PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 140, 8 March 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. H. H'erries left yesterday for Te Arolia on a visit to iiis own constituency. A Press Association message from jpunedin states that Professor Join: J ickie has been awarded I lie honorary degree'cf ■D.D. of Aberdeen University.. Captain G. Prictor, military landing officer, Wellington, is at present 011 a holiday visit to liotorua. Mr. W. T. Collins, who has been Government Veterinarian for the Waikato -for several years, has 'been notified of his transfer' to Wellington, and willleave Hamilton next week. The staff of teachers at Nelson Boys' College- has been increased by the reappointment of two old members—Captain K. Saxon. M.C.; with bar, and SergeantMaior J. Bird, who Ims lately been acting as sergeant-instructor in physical exercises at Trciitham Camp. ■ Tho Government has reappointed Mr. Harold Beauclnunp, of Wellington, and Mr. .1. H. Upton, of Auckland, as directors of the Bunk of New Zealand for a further period of two years as irom March 31. Mr. P. L. Brady lias resigned his position as departmental manager lor Messrs. Kirkcaldic and Stains, and. lias entered, into partnership with Lindsay's, Ltd., 011 Lambton Quay. Mr. S. Hurst Seager, honorary organiser of Die Town-Planning (..'(inference shortly, to be held in Wellington, is leaving Wellington next week 011 a lecturing tour of the North Island to dp same propaganda work'. He will speak at Mr.ster--1011 011 Thursday evening, at Hastings 011 Friday, 011 Saturday at Nap ; er, ami at Ctisbo'rne 011 Tuesday. I'roin there he will go 011 to liotorua and Auckland, and so down to Tarahaki, H'antvnui, ;wid Palmerston. A Press Association menage from Sydney states that the Labour Council ifas elected Mi'. J. Howie as' president. Passengers from Sydney, w-hicli dis-. embarked from the Moeraki yesterday, included Mr. C. lleeves, of Wellington. . I . Mr. G. James, of Wellington,.arrived bv tho .Moeraki from Sydney yefltrdiiy'The lion. AV.'Wood, Of New South' Wales, who is on bis'way. (0 America, arrived by tho-Moeraki from Sydney yes-, tcrday. Mr. J: 2\*. Burley has been elccledchairman of the committee of. the Wellington Choral Union. Ml'. W. E. Caldow, secretary of thu Wellington Choral Union, will leave for America, en route to England-, by 'lie Niagara in May next. . Mr. A. C. Montague, a well-known Dunedin artist, died 011 Monday, in his li/lli year. Mr. J. W. Court has accepted office as piesident of the Auckland Y.M.C.A., in succession to Mr. W. E. Bush,resigned. Mr. J. 11. Howell, director of the Christchurch' Technical' College, has decided on medical advice not to accept- the position offered him of director of the Wellington Technical College.—Press Assn. Sergeant E. Woodley, of the Mount Cook Police, has resigned from the force.