PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 87, 7 January 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Maior T Gcueral Sir Edward Chnytor, (leneral Officer Commanding New Zealand Military Forces, Brigadier-General G. S. liiehvrdso;]. General Officer in Charge of Administration, and Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Avorv. of General Headquarters, will leave for Christeliurch on Friday niTht on Defence business. Dr. ]?, JI. Mnkgill, Acting-Chief Health Officer, relumed to Wellington yesterday f.voin a holiday spent in Auckland. Cabled r-dvicc 1 as been received n,t the office of His Majesty's Trade Comhiissi'mer. -hat Mr. 1!. W. Dalton, who has lieon wivinir an official visit to the United KiiieJom. was to sail on his return iourucv lo New Zealand on JnnuAry 3, hv K.M.S. Mantua, an 1 should arrive in Wellington towards the end of February. Mr Harold Beanelinnip, chairman of the Umik of New Zealand, has returned from n visit to England and the Continent. He arrived in Auckland on Monday, and reached Wellington yesterday. Mr. J. A. Nash. Ml'., of P.ilmprslon North, nassed through Wellington last nidif en route for the South Island. He will lie absent for about ten. days Mr. V. J. Brogan, who has been connected with the Public Trust Office for nianv years; lias resigned from his position, l'lie Assistant-Public Trustee, Mr. J. W. M'Donnld. on behalf of the' staff, vestculav presented Mr. Brogan with a mirss of sovereigns as a token of his esteem. Mr. W. Doughty, of Messrs. George and Doughty, has left on a trip to Australia. A nleasaat gathering took place on December 23. when the officers of the I«uids and Survey Department met to bid farewell to Mr. H. E. Taylor on tho occasion ot 1 is retirement from the Departmenl; alter a service of approximately fortv ve.iM. The Surveyor-General, Mr. Wilmot. in presenting Mr. Taylor with a token exuiessing the good will and esteem in which he was held by his fel-low-officers, referred ,to him as one of Ihe most skilful draughtsmen they had ever had in the. Department. Mr. Croninton-Smith, ti.e Chief Draughtsman, slated that Mr. Taylor was the last, of ihe old school of draughts lien, and referred to his prowess as a draughtsman' in similar high pvaise Mr. Taylor suitably'lesnonded. '

Detective-Sergeant J Fahey, of Tiinavu. has been promoted to the rank of senioi'-serwanf in the uniform branch of the Police Force.

Detective-Sergeant A. Ward, of Nanier, who has been promoted to the position of chief-detective at Wellington, is expected to take up his new duties at the owl of the present week.

The death occurred at Carterton yesterdav of Master Jack Mansfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. W Mansfield. The vouth, who was seventeen years of age, had not been in the best of health for some time cast, and n month ago contracted a severe cold, from which pleurisv set in. Much sympathy is felt for the deceased's family, who lost their eldest «nn ii. the Oreat War.

Verv Rev.' Father O'Reilly, CM., Rector of St. John's College, Sydney Universitv. is at present spending a holiday at Kotnrua. He will subsequently conduct the annual retreat of the Catholic bishop and clergy of the Auckland diocese.

Mr. Edward R. Cluidleigh, of the Orongomairoa Estate, To Arolm, died on Saturdnv. aired 78. Deceased was one of the district's loading settlers. He also had extensive 'and interests in Canterburv and the Chatham Islands.

The Rev. John Mackenzie, formerly of St. Andrew's. Chriskhurch, and now of Toorak. Melbourne, is presiding over the Australasian Christian Students' Conference, which is sitting in Geraldine.

Mr. W. J. Rainbow. F.L.S., F.E.S, entomologist at the Australian Museum at Svdnev. died recently. He served an apprenticeship on the Wanganui "Herald." hut his heart was never in his work, insects being his hobby. He 'was regarded as the leading authority on ara.nnidae in the Southern Hemisphere, and published sisty-seven scientific papers dealing with original' research into the life historv of hitherto unknown or undescribed scorpions and spiders.

Miss 'Tiattrav and Miss Gecrin,' of Dunedin. have each received from Their Majesties the King and Queen of Belgium, the bronze medal of Queen Elizabeth, with ace-nnpnnying diploma, in rccogmtion of services rendered for the relief of distress in Belgium during the war.

•Senipr-Serceant ,T. J. Cassclls has been promoted to the rank of sub-inspector. Before being transferred tn Hamilton some vears ago, Snb-Inspector Cassells was n member of the. detective force in AYellinzton. serving first of all nt .the old Lambton Quay Station, and afterwards at Mount Cook.

Sir. Jas. H. 15. Conies, dir.vtor of the National Bank of New Zealand in London, returned to Wellington on Monday. He will remain in New Zealand about twelve months. Mr. Coat.es was met by a num-ber of Wellington friends on arrival. Mr. D. AA\ Duthic, general manager of the bank, met Mr. Contes at Auckland, and accompanied him to Wellington.

Mr. Stanley C. AV. David, a young New Zenlnnder who has been for some five years in America and Canada studying civil engineering, returned to Wellington -by the Tofun. He intends to settle in New Zealand. Mr. David, a son of the late Mrs. David, of Palmerston North, has been engaged in civil engineering on the Pacific North-AVest Const, making a special study of irrigation, land development, and hydro-electric systems. For some time he was resident engi"eer of the Miller and Lux Company, of Button AV.Mlow. California. Mr. David spent, two vears with the Canadian Army.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. 13. Gudgeon. C.M.G., d.'ed at Devonport on Monday (reports the Press Association), aged 78 years. He had been living' a retired life ilnrinc the oast few years, and had been iu failing, health for ?iv months past. Deeeased was formerly British Resident nt the Conk Ts'nrds. He first: joined the Kcw Zealand. Volunteer Force in Taraxnki. and was the sergeant-major in chame of the Native Contingent which served under Colonel M'Donnoll in Titokowaru's war, 1804-70. Ho was awarded it commission for gallantry m disarming a bodv of Natives- nt. Aroiahi, was prepnnf. at the relief of Pip'riki. served with (lie contingent nt Onotiki. and surprised TCerenna at AA'nimnna. He was present at Okotukn and Pulnhi. in IP«G, when he was nromoted lieutenant, and was incapacitated through being wounded by the ne" : dentn'l discharge of a. revolver. T.,|(, r 1,/, romnnmlcd Hip Natives at Pipiriki, '"d the Native Co,>|i>igen|- throughout Hip Paten and Tilnkowaru enmnnidis, and pursued Te "K"ooti Into the TTrpwovn. He ""as 'appointed Resident Minrslmte at fi'bnrne, was present at I'arihnka in IRq l. wee in charge at Mnnein from IRRI to 18S">. and was then appointed major enmmn"dinT the land fnve»s nl "Wellinrlon. He was Aet«i" Hnrlev-Secretarv for Defence from 18S. r > In 18R0. and was then appointed Commissioner of Pplico. I*o bream" a .Tml»e of the Native Lnnd Court, an-' i" W reroived th° an»nintment ofi British Ees',Wt «t Cook Islands. He was decorated C.M.G. in IPDO.