PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 139, 7 March 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr Percival Witherby, general secretary of the Empire Service League, wi 1 leave for England by the Port Melbourne about tho end Of the present month, and expects to be absent from New Zealand about six months.

Advice has been received by Base Records from overseas that Corporal Noll John Loekie, Ebyal Ejigjnoeie haebeen awarded the "Medaille Mihtaire." Aβ Corporal Lockie is not a niembor of the N.Z.8.F., his noxt-of-kin is unknown at Base Records.

Mr C 4. Shirtcliffe, vice-chairman of Mesek A. S. Peterson and Co., Ltd.. who is about to pay a visit to the Old Country, has relinquished the managing directorship of the company. Mr. h. A. Longuet, who has been a dilator for some years past, lias accepted tho position of managing director. j[r li.D. Boyle, who joined the , staff of The Dominion on its foundation, and has been connected with it ever aince, with the exception, of three years service as an officer in the N.//.8.1'., has resigned in order to accept- a responsible and" permanent position involving commissioned'rank, offered him bj Doience Headquarters. News has been leceived by Mrs. J. A. Shmul, of Northland Road, that her husband Captain .T. A. Phond, and younger son, Sergeant George P. Shand, are due in Welliuston this month by he liner •Uhenic. Captain Shand, who left ivew Zealand as officer commanding A Coinnanv Eleventh Reinforcements, has been for "the past two years assistant provost marshal at Sling Camp, Sa isbury Sergeant Shand, a Mam Body boy, has been doing duty in England since being declared unfit for further active service, he having been severely sl.ot in the cheat and m" The elder soil. Corporal Arthur Shand, also a Main Body boy, was invalided home after nceiving spinnl injuries on Gnllipoli, and up ill recently was a member of the Pay Office staff at Trentham Camp.

Mr. Robert Logan, sen., of Devonport, who for niany years was intimately associated with the Auckland ship and boat-buildinsr industry, died on Monday, at the age of 82. Mr. Logan, who was a native of Scotland, arrived in the Dominion in 1871, and shortly afterwards commenced yacht building at .Devon■tort where he had been engaged pvel since Anions the yachts built, by him were'the Jessie Logan, Ariltvn, Wnitongi, mid the Akarana, winch won the bt. K'ilda Yacht CluVe medal in I■ ift sevenraters at, the Contennial Regatta, hold lit' Melbourne about 3 years ago. Other vessels of his building were successful at Svrfney and southern regal, M. Iran Mr."Lo|?wi'B yards came also tie Jvorlliorn Sleamahip Company's cOftsKM vessels jTaiiiwha, Waimarie, Iviiwau, Ivapamii, I Kotiti and Tnsrnan, and the old Wellinaton Ferry Com.pa.ny 3 steamer_ Couilt«e' (now a trawlsr out of Napier). Mr Lo«an retired about sixteen years ngo - , and until recently enjoyed good health. He leaves five sons and two daugbte.

The death took place at hig residence, 9 Hutt Road, Petone, on Tuesday last, of Mr. John M'Lfcan. The late Mr. M'Lean was born in Scotland 71 yours ago, and at the age of 38 he came out to New Zealand with his wife and three children. For the past eight years be had been confined to his bed, and his death was not unexpected. Ho is survived 'by ft widow and three sons—William (Pβtone), Archie (Wangaiiui), Thomas (Eketnhuna)—and two <lsuighters—Mrs. 1. Smith (Petone) and Mrs. Cox (Wangamii). The interment-took place at laita yesterday afternoon.

The steamer Suerio, which sailed from Auckland on Tuesday, has the following passengers-.-Mir?, l<. V. Crewe. Miss It. ]). Crewe, and Master Crewe, Messrs. J. Morton and A. M'Guire, for Bombay; Chaplain Money, Lieutenants C. \. Mills and C. K. Umbers, for London.

Supper J. Mackay Heise, oldest son of Mr 1?. A. Heise, Ohinpaiti, returning by the Horovr.ta was an electrical engineering student at Canterbury College when war broke out. He enlisted at the ago of 19 years, and while in Franco was temporarily blinded by high explosives and was 'wounded on two occasions. Sapper Heise, being a grandson ot the late Air. George Knight, of Lower Hutt, is a New Zenlander of the third generation.

•\ presentation, which took the form of (i travelling bag, watch, and silver pencil, was made on Monday afternoon by the staff of the Lands and Survey Office at Christchurch to Mr. G. VT. Palmer, Receiver of Land Revenue, who has been nnpninteil Chief Clerk, Secretary lo Land Board, and Receiver of Land Revenue for the Taranaki Land District. In making the presentation, Mr. W. H. Skinner, Commissioner of Crown Lands, referred etuVirtically to the recipients ability, capacity for work, his popularity, ami the Irish esteem in which lie wns held in ihe-ofiicc, and congratulated him on his well-deserved promotion.

T)r Griffon. L.R.C.P.E., late of the NKM.C, TrenHiam end Awnpum, has taken the degree of M.8., Ch.8.,.N.Z.

In the Treasury Department onAAednesilav afternoon, Colonel &• F. <■• Campbell, C.M.G.. presented Mr. Leslie Boyd, one of the Treasury officers, with some cutlery unci silver, hi the occasion of his marriage. Colonel Campbell, in ft Peasant speech, alluded to Mr. Boyd's loyally at the front durins the early part of the •war. Sir. Boyd responded in a suitable manner.

At a meeting of the Dunedin City Council Sir. C. F. Alexander, tramways manager, wrote a?kinsr for twelve months leave'of absence on full'pay-, his resignation to take effect thereafter. Mr.-Alex-ander stated that his health necessitated ii long re*t. The council decided to grant six months' leave on full pay, the resignation to take effect then—Press Assn.

Colonial auxiliary forces long-service medals have been award Major F. AV. Strong, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment; Ser-jeant-Major Arthur George Pilkington, No. 1 Field Ambulance; Quarlernia.«-ter-Sei'ffennt C. G. M'Gregor, Engineers. The long-service and good conduct medal has been awarded Staff-Sergeant-Major Arthur Cheater, New Zealand Permanent Staff. The Officers' ]>corat'on Iv.s be»n awarded Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Parkes, Medical Corps.