PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 247, 12 July 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Air. !•'. V. Frazer, S.AI., will leave for Auckland on .Monday to sit on the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board, ami Air. E. I'age, S.M., will act as relieving Alngislrate. Colonel 'Robert 8010 Morrow, a veteran of the Indian Mutiny, died at his residence, Newton Pond, on Thursday, at the age of 52 years (says a Press Association telegram from Auckland). The Kev. J. 0. Castle, vicar of St. Hilda's, Island Hay, is leaving AVellinglon shortly lo take up an appointment at Pllhani. Air. AV. J. Dickie, M.'l*. for .Selwyu electorate, which will cease lu c.vi.-l, before the next election, has definitely decided In contest the Ashbiirtun' scat, slates a Press Association message from Ashburlou. The death occurred yesterday, after a brief illness, of an old Wellington resident, 'Mr. Puke Wilson Natlrass. Tho late. Mr, Naltrnss, who was born in Nelson, resided in Adelaide Poad, and was 7.") years of age. I-'or about 1)0 years he was in the Tost and Telegraph Department, but relired on superannuation some years ago. « Lieutenant P. T. Shand has relinquishen I he appointment of adjutant, Otago University Officers' Training Corps, and has licen'alliict'd for duty to the staff of the Air force Adviser. Mnjor-Ceucral P. S. P. Henderson, 0.8.. late Direclur-Geueral of Medical Services. .New Zealand Defence forces, has been apjioinled honorary colonel of the Ulago University Officers' Training Corps. Silting in Chamber; in (lie Supreme Court ye-.dcrday morning His Honour Hie Chief Justice I Sir Pobert. Stout) ndmilled Mr. Herbert Harry Slerliiig, Civil Servant, a barrister and solicitor of Ihe Supreme Cmirl, on the motion of Mr. <'i. Watson. Air. Alexander.Samuel Scott, who woro the badge of a returned soldier, was yesleiday, on (he motion of Air. 0. lieere, admitted a barrister and solicitor of Ihe Supreme Court by His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Poberl flout). The president of Die Trading Clubs' Cunfereuco yesterday referred in his piesideutial address lo losses that tho sport had suffered through (lie inllucirai epidemic. "We have to deplore the loss," he said, "of many sportsmen, ineluding our vice-president, Air. W. J. Core, of Duncdin, and Mr. John Latham, of Core. Holh of these gentlemen represented their clubs hero for many years, and (heir loss is much felt. Our sympalliies go out lo the families of all those members of clubs and those in the ranks of riders, drivers, and trainers who were laid low br the nlaeue." I

Colonel (temp.) T. Mill, C.M.C, C.H.8., New Zealand Medical Corps, has relin-(iiii.-ilied Jim appointment of Principal Medical (.(Nicer, 'I'l'cnlham Special Mililary lluspital, and has been appointed Ullicer Commanding Auckland Military Hospital.

Lieutenant-Colonel Findlny, C.13., D.8.0., of Ashburlon, is returning by jho Climarca. which is due to arrive in .New Zealand early in August. Prior to Ihe war, Lieulenanl-Colunel I'indlay was farming at Lowelilfe, Ashburlon. He went into camp on August 17, ISM, as ollicer commanding ihe Canterbury Mounted Regiment, and loft New Zealand in that capacily with the Main Body, tie was wounded at (.iallipuii and was invalided l;> Falkland, hut in a short spaee of lime he returned Io liis command in KK.vpl. .Mrs. Findlay went to Finland and did a Rood deal of war work, but she returned to New Zealand in May last year.

•Mr. (J. P. Paris stnlioumasler at Timiiru, who is heimr iransfeired to Chrisiehurch. was given a good send oIT by business men vesterday (says a Press Association telegram).

Ciipliiin (temporarv Lieutenant-Colonel) A. F. Huberts, (.'.U.K.. Xew Zealand Field Artillery, lias been promoted major, and transferred to the reserve of oliivers with the honorary lank' of lieutenant-colonel.

A mil her old settler, Mr. John Power, died at his residence, K Nairn Street, yesterday afternoon, 'i I'e deco.ued, who whs horn in (Jomil.y Tippcrary. Ireland, came io the Dominion l.'i years ago, shorllv after his marriage, and settled in T.inuru, where he Mas :ugopetl in the boot trade for many years. In IS9O he removed to AYellington, commencing business in Thorndon Quay, which he carried nn until his death. The late Mr. Power leaves a widow ami crown-up family of Iwo soils—Private J. \V. Power, now serving with the New Zealand K.\poditiom\ry Force, and a member of the Wellington Postal staff, and Mr. T. .T. Power, of the Slate Fire Jjisuranee Department, Wellington, and three daughters. P. J. Kellehor and P. J). Jioskins and Miss Kate Power.