PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 143, 6 March 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. Sir William Fraser, Minister oi ; Public Works, loaves on Saturday on a tour of the North Auckland district. Mr. P. E. Dromgool, solicitor, of Auckland, who is now undergoing training in tho Tauherenikau Military Camp, has received cabled advice stating that he has qualified for tho degree of Master of Laws. At the meeting of tho Wellington Technical Education Board last evening it was decided to send a letter of congratulation to Mr.. J. P. Luko, M.1., C.M.G., on his election for the \\ollington North constituency. Mr. J. Orchiston, Chief Telegraph Engineer, will bo absent from his office for a day or two as tho result or a stone having fallen on ono of his fent. Advice has been received that Mr. A. F Nicoll, tho well-known f»ew| Zealand artist who loft Now Zealand with the No. C HowiUcr Battery (Fifth Reinforcements) is returning with an oarly draft. Mr. Nicoll was so scvorely wounded during the advance on tho Somme in September, ]916 that it was found necessary to amputate his right log at the thigh. Mr. Robert W. Harvey, an old settler of tho Wairarapa, who has resided for a number of years at Whakataki died at Masterton on Monday al; tho ago of fifty-six years. He was the youngest son of tho late Mr. Jnmes Hwvey. •

Mr. Fi W. Grainier, general man-' ager of the South Taranaki Shipping Coy., Patea, passed through Welling* ton yesterday on his way to Nelson. Me will return in a few days. : The executive of the New Zealand.! Fruitgrowers' Federation has appointed Mr. E. B. hard, of Stoke, to re-! present the Nelson district on tho executive in place of Mr. Arthur Allport, resinned. Mr. Izard will hold office till May. when the annual conference takes place. Mrs. M. E. Grant, postmistress ab Gladstone, has received word that her youngest son, Private Donald Grant, nas eeen invalided home, aud will arrive some time thia month.