PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 201, 20 May 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales lost evening bestowed the accolade on Sir George Fenwick, upon whom a knighthood was conferred Inst August. The ceremony was performed nt the ])nncdin Club, in the presence of Sir William Frnser, Dr. Or. H. Sckolefield, and Mr. V. 11. Morgan.—Press Assn. The Prime Minister will leave to-night for Christchurch. He will be present to bid farewell to the Princo of Wales when he leaves New Zealand from Lyttelton on Saturday. Mr. Miasaey will return to Wellington on Sunday morning. Superintendent Norwood has been pre-: sented by H.R..H. the Prince of Wales with a gold tiepin as some recognition of the excellent manner in which tho police of the Superintendent's district, which extends to Nelson, carried out their duties during the Royal tour. Major S. Sandlo, officer in command of tho Royal New Zealand Artillery in Auckland, and Mrs. Sandle are on a short visit to Wellington. Mr. G. Mitchell, D.5.0., M.P., left yesterday on a visit to Marlborough in connection with the operations of tho Central Progress League. • At Blenheim ho will* join Mr. Birks, Chief Electrical Engineer. They will visit Nelson before returning to Wellington at the end of tho week. The following resignations of teachers were accepted at yesterday's meeting of the Education Board:—Miss G. E. MacGregor, sole teacher, Matnrawa; Miss G. M. Flannory, assistant, Carterton; Miss .T. Bice, solo teacher, Coonoor; Miss M. M. Arthur, sole teacher, llavelock Suburban; Miss ir. M. Ikikes, assistant, Mount Cook Girls'; Miss G. Hitchings, assistant, Petone District High School; Miss E. E. Dnggan, assistant, Upper Huttj Mrs. S. E Bonser, solo teacher, Fabians Valloyj Mr. C. S. Price, solo teacher, Nikau; Mira E. Park, assistant, Brooklyn; Miss P. 0. Brocoy, probationer, Terrace, Be. A. C. La wry, of Christchurch, was a pnssonger by tho Moeraki which arrivd from Sydney last evening. leave of absence has been granted by tho Education Board to Mr. W. H. Gould, vico-prmcipal of the Wellington Training College, to enable him to visit Bnrotonga for the purpose of advising tho local administration regarding tho tystem of education. Mr. Gould has already left on his mission. Mr. A. J. Sontnr, late Union Company' manager at Devonport, who is on transfer to Fiji, arrived from Sydney by the Moeraki last evening. Mr. G. L. Stewart, secretary of the Wellington Education Board, has been laid aside with sickness for several weeks past and is not yet sufficiently recovered to resume his duties. At its mooting yesterday the board parsed a motion expressing sympathy witli Mr. Stewart and wishing him a. speedy recovery. Mr. J- J- M'Grath, who has boon on a holiday visit to Australia, returned to Wellington yesterday by tho Moeraki.,

The Education Board yesterday decided to place on record its appreciation of the vniiiAblc assistance rendered by Jfr. W. Foster, chief marshal, the assistant marshals, and the teachers and school committees in connection with tho children's demonstration during the Prince of Wales's vis.it to Wellington. It was also resolved to thank those responsible for similar arrangements in the Hntt Valley and at Blenheim, and to thank the Wellington City Council and the Wellington Mai hour JJbard for the monetary assistance granted for the children s demonstration.

Dr. Knox Gilmer was a. passenger- by the Moeraki, which arrived from Sydney Ant evening.

The death of Mr. Georgo Gordon Aicken. at Heme Bay, removes an early resident of Auckland, says the "Herald," Mr. Aicken was tho fifth son of the lato Dr. Thomas Aicken, for many years medical superintendent of Avondale Mental Hospital. Deceased arrived in Auckland from Ireland with his parents in 1859 by the ship Mermaid. Over 40 vears ago ho joined the Eaihvay Depart, nient in the goods office at. Auckland. Later lie was stationmaster at Cambridge, Onehunga, New Plymouth, and Wellington. His health gave way about eleven years ago, whereupon ho resigned and went to Auckland to live. Mr. G. E. Wise, who was killed in a level crossing accident at Hornby last week, was for some years publisher and sub-editor of the "Mercantile Gazette of New Zealand," which position he left to practise as n solicitor in Wellington. After remaining there some time, he accepted an engagement with a firm of practitioners in Nelson. On account of failing eyesight, Mr. Wise gave up the legal' profession, and started farming at Pnpanui. which ho carried on until his untimely death. Amongst thoso who arrived from Sydney bv. the Moeraki last evening were Messrs. W. Duthie, M. Chapman and A. E. Kernot. Mr. Cory Wright, lecturer on civil engineering at the Auckland . University College, has resigned, owing to pressure of private business.