PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 291, 4 September 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) will reach Wellington this evening on his return from Napier. The Hon. Major Harris and Mrs. Harris have arrived in Wellington from Auckland. ' The Public 1 Trustee (Mr.. Robert Tripes), who has' been on a health recruiting visit to Sydney, returned on Monday by the Port Chalmers. Whilst in Syd'nev, Mr/Trims consulted a specialist, who overhauled him thoroughly. Ho is slightly better in health than when he wont, away a month ago. Commodore John C. T. Glosson, C.8., of the Royal Navy, r.rrived by the Nia-. tiara, with his wife, to spend a few weeks' vacation in New Zealand. Commodore Glossop was in command in H.M. i.S. Sydney when.sho captured 1 the German .raider Enulen. He is now in com-' maud of H.M.A. naval establishment at Sydney. Major I\ T. Bowerbank, who joined the Medical Corps of the N.Z.B.F. in 1915, returned to Wellington with Mrs. Bowerbank bv the transport Giessen last week. Mrs. Bowerbank has been engaged in V.A.D. work during her long sojqiiTii in England, and Major Bowerbank ha.s. seen continuous service in Egypt, in England (where lie was in charge of the No. 1 New Zealand General Hospital at Broekenhurst), and in France. Major Bowerbank intends to i resume his pracitce as soon as ho is demobilised, which he hopes ' will be in about two months' time. . ' On Monday evening, at Dunedin, Superintendent' Wright, who. is leaving there for Auckland, was entertained by the members of the Police Force, who, to show their esteem of their departing chief, presented his wife with n diamond i and sapphire rinsr. The presentation was made by Senior-Sergeant Murray. I Constables D. Scott, of Picton and H. i Seott, of Cheviot, have been advised of : their promotion to the rank of, sergeant. i Both will be transferred to city .stations. i Sapper 1 S. H. Hiims, of the .firm of Messrs. Higp* and O'Donnell, patent attorneys, of Wellington, is returning to New Zealand by the Hororatn, duo September 20. I Mr. John Caradus, District. Land Registrar, Blenheim, was yesterday' admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court bv His Honour Mr. Justice Edwards, on the application of Mr. J. Prendoville, .Crown solicitor.

Mr W. C. Hm-rmefon. F.T.A.N.fI., who was with the "Press." Christcburch. end latterly with the "Evenimr Post. Wellington.' will lravn for Palmerstnn North 01 Friday to take ut> an anointment with the "TVrwnrr Standard." Mr. A. C. Pav; who has been caretaker, of the Wellington Magistrate's Court for tli? past eight years, has received notice of lijs transfer'to Nelson, whereihe has been appointed custodian of the Government. Buildings and inspeotor of weights measures. While at Napier in connection with the sitting of the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board, Mr. C. G. Camp, of Wellington (who is a member of the board, .representing the Postal brunch) had to enter a private hospital to undergo an operation for appendicitis. Ho is progressing satisfactorily.' and expects to -return to his homo in Wellington in tho course of a weelc or so, A veteran of the Maori war, Mr. Alfred Bluck. died <at Auckland Inst week at the age of 76 venrs. Hb arrived at Lyttelton in 1863 on the Zenlaiidja. On tho outbreak of the Maori AVar in Taranaki ho joined the volunteer mihtnry settlors, and took part in most of the engagements in (ho early sixties,, obtaining a war medal for his services. On the arrival of his parents in Auckland, in 1866, he joined them, engaging ™ farming pursuits. Ho took nn active part in tho volunteer movement, being elected ensign to the Tuakau Volunteer Company in 1870. Later he joined the Railway service and held tho position of stationmaster for some time. After leaving the service some 30 rears ago lie took up his residence at Buckiand, where he had since resided. The lato Mr. Pobert Samuel Eoynolds, who (fled recently, after a long illness, at : his residence, Devonport, had been intimately connected with shipping in Auckland for the last 40 years. He came from England with his parents in the ship Excelsior, and landed in Auckland in the year 1870. At tho age of 16 years ho entered the employ of Mr. P. E Oompton. shin chandler, and in the year 1884 ho bought Mr. Compton's business and continued as a tfliinowner nnd nrovision merchant until 1918. Mr. floynolds was one of Auckland's oldest yachtsmen, and was one of the founders of tho ftoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, having held the position of squadron treasurer for ovor 17 years. Fe was a member of the Waitemata Licensing Committee, and a. steward of (hp Takanunn Jockey Club for many yeSrs, and took a keen interest in sporting anil municipal matters. '