PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 171, 14 April 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. T. M. Wilforc! was confined to his bed yesterday suffering from a throat affection, which is almost epidemic in Wellington ut tho present time.

The chairman of the Wellington Hospica! and Charitable Aid Board (Mr. H. Baldwin) has been advised that Dr. P. H. Woodhouse, D.5.0., has accepted the

appointment of medical superintendent of the Wellington. General Hospital. Dr. Woodhouse is leaving England as soon as possible.

Dr. Macltin, who has been oh a motoring tour through the North Island, returned to Wellington on Saturday afternoon.

Captain A. B. Sievwright, who enlisted in the Seventh lleinforcements, was expected to return by the Kenuiera, due shortly, but later advices state that he is remaining in London to take a qualifying course in law at Lincoln's Inn. Captain' Sievwright took his LL.B. in Mi, and was admitted in IVow Zealand.

'fiio death occurred at Wellington on Friday of Mr. Alfred fioyce Bacon, of Ihe local Customs Department. The lale Mr. Bacon, who was a sou of tho late Mr. Thomas Bacon, an old identity in the New Zealand Customs service, was born forty-three years ago, and joined the Customs Department at Lyttelton in his early twenties. Ton years ago he was nromoted to the position of searcher nn the boarding inspector's staff at Weland in that capacity became weil and favourably known to travellers and in shipping quarters. His continuous service in the Department for twenty-one years was spent at Lyttelton and Wellington, but for a short period, when he was at Dimedin. Tho late Mr. Bacon had been on sick leave for two months, and a few weeks ago went into hospital, but he suddenly collapsed, and died on Friday. A wife and three children survive the deceased. As a mark of esteem and respect for the late Mr. Bacon the Hag on the Customs house was flown on Saturday.

Mr. Alfred 'i'ruda, of Wellington, is ieavimr for the south this week to conduct tho orchestra for J. and N. Tait at Dunedin. in connection with tho German nuwil surrender pictures.

There was a largo attendance of members at the jralaitai Bowling CluVs pavilion on Saturday evening, when Mr. J. Kershaw, the club's treasurer, was farewelled on the eve of his departure for Auckland, whither he has been transicnetl on promotion by the Customs Demrlment. After u mimbei of compli--incntnrr spe?ches, the guest nf the evenin;: was presented with a solid leather bowler's bag (neatly inscribed).

Mr. Amadio, who was here last year as conductor of the floynl Comic Opera Company, was reported to bo seriously ill with influenza in .Sydney when the last mail left.

Mr. John Payne, M.P. for orey Lynn, is ah present .in inmate of a private hospital in Auckland. Ho expects to bti about again in a day or two.

Cable Advice received by -'Irs. T. Hannam states that her ton, Rifleman A S Ramsay, is returning to the Dominion on H'.M.T. Willochra. Rifleman Ramsay left New Zealand with the Ist Battalion of the N.Z.R. Brigade, in 1915 and saw active service in Egypt and France, whoro he was wounded.

Second Lieutenant W. J. Piatt, of Auckland who has been awarded an Overseas Scholarship of .£2OO per annum, tenable at Balliol College, Oxford, received his primary education at Opotiki, gaining at different times a Junior and Senior Education Scholarship, also a University- National Scholarship. He was one of tho two Auckland candidates for the Rhodes Scholarship of 1916. He had a brilliant athletic career at the Grammar School, establishing records in the junior and senior high jumps. The latter still 6tands unbroken. He played in the college first fifteen, and in the Auckland representative team. In debate he was verv successful also, being winner of the oratorical contest, and for two years a member of tho university team which won the Athenaeum Cup. He left New Zealand with the Twenty-fifth Reinforcements,.and served with the N.Z.B.P. in France, after which he was sent to the O.T.C. at Oxford.