PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 48, 20 November 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICE-Reqal. - Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-eral mid Lady Jellicoo arrived back in Wellington yesterday morning from Christcmirch and Dunedin, accompanied l)y Captain Curtis (private secretary) and Captains Mundy and Southey, A.D.C.'s. 'l'lio Prime Minister (Right Hon. W. I''. Massey) returned to Wellington yesterday alter'attending the Wangnnui Show on Thursday. The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. G. J. Anderson). left for ltotorua last uight. The Minister of Defence (Sir Ifeatuu Rhodes) is returning to Wellington today after a viait to Canterbury. The popularity of the late Mr. A. W. Hogg was shown yesterday by tlie exceptionally long coriege which forriied hia funeral, telegraphs Tiie Dominion's II aatcrton correspondent. The mourners included representatives from every local liody of the district, and many people who had como from other parts. At tho meeting of tho Masterton Chnmbor of Cominerco in tho afternoon, the cliairtiSau (Mr. A. C. Major) proposed ft vote ot condolence with the relatives of the deceased. The motion was carried ill silence, members- standing. Mr. P. W. Miller, secretary of tho Public Service Association, arrived from the south yesterday morning. Mr. W. I". Alexander, editor of tlm Dunedin "Star," is at present on a holi•lny 'Visit to Wellington. Mr. John Campbell Mackintosh, editor of tho "Australasian," died at his residence, Hose Street, Armadale on November,2. A feiv days before his doatli- lio was on duty in the u'ost of health. The dcceosed's first appointment in journalism was on the staff of the ".Morning Herald," Perth. In 1909 lie was offered h rid accepted a position as a leader writer un th® "Argus. On tlie death of Mr. "W. ,T. Frieker* in April, 1917, ho became oditor of the "Australasian." At intervals he served as deputy-editor of tlie "Argus." Captain T. J. Watts, of tlie Newmarket Kire Brigade'and secretary of the United Vim Brigades' Association of New Zealand, lias been .appointed travelling advisory superintendent to the association. Ucut.-Colonel M. M. Ganl'ner. D.5.0., and Mrs. Ganl'ner, are Velivlng on a three <ii- four weeks' visit, to the south to-niglit, Mr J. G. Young, of the Greymouth Telegranli Office, has been nnpointcd As-sistant-Inspector of Post Offices in the South Island. He will be succeeded by Mr. J. N. Roach, of tho' GcDeV.it Post Office, Wellington. \ Mr. J. .T. Kenn. on the occasion of his approaching marriage, was presented with a case of cutlery bv the officers- of tlift Pensions Department. Mr. Crow, chief clerk, in making tlie presentation, referred in eulogistic'terms.to the ,recipients fine war Tecord, which extended over a period of • four years. The Presbyterian General Assembly last night acccpted witn deep regret the resignation of the Rev. .T. A. Ryhnrn as a missionary to India, and granted the request that lie be appointed a life-member of'the Foreign (Missions Committee. The ■ Assembly also accepted .witlr regret the resignation of Dr. R. B. Pnterson as a missionary to China, and prayed that no might find a congenial sphere of work in Great Britain. Mr: W. W.King, late of the staff of the Magistrate's Court, Auckland, has arrived In Wellington to take up duty, as associate to Mr. .Tustice Hoskingt