PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 35, 5 November 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

1 Vice-Regal Hja Excellency tho Governor-General hns consented to become patron of the New Zealand Rugby Fcotball Union, stating in his letter of acceptance -that he hns always taken a great interest in tho Rugby code. Ilis Excelloncy the Governor-General has telegraphed Mr. and Mrs. 11. P. Wigram, whoso guests he and Lady ,Tellicoe will lx) during their coming visit to Christchurcli, that it is not now possible to arrive on Saturday, as intended, owing to the stage the. session of Parliament litis reached. Lord Jellicoe will advise Mr. Wigram as soon as it is known when Their Excellencies will go to Christchurch.

Dr. Gray, senior assistant at Seaclilf Mental Hospital, has been appointed medical officer at the Nelson Mental Institution, in place of Dr. M'Killop, transferred to Seaclilf, and is cxpeeted to take up his duties in about a fartnight.

Mr. J. M. Dawson, manager of tho Petone and Hutt branches of the Bank of New Zealand for the past ten yoars, has received notice of fits transfer to Rangiora. As a token of the esteem In which he is li'.ld by tlie combined stall's, Mr. Dawson v-as on Tuesday presented with a leather suit case.

The Director of Forestry, Captain L. .Macintosh Ellis, is attending tho lianawatu Show.

Mr. G. G. Watson will leave. Wellington to-day by the Moana for Australia.

The Rev. William Goyen, M.A., director of young people's woi-lc for the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, arrived in Auckland by the Iliverina on Monday.

M. Bustainente, who was Consul for Uruguay in New Zealand, and a resident of Wellington some fifteen .years ago, is now Consul-General for Uruguay in France. Ho residiis at Havre.

Mr. Will. Lnwson,. organiser of the Marlborough Progress League, left last night for Nelson to confer witbi the .Kelson residents with regard to. the hydroelectric scheme and tho light-railway scheme being formulated between the Nelson people and the Blenheim residents. r ' .

Air. Thomas Baruabv who arrived » New Zealand by the William Watson in 1559, has died in Auckland at the age of SG. For sonjo time he was secretary to Mr. Pritchard, British Consul in liji. In 18G2 he was appointed gaoler at-fta-pier when Sir Donald M'Lean was Superintendent of the Province, and had chai'fm of many Maori War prisoners. Six yoars Inter h«> resigned, and. went to live in tho Auckland district.

Major P. Dotill, Coast Defence Detachment, Otago, and a well-known member of the executive of the Dominion Kiilo Association, has been transferred to the Reserve of Officers.

Mr. 11. .T. Faitt lias been appointed Deputy-Official Assignee at Gore,_ vico Mr. A". H. Aitken, resigned.

Mr. J. C. Williamson, of Wellington, has resigned his appointment as a Justice of the Peace.

The Hon. W. H. Triggs has been granted leave of absence for the remainder of the session ou account of illness. Mr. Triggs has gone into; the Bowen Street Private Hospital. He was somewhat lietter yesterday.