PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 64, 15 March 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The Hon. Dr. R- McNab, Minister of Justice and Marine, arrived in Auckland yesterday afternoon by express from Thames, and took rooms at the Star Hotel. Rabbi Goldstein left by the exprees, en route for Christchureh. Dr. P. Fitchett, C.M.G., Public Trustee, left for the south by the express. The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald is "to open the agricultural show at Hokitiki on the 22nd instant. Mr. A. H. Stobe, of the branch of the National Bank at Invercargill, has been transferred to Wellington. Mrs. Benjamin Crisp, who died recently at Nelson, aged 80 years, had resided" there for the past 74 years. Mr. C. E. Matthews, Inspector of Prisons, left to-day on an official visit to the Waikato. From there he return* to Wellington. Sir James Carroll Jias intimated that owing to business arrangement* he cannot be in Wellington next Friday to deliver the national oration at St. Patrick's Day spor,te v *~,,. Mr. C. R. Pollen, the Hawke'a Bay •Tlerald" states, is understood to be retiring from the position of Commissioner of Crown Lands, and intendß taking up bis residence in Auckland. Mr. C J. Parr, MJ?., returned by tbManaia last night from Whangarci after a Bhort visit to districts north of Auckland. Mr. Justice Cooper has received information that the Imperial authorities have promoted his son, Lieut. H- A. Cooper, to a captainciy in the Royal Flying Corps. Captain Cooper is still on active service at the front in France.