PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 198, 17 May 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Major-General Sir Alfred Robin has left Wellington for Duncdm, where he attends the Prince of Wales as an lion, orarv equerry. He will return to Umstclmrch with the Royal entourage tins week in order to be present ;vhen tne Renown leaves Lyttelton for Melbcirao via Milford Sound. Mr J C. Williamson, for some years on the 'head office staff of the General Post Office, and who • succeeded Mr. Ho'ldaworth as chief postmaster in Auckland when the latter officer went to London in control of the iN.i.Ji.l'. mails, and who has recently been enraced in inspectorial duties, has tendered his resignation from the service, and will shortly tako his final leave prior to retiring on superannuation. Mr. Williamson was for some years a resi-dent-of Kelburn, and took an active interest in the Kelburn Bowling Club some ten years ago. The resignation of Mr. Williamson, coming closely on top of the promotions recently announced, will cause another lot of changes. Mr. Boddara, laite Sub-Inspector of Police at Samoa, and previously chief detective here, left for the South Island a week ago in connection with the visit of the Prince of Wales. Mr. Boddam was also employed in special police work throughout the tour of the present King and Queen in 1901. Dr. Helen Bakewell, M.8., Ch.B., Otngo University, has been appointed resident house surgeon at Whangarei Hospital. Mr. Leslie P. Smith, a son of Mr. R, F. Smith, has had six of his pictures accepted by the Paris Salon, and two wero hung at the Royal Academy. The Auckland papers record the death of Mr. George Leahy, a very old nid well-respected resident of that city. The late Mr. Leahy, who was 8G years of age, was born at Gibraltar and camo out to Auckland from Ireland in 1855. He was a prominent official in St. Patrick's Hibernian Society, and was for years trustee of the Fountain Friendship Lodge. The death occurred on May 6, while on a visit to Rotorna, of Mr. M. B. Mergcnthcim, hon. secretary of the Sydney Metropolitan Repatriation Committee. The late Mr. Mevgenthcini was visitinjr New Zealand under a commission from the Commonwealth Minister of Repatriation to investigato the New Zealand 6ystem, and had already spent several months in this country collecting data when he was seized with pneumonia, to which ho succumbed after,a very brief illness. The funeral took place at Wnikumete o"n Sunday, May 9. Mrs. Mergentheim, who accompanied her hus-, band to the Dominion, t is returning to Australia at an early date. Mr. William Andrews, who died in A.uckland, aged 82 years, was a veteran of the Crimean war,, and also saw service in India. He enlisted l in the 42nd Highlanders, and was transferred to the 12th Regimont, with which he served in New Zealand during the Maori war, and after his discharge remained in Auckland. ' ' ■ Prior to the commencement of ordinary business at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Sub-Provincial Fanners'' Union the president (Mr. H. Vile) referred to the recent death of Mr. W. J. Birch. Ho said that Mr. Birch had been a member of the Fanners' Union since' its inception, and had attended every conference. On his motion, a vote of sympathy was accorded the relatives.—Special correspondent, . Mr. Alan Campbell JWhitelaw, LL.B., was on Saturday admitted a barrister and solicitor of the Supremo Court by Mr. Justice Herdman. Staff-Sergeant M. M'Lennan, who died at the Auckland Military Hospital last week, was 37 years of age, ,'nd 6aw service in the war in Mexico, later enlisted in the American forces, finally joining the British Tank Corps. In 1918 he was invalided to New Zealand, .and had been an inmate of tb&, military hospital ever since,