PERSONAL ITEMS
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is expected to arrive in Auckland on December fi.
Dr. Kenneth Mackenzie has been nominated'for the vacancy on the Auckland/University College Council caused by ...tho resignation cf Dr. H. Dean Bamford.
Professor Wilson, of the Harvard University. who is engaged in the compilation of a wofld survey of the forestsfor his university, is making a tour of the Western Australian forests. He is proceeding thence to the Eastern States and New Zealand.
Hon. Lieutenant (temporary captain) T. J. Davis, sth (Wellington) Regiment, has been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.
Tlie Rev. J. A. Julius, vicar of Waimate. has accepted tho appointment of vicar of St. Mary's, Timaru. He is u ton of the. Bishop of Christchurcli.
The Rev. W. Goyen., iI.A., arrived at Auckland by the Riverina from Sydney on Monday. Mr. Goyen is director ,of young people's work for the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, and will meet members of tho Wellington Presbytery and Sunday school teachers at an carly date.
The death is recorded of Mr. Sidney Soft'e, an old Wellington resident, at the ago of 83. Mr. Soffe, who was a native of Wiltshire (tho Soffe family were at one time tho wardens of tho New Forest), arrived here 47 years ago in a ship called tho Glen Laura, (of the then famous "Gleu" line). Shortly , after comiiis here he commenced business as a furniture manufacturer nud warehouseman, and for many years had _ a business in Manners Street. His wifedied about seventeen years ago. Mr. Soffe has left a family of tliree—Mr. Joseph Soffe, of Waimate, South Canterbury (formerly ft Wellington representative iootballer), and Mesdainos Tcrreni and Cormaclc, both residents of Wellington. Mr. Joseph Soffe, who -ivas here to attend the funeral, left for tho south ngain last ovomng.
Mr. C. F. Turner, local manager of the Blackball Coal Company, is on a visit to, Christchurch.
.Messrs. George and Walter Monk,'of Williamson's managerial staff, will leave for Sydne.v by the Moana tomorrow, together with the "Till.y of Bloomsbury Company. The visit of Mr. Lowell Thomas to Dunedin lias been abandoned.
Mr. M. Buckloy, of Fairlie, has been appointed pilot of the Now Zealand Aero Transport Company (Timarti), and will enter upon his duties at once. Mr. Buckley had a long period of war service.
Mr. Eric Philips, of Hastings, has been appointed nrotntect for the' Xlawkc s Bay Soldier*' Memorial Hospital.
The death of Mr. L. Nottlebeek, Iho well-known ti'avellor for Messrs. 1\ 1. Wimble ana Co.. , Sydney, is reported in the latest mail advices irom Australia. Mr. Nettlebeck was travelling to Perth by the steamer Katoomba last month when his death occurred with tragic suddoiwess.
Mr. Bernard Tripp, of Timaru, who has just returned from Europe, left lor the south last evening. ■
Advice has been received in the south that Mr. A". B. Taylor (New Zealand), ivho was awarded a Rhodes _ Scholarship for overseas soldiers, has just taktu his degree with first-class honours at {Morton College, Orfpwl. Mr. lay lor left with the 7th Reinforcements and, after the war, was one of those who got a Rhodes Scholarship.
Ifc- D. L. Jl'Kay, of the Cliristclmrcti eta* of tlio Publio Trust Office, has been promoted to the position of second assistant local Deputy-Public 'lrusloc at Auckland, and will leave for the north at an early date.
Mr. J. T. Wylie, postmaster at ITmiilton' who has been Transferred to Nolson a's chief postmaater,wM biddon fare, well by tbo postal 6to it' and presented with a case of pipes. Mrs. Wylie was presented with a Doulton vase. Various speakers paid tribute to Mr. Wylie's courtesy, and wished him sucoots in his hott position.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 34, 4 November 1920, Page 4
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