PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 161, 3 April 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Prime Minislsr is making good progress towards complete recovery. He is transacting a good deal of public busilidss. but- lie is not yet attending his office. This lie may be able to do in the course of a few days. .

The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands, is speiidint his Easter holidays al. his home in I'eilding. He will return to Wellington oil Tuesday.

The appointment of the Rt. Hon. AY. F \las«ev to be Minister in charge under iiie. Coal' Trade Regulations is Gazetted. •

Mr. J. J. M'Grath intends to leave for Sydiify to-day 011 a month's holiday. I* G will l>e accompanied by Mrs. M/Grath. The appointments of Mr. E. Page us second -Magistral*? at Wellington, and of Mv. J. Logon, Stout as- Magistrate; at Palmerston North, have been confirmed bv the Minister of Justice (Mr. Ccates). llr. 'J'homas Alston Coleman, of Gis. home, has been appointed East Coast Native Trust Lands Commissioner.

It i*. notified in the Gazette that Sir. M. livers has been appointed Consul ot Denmark.at Wellington; also.that Mr. Lee Font' Ahlo has been appoinjpd Consul of China; at Samoa..

Mr. I'iank H. Taylor, Assistant-Con-troller of the Imperial Supplies Department has been appointed to an import; ant position in the Gisborne 1 armors Frozen Meat and Mercantile Company, Ltd. Ho will leave Wellington for Gisborne, on April 22.' •

Tho death occurred on Wednesday-at HaVelock North of a pioneer 6ettler, Mr. Hugh Campbell (states a Press _ Association telegram). He was born in Kirkcudbrightshire in 1853, nnd came to New Zealand when twenty years old. He was employed on Russell s Olipua estate, near Timaru, and a lew years later removed to Hawke's Bay, and became manager of -Thomas Tanner's' estate, and later Watt's Longlands estate. Then lie, himself became a land-owner in Hawkos Bay, - and a few years ago became interested in a, large block of land in the Waikato, tie took an active part in local affairs,, and was a prominent mem ber of the A. aud i'/ Society. Ho was • one of the founde:s of lona College, and gave the land on whicl» the building stands. ITe ivas twice married, and. is survived by a widow and three Hons and two dauglitei-5. Two other sons were killed in the war.' ' A. Press Association cable message from London announces that Mr. Charles Allen Wray, once a New Zealand Magistrate, has died at Bournemouth.