PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 260, 22 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Jnmes Carroll, who has ten visitin" Wellington during tno past week, will return to Gisborne at tlie cud of this week. "Mr. T. W. Leys, editor of the Auckland "Star," is reported to ho progressing favourably after undergoing an operation in Sydney. Judge Hawsori, of tlio Native Land Court, is leaving for Gisbome tins raek. Miss Sara Allgood, the distinguished Irish actress, and the members of the 'Teg o' My Heart" Company are duo to arrive hero from Sydney to-day. Word has been received in Dunedin that Dr. Marshall Macdonald has been appointed consulting physician to tne New Zealand Expeditionary Forco in England, with the rank of lieutenantcolonel. According to various letters received in New Zealand, Dr. Macdona has earned something ot a reputation 111 England as a neurological expert, having been trained in the French methods at a military hospital at Le Mans. Lieutenant Garth It. Jackson, of Masterton has been appointed to the stall of - Major-General Sir Edward Chaytor, nt the New Zealand Headquarters, Cairo. A settler of more than 50 years' striding died at Mangere last week-Mr. William Grav, who had lived to the age of 88. Mr.'Gray, who was a native of Countv Down, Ireland, came to New Zealand about the year ISCI m the ship Columbus, which on a subsequent vo.v.igo was lost with all hands. I'or the fust year or two of his colonial life Mr. Gray i carried 011 a farm at Piikekohe. then ' ho moved to another farm at Papatootoe, and about 25 years ago he retired from active agricultural work, settling down ; upon a property on the Mangere-Otalmhu • Koad. Mr. Gray is sumved by Mrs. ■ Gray, five sons, and four _ daughter • Pour of his sons are farming in tho■Wai- . kato, and another is Mr. J. 1 < - T -. Gr, J s ',,°„ [ Papatoetoe, who was president of - the . Auckland Agricultural and 1 astoial As- ; sociation in the years 1910 and 1911. t Mr. .T. M. Baxter, secretary to (he • Franklin Agricultural and Pastoral So- • cietv, Pukekohe. has been appointed reci rotary to the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association, in succession to , Mr. A. ,T. Smith, who recently resigned tho position. . Mr W. Yates, who has been clerk and ' accountant in the Greymputh branch of tho Union Steam Ship Company foi U J years, has been transterred to OUrist . church.. , Captain Leo Myers, late of Auckland, 1 ' and brother ot tlio Hon. Aitliur M. Mvors has beon appointed honorary 01- .! ganiser of the Riflemen's Aid bociety,ac-M-ordin" to information received iiom ' ' London. Captain Myers enlisted as a 1 private in the King's Royal lufles shorti lv after tho outbreak of war, and spent three and a-lmlf years on _ active service, ' including several months m the trenches I in France. Since being invalided home : I from France, Captain Myers, who is now in his dStii year, has been training troops in England. He has been examined six I times by medical boards, who retained 0 I him on home duties. r j The death took placo at Wellington I I yesterday of Mr. Frank Galloway, who 3 ■ was closely associated with local football : and athletic circles some years ago. De--5 ceased, wlio was 46 years of age, hi.d been ' ailing for the past twelve months, end 0 about seven months ago lie came to Wel- " lington from llavelock to undergo lnwli- ' wil attention. Four years ago, 'ho lute Ifr. Galloway returned to New /inland . from the United States, where ho had r resided for seven years, and took up a •- position 011 the staff of tho Defence Ue- . partment at Wellington. He subsequent--1 ly severed his connection with tie Dee i partment to take over tho management V ! of tlu' Commercial Hotel at ll.iveloek, o j whew he remained for nearly two years. P i Deceased is survived by a widow. The r j inteti'inont, which will bo of i, prvnto • nature, will take placo at Ivarori feme- ' i tory (it 10 a.m. to-morrow.

Amongst those awarded the D.C.M. is C.S.M. L. T. Daniell, a sun »i Mr. C. K. Daniell, of Musterton, chairmnn of the Wellington Harbour Board, before leaving on active service, S.M. Daniell was farming in the Wairarapa. Another son of Mr. Dnnjell, Lieutenant 11. H. Darnell, lias recently returned from the front wounded.

Mr. Robert Williamson has arrived in. Wellington to make forward arrangement fur the season of the "Bins Boys Are Here" Revue Company, which is to conunence on Saturday week.

The. Rev. E. Palgravo Davy, superintendent of the New Zealand Children's Mission, has arrived from Auckland, and will be holding further united campaigns in AWlHnglon. This tveek Sir. Davy is in Berhamporc.