PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 181, 26 April 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. W. C. Kensington, 1.5.0.. has been elected unopposed Mayor ot' Marlon. Mr. Kensington was formerly Under-Sec-retary for Land?. Captain A. .T. Ximnio, M.C., of Wellington, accompanied by his wife, has' arrived in Auckland by the Bliamo, and is expected in Wellington this afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel Ci. Craig, D.5.0., Auckland, of the Medical Corpses returning to New Zealand by the Kin Ora next month. The officer commanding tho troops on board the transport Kin. Ora, due here about May 8, is Major J. Murphy, of Vendalton, Cliristehurch. The steamer will make Lyllellon her first port of call. Captain T. C. A. Hislop, a former member of the Wellington Cilv Council,' returned to Wellington by.the Mahenb oil Thursday. Captain lli.-lop had the misfortune io be shot in the leg, after which (he wound became septic, and gave a deal of trouble. On that account.Captain Hislop is in far from robust health, but improved considerably on the voyage out. The Tsev. H. Par.ila, of Ifivertou, Canterbury, is returning to Xew Zealand by the Kia Ora. Sergeant. A. E. Bunny, son of Mr. E. P. Bunny, solicitor, of Lower Hutt, returned to Wellington by Mio Maheno. Sergeant Bunny has 'been seriously ill, and is slill in very poor health. Mrs. A. Burt, of Kelburn, has been notified that her-son, Corporal .1. .M, Burt,- who is returning by the Northumberland, has been awarded (he Military Medal. Corporal Burt left with the Seventh Reinforcements. Sergeant. Nugent WeVch. T?Ji. Tlivisional 'Artist,-is returning to Wellington by the Warnngn, due on Monday. Mr. IT. G. Smith, clerk of the Court at. Dannevivke, leaves next.week on transfer to Hastings. His successor is not. yet announced. •According to advices received from Sydney, Harry Lauder, (he famous Scotch comedian, was-to have left America for Sydney on,. April 8. so that he is due to arrive there during the first, week in Ma v. ,