PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 231, 24 June 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Colonel Shattlo and Major Peck, of tho Australian Forces, were passengers from Sydney by the Manuka yesterday.

Major J. P. E. Veale has been ap< pointed to the temporary command' of the Canterbury Coast Defence troops.

Captain T. W. Maben, who recently resigned the position of adjutant of the King George Military Hospital, Eotorua, lias decided to commence the practice of his profession as an-, w-.countant in Auckland. ~.

The Hon. George Foivlds will .leave next monthi on a visit to the United States. Ho expects to be .-.way for three or four months.

Mr. S. Percy Smith, T.8.G.5., of Now Plymouth, has been presented with tho Hector Medal for research in Polynesian ethnology.

Mr. F. W. Furby, who has been one of tho secretaries on the staff of tho Prime Minister since he. became leader of the Government, is leaving* his prc«. sent position to return to his own Department, the Post Office. , He is to succeed Mr. W. J: Gow as Chief Correspondence Clerk. Mr. C. A. Jeffrey, who recently joined the staff of t'rj Prime Minister, is to succeed him, and Jfr. Jeffrev's position will ho taken by Mr. J. S. 'Hunter, formerly secretary to Mr. A. M; Myers, and lately associated with the Coal Trade Committee.

Telegrapliio advice was received yesterday of tho death at his" residence. Green. Street, Dunedin, of Mr. James Forsyth, father of Mr. Thomas Forsyth, chairman of the "Wellington. Education Board, and' Mr. Robert S. Forsyth, of Timaru. The late Mr. Forsyth, who. is survived by his widow, was iu his eightyfirst year. lie has beon seriously ill for 6omo months past, and the end was not altogether 'unexpected,

Mr; E.'Abhey Jones, of the "Southland Daily News," who, is to be one of tho New Zealand representatives at tho Concress of the Empire . Press Union in Canada, arrived ■in 'Wellington yesterday morning -from Inverearaill on his way to join the Niagara. He is accompanied by Mrs. Jones.

Mr. Malcolm Fraser, New Zealand Government Statistician, who represented .the Dominion at the Statistical Conforence, is on his way back to Now Zealand, aecomnanied by Mrs. Fraser. Ho Mid-Mrs. Fraeer exneefc to- join - the Maiinganui, for Wellington, at San Francisco on July 3.

Tho committee of the Returned Sol-, diers' Clubhouse Society lias passed a resolution of sympathy with Mrs. C. It. Smith on the death of her husband, the late Mr. C. R. Smith. Tho late Mr. Smith was a very active worker on bohalf of the institution and a benefactor of the club. f .

The resignations of the following teachers were received s.t the Education Board vestcrday—Miss M. M. Harris, .assistant, PictoVMiss N. Dagger, assistant, Pptone We't; Mr. P. H. Miller, instructor in woodwork: Mr. X. Eix-Trott, pupiV teacher, Northland; Miss J. Campbell, issistant,: Paekakariki; Miss C. It. 1 Evans, assistant, Fernridge; Miss L. Minus, nrobaifioner. Carterton; Mr. H. 0. Rendle, aflsistant, Normal School ; vr rs. A. T,. 'St»?\tev,- Vad teacher, ,Te Mama; Mr. H. A; TJonaldson. pupill»aeber. South WeVinctnn; Miss D. Joss; domestic science instructress: Miss , C. M. Castle, assistant. Petone D.H.S.; j 'Miss H. V. Blomnuist. assistant. Berhamnore; Mrs. C. M. Banks, assistant, Northland; Miss F. E. Evans, Snring Grove Aided School; Miss E. ..Wallace, head teacher, T« Mama.

Mr. ,f. E.> Thomas has been appointed n nhysical instructor to the. Wellinston Education Board.,

Mr. A. T. Markman, First Assistant Secretary nf the Po«t Office, ban been finnointed Assistant Director of Post and Telegraph Cervices inthe New Zealand Defence Force's, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. \

A nresentation of a purse of sovereigns was recently made to Air. E. C. Hussell by the firm and staff of Messrs. J, Nfnthan and Co., Ltd. Mr. Kuss-U has severed his connection with tliis firm to hike un an appointment with Messrs. Goldingham and Beckett, Ltd,, Wellington.

Mr. C. T. Jams, former!v accountant at the U.S.S. Company'!? Melbourne office, was a pitsenger by the Manuka from Sydney yesterday. He has been appointed to the position of accountant at Wellington in the place of Mr. H. E. H. Aplin, who has been transferred to the conHianv'n head office at Dunedin. Mr. W. A. Gray, M.A., B.Sc., has been appointed lecturer fn civil engineering at the Auckland University College.

Mr. W. Pollock, who for the past 12 months has been organising secretary for the Auckland provincial district of the Returned Soldiers' Association, has been appointed to a similar position by the North Auckland sub-provincial district of the Farmers' Union.

Mr.'T. W. Leys, editor of the Auckland "Star," will leave by the Niagara on June 29 to attend the Empire Press Conference at Ottawa in August,. and afterwards he will -probably visit EngInnd. At tho mooting of the Auckland University College Council on Monday Mr. Leys said that, as 1«b would be absent so' long, he had t'ecided to resign the position of chairman, which he had held for nearly four jwirs. The resignation was accepted with regret, members of the council paying a tribute to the clmirman'o valuablo work, particularly in r.eeard to' tho question of the university site. Mr. Leys was crnnted leave of nbsenco as a member. The Hon, Geovgfl Fowlds was appointed chairman, and Professor A. P. W, Thomas vice-ohair-man.