PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 308, 24 September 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert.'.Stout) was indisposed yesterday, <nid unable to ntteiul at: the Supremo Court. Mr. Justice Chapman left Gisborne yes. lord.iy, and if expected to reach Wellington this evening. The' Hon. P. Heaton Rhodes, member for. Ellcsmere, took kis seat in tho Houso of Representatives yesterday, after a long absence.. Colonel Rhodes has been in Bngland and France for many months as Commissioner for tho' New Zealand Red Cross. The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, who sult'ored a bad break of his left arm last Monday evening, took his seat in tho House of Representatives yesterday, Mnjor-General Sir Alfred Robin, General! Officer Commanding New Zealand Military Forres, will leave for the south oil Friday. On October 1 ho will lay the foundation-stone"of the drill hall at Otago Ifniyorsity. General Robin will rclnrn to Wellington on October 5. Major F. Hurst, D.5.0., C.Y.C., who left with'th.e Alain Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, returned to Wellington yesterday by the Corinthic. Bcforo leaving for the front, Major Hurst was accountant for Smith and Smith, Ltd., painters, of Dunedin. He left for his homo last ovening. Major 11111131 was a membor of the Dardanelles Graves Commission, and visited Gallipot! to report ou the improvements to bo effected.

Mr. C. M. Turrell hn,« been appointed manager of Hie Wellington branch of the New Zealand Shipping Company. He. lias been, associated villi i.lio Wolliliglon brunch for (ho past 17 years, and was aeling-ninnagcr at Auckland during l!)lt. Since, then he has been assistantmanager at Wellington. Lieutenant J. F.. Ewen, who is a. son of the Rev. T. Keith Uwen, of Borhampore, and has been on active -service siuco 1014. returned to Wellington by the Corinthic accompanied by his bride. ■ At a pleasant little gathering holdafter tho Legislative Council rose yesterday, members congratulated the Hon. (!. A. C. Hardy oil tho attainment of his 7(ith birthday. They also welcomed Sir Walter''Buchanan upou his return from abroad. Mr. (i. W. Thirkeli) 1 , who is welt known in local lypcgrnphicAl. circles, died at his residence on Monday. Deceased, who, had. been employed at the Government Printing, Office for the past 17 years, had been in indifferent, health for some time, and recently underwent an operation. The late Mr. Thirkeli took mi active part in local typographical affairs.-having held various.offices in (ho AVelCington Union, and being n highly esteemed member of the cra7t. •Mr. .T. H. Carrad, clerk of the Court at Nelson, has been transferred to the legal branch of. (he Public Trust Office. Wellington,. A Press- Association telegram from Napier sates that Mr. 0. IV H. Pollock has been appointed secretary of the Hawke's Bay Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. The Rev. F. Stubbs, F.R.G.S., witt leave by tho Riverina this'week tor Sydney, whonco ho proceeds to tho Dutch-Bast Indira, tho Philippine Islands," Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Peking, Korea,. Manchuria, and Japan. After spending eighteen months in Asia, he purposes visiting Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, and England, travelling [ for about two years in Europe, then reluming to New Zealand yia South Africa in iive years'. time. "Whilst away, he will give a number of lectures and addresses. In London, lie hopes to seo a couple of volumes through the press. ".' ,'