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PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Regal,

Their Excollencies the Governor-Gen-eral and the Countess of Liverpool left Wellinirton for Eotorua on j Wednesday i-.ieht. accompanied by Mr. Helmove, A.D.C. for tho purpose of indulging in a week or two's fishing. Mr. Gavin Hamilton, nrivate secretary to the GovernwGaneml. will rejoin . the Vico-Kegal Diirtv at Eotorun at the end of this week,

Brieadiev-General 'G. S. Richardson, General Officer in Charge of Administration; who has been indisposed during the nast week, \a at present on pick leave, his medical advisor having ordered him to lake a few davs' rest. Mr. 11. L. Button! sales manager of tho New Zealand Farmers' Distributing Comuanv. has resigned his position to enter business on his own account. The Hon. A. M. Myers, M.P., together with Mrs. Myers and family, will leave by the Megaritic to-day on a visit to\the Old Country. ), The appointment of Mr. Charles Dnhl as Vice-Consul of Denmark at Palniorston North, has been recognised provisionally. A Tress Association telegram from Auckland reports that the death took place yesterday of Margaret (Lady) Mnkgill, of Waiukn, widow of the late Captain Sir John Makgill, late of Hendricks, FiTeahire. The deceased lady was 70 years of age. She was a Bister of Lord Tlaldano of Cloan, Into Lord Chancellor, formerly Secretary of State for \V ar, and. founder of tho Territorial Army sUieme Tfldv Makgill was the mother of Dr. K, TI. Makgill. Chief Health Officer for tho Auckland district, and Aeting-Inspcntor-General of Hospitals.

Mr. Osmond h\ Kendall lias been appointed Consular A Rent of France at Wellington, and the anpointment has been 'recognised by tho Governor-General,

Mr, Tt. .T. ■Rogers Ims been appointed to be sheriff for the Chatham Islands.

Captain C. 'P. Gillespie M.C., lias reliiuuiishod Hie appointment of adjutant, Wellington Field Artillery Brigade. Mr 11. Baldwin, of Lower Hutt, left by the Wnhino op Wednesday'evening to spend a few days in the south-

Lieutenant (Major, Reserve of Officers) A. S. Wilder, D.5.0.. M.C.. hat. been promoted to' be major and to command the 9th Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.

The death is announced at Woodville of Mr. James Henry Morgan, an old resident of Hawke's Bay. The late Mr. Morgan was born at Cornwall 72 years ago, and arrived in Napier in 1872, spending the greater portion of .his life as a farmer. He was one of the first members of the Woodville Road Hoard, a -member of Lodge Runtime, served on the County Council for a number of years, nlso tlie school committee, the A. and P. Association, and the Horticultural Society, of which he was a most valued member. After the death of his wife, which occurred a little over two rears ago, Mr. Morgan went to live with his son-in-law, Mr. Hurley, but his health failed about that time, and for the last two-years he lived a more retired life.

Friends of Sergeant M. Murphy, of the New Zealand Police Force, will regret to learn that ho recently suffered another severe seizure which rendered him unconscious for some time. Strgeant Murphy has been undergoing treatment at] Rotorua Sanatorium since he suffered a stroke some months ago, and was making a satisfactory recovery. Whilst' he lias regained his sneech, Sergeant Murphy is paralysed. He is now on pension.

Lieut.-Colonel P. J. Jory, of the staff 'at King George's Hospital, Rotorua, will leave for England shortly, to join the Royal Army Medical. Corps.

The Rev. F. W. Norwood, of Adelaide, who has been on Y.M.C.A. war vjork in London, has been appointed pastor of the City Temple, London, a position which was formerly held by Dr. Joseph Parker and the Eev. E. J. Campbell, whoso evangelical work Is known throughout tin) Bnglish-speaking world.

Mr. A". S. Webber has resigned the headmastorship of Newton West School, Auckland, which position he has held for the last 30 years. Mr. Webber has been teaching for 43 years, having "carried on" during the war. Ho was born in Devonshire, and arrived in Duncdin when 17 years of age. He was teaching at Waikarak'a School, Thames, then in the Waikato, and later was assistant at Parnell School, from which position ho was appointed headmaster- at Newton West.

Advice has been received by cablegram of tho sudden death of Dr. Albert J. limes, in Edinburgh, on March 11, from pneumonia. He was the eldest eon of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Innes of Auckland. After qualifying as a chemist, he -went to Edinburgh University to study medicine about two years before, the war broke out. Qn volunteering Uis services ho received a commission as lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. After a year's eeivico in England,, where he had charge of Red Cross transports, he was allowed to return to Edinburgh to continue his medical studies. His last appointment was house 6iirgeon in Stirling Royal Inflmary,

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 149, 19 March 1920, Page 6

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PERSONAL ITEMS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 149, 19 March 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 149, 19 March 1920, Page 6

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