PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 260, 30 July 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Tho lion. W. D. S. Mac Donald had intended to leave on a visit to Gisborno and Auckland this week, but he has had to postpone his visit. It is probable now that ho will not go before tho return of Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward to New Zealand. Brigadier-General G. S. Richardson, officer in charge of Administration, has arranged to leave Wellington for Nelson on .Friday. He will remain in the Nelson district for several days. Colonel J. C. Nicholls, 0.8. E., AJ3.C, relinquished the command of tho Otago Military District as from July 23, and will be demobilised next month. Ho has been succeeded in Otago by Lieu-tenant-Colonel T. W. M'Donald, New Zealand Staff Corns, who has relinquished tho command of the Wellington Military District. Bishop Brodie, who is in Auckland, has undergone an operation for eye trouble, nml is progressing favourably towards recovery. It is reported that Mr. J. S. Evans, S.M., Nele'xm,, will be transferred to Timani, vico Mr. V. Cv. Day, S.M., who has been transferred to Cliristchurch. The Rev. John Dawson, general secretary of the New Zealand Alliance, who went to Canada after the licensing poll in New Zealand in April last at the invitation of the World Prohibition League, returned, to the Dominion by the Makirra on Monday. Lieutenant-Colonel George Mitchell, D.5.0., Otago Regiment, who recently returned from active service, has been appointed organiser for the Wellington district on behalf of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association. Colonel Mitchell left with the Main Body, antt saw considerable service on the Gallipoli Peninsula, where, 'he received r. serious wound in his left leg, which has left him permanently lame.

Mr. Len. Barnes, who has been of great assistance to St. Andrew's Church with respect to music, was. at the meeting of the congregation, made the recipient of a small gift as a mark of appreciation of his great services to the church. Mr. Barnes suitably responded. Driver T. W. Brown, of the l'J-.h Battery, N.Z.F.A'., arrived back by tne Ruapehu at, the beginning of the week. Driver .Brown, who was. on the staff of the Agricultural Department before he left for the front two years ago, was a mettfber of the D Battery here, and 'has the ribbons of two wars to his credit, having been a trumpeter with the First Contingent that left for - South Africa. He now also wears the dark green ribbon, denoting twenty-one years' service in the Colonial Auxiliary Forces. Lieutenant-Colonel G. Powles, C.M.G., D.5.0., has been struck off the strength of the Expeditionary Force and reposted to the New Zealand Staff Corps with the rank of major. Lieutenant-Colonel W. S. Austin, D.5.0., has been struck off the strength of the Expeditionary Force and reposted to tho 13th (North Canterbury and Westland)' Regiment with tho rank of lien tenant-colonel. Major George Mason, R.A.S.C, late Assistant-Controller of Mechanical Transport in the Imperial Ministry of Munitions, is at present visiting Wellington. It was stated at the meeting of the Technical Educational Board that the health of Mr. J. '11. Howell (the new director of the Technical College) was 6teadilv improving. He had been out of doers for the first time last week. Tho health of Mr. C. B. Morison, K.C., of Wellington, is causing his friends somo anxiety. Mr. V. G. Day, S.M. at Timaru, is to be transferred to the North v Canterbury Magisterial/district. Mr. R. Bennett, Town Clerk of Minimal', lias resumed duties after having been on active service since June, 1918. He left as an artilleryman, and returned h captain of' artillery. Mr. G. Frost, chairman of the Technical School Board, continues to improve slowly in health, but will not be able to bo out at night for some little time to come. Mr. Arnaud M'Kellar, general manager of the Blackball Coal Company, is expected in Wellington )> } the Maori this morn-

ing. Mr. I. A. 8. Waldio is returning with draft N0.'270, which is on the troopship Matatua, due at Auckland about Angus! 8. If)-. C. K. Joplin, headmaster of the Wadestown Sdioul, has received a cablegram informing him that his eldest sun, Major C. 11. U. J'opliu, is returning •>.!' tho Cordoba, which is due in Wellington about August 30. Major Joplin let I i\'i'iv Zealand in October, 1!)15, as a lieutenant in the Seventh .Reinforcements (infunliv) After his arrival in France ho was transferred to the trench mortars, and was Uiter promoted captain, and subsequently appointed divisional trench mortar oilicer. lie received his majority whilst on the Sommc in June, 101 S. Before joining Ihe N.Z.Ei'., Major Joplm was a law clerk in the office ot Messrs. Gray and Jackson, Wellington. Mr. Jonlin's second son, Gunner A. B. Joplin, returned on the Kigoma.

Mr. f. A. James, manager of the State Coal Mines on tho West Coast, has been promoted to the position of General Manager of tho State Coal Mines of Now Zealand.

News has been received by the Aery Kev. Dean Holley, S.M., of the death at Townsvillo, Queensland, of the Kev. Father James Taylor, S.M., supervisor of the Marist Missionary Fathers, lather Taylor was only 44 years of ago, and was a native of AVairon, Hawkes Bay. After preliminary studios, under the lato Father Yardin, S.M., at Meeanee, Fatner Taylor entered St. Patrick's College m tho early 'nineties, and later old St. Mary's College, .Meeanee, where ho beganhis 'theological studies. Afterwards ho studied in various colleges of the Marist Fathers in Italy and France, and after his ordination to the priesthood was appointed to St. Mary's College, Dundalk, Ireland, the Alma -Mater of most ot the Marist Fathers of the Irish and New Zealand provinces. Soon after he was transferred to another college of his Order, All' Hallows, Salt Uko City, U.S.A., and after two years lie was sent to New Zealand, where he was appointed to the teaching staff of St. Patrfcks College.. Infer he was appointed to parochial work, and served as curate in the parishes of Tininru and Greymouth, till ho was finally made parish priest of Leeston, from whence he was appointed to-the staff of the Marist lathers' Missionhouse, Temuka. For a number of years past lie has been giving missioiiß in New Zealand and in New South Wales and Queensland with great success. The death- of .Mr. Aristedemo Frandi occurred at his lato residence, Murphy Street, on Monday night. Bom m Italy SG years ago, deceased was later, a prominent follower d,f Garibaldi, and took an active part in various battles in Italy. Ho received promotion to the rank n> major, in which capacity he acted until Uo engagements m IMH- Keenly interested in policital matters, he edited for some time an .Italian journal. Coming to New Zealand with his wife and family II years ago, he was one of tho original founders of the Garibaldi Club, and, with the exception of three years spent on tho West Coast, lived in Wellington. During the present war lus family has exhibited splendid patriotism. throo"sons and three grandsons going ")> active service, one son, Captain Ateo Frandi, losing his life on Uallipoli. Messrs. Alfred and Antonio (sons), and William, Dick, and M. Frandi (grandsons), were the other members who went to the front. A widow, five sons (Frank, Antonio, Jack, and Alfred, of Wellington, aud Henry, of Auckland), an-J a daughter (Mrs. Corich, of Wellington), as well as 17 grandchildren, are left to mourn their Tho deceased enjoyed good health up to the time of his death. The funeral takes place to-day. Major E. L. Marchant, Now Zealand' Medical Corps, who returned to New Zealand by the Chupra, was formerly in specialist practice in AV'cUingtou. He left with No. 1 Stationary Hospital, in May,.1915, and has since been continuously on active service in Egypt, at Salonika, and in France. Ho was in the Marquette disaster. For his services in Franco he was mentioned in dispatches by Sir Douglas Il.aig. He is a son of the late Mr. Marchant, C.E., of Timaru. A brother, Captain F. N. Marchant, died from wounds received while serving with the Mounted Kiflcs in Egypt twu years uuo.