PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 59, 3 December 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

There tt'ern no Minivers in Wollingtoii vesterdiiv. Iho first, occasion oil wllicll such a-' state .of things has obtained even for one day fpr a V e 'T 10,1 »' ty"®' For some, few days tsir M illmni I l'asir and: Sir Francis Bell have been attend, in" to all routine business, but oir \\i.lia'm Fi'user has gone to the South laland for a week or so. and yesterday Sir Francis Bell paid, hw promised visit of inspection, as Minister ot bilucal'on lo the Talmerston schools.' Mr T. C. Brash is leaving for England bv the Kiiahine about the end of Jaiiiiarv on a business trip lor the i\ational Dairy Association. He will be 'accompanied by Mrs. Brash, and expects lo .return in about eight or lime months.

The following resolution was adopted by the Wellington Chamber ot Commerce at its - last meeting: Hint e chamber learns witn deep regret ot the death of' -Mr. John Duncan, and desires to place on record its appreciation ot ■his'.valuable work iu the interes'ts of tho commercial community ot and ns a member ot the s nco ISBG, and as president of trie uiamuir in 1890 and 1891." The 'I'iinaru Presbytery yesterday sustained a call from Cioi-aidine to the Lev. Mr. Gilbert, an ex-chaplain of tlio Forces, and formerly of Maheno.-Prc-ss Assn. Mr Phil livers, accompanied by Mrs. A[ver's and family, will leave tor hyitney by the liiverimi, en route tor biifclaml. . At St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Ashburtoii, on Sunday, the l;cv. -Nelson IT. AVright, who is leaving this week to take up his new appointment in the North Island, preached his faiewell sermon. He announced to his congreeations' that lie. had been requested bv the-vestry to state that tho Bev. A. Wiseman, the present vicar of Leeston, had been appointed as his 'succc»so,. and that Mr. Wiseman,, who had had considerable experience m Array chapwork with (ho Canadian legimeut* during the late war, would sumo his new duties early in January. Mr. .T. AV. AVeodbury, etationmaster at Ha-litigs. lias been appointed stationmaster"' at Christchurch.

Air. E. Partridge, at, present on tha stall' of tlio Dunedin Normal School, has received notice of his appointment as headmaster of the Lincoln School, near Christchurch.

Mr. .1. G. P. Bryant. Director of Pctu'rned Soldiers' Settlements in >>w Soul h AVales. is at. present on a visit to N'c.v Zealand. Mr. Bryant is mainlv interested in soldiers' settlements, ami l,c is making a parlicinar study of tho •scheme in operation in this country, 110 intend-: to vWt all Hit- land districts in New Zealand.

Mr Ewe" Cameron, who was in the Hunedin branch of the Railway Service f or a number of years, and who has boon acting as traffic manager at Greymonth since tlie. death ol the late Jlv. ir. Mellnr. lins been permanently appointed to Hie position. Mr. W. 0. Klinis, of tlic District Traffic Manager's office, Dunedin railways i* expected to leave for Grovm'oiitli shortly lo fill the position of chief clerk tliore, vice Mr. tV. .1. Hc cscil. wlio Has received notice ol his transfer to Dunedin.