PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 161, 27 March 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Yosterday was an important anniversary for the Prime Minister —his birthday. Tho first of many telegrams that, lie received during the clay camfefrom Lord llhondda, British Food Controller. At one of their meetings in. England, Lord Rhondda and Mr. Massoy discovered that thev were hoth born in the samo year and on the same day. They aro hoth 62 years of aye. The Hon. W. H. Herries left for New Plymouth yesterday,. Tho Hon. T. M. Wilford will return to Wellington to-day. Tho Mayor of Auckland (Mr. J. H.'j Gunsoii), who lias been indisposed, ir now able to soand a couplo of hours daily at his office.' Tho Hon. H. Marks, M.L.C., o£ Fiji, has been created a (Jommandor of the Order of the British Empire. This is doubtless in recognition of thev, splendid example he has set the community by his tfrco giving to patriotic funds. Apart from this ho also furnished £5000 to defray the expenses of ono contingent from Fiji. Major Charles A. Swinbourne, who has also, been made un officor of the Order, is ! Ui» Commandant of tho Fijian Defence Forces, nud is now «n service ia Iceland. Sir William Cullen, Chief Justice of Nov South Wales, and Lady Cullen are. at present in tho South Island. Word has been received in Auckland that among tho names of those recently mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatches was that of Company-Ser-geant-Major Sullivan, son of Mrs. M.- 1 Sullivan, of Williamson. Avenue. _ In. private life Sergeant-Major Sullivan: was employed as a bookbinder, and had. served his time at the factory of Messrß. Collins Bros., Wyndham Street. Ho left New Zealand with tho Eiffhth Reinforcements, and was _ ultimately drafted into the Otago Begiment. His brother Harold Sullivan was recently wounded, losing his right hand and injuring a knee. Ho is at present at Walton-on-Thaines Hospital.

I lieutenant J. Craig, son of tho lata' Mr. J. J. Craig, of Auckland, has returned after three years' service. He left as a private with the Eighth Reinforcements, and served in France until the battle of tho Sommo. He was. then sent to an training oorpß and given a command in tho ImperialArmy. Lioutenant Craig is now on furlough.

Air. James Cullen, Commissioner ill charge of tho Jugo-Slav Department, is at present a visitor to Wellington. Mr. M, Carr baß returned from a. visit to Australia. Mr. Carr heard of the death of his partner, Mr. Joseph Mandel, when about to leave Sydney.

■ Mr. ijeter Dawson, the vocalist, writing to Mr. William Caldow, secretary of tho Wellington Choral Union, says that he is to go into canip in Australia on May 1. Mr. Dawson >s well known to the world through the agency of thft gramophono.