PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 211, 31 May 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The. Hon. G. W. Bnssell left for'.Christchurch last night/and is returning during next week. ' ■: " ■ Mi'. William Cable, a member'of the Wellington Harbour Board, Mrs. and Miss Cable, ami Miss Hunter (a granddaughter) leave on a trip-to America and England by' the Moana next week.'; Mr. Ciiblo is proceeding abroad on business, and is likely to "be away ovor six months.

Captain "Frank Newman, M.C., son of Dr. ■ \- K. Newman, M^.P.,' relurnod to Wellington -.by the Pakeha last evening, liirly in the war Captain' Newman proceeded tii England, and after taking a (oiii-so of training, was given -a commission in Ibe I! oval I'teld- Artillery, with which gallant unit he saw about three and a half years' service in France-. He was slightly wounded on two occasions, but returns home quite fit and well, having been given his discharge four months after the armistice was' granted.

At yesterday's meeting of the Welling', ton Collego Governors Sir Edward Gibbes, tho newly-appointed. Government member of the board, was formally welcomed by the chairman (Mr. W. V. Ward).

Colonel the Hon. E. Heaton Rhodes, M.P. for Ellesmere, is expected to' leavo England in a few days for New Zeolaud.

Mr; , A. M. Taylor, chief inspector for the Wellington Gas Co., accompanied by Mrs. Taylor, leaves shortly by the Arawa for a six-months' holiday and business tour in England. Duriuß his absence hie duties will devolve ,011 the general manager, Mr. Dougall. ■ . ■ ; : .•■"'"

Mr.'C. C. Odlin, who lias been in in. different health for the past few: months,, is leaving on Monday nest with his wife and daughter for'a health the north, of Auckland. ...

Mr. J. Fitz-Gerald, who has been clerk of tho Magistrate's Court at Nelson for the past, five years; aud previously occupied a similar position.at Ashburton, has been appointed' district manager of the Public Trust Office at Timaru, and will take up Ins duties there as from July 1.

Mr. 1 ,, . Adrian Morton, wlio was well known as a member of the Wellington ColWcrictct and football teams, arrived from the south yesterday morning. Mr Morion is at present studying .medicine'at the'O.tago He is. the , youngest, son of Mr. W. H. Morton, the Cily Engineer.

Mr. James Laiue. manager of the merchandise and tea "department of Messrs. Wi-Mit, Stephenson ami Co., Ltd.. tor nianv years, has joined the N. 7.. Farmers Distributing Co., Ltd.. as,grocery manager. He will take up liis new duties on June '23.

Lieutenant Hi. Ltddlelow, a returned soldier, was appointed'secretary to the Victorian Klectrical Commissioners, out of 109 applications. The position carries a salary of J2450 per annum. Jiio.iitenant Liddlelow was .for some time in the employ of the Consolidated GoWfields in lieeltou, before leaviug for the front.

Mr.' Harry Hiscocks has resigned his position ns organist of the Catholic Cathedral, liarbadoes Street, Christchurch, and will take over the organ at Si- Benedict'?, Auckland, to-morrow. .

Mr. A. Marshall, for many years clerk in the Crown lands Office in Dunedin, and lit thfi present time chief clerk in Invercargill, is being transferred to the position of chief clerk in Blenheim.

Amongst passengers from ban, Iran, cisco on the Moana was Lieutenant 1. M Salek and Mrs. Salek. Lieutenant Sail* is a son of Mr. ]..■ Salek, of Wellington, and.has been" on active service, for some time. He was demobilised at Rome and proceeded to Canada, went through the Stales, and joined tho Jloaua at San J/rancisco.

Major David Gibbs, D.5.0., of the engineer's department of the Wellington Harbour Board, returned fit ami well by the Pakelia last evening, after'over four years' war experience. Majof Gibbs was among the first to volunteer, and went; away in charge of tho engineers to Samoa, where his command dm valuable work. He returned to. New Zealand, cnrlv in and left' again for bgypt witli the Fifth reinforcement, under the Mo Colonel 0. S." Stuart (who died at Mudros). He went tnronch' the Gallipuh campaign, and aftehvnrus " served in France. . . .

A Press Association tcucgram from Palmerston Noi'th slnte.? that the death occurred on Thursday night of Mr. Robert Gardner, formerly Government Land Valirer for Manaw.itu. Deceased was quo of tho pioneers of the flaxmillmg industry. • '

•\nother old identity died yesterday,- in the- person of Mr. l<. G. West, of mcieton North. The lato Mr. West ar.rived in Lyttelton by the shin -Jlatoafca in IS6B. iiiul Settled in the Manawalu,where he resided up to the time of his death. The late Mr. West had done nnirli towards the development of Palmerston North nnd district. He" visile*. WelliiiKlou on Wcducsday last to attend nmcotW of (he.Early Settlers' Association, and was seized with a part. I}ho stroke on Thursday .uigM, from which ho 'never rallied. ' " ' . Mr. AV. G.' Aldridge. senior" nssi sl ant of the' Chrislchurcli. Technical Cotleff, has been appointed director of the fcoii hInnd Technical College, out of -.twenty applicants.—Press "Assn." ' Mr;,P«ri» Brooke A ndrteom who died at M:annkau last week was *'d|lj.W in tho Manawatu district, . His taniM (l'mv ret red), Mr. I'aninhav Anderran"of Ka ori-and two sisters resuhnif m ?;,". 1 | oavP< a. widow, tlirco son?. ,d • da.Ste?-Me S3 rs, Arthur and p" is 0 ,ki), Jasper (Shannqn),and Mrs. reHlCn PC ler. Major Brio Anderson, a: ncpl ow of the lato Mr. Anderson, was ono of "lo lirst British officers to win thn T) S 0 Ho had to have a foot wupu. tat«l,'a;Hi We.- was instrnctor <S oßicon at Salisbury Camp. The Wo Mr Ma tland C. B. Anderson, farmer, ol Makara predeceased his brother.by a month, at ho age of 7.1 years. Ho leaves a family of four sons and six daughcrs. namely, Messrs. Colics and Lionel . (Makara), Frederick (Longburii. lato Paliintua) and Private William Anderson. 1N.if.h.1: , .. at present at Quocn Mary Hospital, Hanmer Spring; Mcsdamcs-r. Lcrwill, (Welliii"ton). George Barnes (late of Seddon), , RhnrlM Wron Vitolata), W. Walling ■ (East Iwu rne). J. Thornton (Mastodon), aiul Miss Andereou (Makara).