PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 296, 10 September 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir GeovEO Clifford will arrive from tho south Ijv tho Maori this morning. Mr. .T. n. Howeil, the newly-appointed Director of the Wellington Technical Collenc. arrived hero yesterday from Christohnrcli to attend the conferenco of technical colloire directors. Mr. Howell, who l»w boon on tho sick list for tho last three months, is quito anxious to come to Wollinsitoii and take up his new duties, but he is not yet out of the doctor a hands, and it may-bo some little time before he is able to assamo control here. Whilst in Wellington, Mr. Howell is.to visit tho silo of the new college with Die members of tho Technical Education Board,- in order to become, thoroughly seized of the loi»grnph.v of the Mount Cook block, which will help him to uudorstnml tho sketch plans which Mr. W. S. La Trobe has drawn up as a basis (as regards outlay) for tho new college. Mr. Armuid M'Kellar, general manager of the Blackball Coal Company, will bo a passenger from Lytteltoii 'by the Maori tins morning,

Sir. John William Mackay; a wellknown resided', of Wellington, died on Monday, at tlio ago of 04 years. Mr. Mackav. was born in Scotland, and durin? tlio many years ho lived in Wellington bo took-a keen interest in the doings of tho Caledonian Society. At one time lie was largely interested in marble quarries, but of more recent years he had been carrying on the business of an estate lucnt. lie leaves a widow, who was formerly on the staff of the "New Zealand Times" and of the "New Zealand Herald." and two children, Miss Mona Maclojy, nt present on tho staff of the "Press," Christchurch, and Mr. Lan Mackav, formerly connected with various' newspapers and more recently attached to the Defence Department.