PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 42, 13 November 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICE-IIE3AL . .' His Excellency tho Governor-General, Viscount Jellicoe, left i'or Christchurch last evening. The Prime Minister (Uight Hon. W. F. Masscy) left 'for Christchurch by the ferry steamer last night. Ho expects to be back in Wellington to-morrow. Sir Joseph Ward recontly had to enter a nursing home in London, suffering from what was at first thought to be appendicitis. It was found, however, tlint the trouble was less serious, and after a few days' treatment ho was able to get about as usual. Among the passengers on the licmuera. due in "Wellington next Tuesday, are Sir Thomas and Lady Mackenzie and their daughter (Mrs. Mac Donald). Sir Thomas .Mackenzie, who attended tho Chamber of Conimerco Conference .at _ Toronto, joined the vessel at Newport News. The death is reported in London on' October I of Mr. E. W. lioper, founder of the firm of Messrs; 13. IV. Jiapcr and Co., wino and spirit merchants, (,'hnstchurcli. Tho deceased was at we tune n prominent, figure in ChrtVchuu'h, and was nctiiig-prcsidcnt of tlie Canterbury Chamber of Commerce in and president in 1897-1898. Mr. W. J. Ponn, editor of tho "'Joranaki Herald," who attended the Jii-perial Press Congress, held in Canada, retained 'by ,the Tahiti on Wednesday. Mr. Justice Hosking'returned by the Tahiti on Wtsrliu'sdny from a- health recruiting trip to Honolulu, lie lias been quite restored to health, .".ni will KMimo his duties inimtxliutcly. Mr A. V. Winchester, accountant, and at various times atAing-mn.igcr in t'>o Bank of Australasia's llanodi'Ji b"i.l.ch, lias been appointed manager ot tho .\\hangttrei branch of the br.nk.

Mr. K. K. Mulgmi, -onior inspector uf schools in Iho auhicMii.;! ehieaiion nistiiol, is-still seriously ill. He is sufferiiiir from hpftrfc troiiblo, tuici iiis condition is causing hia family and friends ar.i.iciy.

Mr J. M- Ged'lis, of Wellington, has lieen elected president of the Unitarian Association of New Zealand. The other officers for the current year arc: *ceretnry lfev. A. Thornlull, M.A. (Auckland)';' treasurer, Mr. T. H. ilacky (Auckland); committee, Messrs. Jl. ft. VP King (Devonport), A. 51. l'atterson ('J'iniiu'u), an<l Shirley (Christchuich).

Sergeant St. L. Reeves, who was a member of the Fortieth /Reinforcements, in which he wrved for a considerable period as a n.c.0., Ims, after passing the refluireti examination,) been toazefcted Second-Ijiontcnant of the 3) Battery, to which' ho joined up as a private at the. conclusion of tbo wax*