PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 229, 21 June 1919, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir ; James' Allen ' left last night for Christchurch, where ho is to open to-day the Chalmers Ward Orthopaedic Hospital there. The will return tho saiiio evening,' arriving here on Sunday morning. . Oil' Sunday afternoon he is to unveil a Baptist Church' ltoll of' Honour at Island Bay: " " ' . :

The Hon. D. H..Guthrio left yesterday by tho Pateena on. his tour of the Jlariborough, Nelson, and West. Coast districts. • • - ■ .

Sir William leaser is leaving to-day'for Auckland district: He, is to go as far north as Dargaville on .Public -Works business. ' ' .

The. published report .that Colonel I!. Logan, of .Auckland,, was about to return vo Samoa, is .incorro'et. Colonel ajid.ilrs. Logan.are still, in.Auckland, and uro hot likely to leave .for some, time to come.

ill'. C. Jf., Stephens,, welt known as a teacher ot singing in Wellington for .soma years, has held aii appointment in .tho Aliens 'Department in.England dur.ing: the" war. .Writing to friends,in.Pal'liierston North; Mr. Stephens states, that lie has been.transferred..to the head office In Lbudou,. and'lias accepted a permanent appointment'with, the Department. V . .

Atr. James-C. Briden, n very old. settler, died at his residence-in Hall Street, Mastertou, on- Thursday, • aged 80. "He was born at Camden Town, London, and follplved a seafaring .life for ,many -years. He came to,. New -.Zealand- -in tie-'early 'fifties,.settlingJii Napier/where he-was ono of the- founders- of the Working Men's Club. He occupied the position- of ■president of that, institution for a- number of .years.-- He came to Masterton in the, year 1900, and resided here up to the .time of his . death. ■ He is survived by p. widow,, two. sons,, and four daughters. Tho sons- are Messrs.. Alex. . and 'Sid. Bi'iden, and the daughters Mrs. W. Jones (Palmerston), ■ Mrs. M. Byrn (Tauoru), Mrs. A. Delicate' (Hunterville), and Miss Plo. Briden. The relatives will, have the sympathy; of a wide circle of friends' in their bereavement. " "'•■ .

•_Mr.- W. E. Caldow. secretary of. the Wellington Choral. Union, leaves to-day for England,, via-OPanama, by tho Reinuera.. •

„"r. A.Oawford, who for the past thirteen yeais has ■ bceu ail Inspector of Schools in: the Nelson district/ is bein» transferred to Wanganui. Mr.- V. •"]*' Lambouine, M.A., Inspector of Schools in the Auckland ■ district, will succeed Mr. Crawford, j - . , Sfr, \F; Bofttli' lias Jjeen appointed To the Wairarapa Licensing Committee, vice the late Mr. 11, 1?-, Bnnnv.'

Mr. J. T. M Conneli.-an ex-Rugbv football representative, died in the .Auckland Hospital a few days agoi after a short '•■"ess. at the ago of .49. Mr. M'Connell was also a. .prominent "boxer, mul represented. New Zealand iii the Australian heavy-weight championships 'thirteen years ago. • lie leaves a widow- ami three children; ■ •' • •

~ W. L. rgesa, 0. Jl.tr., D.5.0., a well-known Auckland so.dier, has been awarded the honour of the Companion of the Bath (saya the i\ew Zealand Herald*'). General Burgess, one'of the most.successful and .bril-' Jiant of New Zealand's 'younger officers, was formerly a member of the New Zealand Staff. Corps, and was stationed at Hamilton as group ooiiimander of No 4 area. He has'been associated with the Australian Forces .since the outbreak of war, . 'laying served with distinction tnroujjli the Gallipoli niicl Frenc.li cawpaign.s. For tlie former lie was awarded the D.5.0., and for .his &rvice« with the Australian artillery in Prance was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general and awarded the French decoration of the Cross of tho Legion of Honour. Gen T eral Burgess, who for 18 months past has been commanding an artillery'division, is still in France,'assisting in the demobillsaton of the Australian Forces'.