PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 160, 26 March 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen goes to. Carterton to-day to be present at a gathering of Natives. Ho will probably address tho meeting on the recruiting of Nativo reinforcements. Tho Minister will be accompanied by Dr. Pomaro. Sir James Carroll and Mr. Ngata had intended to be present, but they have been-de-layed. Sir James Alltn is also to unveil a. memorial being erected by the Maoris at Carterton to celebrate the centenary of the introduction of Christianity into New Zealand.

Sir William Fraser is going south to Ohristchurch this evening. He is to receive a number of deputations there, the most important being one regarding the advisability of pushing on the work of cutting the Otira Tunnel. On Thursday morning he will motor to Kaikoura, and on the following day he will go on to catching the Pateena the same evening for Wellington. Captain J. B. Hine, M.P., returned from tho front in Palestine yesterday, in chargo of a draft of soldiers. Captain Hine left New Zealand in October, 1916, and since then has seen.much service with the Mounted Brigade. He was severely wounded in the trying advance over tho Judea hills, just before tho fall of Jerusalem, but he has made an excellent recovery, from his wounds, and ho is now well and fit. He is returning on leave only, and not for discharge. He will be returning to tho front in about a month.

Mr. H. C. K. Fisher, lai.o officer-in-chargo of tho Eastern Extension Company's station at Singapore, has been appointed to succeed Mr. R. A. Black as superintendent' for New Zealand. Mr. Black takes up an Australian ap- % point.ment with the company. Mr. L. Webster, general manager of the company, ii at present in Wellington in connection with the change in control that is being mado. Mr. and Mrs. "Webster and Mr. and Mrs. Fisher are staying at the Midland Hotel. ' His Grace' Archbishop Redwood has returned to Wellington from a visit to Australia. Mr. W. Kerr, S.M., who has been transferred to Napier, was farewelled by members of the Wairarapa Bar yesterday. Mr. A. R. Bunny, on behalf of tho Bar, expressed sincere regret at Mr. Kerr's departure, and hopod the change would bo for tho benefit of Ms health. Mr. Kerr suitably acknowledged the kind wishes.

In consequenco of failing health, Archdeacon George Mac Murray has informed the vestry of St. Mary's Cathedral, Parnell, that he has tendered his resignation of the charge to the Bishop of Auckland, tho resignation to take effect ono year hence. Archdeacon Mac Murray states that ho has taken the course of giving an unusually long period of notice because of tho croat shortage of clergy -which now exists,- and with tho view of helping the bishop and the parish over a difficulty. Archdeacon Mac Murray was appointed archdeacon of Auckland in Slay, 1910, in succession to Archdeacon Calder. At that time he had been vicar of St. Mary's for 23 years. He was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1855, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating M.A. He was ordained as ! dbacon in 1878, and was admitted to tho priesthood in the following year. In 1885 ho becan colonial work at Ararat, in the diocese, of Ballarat, Victoria. In 1887 he was appointed vicar of St. Paul's, Ballarat, being elected canon of the cathedral. He retained this position until 1892, when ho came to Auckland as vicar of St. Marys Cathedral. He was installed as canon •in 1901.

News lias been recoived by cablegram of the <Wth at Bromley, Kent, at the age of 78, of Mrs. Beaumont, widow of the late Mr. John Beaumont, formerly of Ohristchiirch. Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont wore well known . m New Zealand for many years, particularly in. Canterbury. They had no family, but ono of Mrs. Beaumont's nephews is Mr. G. W. P.' Harvey, accountant of tho Timaru branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., of which company the late Mr. Beaumont was one of the directors, and for a time chairman in London, whore he died 16 to 17 years ago. Colonel Porter, 0.8., has returned from Wanganui and Taranaki. The City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Mot. ton) and Mrs. Morton are spending a holiday at Kawau Island, near Auckland. Mr. Frank Galloway, of Havelock, Marlborough, who has been . suffering from throat trouble, has been successfully operated upon by Dr. Faulko at the Brougham Street Hospital. Mr Harry P. Darken, an old Coromandel resident, who died in Auckland recently, canvo to New Zealand over half a century ago. He was born in Denmark in 1816,' and as a youth was apprenticed to the sea. Tho Thames eoldfields rush of 1867 attracted him. Mr. Carlsen was prominent in musical circles. Mr J. H. Gunson, Mayor of. Auckland, has been indisposed for several days. Chaplain Robert Howies, of the 2nd Canadian C.C.S., R.E.F.., writing under date, January 29, to Mr. Robert Smart, of the Bank of. New Zealand, concoming tho late Private Leslie C. Rice, savs: "I regret to tell you that Private Leslie C. Rice, formerly of your bank, was seriously wounded on January 27. This wound is in the back and it is foared that part of tho spine may be affected. . . • Ho is very bravo, and bright, considering the nature of his wound, and wishes to bo kindly remembered to you. Ho remembers gratefully the kindness shown to him'by the bank in the past." Private- Rico died of wounds on February 13. :'i Mr. John Batgcr, chairman of the General Trust Board of the Auckland Dioceso, since January, 1892, resigned that position at tho meeting of tho board on Thursday. In tendering his resignation, Mr. fiatger said his interest in tho welfare of the diocese was as keen as over, but ho felt it his duty jo make room for a younger man.

At last night's meeting of tho Petone Uorougli Council a resolution of sympathy was passed with the relatives of tho lato Corporal W. H. Hunter, another one of i'etone's boys who was recontly killed in action. The members of *ho Royal Comic Opera Company have arrived in Wellington from Sydney. The ieaso'n will open on Saturday nest. On\the voyage to New Zealand they gayo a concert for the entertainment of a drift of New Zcalaud. soldiers,' who wero passengers.