PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 282, 25 August 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Regal. In connection with His Excellency the Governor-General's reference lo his deparlure from the Dominion at the Orphans' Club on Saturday evening, it should be explained, to save any misunderstanding, that Lord Liverpool's term of office does not expire until June next, but as, after the session of Parliament, he intends to reside for some months in Christchurch, he may not be in Wellington very much longer, and the Orphans' Club intends to honour liiiu witli a farewell korero at the end of the present season, because of his probabio lengthy absence from Wellington during tlio remainder of ltis term of office as Governor-General. Dr. D, G. Fitzgerald, who was one of the house surgeons 011 tlio staff of the Wellington Hospital, sailed for England yesterday as surgeon of the Ruapeau. Lieutenant Q. E. Cartwrignt, K.A.F., formerly of the staff of the National Bank of New Zealand, arrived m eilieglori 011 Friday, arter three years active service. Private advices icceived in Wellington on Saturday intimated that 'Lieutenant H. C. Leese, R.A.F., son of Mr. C. L?e?e, of Owen Street, lias arrived at Adelaide from England, and expects to arrive in Wellington shortly. Cable nows has just been received that Mischel Clierniavsky, tho wellknown 'cellist ami younger menvbuv 01 the famous Clierniavsky trio, was married at Vancouver, Canada, on August 1 to Miss Mary Rogers, eldest daughter 01 the late B. T. Rogers, Sugar Ring of Canada and Fiji. The honeymoon ;s to be spent in tlio south of France. "Miss Esther Fisher, the brilliant pianist, whose recitals have given promise of a fuithro as a virtuoso, left for London by the Shropshire on Saturday, In order to continue her musical studies in a inoro congonial atmosphere than New Zealand affords. Amongst the batch of Flying officers to arrive per the Essex from Sydney on Friday was Lieutenant Horace Lloyd, R.A.I'.. eldest son of Mr. W. li. Lloyd, of Wellington. Lieutenant P- Mitford-Burgess, R.A.F.. was among the passengers to arrive from ITomo, via Sydney, per the Essex 011 FridayLieutenant 11. Grant, Royal Air Forct, of Wellington, returned from active service on the steamer Essex on Friday. Mr. C. F. Pollock and Captain WhiteParsons, of tlio Jiawkc s Bay Nuvy League, have arrived in Wellington to ; bike part in the league's Dominion Conference. 1 Mr' A. F. Meldrum, LL.B. (son of BrWdier-Geheral Meldrom), and the Rhodes scholar for New Zealand lor HH7, left for England by the Shropshire on Saturday morning. He was a student at Viotoria College,.and immediately enlisted on the outbreak of war. Returning from service at Samoa, ho went into camp at Trentham, andi lottas a sergeant with the Thirteen Reinforcements. Ho took part in the Sornnie offensive, and was slightly wounded. On recovering, he was sent to Palestine, where he joined the New Zealand Mounted Brigade, and was promoted lieutenant. He intends to take an extra course of law at New College, Oxford, m terms of the Rhodes Scholarship. Mr. R. C. O'Connor, who hns resigned from tlio position of supervisor of tlio National 'Provident- Fund at Auckland to take up the position of registrar of births, deaths, and marriaws and registrar of electors, was 011 Thursday preedited by the Superintendent (Mr. If. E. Hayes), 011 behalf of the staff, with a silverplated epergne. In making the presentation- Mr. Hayes referred to the fa;t that the, recipient had been connected with the National Provident Fund almost eince its establishment, ami had assisted in much of the initial work of launching the scheme. The lecturing and outsido experience of Mr. O'Connor had been of the greatest assistance, and the Superintendent very much regretted that his services were to be 110 longer available to tlio Department. Mr. O'Connor, in reply, referred to the- interesting nature of the early work of the fund, the success_ of which was now assured. On behalf of liiins°lf and wife he thanked his late fellow officers for their good wishes and i-ouvenir.

Captain W. Jack, who for the past 25 years has been connected' with Messrs. Ki'mpthorne, Proper, nnd Co., Ltd., and who for many years has been manager of the Wellington branch of that firm, has been offered nnd lias accepted the position of assistant general manager of the New Zealand Farmers' Co.op. Distributing Co., Ltd., Wellington, which position he will assume 011 his rotiu'ii from active service in November next. Captain Jack enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as a private in the Twonty-fourth Reinforcements, but oi the eve of the draft's departure from England for the front he was ordered to report at headquurters for special duties. Subsequently he was transferred to the New Zealnnd Medical Headquarters, and later was appointed quartermaster, an important post' dealing with the supplies for the New Zealand Forces. Captain Jack is very well known in compieicial circles in "Wellington, and is also a prominent member of the New Zealand Institute of Accountants.