place of the Rev. H. T. Peat, who is proceedinc to the front. Chaplain Father A. Macdonald, son of Sergeant Macdonald, at one time of the Police Force in Timaru, and .a pupil of the Timaru Mnrist Brothers' School, liar, been decorated for services at the front in France. He is also one of three chaplains who have been promoted to the rank of commander. Mr. Harry Hiscocks, of Auckland, composer and organist, has been ap-.-pointed to the position of organist of the Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch. Mr. Hiscocks leaves Auckland shortly to commence duties. .