PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 205, 25 May 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Ths Hon, G. J. Anderson, Minister of Mines, has bton visiting the western districte of Southland. At Nightcaps, on Mond'a>, he was interviewed by a deputation on matters affecting the township and mines.—Press Assn.

A message from Suva states that the High Commissioner for the AVestern Pacific Islands, Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell, has sailed by the-Niagara for Auckland. He had un enthusiastic send-off. Mr. James Findlay, 0.8. E., representative for the Shaw, Savill andi Albion Company in New Zealand, will leave shortly on a visit io England. Mr. Findlay expects to be away for six or seven months and during his absence Mr. Ip. V. Bevan, assistant-manager of the company, will oct as manager. Mr! F. A. Turner, of Messrs. Levin and Company’s shipping staff, will join the S.S. and A. Company as shipping clerk.

Advice has been received of the death at Ealing, London, on March 27, of Mr. R, C. Annand, who was well-known to the whole printing world as tho inventor, patentee, and builder of large newspaper presses on the rotary principle, also inanv other machines and devices in use at the present day. He was fhe inventor' of the fudge-box (for "stop-press” news), and originated the idea of coupling printing-machine units to enable many-paged newspapers to be produced at one time. The blanket-washing machine was another ol bis inventions, also the multiplate stereotyping machine. A flat-bed press taking paper from the roll nnd delivering the product folded ready for sale on the streets engaged his atten tion in later years, and just prior to his death he was engaged on a new and speedy’stereotyping invention. He was a printer by trade originally, and bad a wide journalistic and political experience in the North of England. His brother sat as member for Newcastle (Eng.) in the House of Commons for many years. In 1915 Mr. Annand, with his wife and daughter, visited New Zealand. and while here received the order for the large and modern rotary press in use at The Dominion office, a press which is one of the finest in Australasia, ami proof of the superiority of British engineering. The deceased gentleman, by his kindly disposition, made many friends here. He was an Aberdonian, nnd one of his sons (Dr. Annand), who lives in London, is well known to New Zealanders as a hard worker in patriotic causes and a generous host. At. the time of his death Mr. Annand had reached the age of G 9 years. Dr. Hamilton Robertson, who recently .arrived from Glasgow, accompanied by his wile, has commenced practice in AVellington. Dr Robertson was for four and a half years in the R.A.M.C., and served in France with the Sth and 15th Scottish Divisions.

Mr. F. C. Kimbell, manager of lhe Bank of Australasia at Levin, has been granted leave of absence for health' reasons, and will leave in a few weeks’ time on a visit to England. Messrs. Allan Bruce Boston, Wilfrid Erne Leicester, and Reginald Edward Gillon were, upon the motion of Mr. M. Myers, admitted by His Honour Mr. Justice Hosking, yesterday to practise cis' barristers of the Supreme Court. Mr. Delamorc M'Coy, who has held the position of editor of the Sydney "Sun” for the past two years, was given a dinner at Usher’s Hotel by the directors of Sun Newspapers, Ltd., prior to his departure for London, where he will fill the position of London manager and editor of United Cable Service, Ltd. He received two handsome presents.

Colonel J. AV. Hutch.ep, who served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the war, has been appointed Secretary to the Samoan Administration. He will oce-»j;y a position next under the AdministßUor. Colonel Tate. Colonel Hutchen is to leave Auckland for Samoa this week.