PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 49, 26 February 1916, Page 9

PERSONAL.

The Mayor of Wanganui (Mr. C. E. Mackay) has enlisted for active service (says tho "Chronicle"). Colonel Dean/ of the Salvation Army staff in the United States, is expected to visit New Zealand next August. ' \;"M.t. B.jC-oopcrV bf the Auckland staff of • Murray's Ltd., leaves by the express tomorrow evening bound for London with the object of enlisting in the aviation branch of the British Army. The Rev. S. J. Baker, who was injured in the Tasruanian railway accident, was at one time in charge of the Emmanuel Congregational Church at Palmcrston North. Mr. Eli Brown, a veteran of the Maori War, died at hie residence, George Street, Onchung?., after a long illness, on the 22nd mat. Deceased belonged to the famous 65th Regiment. Mr. John Salmon, Registrar of the Arbitration Court, hue arrived iv Auckland for the sitting of the Court, to be (opened on Monday next. The Court |will sit at Hamilton on March 24. I Mr. John Choeseinan, Chief Signal In- ] speclor, who is retiring from the Govern- ! menfc Railway Service on superannuation, j has been presented ivith an illuminated i address arid a purse of sovereigns. I Sir ftbbert Sidui, Chief Justice, and I uidy Stout, have signified -their intention :to be jireaent at the memorial service in ' the Town Hal! to-morrow afternoon i under tile auspices of the N.Z. Methodist j Conference. ! Mr Goulbourn D. Smith, of Papakura, ■ having been prevented by illness from ! .attending the bitting of the Methodist Conference of New Zealand, that body ! decided tins morning to forward a letter lof sympathy to.the absent member. I Adjutant J. 11. iJhton, of the Salvation J Army headquarters staff, passed througli I Auckland to-day on a visit to Rotorun, i Cambridge, and Hamilton in connection I with the Home fo: Convalescent Soldiers lat Rotorua.

Messrs. E. B. Chambers, A. M. Constain, and G. W. Jackson, who have been accepted as ministers of the Methodist Church, were welcomed at the sitting of the oonferonce this morning by the president Eev. A. lyiwrv.

His Honor Mr. Justice Stringer has arrived in Auckland to preside at the sitting of the Arbitration Oourfc, which opens next Monday. Other Judges also in Auckland at the present time are the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), Mr. Justice Cqqper t Jhistice Hosking. '"'■■■ " ;n : "--- ;

Dr. F. Dewslmry Pinfold, son of Rev. J. T. Pinfold, senior house surgeon' at the Hamilton Hospital,'has resigned his position and intends to offer himself for active service. Dr. Pinfold was in training with the Main Body, but was retained for home sen-ice wiicn the first force left the Dominion.

The Rev. John Dumbell is now the \"eteran minister of the * Methodist Church in New Zealand, being 87 years old on the twelfth of this month. Until quite recently he was teacher of the young ladies' Bible class at the Sydney Street Sunday School, Wellington.

Mr George Winstone, the newly elected vice-president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, has, by faithful service to the Wesleyan body, fully deserved the honour. A highly-esteemed resident of Auckland for over half a century, Mr Winstone for close on 39 years was superintendent of Pitt Street Wesleyan Sunday School.

The Rev. William Slade, of Wellington, a member of the Methodist Conference, now sitting in Auckland, received information this morning that his son, the Eov. W. G. Slade, 8.A., has gained second class honoura as M.A. at a recent examination. Tho conference passed a vote of congratulation to tho Key. Slade at Its session tliis morning.