PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 235, 22 June 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

' Major C. W. Coles, New Zealand Gar. vison Artillery,..has been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary-Forces , Long-Service Medal. He has u total service ol over twenty years. . ' . * Police Commissioner O'Donovan ■is at present unwell. Appeals made to the First Welliiißton" Military Servicdfßoard for the exemption of-a number, of policemen were 'adjourned yesterday .owing 10 his inability to appear... ~ .; .' Lieutenant' J-.. H. -Ciilmour,- Assistant Provost-Marshal lot. .the Canterbury military district, is exchanging, positions for a time with Captain C. liray, Assistant Provost-Marshftl for the Wellington military district.

' Jlr. J. J. Piokelt, Chief Postmaster at Gis.'borne, has beeu appointed to take ftharsso at -Tiraaru. Jlr. Pickett joined the Post and Telegraplv service on V.s •arrival-in the. Dominion .45.'years ago, and since then lie has been .Postmaster at Charleston, Carterton, Foxtou, , AVaipawa, Stratford, Tauranga,-Thames, and. Gisborne. He will be succeeded at Gisborueby Mr.. 11. D. Grocott, at present Chief Postmaster at Oamaru. .

Major (Dr.) IT. H. I'riedlander, a eon of Mr. .Rudolph Friedlandw. -Ashburton, has returned to his liome latter im absence of ten and a- half yell's. Shortly after war was declared he joined the RvA.M.C. He was-first engaged in England in (raining medical units, and after about nine months left- "or. France on July 7, 1910- ■■Hβ remained -in Franco until November, 1017, when be was transferred to Italy, where lie remained until March of this year. Major Friedlander is due buck fo'r service, in September.

Before (lie ordinary business of the King Edward Technical College Board was proceeded with at Duiudin on Wednesday, tho Hon. G. 11.- Thomson, M.L.C., directed the attention of siem&ers to a paragraph "Wearing in the Ae.\v 'Sealaml Journal of Science and Technology, which stated:- -."Possibly, it is a fact of good omen for this Dominion that to-day the first and foremost scientist of the world in the field of foundry work is. a'New Zealauder, a chemist educated in our technical schools and ■University, whoM name is worthy of taint! inscribed beside RutherfordVon o«r yet scanty roll of fame-Dr. Mellor, whose great help towardssullying Britain with output of munitions will surely be suitably recognised by the nation in the near future" Air. Thomson said that Dr. Me lor was a, product of our primary. s hools, Imvin/attended the Kaikonn School, the Technical bchool. ami the Otago University, where he took his B.Sc. -degree before going Home. This statement evoked applause from the niembe , vho considered this, an exeelle it testimony in favour of our educational system. ' • . Mr P. C. Frcelh, of Palmerston North, "I he nonunion's official Press delegates recently,resigned his seat. MY Charles Berkeley, advance agent fo the "Dick WhiUinston , ' pantomime, his arrived in Wellington ,to make arrangements for the fcason that is to comnience hero next Saturday evening.