PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 155, 26 March 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Upon his . arrival j-n .Auckland by -.the Mokoia -to-day, .-tho'Minister -qf Defence will leave dor Whangarei, Kamo, pnrgaville, Mnuugaturot.o, and Helensyille, : and will arrive back in JUickland on Monday. JJropi Auckland .Sir James Allen will go to Rotorua, coming -down to .Wellington to arrive here. on Thursday morning.

■ Drs. A- E. Park, P. E. Allison, IC. G. Salmond, and F. C. Hutchison have taken up their duties on the resident medical staff of the Wellington Hospital.

Mr. E. -Page, S:M., -lias been -appointed chairman of the North Island and South Island Railway Appeal Boards.

At last evening's meeting of the City Council the -Acting-Mayor (Councillor .-.George Frost.) made .a reference ;to the death <qf Mr. Dayid J, Nathan, - whom ho said had been a councillor .who' had earned everyone's respect. There were not many of the present councillors Who had ; sat with tho late Mr. Nathan, but it had jbeen his' pleasure to jlo so, ana could assure, tho council that Mr. Nathan was a councillor who had always done his duty faithfully. He moved that the ■council express its. sympathy with Mre. Nathan, and the relatives, and that .a •loiter Ibo forwarded to Mrs. 'Nathan, okprising 'the condolences of -the council at the "loss she had sustained.

Mr. F. Off. Basu, A.LA.N.Z., has been elccted a life member of tho Wellington Accountant Students' Society in recognition of his valuable services to the society in the capacity, of secretary. Tho president of the society, Mr. Ernest 'W. Hunt, in moving .this .resolution, spoke in appreciative terms of -tlio .energy an.d .organisation .ability displayed by Mr. Bnss.

Br. E. Litchfield has resigned his position ns .physician on the 'honorary staff of the Wellington Hospital. The resignation was accepted .with regret at yesterday's meeting of the Hospital Board. Broodier-General ,T. Griffiths, forpufly commandant at the headquarters of the Australian Imperial Forces, has been appointed. administrator of the Pacific possessions controlled by the Commonwealth in succession to Brigadier-General G. J. Johnston, who has resigned. The salar-y attaching to-the position is £1300 a yeah, inclusive of allowances. Brigadier-General Griffiths will loave Sydney on April 3 for Rabaul,

The death took place at Christchurch on Tuesday of the Rov. J. 1,, Mortimer, after several months' illness. The deceased was borii in Christchurch, and. educate in England, at Rossall school, and afterwards at Oxford, .ivliero lie graduated in 1902. Ho held ouracies in England at Wallsond, Sleet and Upton ■Park (London), and to Christchurch in 1011 ; as .assistant curatc to the Rev. Canon Burton, of St. Michael's. Afterwards he. was tho first vicar of St. Stephen's, Shirley, and in 1915 he was appointed vicar of St. Petor's, Caversham. His father was the first vicar of St. Matthew's, St. Albans.

At the request of a .deputation ;from tho Otago Publio Servants Mr. H. B. Spence, Collector of Customs, has consented to accept nomination for tho position of Assistant Publio Servieo Commissioner in tho event of the Government providing for a nominee from the service for that post. Mr. Spence hnn -had long experienco in tl;o service, and was recently on tho High Commissioner's staff.

Mr. W. Dinnie, oi-Commissioner ,of Police, has been confined to Ilia' bod for tha past threo weeks.

The dentil is reported from .Carleton, Cuiterbury, of Mt. John Gross, who was far .two yen re on the Ghristchuroh Perry Board, and for twenty years was a member of the Oxford lioad Hoard and County Council.

Mr. A. Hansen, principal light-keeper at Taiaroa Head, 'is being retired on superannuation after a .-service -of some •45 years. 'Mr. 'Hansen is the oldest of ■the light-keeping staff in -New fleahiiid, and it is his intention to settle ill 'Wellington. The JightTkciepor at 'Caps Campbell, Mr. J. Ansin, -is also to retire shortly on superannuation.

Mr. I). C. Henner, .who met .with a 'bicycle accident .on Saturday week, continues to make slow ;)>ut ,satisfactory progress towards recovery.

Mr. J. Harlen, engineer and station manager to >.the 'Municipal Milk Depart,ment; left 011 a -trip:to Australia.;by :the Ulimaroa yesterday.

Major Charles A. R. Scott, of -the;l9th South Wales Borderers, youngest son .of tlij 'lute 'Major Hugh' Scott, of Gala, tiaiaflhiels, Scotland, died suddenly 'at ..Auckland on Sunday. '.Major Scott siirvetl 11 years in India, iintil .his health broke down. He returned to Scotland, but not regaining ~his health there ,he enme out to New Zealand, where lie spent'the last nine years. .He ..married a-daughter of Mr J. H. Milligan, of Oamaru.

Mi', il). 'Bockett,. clerk to 'the To Awa■inutn Town Board, has been appointed secretary nnd manager of tlio first Te Awanniiu 'Power Board, in connection ■with tho ICora 'Hora .'hydro-electric <scheme. There were 49 applicants for the position.

Mr. iS. 'G. Baker, associate ?6ub-editor ■of Thk Dominion', met with fin accident last evening when motor-cycling .fiojn Ivarori to tho city. Mr. /Baker .sustain' <ed a ibroken nose ; and other .minor injuries and -bad to be .removed -to .his home.

•Mr. John Earrell. of J. :C.'Williamson's managerial .staff, arrived in Wellington yesterday 'from the south, and will pio<cccd to Auckland -next .week :to ?ttike ovor •the -management .of the '"Jiightnin'" company, which includes a new :star in .Mr. ,J. J). 'O'Hara.

Mr. Paul Latham, manager of the Cooperative Film Exchange, Ltd., and Mr. 0. Gillespie, .of the Now Zealand 'Picture .Supplies, .Ltd., left for Sydney by -tlio Ulimaroa yesterday.