PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 35, 16 May 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Mr Sid. Bernard, late of Stratford, I has been appointed manager of The living's Picture Theatre, Wellington, which is controlled by the New Zealand Picture Supplies. Colonel J. E. Hume left Auckland j on Friday evening to take up his new , position as officer commanding t he Wellington Military District, with headquarters at Palmerston North. j News has been received of the death, I at Borella Colombo, early last mouth, of Colonel' J. Henry Banks, who was in command of the Auckland vlilitary District for about five years prior to | J his departure for South Africa in 1901. j The Oamaru Mail reports that, during Mr E. P. Lee's absence from New. Zealand, Mr J. Anstey, member for Waitaki will attend, to the requirements of the northern jpprtion of ,'> he I Oamaru electorate," and Mr C. -E. ,Sta- ' t'h'atn, member lor Dunedjn, Central, ;• will look after t^ : |cflJtjbjjn?t>orblon. , Commissioner J. Cullen, of the Police, will retire on superannuation at. the end of the present year, when he| will have completed over forty >-fears ( in the Government service. He is » native of Ireland, and was for about " seven years a member of the Lloyal Irish Constabulary, stationed fit Dublin and elsewhere, before leaving tor New Zealand. In 187 Ghe arrived in ' Wellington from the Old Country, and at once joined the old. ~^ ,1 5-l Armed SC W& some seven to the police. •' duty and native a^lit#H^;o^ed;«p '-through the grades to tion.

. Hon W. C a been appointed one of the New land representatives for the lint * Parliamentarism :C9nfei:ence, left j 1,1fchan yesterday en; : to London A number of" gentlemen met at the Wtfham Club on Saturday evening io bid Mr Carncross au revoir. Mr bu. Cooper made a very happy JJMJ ™ behalf of the; members of the Club wishing Mr Carncross a U'P and a safe return, and asking biw to accept a little present from the _ u«uhers Of the Club as a token, of tleu good feeling. The present consisted a cigar case and,*■ gold punted c«u holder and cigarette holder. Ml Carncross replied suitably, expressing of the kindly ieelnig the Sabers of the Club had shown towards him. ■ **