PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1926, Page 9

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL. Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-eral and Lady Alice Fergusson visited Wellington College this afternoon at 3 o'clock, when His Excellency laid the foundation-stone of the Old Boys' War Memorial Assembly Hall. On Thursday, 16th instant, the Governor-General will perform the opening ceremony at the Wellington Horticultural Society's Spring Show in the Town Hall. Professor R. M. Algie arrived from the South Island by the -Wahine this morning. Major-General R. Young, C.8., C.M.G., D.5.0., was a passenger by tho Wahine from the South this morning. Mr. G. M. -Rcid and Mrs. Reid, with their son and daughter, are visiting Melbourne. Mr. Reid is the London representative of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. • The death of the Rev. Brother Augustine, the pioneor of the Marist Brothers' order in Australia, is announced by a Press Association message from Sydney. Highly eulogistic reference to the work accoiaplishcd for the board by the late Mr. D. J. Bews, while a member, was made at yesterday's meeting of the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board, and a resolution of sympathy with his relatives, moved by Mr. A. J. M' Curdy and seconded by Mr. W. H. P. Barber, was passed. A resolution of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the late Mr. Maurice O'Kane, who lost his life while in the employ of the board. Mr. R. D. D. M'Lean, of Napier, has had conferred on him by the United Kingdom Executive of the Navy League, the league's special service decoration. This decoration is much coveted and is only made in rare instances, its bestowal being a reward for outstanding services in the interests of the league. At the present time there aro only about, a dozen such decorations being worn; says the "Daily Telegraph." It consists of a bar bearing the inscription "Special Service." Prom this a triangular blue ribbon suspends a silver medal which has on its face the league's anchor and the words "Keep Watch." The presentation was made at the annual meeting of the Hawkes Bay branch of the Navy League by the president (the Rev. J. A. Asher) on behalf of the executive. Mr. W. Newton (Conciliation Commissioner), who has been appointed to a position in the head office of tho Department of Labour, and who takes up his now duties to-day, was congratulated yesterday afternoon by representatives of employers and employees alike. Mr. B. L. Hammond, who represented the employers in a dispute then before the council, said he considered that the large number of settlements which, had been reached by conciliation during recent years was due to the fact that Mr. Newton had so tactfully striven to bring them about. Mr. W. Herbert, speaking with considerable experience as a union secretary, bore, testimony to Mr. Newton's tact and ability. Mr. Newton suitably acknowledged the compliments.