PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 270, 3 August 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir .Tames Allen, Acting-Prime Minister, Itft yesterday for Nelson. He will visit Motuelca ami the West Coast, fitting us far south as Ross before crossiiu; the island to Christclmrch. He returns to Wellington on Sunday week. The inam purpose of the/(rip is that he may visit 'the electorate of Lieutenant T. B. 1. Seddon, now on active service. An ilhiminatedNuldress was presented to the Eight Hon. 'Mr. Massey by the Victoria Workingnien's Club, London, on Wednesday. There was a large and with .isiastic'gathering. The address was as follows: "The committee and members desire to express recognition and keen appreciation of the many valuable -md distinguished services rendered to ihe British Empire during the great litiropeau war by the Right Hon. W. E. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, .ft is our earnest and sincere'hope that lie will Ija snared many years to continue to render lo the Empire his advice and coui'vsl and to retain ihe highest esteem and respect in which he is regarded ty; his .fellow-countrymen . of ail clasps. The address was signed onbehalr of the president and the committee of the club. Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M.. left for the south yesterday afternoon to take tip the position of senior Magistrate at Chnstoiiurch. v ; 'Dr. C. J. Eeakes, the new head of the Department of Agriculture, was congratulated yesterday by the Dominion Conference of the 'Farmers' Union on hie attainment to the position. A Press Association telegram from Christclmrch announces-.the death of Mr. | Henry Suter at the age of 77. Mr. Sutcr was a native of Switzerland, and. was at one time curator of the Auckland Museum*. He was one of. the beet-known New Zealand conchologists, being a fre-, fluent contributor. to scientific journals. Mr. E. IV Hay,'solicitor to the Public Trust Office, lias resigned his position in order to enter into private. practice as a member of the legal firm of Messrs. Barton and Mazengarb. 'Mr. Hay was first assistant solicitor to the Public Trustee for eight years, and was appointed' chief solicitor when Mr. J. W. Macdonald was constituted Assistant Public Trusteo under the. amending Act of last year. Mr. C. P. .Skerrett, K.C., returned to Wellington from Auckland yesterday. .Dr. J. W. M'Hwraitli, M.A., LL.B., has been appointed principal of the Auckland Training College, vice Lieutenant H. A. E. Millies, who was killed in action last year. The appointment is'for the period of the war and twelve, months afterwards. 'Dr. M'Hwraitli, who is M years of age. has been an inspector of schools in'tho Auckland district. Mr. Edward John Waddell, of Auckland, for ,10 years in the Public Works Department, Is dead, aged 72. For many years ho was librarian at the Auckland Working Men's Club.