PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen Acting Prime Minister, left for Auckland by the second express yesterday afternoon. -He will distribute the prizes at the annual pi'i ze " giving of the Auckland Grammar School this evening, and on Wednesday will leave Auckland for Rotorua, where he will open the new Y.M.C.A. Soldiers Institute. He will probably return to Wellington on Thursday.

The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald is on a. brief visit to New Plymouth. Ho is returning to Wellington to-day.

Maior G. E. Simoon, of Wellington, and Captain W. J. M-C. (son of I Mr' V. King, of St. Mary street, Wellington), are returning by the transport lonic, due at-Auckland on Apnl ~i. Captain H. If. Keesing, M.C., son of Mr. J. H. Keesing. of Wanganui, i» returning to New Zealand by the lonu, duo nt Auckland on April -o. Among tho soldiers returning to NewZealand next week by the lonic ar Lieutenant M. J v J .'j Kni-mni' son of Mr. .T. M. Reid, ot Pukenu, North Auckland, and Ca_ptain .T. 1 . • Richards, D.5.0.. son of Dr. J. G. Richards, of Auckland. ' Cantata E. F. J. Reeve?, ton of Mr. F l?! Reeves. of Hill Street. Wellington is returning home by the lonic, due at Auckland next week,.

It was mentioned at the meeting of the Central Chamber of Commerce held vesterday afternoon that the Sir C. M. Luke, was making good piogress towards recovery, and hoped to be about again in a few days. Mr W. J. Thomnson (a member of the Wellington City Council) has been advised that his eon, Lieutenant R.. J. 1.. Thompson, who left Wellington with the Second 'Reinforcement, and. to the First Wellington Infantry Battalion, Ins been promoted to be captain. He left England for New Zealand by the Avawa on April 1.

\t the annual meetinK of householders of' the Te Aro School district last nigllt a motion of condolence was accorded.the widow and family of the> late y> . Hamp ton who was killed at the tront.

A vote of sympathy was passed at the meeting of householders at the Britomiirt Street School last evening with Mi. a. Miller, first assistant of the school, who met with an accident during the epidemic, and has since been unable to attend to his duties. Mr. Miller is at i regent in Melbourne recuperating, and i» expected to return to New Zealand at the end of the month.

Prior to leaving for Morrinsville the Rev. H. Cotton, of the Paluatua Methodist Church, was farewelled by his parishioners. and presented by Mr. J. Boagley, on behalf of the congregation, with a cheque for a substantial amount.

A Prats Association telegram from Cllristchurch states that the resigriatwn of Mr. Hiram Hunter as secretary of the Christchurch Tramway Union is *?" nourced. Mr. Hunter states that he finds that the Drivers' Union necessitates Ins. whole attention. ,

Mr J Fryer, who has been associated with "the Engine-drivers' Union since its inception, lias lieen clectcd- a life member of the union. Mr. Fryer has been 111 the service of the Wellington City Council for about 21 years. Mr. L. A. Stringer, town clerk of Lytteltoii, has 'been appointed Registrar of Canterbury College, in succession to Mr. G. H. Mason, who has resigned. Ihcro were 63 applicants.—Press Atsn.