PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10274, 8 May 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hon.T. M. "Wilford, Minister for Justice, went South last evening.

Mr J. R. Samson, Director of Repatriation, left for the South Island last night.

The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir James Allen), who has been on a visit to Dunedin, returned to AVellington yesterday morning.

Mr H. R. Sellers, secretary to the New Zealand Racing Conference, is making a very satisfactory recovery frotn his recent illness, and is now resting at the Rhodes Convalescent. Home, Cashmere Hills.

Colonel Bettingion, who arrived from Britain recently to advise the New Zealand Government on aviation matters, is visiting Otago; and Major Brandon, another aviation officer, has gone to Invercarjjiil on aviation business.

It was stated at a meering of the Wellington Presbytery on Tuesday evening that Mr T. C. Crash, an old and respected member of the Assembly, was about to pay a visit to America and Europe, and a motion was carried wishing him a profitable, trip ia every respect and a safe return.'

Major Kenneth MacCormick, D. 5.0., of Auckland, has taken his discharge from the New Zealand Medical Corps in London, where, he proposes to remain for some time, having been aputed resident medical officer at the Colingbroke Hospital, Wandsworth Common. He was recently elected a 'How of the Royal Institute of Public Health.

The (members of the Oanterbury Bawling Club met in their pavilion us week to bid good-bye to their pre.cloit (Mr J. A. Redpath), \rho is iving on a business trip to England and the Continent. Mr M. Barnett, .vho occupied the chair, in presenting ■;he departing guest with a gold pencilcase and a gold-mounted tobacco pouch, spoke m eulogistic terms of the work ;Ur Redpath had done 'ton the club.

Tn the recent accountancy and bookkeeping examinations the following members wero successful in securing passes, and they were heartily congratulated last night by a meeting of the Wellington Accouutant Students' Society: Miss G. H. Coveney, Messrs G. T. Berry, W. J. Forsyth, T. G. Gilbert, W. Gilbert, A. J. Mcl/ennan, E. R. Norman, N. Walker, and W. C. Young.

Captain Ebcn. J. Thomas has resigned the office of president of the Auckland branch of the Navy League owing to the state of his health. During the three years Captain Thomas has been president the membership has increased from about 36, to 1200.. During the same period the _ branch has been instrumental in raising nearly i 30,000 for the purpose of aiding widows ana families ol killed and'disabled men of the British Navy.

The great advance made in recent years in mechanical devices for bookkeeping and statistical work was shown' last evening at a meeting of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society, when Mr'.lß. T. Goodwin gave -a demonstration of the working of an adding and subtracting typewriter. Ho gave examples of uses' to which the machine can be put in counting-house work..-A hearty vote of 'thanks was accorded" Mr Goodwin at the conclusion of the demonstration^

The annual conference^;of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, to be held this year in 'Christchurch, commencing on May 26th, will he of particular' interest to both returned soldiers and the public generally, as upon the decision of the gathering tlio whole policy of the association depends. The local association will be represented by five delegates, and a special meeting has been convened for May loth, at the Concert Chamber, to elect the delegates and discuss the -remits forwarded by various associations. A notification calling attention ot, members appears in this issue.

G. B. Mitchell, D.S.O. (invercargiil), who is returning to New Zealand &• O.C. troops on board the transport Northumberland, duo ai Wellington to-morrow, has , rendered splendid servi.ee to .New Zealand. He took part in the South African campaign, enlisting in the First New , Zealand Contingent, serving throughout the Boer War as trooper and sergeant. In the war just concluded he saw service in Egypt and on Gallipoli, whore r:o- was ' tio.U'roly "'ivbuiided.- -He was subsequently (as Major) appointed CO of the ' Auckland-Wellington ' Training Battalion in Egypt, and (as Lieuteu-ant-Colonel) acted in a. similar cspacitv in the New Zealand Reserve Brigade. Salisbury Plain, England. Though handicapped by an injured leg, he never rested until he secured »an appointment' in France, and as- Commandant of me New Zealand Base . )c;Mt at and subsequently as'C.O. of the En.ranching Battalion, he performed his responsible duties .!» efficiently as to secure special mention in dispatches. In addition to tho D. 5.0., Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell was .the recipipnr, of the Karageorge (Serbian) decoration,- with swords. .

The following appointments of school teachers have been nrade. by the Wellington Education ■ Board:—-J6hns6n-villc,; head teacher, Mr G. A. Jones; Ballance, head "teacher, -Mr. D. -C. Pryor; Pahnutanui, sole teacher, Miss F." A. Bojdcll; Pirinoa, sole "teacher, Miss O. W. Preeco; Whiteman-s Val-' ley, sole teacher, Mrs. G. C. '. Baskette; Karapo:i, sola teacher, Miss N. B. O'Bonnell; Xewtow.n, assistant master, Mr J. S. AVcbb, and infant mistress, Miss'J. A. Finhyson ; South Wellington, assistant-, roaster, Mr A. E. H. Parkinson: Clyde quay, assistant master, Mr H. R. Fisher, and assistant, Miss "A". "E" Howden ; Masterton, assistant, Mrs I: A. Wilkinson ;■ To Aro, assistant,' Mfss A. Ij. Hayes; Levin, assistant. Miss E. V. Hayes; Masterton, assistant,"Mrs D. K-. Bewley; Car-terton,-assistant. Miss G. M. Flannery; Epuni, assistant, Miss M. William*; Konini,.assistant, Miss FJ. Bi'tler: Eo-uutarc-a, ..assistant. Miss S. E. Beat; MaWboroughtown, assistant, Miss. __A. Jeffries: Mount Cook Boys', assistant, Mrs S. G. Jones: Hutt ant, Mrs -Mortimore: Potone r>.H*.S., assistants.-.'Miss F. S. Prart and Miss C. M. Bains; Toitn. assistant. Miss Jt. Ifvicn, Cartcr;on D.H.S.. secondary assistant. Miss; O. V. Hnddre'l; Masterton IXH.S./" secondary assistant, Miia H. Boss.

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