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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 225, 21 September 1915, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Dr. K. I) \uhin left by the Makura for Sydney. on route for Egypt to take up [hospital work. Mr John Davim. a very ..Id settler at Coromandel. died on Saturday, aged 77 j years. Mr Vv I Hunter, solicitor, of Christ church, is at present on a vi-it to Auck j land, an I i- staving at Cargon. Mr. A 11 Wrights,.n. PuketutU. and ! Mr. end Mr.. W. A. Aldred. Wellington. ! have arrived in Auckland, and are put 1 ting up at Cargon. Mr. I. Harper. Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales Railways, was a through passenger from Honolulu on tho Makura. accompanied by his wife. i Dr. K. litchctt, Public Trustee, who' I has lien recuperating at tho Bay of ! t_l_ k n_K. arrived in Auckland yesterday, j Mr. A Hams. MP. and Mr. A. E Clover. MP., left for Wellington by the, c.xpr.*s Lust .-vcning. Rev. li. A. Gavin, chaplain on the! Tahiti nn the trip from Egypt to Auek-| land, left for Wellington by the exproMjl last night. Mr. C. P. Skorrett, K.C., rame from Wellington by the express to confer with the executive of the Auckland Patriotic and War Relief Association regarding the unification of the funds. l)r John R. Mott, a well known leader of V.M.C.A. work, has accepted the executive secretaryship of the home field in tin: American national committee's work. Dr. Mott visited Auckland s._nc years ago. Hon. R. K. Simpson, M.L.C., writes to a friend in Auckland thot the accidrnt l>v wlu.-h he was temporarily laid aside in Wellington was not so serious a» Brat stated. Ho is now practically con , valesoelit. nnd has returned to Welling • ton to resume Ins legislative duties. I Mr. William Felt.m. a very old ■ *»" dent of Auckland, died on September .' I 4th, ngod bo years. Deceased was born -1 in London, and came to Auckland in Onchip Ganges, which arrived in October, ' lftft.l. Deceased was re-pc-tci by h,s many friends. 1 Mr. A. C. Dretherlnn, chief clerk In | the Public Trust tifliee at Duncdin. has been .G-p.iint.-d chief examiner in the | same department at Wellington. Mr. (1. If. Che-torman. examining clerk at W.-l I lington. takes the pos.tiun vacated at . Dunmlin. i Mr. A. V. Pcnn. Sub-Collector of Cue : toms at Auckland. lu_* been promo Usd to the positron of Collector in the same de- ) partment at Wellington, in succession to 1 Mr W. <i. H.iwlcy. who has retired on • superannuation. Mr. V. Doull, Sob-Col- : lector at Duncdin. succeed* Mr. t'enn in f Auckland, and is to be succeeded at Duie- - din by Mr -I Macintosh. Mr. A. , landing officer at Wellington, goes ,to ChrisU-huTch as ln_rject_r. Mr. W. A. ' Cameron, examining ofllcer ut Auckland, . goes to Wellington us landing oflicor. ' Mr. R. A. Orson, examining el.-rk at Port . Ahuriri. is promoted to Auckland, and Mr. J. T. Bridgnuui. clerk at Wellington. ' is to he examining officer at Napier. I