PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 289, 2 September 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Honour Mr. Justice Edwards is tlio only Judge in town at present. Tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) is at Napier, and is expected to return to Weilineton at the' end of the week. Mr. Justice Chapman is in Auckland, and Mr. Justice Masking in Wongnnui. Sir Waiter Buchanan, M.L.C., is exnccted lo return from his visit to tho Old Country by the Corililhic, which is due to rcach Wellington 011 .September 22. Colonel the Hon. 11. Hen ton Rhodes, M.P.. who has been engaged for solue time in Knslnnd on work in connection with Red Cress funds, is expected to return to New Zealand by the Corinthio in about three weeks' time. ' Lieutenant-Colonel N. i'. Shepherd, D.5.0., New Zealand Rifle Brigade, was in charge of the. draft of troops which returned to Wellington by the Athenic Yesterday. Colonel Shepherd, who belongs to the West Coast, left New Zenland with Uio Main Body, in which 110 was attached to the Canterbury Regiment. After serving on Gallipoli, lie nrocecded to France with the New Zealand Division, and transferred to the liifle Brigade in March, 11)18, when he was appointed to '.he command of the Ist Battalion. In. recognition of his services during the Allied advance against the German Army last year lm wns awarded the D.S.O.

Maior R. Miles, D.5.0., M.C., New Zealand Field Artillery, of Christchureh, was nmonsr the officers who returned to Wellington by the Athenic yesterday. Enlisting wi.ii the Main Body, Major i\!:les was detained in New Zealand thioiiL'h sickness until tho departure of Ihe Sccund Reinforcements. From Galliixili he went to France with the New Zealand Division, and was appointed brigade-major of the New Zealand Artillery alter '.he death in action of tho late Jlai-or Richmond, M.C., During tho stern lighting in the fainois "Plugstroet" Wood sector early last year, Major Miles did such sterling work that he wns recommended for the Victoria Cross. Ho was awarded the D.5.0., however,

Mr. P. V. Frazer, S.M., President (if Hie Post and Telegraph Appeal Board, arrived in Wellington on Saturday from • Auckland. The board is to sit in Wellington for about a month, and will then Droceod to the South Island. During a discussion at the conference of sehool committees' associations last evening, Mr. 11. fiaysh paid a glowing tribute to the services rendered by Sir Walter Buchanan to the cause of education. Mr. Da.vsh said thai he could aot let ]ia-:s tiic opportunity that had occurred for the acknowledgement of the great work that Sir Walter Buchanan had done for the Wairarapa and for tho schools there. Throughout 27 years he had been the right man in the right place. Tho delegates present signified their concnrreaco with tho eulogy so expressed. Lieutenant ,1. J. Kyne, N.Z.E.F., has been posted to the Royal New Zealand Artillery, with the rank of lieutenant (temporary), until further notice, liefore leaving with the N.Z.E.F. Lieutenant Xvne was a gunner in the R.N.Z.A. Quartermastcr-Sergeant-Parrier R. Irvine lias been appointed to the rank of lieutenant (temporary) in the R.N.Z.A. until further notice. Lieutenant l:r----vino saw service at the front with tli.e N.Z.E.F.. in which he held a captaincy. Maior F. C. Dovey, of Wellington, who ha.? been on active service for over two years, returned to Wellington by tho Athenic yesterday- Previous to going to t'ne front. Major Dovey was adjutant of

Trentiiam camp. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) W. Dobson. M.li.L'., New Zealand Army Service Corns, has relinquished the appointment of Assistant-Director of Supplies and Transport, Otago Military District, and has been demobilised.

Lieutenant (temporary Captain) G. C. Felton. sth (Wellington) Regiment, _ has been promoted to the rank of captain. Having resigned his position as auditor to' the Cliristchurch Chamber _oi Commerce, after about 18 years' servics, Mr. G. E. Way was presented, at tho Diamond Jubilee dinner of the chamber, with a silver inkstand oil behalf of the members, by Mr. I'. Davidson, in appreciation of his services.

Mr. J. R. Chatterton, who was boot manneer for Messrs. L. C. Browne and Co. was f'arewelled by the members of the staff on the eve of his departure for Auckland, where lie is to manage a boot branch for G. Fowlds, Ltd. Jlr. W. llendrv. on behalf of tho staff, referred 1o Mr. Chattoi'ton's excellent relations with his iellow-workers, and wished him nil success in his new position. He also presented the retiring manager with a Bold-mounted fountain-pen. Mr. Chat-tel-ton suitably replied.

A gentleman who will be greatly missed in Government officials circles will l:o Mr. George Robertson. superviser of new business for New Zealand for the Government Life Insurance Department, and manager for the Wellington district, who retired from the service on Saturday. Mr Kobertson joined the Department on April 1, 1881, and by his, special ability and. energy attained to his late position six years later, so that ho has seen tlio Department grow from small beginnings to ft very .large and remunerative section of liho State's enterprises. A stiiiable opportunity will be taken by tlio head otiico and local staffs to show the esteem and regard in which Mr. ltober):tion lias been held by them for well over a quarter Of a century. In his younger days Mr, llobertsoii resided for sumo years in Italy, and his knowledgo cf the Italian language and customs, combined with his unilorm tucl, have often been' taken advantage of by successivo Italian. Consular agents.

The death occurred suddenly at Greymouth on Saturday of Mr. Alfred Hudson Mellor, District Traffic Manager for tlio Eailway Department. Tlio late Mr. Mellor was born in .England in Iblil, and before coming to Now Zealand had eipoi'ienco' with tiiie Midland and NorthJjastcrn Railways. He arrived at Port Chalmers in.the ship British Queen, in 1883, and joined the Now Zealand Railway scrvico in December 8 that year, He was made Audit Inspector in 'Wellington a(i the beginning of 18' JO, and fivo years later was appointed l trallic clerk at Wanganui. in 191)8 ho camo to Wftlingtonas goods agent, and on' January 15. IDIS, he was transferred to Greyniouth as District Trallic Manager, lis is survived by a widow, one son, Mr. V. Mellor. of Greymouth, and three daugh-ters-Mrs. Len Hlundell (Wellington) and Misses Dorothy and Mary Mellor.

llr. Atjiun Why to, who died recently at Lower Hiccarton, was bom in l'ortlislure. Scotland, in 1853, and came to New Zealiuicl With Ilia invents. in the ahij) Sebnstiipol, arriving at Lyttelton in IStia. llio family settled at rahlhurst, and afterwards removed to lialkett, where Ale. Why to took up land. In 19(12 ho pmchased part of the Aylesbury Estate, and n low years Inter purchased Ilia homestead. llr. Whytc took an active part in ploughing matcnes, and in the earlv days was ono of Canterbury's cluuiipioit ploughmen. In later years he acted an judge at maiiy ol' the Canterbury matches. In I<JO7 ho retired from farming pursuits, and until the time of hi» deatli resided at Lower Iliecarton Ho leaves a widow, one son, and two daughters. °