PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10282, 17 May 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Sergeant Edward Hunter, It.N.Z.A., has been awarded the long-service and good conduct medal.-

Sergeant O’Harra, of the Wellington Police Force, is at present on holiday leave "in Master ton;

Mr J. W .Mori.co, acting-city engineer, has resumed his duties, after a por.od of indisposition.

Captain J. E. Dawson, harbourmas.cr at Wellington, has lettfor Auckland, on annual holiday leave.

Mr Eric Williams, son of Mr and Mrs C. H. Williams, of Ulakl, left by by th e Willochra on Monday as wireless operator.

According to the latest '‘Gazette,” -Mr I>. A. Janies, of Wellington, bas been appointed assistant-censor of telegraph messages.

Mr P. Fraser, 31. P. for Wellington Central, left for Auckland by yesterday’s express, and intends returning early next wk.

Mr F. P. Talboys, ngineer and manager of the Wanganui municipal tramways, is at present in Wellington, on business connected with the Wanganui system.

Sir T. Ireland, late acting-town clerk for the borough of Oliakuue, has been appointed chief aceoun.ant of the Tara?: naki Building Society at Hawcra, and: leaves to take up his new position next Tuesday.

The Rev. Father Hurley, S.M., administrator of th Parish of Si. Joseph, who for the last few days has been confined to his room at the presbytery, Patterson street, by illness, was yesterday, reported to be progressing satisfactorily. •

Mr J. W. McEwan (Mayor of Petone) hag been elected chairman of the hospital committee of the Wellington hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and Mir George Petherick has succeeded Ale D. Campbell as chairnlan of the charitable aid committee.

Lieutenant E. J. Butler, of Palmerston North, has Ueen appointed quartermaster of the hospital ship Maheno, which has been taken over by the Imperial Government, and will probably be engaged in conveying invalided troops to England from the East. .

Before taking up his duties as Director of Administration, about tho end of Mav, Brigadier-General G. S. Richardson” C. 8., C.M.G., will make a tour of inspection of the four military districts of the Dominion. Ho leaves Wellington for the south next Monday night. *

Captain G. S. , Doorfy, acting local marine superintendent lor tho Onion Co. at Wellington, has received advice' from his publishers, Williams and_ Norgate, Loudon, that they have issued" his hook, “The ‘''Handmaiden of tho publication deals with the work of thej mercantile marine during the war.

Mr Ferg. B. Mason, manager of the King’s Theatre, Wellington, it to on Monday, morning to take over thee management; of the. new . picture: theatre* at Hastingsjon. behalf of tho,New ea-w land Picture Supplies o. Mr' B. Von-, ner, from the company's Blenheim theatre, takes charge of the > King’s Theatre here.

Sir William Williams- Director-Gon---eral of the.Commoawealth».Medical Ser-« vices, whose death was announced this, week, was horu at Sydney in 1853, being the son of Dr. W. J. Williams, of, that city. He was surgeon-major and principal medical officer with the New South Wales Contingent in the Soudan, campaign in 1885-86 colonel and principal medical officer with the Austro-. Han and New Zealand forces in the South African War. He was later ap-., pointed Director-General of the Commonwealth Military Medical Services, a position which he had held for over 15 years at .the time of his death. He was. made a Knight of Grace, of tho.Order’ of St. John of Jerusalem in 1004.

The death occurred at the Waikato hospital bn Tuesday evening of Mr James Ryburn, of Paterangi. The deceased, who was one of tho pioneer settlers, was born at Campbelltown, Argyleshire, on May Bth, 18.%'. In his younger days he was engaged in farming oh the peninsula of mityre, but all the ago of 20 years he decided to emigrate to New Zealand- Go left London in lS6fTiii the ship Mary Shepherd, and arrived in Auckland in 1866. After n short sojourn in Auckland, bo took up a farm at Wairea South, and married a daughter of the late Mr John Short, of To Awamutu. At the, close of the Maori "War ho went to tho W’aikato. d'hpre he, had, since resided. Mr Ityburn leaves six sons and one daughter, his .wife, two sons and two daughters having oiedcceaßed him. His youngest son lost his life at the front.

Mr and Mrs Findlay Botlume, of Johnsonville, were the recipients of a handsome silver kettle and set of cutlery at a crowded gathering of adults and children assembled in Moore Bros.’ Hair this week. Tho gifts were presented by Mr F. T. Moore, chairman of tho loon! Town Board, on behalf of the scholars of tho local school, to mark the occasion of Mr Bcthune’s promotion from the hondmaslersldp of the Johnsonville school to the Newtown school. Mr Monro eulogised tho excellent service rendered by Air J3ethnne during, the past ‘/2 y ears, and also spoke roost appreciatively of tho way in which Mrs Bethuno supported her husband in fostering Hie sWal life and every variety smu t rrod pastime in the district. The Kev. Mr Petrie, chairman of the Jobroonvillc school committee, presided over the gathering.

Motors for hire fonen or closed! by ringing 2210. Stanton and Evans funder Vico-Rcgal patronage!. 15. Molesworfh street (opposite Parliamentary Buildings!. Garage accommodation and repairs. *