PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 225, 17 June 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald returned from his visit to Gisborne last night.

The Hon. G. W.Eussell is going to the South Island to-night to preside at tho capping ceremony at Canterbury Collego on Thursday night. Mr. Kusscll was formerly chairman of the Board of Governors of the college, and he has been invited to preside on this occasion' by the Professorial Board. ' :

Mr. A.. l'\ Turnbull, who has lately returned from active service, is to be secretary to the Public Service Commissioner, in succession to Mr. P. Verschaffelt, who has gone to the Public Trust Office. Before he joined the Expeditionary Force Mr. Turnbull was in the accountancy branch of the Lands Der partment.

Major Alan Muir, son of Mr. L. Muir, proprietor of the "Poverty Bay Herald," is returning to New Zealand next week by the Prinzessin. . Major Muir left New Zealand lis,a second lieutenant.

The death occurred on Sunday (states a. Press Association messago from Levin) of .Major John Liddle, ageA BG, one of the few remaining Crimean veterans. He served with the Koyal Scots Greys in tho cliargo of the Heavy -Brigade at Balaclava, also at Inkerman and the Siege of Sebastopol. He was decorated in the field for distinguished conduct, and also held, the Crimean Medal, with three clasps, and tho Turkish Medal.

Brigadier-General A. E. Stewart, D.5.0., who commanded the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in France after the death of Brigadier-General Pulton, is returning by tho Prinzessin, which is due to arrive here on Juno 25.

Mr. J. B. Henry, for twelve years manager of the Bank of New Zealand at. Masterton, has been made inspector of the bank, and will take up his residence at Wellington, our correspondent telegraphs, He will be succeeded at Maslerlon by Mr. J. Chisholru, acting-manager of tho bank at Wa'nganui.

A Press Association message from Blenheim states that Mr. Robert Stansiield, of the Loan Company, and senior auctioneer in Marlborough, died suddenly on Saturday evening. Ho was roost popular throughout: tho entire district. He had been suffering for some tiuiu from heart trouble, but his sudden etid was quite unexpected.

Tho death is announced by Press Association message from Nelson.of Mr. William Morris I'ranklyn, for many years a member of various local bodies; age'it 82.

The Rev. J. Eced Glasson, who has resigned the pastorate of the Terrace Congregational Church, after occupying the pulpit for twenty-five years, was born at Helston, Cornwall, being the son of Mr. John Glasson, a yeoman. Completing his studies for the ministry at tho Bristol Theological Institution, a Baptist College, in 1883, Mr.'Glasson was ordained in Manchester, and accepted the pastorate of tho Nursery Street Congregational Church. Twelve months later lie left for the colonies, taking .charge of tho College Park Congregational Church, Adelaide. Ho resided in South Australia for ten years, and in 1890 was elected chairman of the Congregational Union of South Australia. In 1891 he was appointed a delegate to Ihe International Council of Congregationnlists, held .in London, and in 1894 resigned the Collego Park Church to come to Wellington, where he has continued in active work ever since.

Mr. J. P. Collins, secretary nf tho Board of Trade, who has been in Australia on business connected with the board, is nmongst the stranded passengers in Sydney.

Mr. Albert Goldie, emissary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, leaves for Auckland by the midday express to-day.

After Colonol Hiley (Director (if Railway Transport and late General Manager of Railways for Now Zcnlnnd) had prpsonted shooting trophies at last evening's parade of Nos. 7 and ,8 Companies of the Railway Uadalion, Lieul.-Colonel Sl'Villy took (ho opportunity of wishing him farewell, as he, is to fail from New Zealand very sliorlly. Lieut.-Colonel Sl'Villy conveyed to Colonel 11 Hey Hie I hank.? of the companies for Iho interest he liad taken in Iheni, and the best wishes of the companies for Ihe future welfare of him and'his family. Colonel Ililey suitably responded.

Sir. Tlmrh' M'f.achlaii. a veteran miner, has in.it. t'li'ri in (irev u-> was burn in Dunfermline in'tSSG, and left Scotland lor the rush in lic'uiigu. From I here he came across over all years ago to the Gabriel's Gully rush. Otago, and ten years Inter tried his luck on the Wosl ('.'nasi goldfields. I'Vir many years he drove the coach on the Mai'sdcn Koad and to Reef ton.