PERSONAL ITEM

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 62, 7 December 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEM

Mr. J." W. Ppynton, S'.M.,. who has acted as chairman of the First Wellington Military ..Service Board, has been appointed to ; a magistracy in the Auckland district.' ' '.

Jir-.'.i>enison'Miller,,Governor of the ■Commonwealtli Bank, is one' of the .Jr.v kura's .fiuarantiiied passengers in Auckland. , . ■-■• . , ■,

The Rev. \Y, Fnncoiirt was one of the many who were ntlacked by Hie intlueiiM, and lie had to lay up. about a fortnight ago. He was'one. of the baiid of energetic workers in Newlownavhei) the epidemic was at ils' height.' Ho is now able to leave his bed, and will .he permitted to resume his work in 11 few days. ■ NewV has been' received of the death at Wairoa on Thursday of Mr. Arthur D; Lyilch, who was well known in-AVel-iingloii n few years ago ,hs a member ol the staff oFMessrs. Skerrell. and AVylie, solicitors. The-late Jlr.- Lynch wiis US years of age. ■ .•" ■■• '• ■ jrr. Charles Collins, 'cily',' I'reasiirer, who has been laid aside with influenza, is now almost himself' again, a'lid will resume his duties on .Monday. ' Mr. H. Thomas, records clerk, is again at his post, niul Mr. A. ,T. I'atersoii, assistant city engineer, has turned the, corner in (he right direction. Sir. George LancllInn, wlio went down last. Sunday after a strenuous fortnight of epidemic-fighting, is also .reported to he. slowly on the mend. i , . ■ : Mr. V. J. Gmin haslieen elected ehairliian of Te Arn School Commitlee for the remainder of Ihe present term, vice Ihe lule. Jfr, 11. A. :W. iM'Kenzii'. ■

Sergeant Alexander Gordon liloyd. who died at Vealherslon Camp oir St. Andrew's Day, was born in Lamicestou XI years ngo, and was the , second son of Mrs. SI. Lloyd, of Vila Mnjorilmnks ■Street, Wellington. Prior lo enlisting in the X./OI.C. (liospital shin llaheno) ho was chief clerk of the ; Wellington brunch of Ihe Standard Insurance Company, where lie earned the highest esleem of his f'ellmr-ivorkcrs. Ho hud mn<le three: trips by .-the Jlaheno, and wns in camp awailitig a-summons to go abroad again .w.li'cu. 110 Ijeciiui.c ill,- nnd died.

Mr. Claude ]•'. Kowe has been appoinicd Bepul.y-Kejjistrar of Marriages at Coiirti'iiiiy Place, Wellington. Mr. Rupert (! Ponllon has been appointed (o similar duties, in Wellington City (Ciovenimoiil JilV Buildings).

The Ti'ev. F, Every lias been unpointed a minister under'the .Marriage Act. Mr 11-infc i'urd'i-, nriist for the i\ew Zcalimd I'icliirc .Su|)|>!ies, Wellington, is sutlcriii" from a nervous breakdown ioiiowiim a serious attack of influenza, and lias been ordered-to take a month's holidiiy He bus tendered his resignation to the' Pictures Supplies Company, it being his intention to leave New Zealand lor a time.

Mr. John I'nllrr, sow , ., w ' lo lias llail a very serious attack of inHiien/.a in Auck. land, is now convalescent.

.Mr lirodie Mack, for some years manager of His Majesty's Theatre, Wellington Cor the Fuller proprietary, has' been appointed manager of the Opera House, Auckland, in succession to the late Mr." George Hlcphcneon. Mr. Ben J. Fuller is at present visiting Christchurch and Uunedin in connection wilh the firm's interests.

Captain Harry Redmond, officer in I'lwrgfi of tho '.Defence Department at Oamarii, is reported Io \x recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia following inflitpiiMi. Captain liedmond is the holder of the first Stead goldmedal issued in New Zealand for his gallant rescue of five persons who were passengers on ii conch which' capsized in u river in the Kelson district some five years ago. He. is a sou of Air. T. P. liedmond, of Wellington.

The death occurred on "Wednesday of Mr. ,C If. Hienbei'ff," n well-known Martin borough resident, who leaves a widow and two children. The deceased was a .prominent Oddfellow, being secretary of (he local lodge and president of Ihe Wairarapn J'ast Grand Lodge of Oddfellows. He was a native of Copenhagen.

Mr. .f. M'Kiniioii, of Ponsonby, has received advice, that his son, Acting-Lieiitenant-Colonol Hugh E.. M'Kinnpn, was killed in action on. November 4. Deceased was born .at Darfield. Canter, bury, and went away with the Main Body a,s a second lieutenant. Prior to the waf he was in the Territorial Force, and also took an active part. in the Hoy Scoiit movement....He was at 'Gn.llipoli landing, and was- wounded.on 'the Peninsula when attached to the Welling-, ton IkUalion. Ho also suffered from enteric fever. Oil the Western front Lieu-tenant-Colonel M'Kinnon was twice wounded. A keen soldier, he was soon noted for promotion. In 19)5' he 'became \a full lieuitennnl.. Next he was appointed captain in the WelHi'gtnn-West' Coast Company, France. Shortly afterwards he received his major's commission. Last August he was appointed "in . command ilie Composite Kcserve v Battalion at Sliiis; Camp and granted the temiio.rary rank of lieutdiaiit-colonel. With the. «:cep-. lion of Iliree innntli<= nt Sliiic Camp, and the (u-ension when ]ve had fever «r was 'wounded. T.ieutenanl-Colouel M'Ki.unon vvns practically in tho firing: line, the whole.time. ' • ' I' • .