PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 193, 4 May 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency the Governor-General piuJT ii visit, of inspection to Trentham Camp yestordny. The Rov. 11. B. Gocrlz, who has heen vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers, for the lust six years, has resigned, tho jiiislornte in order to join tiie colours us ii private. Mr. .lames Mason, who fur many.year* has hi'hl a responsible position'in the Auckland railway district trallic innnajftr's office, has been appointed assijt-iint-diiTclor of recniiliiiß at Wellington. Prior to his departure ho was presented with i! travelling bag by his fellow olticors. In milking the presentation, Mr. S. F. Whitcomiie, mitiiiß-ilistrict Iratlic manaßCr, spoke-of Mr. Mason a loyai service, and congratulated him upon his 'appointment.

Lieutenant J. D. Campbell, who, prior to Icuviiisr Auckland as a'member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, .was chief inspector of tho Hoy Kcout Association in New Zealand, has been awarded tho Order of Merit by General Sir l<. Hadcn-I'owell. head of the boy scout movement. Tho decoration, v;h;ch is tno highest honoiir conferred in the movement, is only jriven for some special service.

Mr. l<;. ?. Rishwortli. who has been elected Mayor of the Lower Hiitt unopposed, vice Mr. 11. Baldwin, resigned, is a dentist by profession, practising in the Rutt. For pome years past he has taken an active interest in public affairs. Ho is a member of the JTiiU Howling-mid Teimis Club, and was. secretary of the club for a couple of years. Vm two years past he has occupied a Beat on I ho Wellington Education Board.

News has been received in Wellington (hat Lieutenant G. 11. Tomline has been awarded the Military Cross. Lieutenant Tomline left with the Expeditionary Forces for Samoa. After serving eight months in Samoa, ho returned, and left again with tho Ninth Tieinforcomonls for Egypt, and later for France, with the Machine-gun Company. Jle was wounded in Ihe Sonimc batlle, but soon rejoined his unit. Shortly afterwards hi! , was picked to represent New Zealand in the Machine-gun Company at tho great review held in Paris, lie isthc youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Tomline, of Wellington. Mr. 11. D. Heather lias been re-elected chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board. Mr. , David Low, formerly of Christchurcli, and now attached In the Mall of the Sydney "Bulletin," is at present a visitor to Wellington. During (he nbspiiw of the Crime Minister in Kngluml Mr. l>. If. Oiithrk- will, take his place us Minixler in i-liarge ol tho Imperial Supplies liepiiiliiii-nl, the IJppnrliiK-nt which, iinihiijpi ollipr tliin«3, deals with whipping mill \'.>n i:tiliH.ition of Iho available k|iwi: niilv/nrd". I" the best iiilv.niliiKC. Mr. (iiiHilift will be the Minister in whom Mr. I!. Trim!* «ill Iμ: ri:?piilhib|p as Hip. l/ovcriiinßiit mimiiicu on I In: Ovcnp&u Shipping Ouni-inilti-i.'. Crivalo I'hiliji Kdtvmd [i>-iiltii!, ■a ,yrai-.<, v.im h i-p|,(.rl.-.l JsilLrd in m> lion in Krancp. mi Mnn'li W, in Uw eldpsl soli of Mrs. 11. Held, 27!) Cuba Street, nnil of I In; late TliuiiiiiK Iliiiitlii;. who w«s it cunipiiHifiir on Hie "iJnily Ti:lc({raph," Niipipr. ll<: v.-iih ii Ki'iiiMliun of Hip bite i Mr. Tlkiiiihn Uunipy, liuildpi, rif Napier, I and Mr. Kilwnril liputtip, draper, of I Now li'iiith Wales; nlso nephew of. Mm. 1 ('.' 11. Ti-inperley. Wellinijloii. II" was llxirii at Napier, «mliipiili!il ul ihe Miirist. IliothiTs' School, and, iill.pi- linishiiiK Ins |iH»«lin|{ id I'dlnicrsloii Noi-ni. he followed tli!! ImildiiiK trade in'the Wairoa mul Nnpier dinlriiJtc, whpre he made iniuiy Irie.nds nnd w«« hinhly reepcclcd. His youiKiest brother, Servant J. I). J3n(iitie. it member of the. Main Uwly, tfho-w 8 111 iiKhliliK, had the |ili:iisun> of meeting his Wd'-r brollier Philip just prior to Ins (Ipiilli. I'l-ivale JiCMiltic was a piomiiipiil fimlbiillor. and in 10KI was captain of the Catholic Itoys , School toini, Cnliiicrsloii North. In Wit hu was cap nin of the Juiii'ipr f.'ily Di.-itrict Senior Club, ~,i( | in llilT capiain of Ihe Mnnst IlioUiew Old Hoys' Hcnior football team (Napier). In KIIB he was captain of the football learn of the Twenly-iiuth Iteinforcemcnl Soldiers (Trentham).