PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 102, 24 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen is returning from his visit to the Hawke's Bay district to-morrow njght. , '

The Hon. .G.-W. Russell, who is leaw ing for the south -to-night, will be returninK to Wellington v on Tuesday, morning.

' The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald left yesterday morning for Napier.' The Hob. D. H. Guthne left ot his extended tour of the South Island last night.

Dr. Fitzgerald, senior house surgeon in the 'Wellington Hospital, has n> signed that position. At yesterday's meeting of the Hospital Bonr.d tho resignation was accepted with regret, and it was resolved to convey to Dr. Fitzgerald the board's high appreciation .of his services_ during, his association with the medical staff of the institution. . . . " . .

%t. Herbert Ross, of Wellington, has been elected a life governor of the , Wellington Commercial. Travellers' Club and Warehousemen's Association.

Major Joseph G. R'oache, D.5.0., oth (Wellington) Regiment,' has been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces' Long Service Medal, with a total service of 20 years' and .52 days.

. Mr. W. Gee, chief postmaster at Christchuroh, has been transferred to Auckland as; chief postmaster there, and will take up his new position im-. •mediately. Mr. E. Northcroft, at present chief postmaster, Napier, will take, Mr. Gee's position in Gbristchurcb, and until his arrival Mr. J. G.. Bute will act in the capacity of. chief postmaster there. Jlr. Northcroft.". was. some years ago. on the .staff., of. the Cbrjstchurch Telegraph Department.. Laiter he was transferred to P.lenheim, where he remained for several years, eventually attaining the position of chief postmaster. About seven years ago he was transferred to Nspier as chief postmaster.

Mr. 0. G. Qgilvie, who has been succeeded in the managership of the.Chrjstchurch branch of -the Union JBanlj by Mr.. G. B. Maimvsring, of Napier, has been appointed inspector for the bank in New. Zealand. ' ■ ■ ■

Mr. Lin Shih Yuan has been empowered to act as Consul at 'Wellington' for the Republic of China.

Mr. Walter Isaac Nathan has been appointed Acting-Consul for ' Sweden ab Wellington.

Dr. J. Allan Thomson, Director of tile Dominion Museum, who has been ill for some time, has'now recovered sufficiently to return to duty.

A few mpnth,s ago the Wellington Hospital Board decided to apply for tie repatriation of its . secretary (Mr. John .Coyle), now doing clerical work 'iu London. The board was notified yesterday thai advice had been received from the Ba-se Records Office that it had reluctantly decided to postpone consideration of the repatriation of Jlr. Coyle for the present. - .

Mr. James Marchbanks, the Wellington Harbour Board's engineer, who was sent abroad to study the latest equipnicut and facilities provided in American and other harbours, is returning to New Zealand by the s.s. Paloona and is expected reach hero about February 12.

An old colonist, Mrs. E. 31. Coldicutt, died at Auckland on Tuesday. Born at Ely, Cambridge, England, on July 19, 1843, the deceased arrived in Auckland by the ship Creswell on September 13, 1853. She was educated at 'St. Mary's Convent, and in February, 1865, was married to the late Mr. J. Coldicutt. The deceased is survived by four sons.

The death of Mr. H. Noy at Auckland removes another old colonist. The latp Mr. Noy, who was 81 years of age, came to Neiv Zealand from Cornwall at the -age of 21 years, and, after spending about eight months at the Gabriel's Gully goldfields, joined his father in business in Auckland as general engineers. He later went to the West Coast, whero he was joined by his father, and they established an engineering business, which they carried on for 30 years.. The late Mr." Noy settled down in Dunedin a few years ago, and was on a visit to Auckland when ho passed away. He is survived by n grown-up family. Mr. B. N. Staff, late of the Scoullar Company,' Ltd., has taken over the management of a section of Messrs. B. L. Hart and Co.'s wholesale business. The Rev. H. C. Gaut, who recently arrived from England, is conducting the services at St. John's Presbyterian Church during tho absence of Dr. ■jGribbj,