PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 193, 10 May 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. G. W. Russell lt'ft last night for the South Isliiiul. Sir Francis Hell and -Mr. Russell will attend the; reception to be accorded to General Russell when ho arrives by the Arawa at Lyttel(on. A Press Association message from' Greymouth slates "that at the' annual meeting of the Greymouth Harbour JJoard 'Air. Jesse Steer was elected chairman. for the fifth year in succession. Mr. Justice' Sim, at present in AVelling- . toil, will preside at the criminal sessions •of the Supreme Court in Dunedin next week. Colonel ]). J. McGavin, C.M.G., D.5.0., N.Z.M.C., formerly of Wellington, re- f turned by the Re'muera from England' this week, lie will take np his duties at General Headquarters shortly. The Bislibp of Nelson (Di\ Sadlier). and his son, Corporal Sadlier, Both of whom returned to New Zealand by the Reinuera, left "Wellington for Nelson yesterday by the Pateena. The Rev. W. Gray Dixon, of-Dune'din, Moderator 'of the Presbyterian General Assembly, lias begun a two months' official tour of New Zealand. He is at present in Wellington, and will afterwards go to Wanganui and Auckland. The Primate of New Zealand (Right liev. Dr. -Nevill, of Dunedin), who, owing to indisposition, was unabln to remain at'tho sittings of the Anglican General Synod in Nnpieiylins proceeded •tec the-South.- Ho left for Lyttelton last night. „' Lieutenant-Colonel A. Vcrc Bettinglon, C.M.G., R,A.E., Chief- of the New- Zealand Air Staff, h'us returned,.to.jWelling: ton after a tour of the South. Island. After spending some days in Wellington •lie will travel tjirough the northern districts. He is examining the country and collecting ; information preparatory to drawing up a report upon New' Zealand air services. Mr. Frederick 11. Coxhead, Customhouse ageiij at Dunedin, died-there, this Veeic. Tlie'late >hv Coxhend was. horn in Surrey, and ca>no to Dunedin with bis parents-, when eleven years of age, in t!w ship Palmyra, in 1858. Driver Joseph \V. -Carroll, X3f„ son, of Mrs. J. W. Carroll, of Rintoul-street, returned yesterday by 'the troopship Northumberland. Driver.'Carroll. left with the 13th Reinforcements, and has been on- active service for the past tluoe years. A younger brother;.is still on active service.

Mr. 11. L. Tapley has been elected chairman of the Dingo Harbour Board.

A cable message from London announces Hie death of Mr A.' V.v Cox, racehorse owner.

Mr. H. I). Heftthov has been're-elected chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board.

At a meeting of the Council'of'the' New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, lield last Evening, Mr. Nugent Welch was unaui'hioiisly elected f. member of the council ttV fill the vacancy created; by the death of Mr. Alfred Atk'ins, 0.1.8.A.

According to a Press Association message from Napier, the statement made in a Wellington paper that Bishop Novill had stated his intention to resign llie 'Primacy is officially denied, the Bishop not having made such a statement. •'