PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 17, 15 October 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICE-JIKGAb. Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-era i and tiie Countess of Liverpool lclt Wellington yesterday by the 8.20 a.m. train with the object of paying larewell visits to New Plymouth, Wangnnui, nnd Mnrton. They will be entertained by the residents of New Plymouth 10-day, will visit Wangnnui on Thursday, and .Marlon on Friday, arriving at Wellington by the 7.10 train that evening. Their Excellencies are attended bv Lieutenants Million and Sinclair Thomson, A.U.C.'s. Mr. Charles Kobinson, manager of Bellamy's and custodian of Parliament Buildings, died at his home in Sydney Street at I o'clock yesterday afternoon, He had held this position tor very many years, and to the present generation of Parliamentarians was the best known man attached to the staff of lie House. Until a few months ago he carried his years very lightly, enjoying the best of health, but ho developed an ilhies* only a few months since, and from the first weeks of his ailment his condition had occasioned his friends anxiety. For the past month or so his condition had been quite without hope, and he had been coniined lo his ruoni continuously. Mr. Frank D. Bolt 'has been appointed l>y tho Public Service Commissioner n. tne position of Supervisor of New Business for the Government Insurance Department, in succession to Mr. George Robertson, who recently retired on superannuation. Mr. Bolt, who is well knuwi, in Wellington, has a wide knowledge ol insurance matters generally, and in addition to extensive experience in dealing with canvassing agents and controlling their 'operations, lias a thorough knowledge of organising work in connection with tho agency portion of the Department's business, lie is also thoroughly familiar with the inlerni'.l working ,of the Depart meat. Mr. Bolt is the second son of the tale lion. W, M. Bolt, M.L.C., and was horn and educated in Dtincdin. Alter leaving school he entered Hie Government Insurance Department, and in recent years was manager for Otago.

Dr. Erie Widdowson, of Christchurch, Ihas left for England, with the intention of studying specialisation for a couple of years.

Colonel T. A. Hunter, C.li.K.. ofDutt(•diii. director of dental services, is reluming lo New Zealand by the Hetuu-i-r.i at tin; cud of the month. Colonel lluiiler went In bindiin some months ago nn work eonnecled with the demobilinili'in of Hie men.

Canon Garland, who led the Bible-in-eehonls campaign in IBM, has returned to llriiihiiui- I nun active service, in Palcaliw. In May last vcar, during tlio fighting in (he. .loidan Valley, he fell ill ol malaria, and Hinee recovering visited Damascus, Homo, Tripoli, and Ikirul, during December last. He was also on (in; Misopolainian front e.t ICut-el-Anmra.

Many will regret to learn that Captain .1. Ciirich, of the Union Company* harbour alenuier Xatoiu-, went into the Wellington .Hospital yesterday lo he oiicratcd upon lor a serious internal complaint.

Sergeant F. Wnloimnn, of the Ponsonby Police Station, Auckland, has been promoted lo tie rank ot senior sergeant.

Keeling reference was made by the president. (Air. (3. Hendry) at last night's meeting of the Wellington Bowling Centre to the death of that veteran bowler, the laU. Mr. Clmrlea Hill. The late llr. Hill was, remarked the president, one of the best friends howlers had in Wellington, and he was esteemed in bowling circles throughout the whole Dominion. A vote of condolence and sympathy was accorded the relatives at Ik- late Mr. Hill.

Detective F. Cullen, of the Auckland branch of the Police Force, has been promoled lo detective-sergeant.

At a meeting of the Ashbnrtnn Presbytery it was decided lo noniinato Professor trio Hov. \V. Hewitson, of Uunedin, as Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly for next year.—Press Assn.

On Monday afternoon the staff of Messrs. .f. B. Macliwan and Co. met to make a presentation lo two of their number on the occasion of their approaching niairingcs. In the absence of Mr. .1. 1!. MacKwan in Australia, the presentation was made by Mr. I). Dickie, who. on behalf of the firm and staff, presented Mr. A. Andrews with a case of fish knives and forks and a cheque; also Mr. A. Stead with a silver-mounted tray and chcriiie. Air. Dickie referred at length to Hie esteem in which both gentlemen were held bv all, anil the goodfellowshin which wa-s so noticeable among the tv'nir. Mr. V. li. Gunn also spoke in the same strain, and voiced the general irood wishes for their future welfare. Both recipients suitably responded, and tho gathering broke up with the singing of "They.Are .Tolly Good Fellows."

Mr. Henry Hollowny, a veteran journalist, (iied at his residence, Wellington Street, Hamilton, on Saturday, at the age of 82 years. He was well known and highly ' respected throughout the Waiknlo district. Ho was born at Wanstead. Essex, and arrived in New Zealand in 1803. After a short experience nt minim; he became associated in newsMtier work withSir.Tulius Vogelat Dunedin. and later joined the Taranaki Militia. He served three years under Major von Tcmnsky, and was a member of the force which was surrounded for eleven days nt Fipiriki. He saw service at Onotiki and Poverty Bay, and after the massacre settled in Wnnu'anni, where he beenmo editor of the Wangauui "Herald." He was afterwards on the staff of the 'Wellinglon "Independent," and was one of the orijinators of the Nap'er '"Telecrnnh." Subsequently he was editor of the Waikato "Times" nnd the Thames "Advertiser." In 1875 Mr. Ifollownv joined Hie s'aff of the Colonial Mjitnnl Insurance Company in Sydney. On returning to New Zealand he held a position on the staff of the "Evening TMI" in Auckland for a short time, and then returned to Hamilton as cd"'lor of the Wnikato "Times" in 1805. On the establishment of the "Argus" a year lntr>r. Mr. Hollowny -became editor, which position he held until the ainalgntion in December, 1914. He is survived bv his. widow, two cons, and thres daughters.—"Herald," Auckland.

Mr. George Bush, manager In Nelson aud on the West Const for the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, who has been in the service of the linn for twenty-six years, is leaving nt the end of the venr to enter into partnership with Mr. Herbert Tihompson, of Auckland, r.s indentors'aud importers: Mr. Bush will probably have control of the Wellington and South Island territory.