PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 153, 24 March 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr J S. Dickson. M.P. for Parnoll,' is on a short Visit to Wellington on business connected with his constituency. Mr. Dickson is looking after the lntercs s of the neighbouring electorate of Auckland East in the ahsenco 0 the mc-niber, Mr. Arthur Myers, for England some days ago. . | Dr X <3. M'Naußhton, who has heen one of the medical officers at Apia .for the past year, 'has received nn appointment under the Imperial Government as medical officer for the Tanganyika Terntory.' a part of German East; Africa, now in' British occupation. Before he went to .Samoa Dr. M'Nauehton. .van senior medical officer in the Gilbert and Elhee Groups. '

Cable advice lias been vecniv&d tW. Warrant Officer J. G. O'Brien has :bean awarded the Meritorious Medal for valuable services rendered during th* war. He was educated at Nelson Collere, no* afterwards entered the Bank of Wow Zealand at I'almerston.North.

Among the passengers to arrive from 1 Sydney by the Ulimaroa was Mr. R. B. Knowies. 'advance representative far lwto Howard's '"Possum Paddock' Company,; which will commence n New Zealand tour; 'in Wellington ot Easter. Mr Frank O'Snllivan, advance manager for "The Better 'Olo" Comedy Company, arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa to make arrangements for a tour of New Zealand. Mr. Lionel Walsh will manage the tour, which commanees in the south. "~

Mr W F. England has been Town Clerk of the Karori Borough for very nearly 2G years, and Mr. G. \\. Brrgliam. .has been'the borough engineer .for a period of thirteen years. The services of both these ofticprs will be retained h> the City Council under the scheme ,ot amalgamation. Mr .T B. Struthcrs, who died at Christchcrch on Sunday, came to the Dominion -about seven years ago, and tor •sr.mo time was in business in •Christc.hurch. He took the keenest interest in the Workers' Educational Association, and acted as secretary to that organi.ation from about a year after lis inception until ouite recently. He was also prominent in what is known as t•» lucerne campaign, and he worked lia;<i in conjunction with Mr A. Mather**. Mr H. Bruce, and others to encourage the "rowing of this crop by Canterbury farmers. He latterly acted as jmrnagor of the Canterbury Industrial Cq-onerv tive Association, but bad to relinquish this nosition some time ago on account of ill-health. ~ ' Mr Cvrus Williams, engineer' to the Lvtteltcn Harbour Board, hiw-been appointed a member of a conimitteo to rouort on harbour works at Gisborne.

Mr H. 13. Reid. of the Dunedin M<*ristrate;s Court, and formerly clerk f awards, has been promoted to lis position of clerk of the court at Walmntr. Mr W. N. Mnttnows. of Wellington, and formerly of Blenheim, was yotterday, on the motion of Mr. Alexander.Dunn, admitted a barrister and sohcitcr of the Supreme Court by His Honour Air, Jubtice Chapman.

After -n lengthy illijpw. 'Mr. W. P. Burgess died tit the W* mm Ho»piUl. The" deceased, who was G4 years of.njro,, was born in Wellington, and wj< ml'i cated in Eneland. lie was in .lh» iMm\ [ nnd Survey Department of TUtw Zealand for manv years, and won a higai roputn- I Hon aB a. draughtsman. Some ten years ago ho left the Government sorvlo*' at Blenheim, .and lie th«m followed up hi," profession as an architect. bein» in im*ness at Auckland mid then at 'WelMn? ton. Subsequently he roturnod to Wan helm, where he nrnctised hi? and also conducted a nhotograimlc studio. Owing to ill-lienlth .ho rotSrcl .a few years ago from active pursuits. Tip was twice ninrripd, nnd ho is survived by 0110 son and two daughters of the first marriage, and a widow and a eon and threo daughters of the second marriage. Yesterdav afternoon Mr. W. S, Rld-llnr presented Mr. P. M. Sherwood (formerly a member of the E.ailway Dopnrtmont and now secretary to Sir TrnnoM Tiell), on behalf of the Raitwar Dnpartmtatj with n Doulton -set on the occasion or his forthcoming mnrringe.