PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 158, 29 March 1919, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

Hl3 Excellency the Governor and the Countess of. Liverpool were present at the farewell performance of Mdlle. Dolores at tho Grand Opera House last evening.

A Ptfess Association cable message from Sydney states that Mr. David Low, the "Bulletin" cartoonist, has signed a contract with the London "Daily News" at a princely salary.

Mr/H. P. O'Leary is joining the legal firm of Messrs. Belly, Gully, Bell and Myers., as from April 1, when the new firm will be known as Bell, Gully, livers and O'Leary.

.Inspector Mareack.,.,of., the. .Central Police Station, is at present on leave.

• Colonel "C. M. Gibbon, Chief of tho General Staff, is to leave Duuediii this morning, with Major D. B. Shand, for a ' deer-stalking tour of ivhat is practically virgin country, between the head of Lake AVakatipu and the AVest Coast. Colonel Gibbon will probably return to Dunodin about April 8, and will come north.

A private cablegram received in Christchurch states that Lieutenant-Colonel Newman Wilson, D.5.0., M.C., left lingland by the Kemuera, and is due in New Zealand soon.

Dr. and Mrs. Phillips,-who have been on a visit to the Hermitage,-Mount Cook, have returned to Pending.'

Air. Af. P. Cameron, Customs hardware expert, has been advised by cablegram that his eldest son, Plight-Lieutenant Jack 'Cameron, of the Koyal Air Force, is returning to New ' Zealand immediately. He has now quite recovered from the broken jaw he received through another machine flying into his, the occupant of which was unfortunately killed. .

Mr. A. Gregory, special representative for the AYilliam Fox Films Corporation, arrived from Sydney per the Alooraki yesterday. Air, Gregory will visit every town in tho Dominion during his stay.

Mr. AY. J. Thompson and Air. J.'AY. Pooley, of the clerical staff of the Magistrate's Court, havo received, notice of their transfer to other offices. Air. Thompson, who has been a member of tho "Wellington Court staff for the past four years, has been promoted to the position of second clerk at Palmerston North, and will' leave to take up' his new duties iu. a few days. • Air. Pooloy, who lias been in the .-local ofiice for three years, is to go to the Stratford Magistrate's Court. Air. E. J. Clifford, who recently returned from the front, will commence duties at the Wellington Court ' next month.

Lieutenant I-'. K. Browne, N.Z.P.S., poii of Mrs. M. E. Browne. Roscncnth Terrace, d ; ed at Cashmere Hills Sanatorium on March 25 at the age of 4G years. Deceased lived in AYellinglun until -189G, when he left for England. On arrival there ho enlisted in the Royal Engineers, and from then on served continuously with his regiment until ■ he took his discharge in November. 1913. During this lengthy period of soldiering ho. served at Alalia ('ISfIS), Sierra l.ooue (1902), [long Kon.g '190,1). and South Africa (1911). He joined- the Public Works DciHirtini'tit, South Africa, as aclerk of- works at Johannesburg, "but on the outbreak of war his services wore at once claimed by the Defence' Department. He equipped the Prisoners of AVar Camp, and later the nuarters for the. troons guimr lo German West Africa, until May, 1915. Tie returned to New Zealand in June. 1915. and enlisted in the N.Z.E.F. as a-private. With his vp.lua.blo record of scrvico in the Royal Engineers behind him h<- was npnointed to (he..stnir of the Director of AV'nrks, and his abililv being recogni.-ed, he finally .received his appointment to commissioned rank. In. that ca|mcity he did much valuable work for the country, his more notable jobs being the designing of both Mil" cam]; bakeries and the sunervisinn of tl'pjr nreciiou. and the inslnl!iiiu' of Iho Featherstnii Cnmn water supply, with a delivery of 1(!0,fliX) gallons daily. Deceased leaves a widow and three children, who reside in Sni"rs .Street. Karqri. His body was accorded ft military funeral yesterday afternoon, being interred 'in the -Karon Cemetery.

Mr: V. C. -Hay, Asse. M.Tnsl... C.E., is leaving OMiorne to make Wclingl.on • liis headquarters.

Mr. Joseph Henry Sheal, nf ]'!llli;uii, and formerly of AYclliuglon, was yester-day-admitted n ' banister and solicitor nf tlic Supreme Court by His Honour Mr. Justice Edwards, on ttie application of Mr. G. Watson.