PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 185, 1 May 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Eegal. I Thoir Excellencies the Governor-Gen-oral and tho Countess of Liverpool, who are at present in residence in Auckland, will return to 'Wellington next month, and in nil probability will leave shortly afterwards on a visit to the Cook Group. The Hon. Dr. Pomare will accompany them.

Sir James Allen left for Dunedin last night to return'to Wellington early nest To-morrow in Dunedin he will attend a luncheon by the Otago Expansion League, and iu tho afternoon he will be present at the annual meeting of. the Navy League. On Saturday he will present a number of war medals.

Mr. E. S. Hiley completed his term of office as General Manager of the ■ New Zealand Railwnys yesterday, and from today Mr. 1?. W. M'Villy will take over control officially. Mr., Hiley leaves for England by the Reinuera on June 5.

Dr. H. W. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bis'hop of Auckland, has been an inmate of the Mater Hospital, Mount E<!e.n, i'cr tho past fortnight, says an Auckland.exchange. On two days during the past week his condition was critical, but on Monday he showed a. marked improvement.

Mr. George Shirtcliffe tendered his jesignatiou as a member of tho executivo of the War Relief Association at yesterday's meeting. The resignation was accepted with regret and an appreciation of Mr. Shirtclift'e's services was recorded on the minutes of tho association.

Surgeon-General R. S. F. Henderson, late Director-General of Medical Services, who left for India, via Australia, on Tuesday, intends to pay a visit to New Zeftkn'd in about two years' time.

Mr. Richard Fowler, who died at To Kopuru, aged 8G years, was a veteran of the Indian Mutiuy and the Crimean War. ■

Mr. P. If. Mackay, of Auckland, has received information that his eldest son. Lieutenant Leslie Neil Macki'.y, Royal Air Force, has been promoted captain, and is now in charge of instruction in the junior division at the Oanwell aerodrome, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Captain Mackay, who is only 23 years of age, went to England three years ago and joined the Royal Naval Air Service. He met with a severe accident while flying in France, and on recovery was appointed to Sleaford, where for a time he was aoting-adjutunt. The Sleaford aerodrome is one of the largest training grounds for airmen in Britain.

Sergeant Arthur Davison, second eon of' Mr. S. H. Davison, of Brougham Street,.arrived yesterday by the Tainui. He has seen service in ■ Samoa, Egypt, '.fallipoli, and France, having enlisted ii,t the outbreak of war, Before .leaving 'Hngland ho was married to Sister Elsie Walshaw, T.F.N.S., who has returned withTiim. • '

Mrs. T. W. F. Marsden, of Eastjourne , , has received a cablegram from her eon, Sergeant Edward Marsden, of the 9th Battery, 2nd Brigade Field Artillery (N.Z-.), that he is returning by tho s.s. Pakeha, due at Wellington about Mny 27. Sergeant Marsden left New Zealand as sergeant-major of the lGth Artillery Rtinforcemonts and proceeded to ; France immediately after arrival in England, and has been fighting up to the last, when he was wounded in the knee, but rejoined his battery again in Germany.

A very pleasant gathering wits held in the machine-room of the Government Printing Office last night to bid farewell to Mr. W. Kerr, who is leaving the office after 2G years' service to go on the land. Mr. M. Marks, in making tho presentation of a gold watch, suitably inscribed, from the staff as a token of good will, referred- to the long and faithful services rendered to the printin" department bv Mr. Ive.rr, and expressed a hope that tho step he •vm taking would be in every way snecessiul. After tho presentation the gathering sane 'Tor He's a Jolly Good- Fellow," and gave three cheers for Mr. Kerr, who emtablv replied.

Our Wanganui correspondent teleKrnphs that Privnte Ohnrles O'Connor, of Marlon, died at the hospital yesterday morning as a result of the aftoreirects of influoriM. Tll> deerosed soldier liml recently returned to New Zealand, bv tho AVillochrn. He is to be accorded a military funeral.

Rulogisiio references were made at last evening's meeting of (ho Jtetiirned Soidirs' Association to Hie work done by Mr. 11. Ornish, honorary .masseur to tho Victoria AVard. 11 whs staled that as undents were about to be moved 'to Trunthum they' would lose his services, dud it was suggested (hut the. association should tnk'o steps In retain him. However, (ho chairman pointed out I hat il was with sincere regret that the soldiers would have to lose Mr. Cornish, who would lie unable to attend at Tronthnm. The Victoria AVard was now required for its original purpose, find patients would have to be treated by the staff at the Trentham Hospital.

. At yesterday's meeting of the War Relict' Association it was decided to forward a letter of sympatlry to the widow of tho late Mr. H. Davidson, who died recently at Christchurch. The chairman (Mr. L. 0. 11. Tripp) made eulogistic refereneo to the services rendered to the association voluntarily ])y tho Into Mr. 'Davidson, who had given valuable assistance as accountant. Tho motion was carried unanimously.

Mr. R. L. Macalister has resigned from his position as assistant solicitor to tho Public Trust Office, and has entered into partnership with Messrs. Mazengarb and Hay.

Air. Robert Bel), managing director of tho "Lyttelton Times" Company, Ltd., who has been in indifferent health for the ]ast four months, litis left tho Lewisliam Hospital, Christchurch, for the Rhodes Convalescent Home, Cashmere Hills. Ho will reside at the- Convalescent Home for the next few weeks prior to leaving for America in the Moana, which is due to sail about tho end of May. Mr. Bell will ,be accompanied on his'trip to America, by hie youngest sun, Mr. Charles Bell.

Lieutenant-Colonel G. It, Mitchell, D.S.O. (Otago), who is returning to New Zealand as U.C. troops- on board the transport Northumberland, due at Wellington about May 8, took part in the South African campaign, enlisting in the First New Zealand Contingent, mid serviug throughout the Boer War as a trooper and sergeant. In the war just concluded ho stwv service in 'Egypt and on Gallipofi, where ho was severely wounded. He was subsequently (as Major) appointed CO.' uf the AucklandWellington Training Battalion in Egypt, and (as lieutonunt-colonel) acted in a similar capacity in tho New Zealand Reserve Brigade, Salisbury Plain, England. Though handicapped by an injured leg, he secured an appointment in France, and as Commandant. i)t the New Zealand Base Depot* at Etaples, and subetHjirtSntly as CO. of lm> Entrenching Battalion, he performed his responsible duties so efficiently as' to ecciiro special mention in dispatcher In addition to tho D.S.O. Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell was the recipient of the lu.rageorgu (Serbian) decoration, with swords.

\ Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that Mr., J T. Brice, who was a candidate for the Lyttelton Borough Council, died yesterday morning.

Sergeant , Nugent Welch, a prominent member of the New Zealnnd Academy of Fine Arts, returned from active service by the s.s. Raranga on Tuesday last. While on the AVestern front Sergeant Welch was appointed Divisional Artist, and has since completed in oils and water-colours a number of paintings of battlefield scones in Franco. These work's are eventually to be exhibited in tho War Section of the Dominion Museum, Several finely-handled watercolours painted in France during his absence will be shown at tho annual sketch exhibition shortly to be opened at the Art Gallery.