PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 298, 12 September 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. J. Park, Mayor of Onehunga,' is visiting Wellington in connection with tho municipal conference.

Mr. Charles Laishley, who retired from the position of accountant to the Union Bank of 'Wstralia some years ago, took suddenly ill in Waring Taylor Street on Wednesday afternoon, and had to be conveyed to his homo in Hill Street.

Mr. L. M. Curtis has resumed Hie position of manager of the branch at R'otorua of the Bank of Australasia. He left nearly four years ago, and only recently returned, from tho'front. Mr. H. P. Butts has been transferred to Tan-, rangit.'

The death is reported in a Press Association cablegram, from Sydney of Mr. J. F. Archibald, cx-ediior of tho Sydney "Bulletin." The late Mr. Archibald was, with the late Mr. John Haynes, one of tho original founders of tho "Bulletin" (1880), .and, with intermissions, edited that, paper until;his retirement a fow years ago.

, Mr. Henry A. Couper, of Christchurch, has only just received news that his brother, Captain Carlton Valentine do M. Couper, 8.N., was }ost ou Juno 28, 1918,' when acting a3 commodore of convoys betweon England and. Gibraltar. Captain Couper was out hero as commander of the cruiser Psyche.

This week's "Gazette" notifies that M. H. Segaort has been appointed Belgian Consul at Sydney, and Mr. G. F. Johnston Vice-Consul for Belgium at Wellington.

Mr. Jesse Timson has retired from the position of organist and choirmaster to tho First Church of Otago after a service of thirty-ono years. Mr. Timson has been the only organist. At farewell functions the session presented Mr. Timson wrrk a beautifully engrossed minute,' tho Deacons' Court with a cheque, and also ono from tho congregation. Tho choir gnvo a roller-top desk; and'an enlarged photograph of tho choir. . The Presbytery of Duiiedin forwarded a letter accompanied by a fountain pen. Presentations were also made' to Mre. and Miss Timson. Mr. Timson, intends remaining in Dunedin and to continue following his profession.

Lieutenant C. G. Mnhon, who left with tho Eighth Reinforcements, and received a commission in the Royal Horse Artillery in 1917,' and saw servioo in Palestine, returned to Auckland by the Makura on Tuesday morning. ,

Mr. A. S. Dawson, managing clerk for tho legal firm of Messrs. Robinson and Cunningham, of Masterton, was on Wednesday admitted as a solicitor, boforti His Honour the Chief Justice, at tho Supremo Court at Masterton, ou the motion of Mr. Hobinson.

Mr. Vincent Ward, who recently returned to Now Zealand from active service, has relieved Mr. H. 0. Browne temporarily as private secretary to Sir Joseph Ward. Mr. Browne is acting aa organiser for tho Liberal Party in connection with the general election campaign.

Mr. Martin Dud', the well-known tenor, has been the recipient of n presentation on 60-vering liis connection with tho firm of Messrs. Georgo Winder, Ltd., with whom ho filled tho position' of shop manager. Sub-Lioutenant L, J. Ziman, E.N.. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ziman, of Auckland, arrived from England by the Atheiiic on a visit to his' parents, Ho left New Zealand with tho Field Engineers, but was transferred to tho Navy, and served on tho Baringa. Dr. Peter Henry Eangihirio (Buck) has been appointed a district health ollicer for tho purposes of the Public Health Act. Dr. Buck only recently returned from tho front. Mr. Thomas 0. Bishop lias been appointed, an Inspector of Mines under tho Mining Act. Mr. David E. Gibba-rd is gazetted to be clerk of tho Court at Waipawa. and Waipukurau. Mr. E. J. Doran, manager of Sydney Tramways, will leave Auckland this .week by tho Niagara, for tho purposo of reporting upon tramway systems in tho United. States. His brother, Hew Fathpr P. J. Doran, and al6o tho Rev. Father Cogan, aro through passengers. Liout.-Coloncl (temporary Colonel) ,T. J., Esson, C.M.G., commanding officer of tho sth (Wellington) Koginiont, lias been appointed honora.iT financial advisor to tho Now Zealand Military Forces