PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 7, 3 October 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen is proceeding to the South Island by tho ferry steamer this morning. He intends to visit Hanmer and Dunedin before returning to Wellington next week. . •

A Press Association cablegram from London last evening announced iiho ' award of tho Military Cross to Second Lieutenant T. A. Snelliiig, of tho ltiiio Brigade. . News has been received that Dr. Eric Mackenzie, son of. Dr.. Wallace MacKenzie, Wellington, has agam-beeii mentioned in dispatches for. services at the War Office, promoted to tho rank of staittnajor in .the 11.A.M.C., and made' Deputy-Assistant Director-Gene-ral of .Medical Services at the War Office.. It is the first time this position has been held by so junior an officer or one who has not already seen long administrative service. Major MacKeuzio was educated at Wellington Collce, where he was senior champion in 1906, and at Edinburgh "University, where he qualified M.8.Ch.8., &nd frequently represented his university and also Scotland in football and athletic sports. When war broke out he at. onco relinquished the position of house surgeon at, Hartlepool Hospital to join the w R.A.M-.C. After long service m France, where he gained at Loos tlio Military Cross (recommended by' the mon of the regiment to which he was attached—tho Gordon Highlanders) and was twice mentioned in dispatches by Lord French, he was severly wounded at tho Soramo. While convalescent in England he worked at r.dministrative headquarters of the 11.A.M.C, and when about to return to the front was recalled by the War Office for admims-. trative duties. After nine-months service he was given a.regular commission iu the R.A.M.C. Mr. Leo de Chateau, who has handled hig feature pictures in Australia and New Zealand on behalf of Mr. E. J. Carroll, is setting up a bureau m Wellington, and will for the future devote himself to the exhibition of what will bo known as do Chateau's International Attractions, which may be pictorial or theatrical. Mr. de Chateau, who introduced "Where, aro my Children?" "The Barrier," and /the Deemster," is well equipped as a judge of public taste. Formerly he was a director of tho Edward Branscombe Proprietary, was connected managerially with 'Messrs. Meynell and Gmin, and artistically with the late Mr. George Eignold, J. C. Williamson, Ltd.,"and latterly 'with My. E. J. Carroll. Gunner D. Herdnwn, of AVcllington, son of Mr. Justice Hefdman, was wounded in action on September 19.

Another old settler of Wellington, Mr Ezekicl Kemp Head, of Brooklyn, died on Tuesday morning. Deceased had resided in Wellington over since 1874, when lie arrived from London. 'He was in the Public Works Department for thirty years, until superanimated,in 191)8. He was in his utii Year' and leaves a widow-'and-a raraily of nine, six sons and three daughters. The Rev. J. llattray,'of, Arrmvtown,, received word that" his youngest son; Gunner Victor A. llattray, has been acain wounded on the second anniversary to a clay of the date of his first beinp wounded at the Somme Battle in September, 1916, on which occasion he went "over tho top" in tho third wave of his regiment, the Tenth North • Otagos, No. 2. Infantry Bricade. After recovering,' Gunner Rattray transferred to tlie Auckland Company of tho N.Z.M.G. Battalion, and he' returned to the front,'taking part in the recent heavy lighting andbrilliant advance of the New Zealand Division till again wounded, and ad- j niitted to hospital on September 16. Gunner llattray resigned from the N Z.R. Department to go into camp, sailing with the Ninth Reinforcements, a brother sailing with the Fourth Battalion of the Rille Brigade at the samo time.

News has been received that Lieutenant W. G. Berrymau is at present lying seriously ill at Rouen, France. Lieutenant Borryman lias seen considerable servico at tho front, and' has received special recognition in tho form of a decoration.

Mr. A; Smith, who has been appointed superintendent of the. Auckland oi'ico of the Pacific Cablo Board, arrived in Auckland on Monday from I'.iitish Columbia. Ho was aceompan■d by Mrs. Smith. Mr. Smith was previously stationed at Auckland, and was in charge at Doubtless Bay when thy cablo station there was opened, in 15)02. At a meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors it was iinrocd to lend Professor .1. Might to the Governmoiit for special service,

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