PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 104, 27 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

A Press Association message from Lon'don states that Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for.; New Zealand) line been created Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium, in recognition of his s efforts on behalf of Belgium. . ' .

Captain Wynne P. Gray, son of Mrs. J. Gray, Parnell, who hae just received a bar to his Military Cross, left with the Sixth ReinforcenisiU, taking part at Gallipoli, and afterwards crossing. owr to France, where he has been on active service ever since. Captain Gray won iris Military Cross at the--Battle of Measines for bravery on the field.

Mr. H. A. Huggius, for some years Chief Accountant of the Post and Telegraph Department, and Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank, has been promoted to be Acting-Second Assistant Secretary, vice Major G. B. Dall, who has proceeded to England to tnkc charge.of Postal matters as far as the-New Zealand Expeditionary .Force is concerned. Mr. Hugqins succeeded Mr. L. Ledger in the position of Controller two years ago, and is known as an extremely capable and conscientious officer. He has done valuable work in connection with War Loan propaganda during the troubled period noiv past, and in other respects has moved his versatility and v tsource. Mr. Huggins has been succeeded-by Mr. F. .Tohnson, who becomes Ae'tiu.s-Aecomit-ant and Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank.

A Press Association fable message from London states thnt the title of the Lord Chancellor (Sir .F. E. Smith) is to be Lord' Birkenhead..

Mr. , ! , . W. Doidge, for manv years associated with 'the Auckland "Star," and lntterlv in charge oE the Australian and New Zealand section of the Ministry of Information, hns now received an important appointment on the manapwial staff of tho London "Daily Express."

At Hie FuWic Works Office in Christchurch on Thursday, the staff met to bid farewell to Mr. A. J. Suteliffo, the chief clerk, who has boon transferred to Dimediu..'. Mr. J. M'Ennjs (District Engineer), on l>?half of thp officers, presented Mr. Sutcliffe with a leather suit-case, set' of pipes, and silver-mounted umbrella, and.referred to his.ability and to the esteem in which he is held.

Mr. Howard Hadley, who lias been conducting the practical music examinations, on behalf of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy, of Music in New Zealand, and who was contemnlating (living a pianoforte Tecitnl in Wellington, lins been .recalled to England on account of his wife's serious illness. Mr. lladley has already left New Zealand.

Mr. Barrington Waters, well known in theatrical circles, is visiting Wellington in connection with the death of his father, the late Mr. F. V. Waters. Mr. Barrington Waters has been located in Brisbane for some time past. Ketrs has been received that Private Eric Waters (second son of the late M,r. Waters), who has been aw.iy on iictive service, left London for Wellington on Friday Inst. He was formerly professor of the pianoforte at the Nelson Academy of Music,

Mr. J. Sinclair-Thomson, formerly manager of the National Bank in Dunedin, is returning to New' Zealand by the steamer Oxfordshire. During the war, as a member of the New Zealand War Contingent Association, Mr. Sinclair-Thomson did a great deal of valuable work in England.

Another of Otago's old .identities* Mr. Andrew Davidson, passed away on Friday morning, after a few days' illness. Born in West Hill, Crieff, Scotland, 77 years ago

A veteran of the Maori war, Mr. J. E, I). Bnkcr, died at Auckland on Wednesday, aged 79 years.