PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10604, 1 June 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr F. Pirnni is at present OB t Visit--to the West-Const/

Sir George . Fenwiek has returned to.;,tho- south after-'•a short visit to .Wellington. - - •<

Mr A. J. Giddings hns -been elected president of thj Masterton Caledonian Society; ■.•-■'"■.. -

Mr J..JT. Tibbs, headmaster of tho Auckland Grammar School, last week entered upon his- thirty-sixth year of service in the school.

The sudden. death occurred at Be tone yesterday of,Mr John Gilmour, an old resident of, I'etone. His death was due to heart- failure,..

Mr W. H."' > Williams ) who has been in the Lands "Transfer Office at Nelson for the past eight or nine months., has ■ been transferred to Napier.

Tho Rev. S .A. Goldstein has arrived at Wellington to attend a meeting of the Zionist Society. Mr A.. Harris, .M.P." for Waitemata. has arrived/ at Wellington to attend it a. number, of .matters affecting his electorate. Dr T. A. Jagger, volcnnolosist for tho United States Government at Hawaii, will leave by the iMakura next month. •■-; Mr F. C. Rapps, of the Manchester City Mission, has arrived:/to commence his ministry at the Auckland Central Mission. Miss Simpson, of the Southland Technical College, Invercargill, has been appointed commercial • mistress <t/ the Wellington Technical College.

Mr Henry Booth, eva'ngelis-fc and youngest son of the late Genera) Booth, of tha Salvation Army, is a» present visitinz northern .districts.

Jlr I*. H. Rcaney, resident engineer for Nelson and Marlborough, returned to Nelson the other day after extended leave, and ..has resumed duty.

Mr.F. T. Eldridge, who lias bees secretary of the Canterbury Carpen ters* and Joiners' Union -for 18 years, luis been presented with -iin illuminated address as a mark of esteem.

The "Wairarapa paper states that tho Rev. D. C. Bates, of Wellington, was a visitor to Masterton at the weekend, and preached at St. Matthew** Church on Sunday morning.

At the moatin'a of tho Technical Chfc lege Board of Governors last night Miss I.oveU Smith was appointed at d. salary of £25 a year to supervise til? girls during tho dinner-hour.

Mr A. L. Tressider, of Napier, an 4 formerly of Masterton, haS been appointed relieving officer in charge at tho P'almerston North Magistrate's Court.

The Rev. Ernest Daviea, of Hawthorne, '■'Melbourne, chairman, of tho Congregational Union of Australia, has •left for Boston, Mass., to attend tha international- Congivgational Council meetings.

-' In view of the valuable services ren« dered by Mr Robinson to the plumbing classes on' the resignation' of Mr Johnston, the Technical College Board <-f Governors resolved at its meeting lat>t night that he be grouted a bonus of £5.

Mr E. Quinlan, chief signalman at the Queen's wharf towei>. who retired .from...the., service of , the Harbour Board yesterday,'was met by members of the harbourmaster's staff and presented , with a nig and travelling cloek." • n

•Mr and Mrs A. Laiigdon of Perth, Western Australia, and formerly of, Ohristchurch, are revisiting the southern city. Mr "Parsons'was: for many, years" manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company's office in Oliristchtfrch; and'five "years ago vra» transferred to Perth.

Mr T. X\ T '. Craneh, for "inany year* connected With" the firm 'of Messrs Cruickshanlv, Miller and Company, has severed his connection, with that company in order to take up the position of representative- for' New' Zealand -o) the Agricultural and General Engineers of London.

'At last night'si 'meeting of the Tech. nical College Board of Governors it was "reported that, on the recommendation of the Plumbers'. Board of. Control. Mr Alexander Barclay had been appointed chief instructor in plumbing. An assistant instructor has still to be appointed. .„ - ■

•Mr Galbraith, manager'Of the Dun. edin branch of the New Zealand ShinCompany, has resigned. He wiU be lucceeded bv Mr R. Cameron, of the Tokomaru Bay office... The Litter's position will be filled by Mr P R. Fordliam. Mr Galbraith has accepted a position with Messrs J. Mi!! and Co.—Press Association telegram.

Mr T. R. Bayee, shippipng managei of Messrs Murray, Roberts, Co., Ltd.. was on Saturday made a. presentation by the members of the staff on tho ot* casion of his -proceeding to Hawera, where ho will have control of the company's branch.■ .'The shipping clerks connected with overseas shipping, together Vith the Marine Department s surveyors, also made a presentation, to Mr Bayts. Mr W. M. Luke ha* beeD appointed to succeed Mr Bayen.

Mr Robert- G. Thomson, a welt known and highly-respected journalist, who has been a member of tho "Hansard" staff for the last twenty years, diett'at Daiinevirke; on Sunday. He had been in poor health for som« time and had gone up there to pay t\ rib-it to In's sister. The late Mr Thomson, who was universally esteemed, loaves a widow and a son,'who is on the staff of the Public Trust Of fice.

-Tho late Hon. It. -Kendall Johnston : of Fcniton Court. Devonshire (formerlv of Wellington, and a member of tht Legislative Council), who died last November, left estate valued at £157,842, net personaltv being £131,931. Tlio testator give s £IOO a year to his late manager, Charles Evans. £SO to Cecilia Partridge, and, if in Ins employ at lu's death, an additional £oO> £IOO to his gardener, (.corse- Kodgers. In 1854 .Mr Johnston was captain ol 'tlio Cambridae cricket eleven, and hu son : Alajo- P. R. Johnston, is the wellknown cricketer. Tho latter servet duriiv the war with the oth Battalion, DevorTshire Regiment, and ill the middie, of IMS lie was mentioned lor valuable war services. Stanton's Ltd., ].";. Moloeworlh street, i, "(he firn'i to. approach if you want either a new'or a good second-hand car. If you want to sell a car consult Stanton's, 'phone 221 C.