PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 12, 9 October 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Brigadier-General G. S. Richardson, General Officer in Charge of Administration, will probaWy leave on an official visit to Auckland about October 24. Tho Legislative Council yesterday granted tie Hon. C. Loui3son leave , of absence for the remainder of the session on account of ill-health. Commodore J. C. T. Glossop, C.8.. commander of the Auslrnlian Naval ]». tablishment at SydndV, who has linen on a visit to New Zealand, left by the Moeraki on Monday for Sydney. He was accompanied by Mrs. Glossop. Amongst those mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig in his later dispatches was Lance-Corporal Bernard O'Connor, of Christohuroh. son of the late Mr. K O'Connor, of Barbailoes Street, mid brother of the Rev! Father O'Connor of SI. Joseph's Church, Wellington. Reference wns made at the last uieetinjr of the French Club to the luss tho club had sustained in the death of its kto President d'Honnenr, Mr. James Macintosh, and a vote of sympathy with his relatives was passed, the members landing in silence as a mark of respect. Dr and Mrs. Putnam, of Palmerslon North leave Wellington by the Maheirn on a holiday trip to Australia. Dr. Putnnm expects to be back in , about a month. Major E. L Hornfbrpok, 0.8. E., Assistant Director of Works, Nev< Zealand 'Defence Department, will leave ior Kotorua to-diiy on a visit to King George V Hospital. For private reasons, Mr. J. B. Harcourt has resigned from the cliairmiinehip of the Wellington Branch ot the Navy League, a position he has held lor u ninniber of yenrs. Mr. .T. A. Andrew, of the New' South Wales Land Department, who is on a holiday visit to New Zealand, is at preedit in Wellington. Mr. Audrey has ill'ready spent some weeks in the South Hiind'. Dr D. B. Walker, late medical officer to Oin New Zoaland divisional Irain-.. I'Vanre, with the rank of captain, who obtained his discharge in England wirly this year has passed the exomsniitiuns for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, IMivilnirifh. Ite Vs mi mM boy oi the Auckland Gyammar School, and took the M.B. and Cli.B. degrees at Otago University. Mr. H. Featherstone, of (he Tnve.rcnr sjill staff of ihe Bi.nk of New Zraland. has been promoted lo tlic position or manager of the branch at Kaikoura.

A Press Association message states Hie Christchurch Presbytery has nominated tiii! Rev. S. W. Curri'e, M.A., of J3alchiiha, for moderator at the GeneraS Assembly. News lias been received iu Christchurch of tlio death in Glasgow, on September 12, of Sir Charles Ralph Campbell. Barb., of Cheviot Hills, Canterbury, at the ago of 69. ' Sir Charles Campbell, who whs a brother-in-law of Sir I'Vnncis Dillon Bell, arrived in New Zealand a great many years ago, anil married a daughter of the late Hon. William Robinson, M.L.C. About a year or two ago ho went Hume to obtain the best advice regarding his eyesight. His eldest sou, Major Robin Campbell, was killed in Prance (luring Hie war. Of his three other sons one (Major Charles Ralph Campbell, who was also on active eery icy) is still at Home, as is also Mr. Eouin Campbell, jvho served in the Navy. Mr. Norman Campbell is on his lute father's station at Cheviot Hills, , where Lady Campbell is also residing. Mr. l< , . 1?. Bushill, who died at Hie -Aiicklaiid Hospital on Sunday, was well known in shipping circles in Auckland, having been secretary to the Devonport Ferry Company, Ltd., for about 30 years. The death is lcported al the New Hebrides, from blackwater fevor, of the Rev. J. B. Weir, missionary, of Kpi. Mr. Weir, who studied at the Otago University, went to the New Hebrides about ten years ago in company with Mrs. Weir (nee M'Loy), and witJi (be exception of furloughs has been there ever since. He, with Mrs. Weir ..nd three children, were expected home on furlougli this year. Mr. Weir was a nii." sioniuy \mdet the 'I'asrnanian Presbyterian Church. jir. AY. Hunter, who for the last thirteen years has been office: , in charge or tlie Employment Bureau of the Labour Department in Auckland, retired last week on superannuation.