PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 167, 14 July 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Air. R. W. Dyer, S.M., of Rotorua, arrived in Auckland yesterday afternoon. He is staying at the Grand Hotel. Major George Craig, NJiLM.C., returned to Trentham camp by the Main Trunk express last evening. Major J. L. Sleeman, assistant director of military training, was a passenger by the Main Trunk express this afternoon. Ldentcnant-Colonel T. Hope consulting surgeon to the New Zealand Military Forces, was a. passenger by tbe Main, Trunk express to-day. Colonel Powley, of the Salvation \rmv, returned to Wellington by the exprcs* this afternoon. Ho was accompanied by Mrs. Powley. The Rev. W. E. Williams, of the Unitarian Church, Auckland, has arranged to exchange places for a short period with the Eev. G. E. Sale, of Wellington. Messrs. J. Elraslie and L. ColKne, of Birkdale, were farewelled at a gathering at Birkenhead prior to leaving for active service, and presented with suitable souvenirs. Our Dunedin correspondent advises of the death, as the Tcsult of an operation for appendicitis, of Mr. Charles Begg, manager of Charles Begg and Co., music ee'i.crs, in his forty-fourth year. Mr. W. A. Hislop, one of the YJIC.A. secretaries at the front in France, is suffering from shell shock. Mr. Hislop left with the first troops from Egypt, and has since been near the firing line "somewhere" in France. Captain Greenstreet, master of the New Zealand Shipping .Company's Bemuera, and commodore of that company's fleet, liha established a unique record. He is at present engaged on his ninetieth voyage round the world, though the alteration of the route to via Panama CaDal may prevent the completion of this extraordinary achievement. Mr. Richard James, < a popular resident of Grey Lynn, passed away on Tuesday in his 57t01l year. Deceased was well knoiwn in musical and bowling circles, and was a Freemason. Possessed of a fine tenor voice, he was a prominent member of the Auckland Ravage Club choir and the Pitt Street Church choir. As a bowling enthusiast he was equally popular, being a member of the Auckland Club for the past twenty years, winning the championship of the club on several occasions. The funeral took place yeeterday afternoon at Waikunrctc cemetery, and was largely attended by representatives of the various clubs and societies with which the deceased was connected. Mr. Hugh D. Mclnboeh, proprietor of the Tivoli Follies, recently became connected with the Fourth Estate by hie purchase of the "Sunday Times" and "Referee" of Sydney and two otticr papeiß published by the same company. To mark his entry into journalism, Mr. Mclntosh to-day entertained at luncheon at the Grand Hotel a number of Auckland pressmen. The toast of the host was proposed by Mr. A. S. Reid, sub; editor of the "Auckland Star." Mr." Mclntosh, in responding, epoke interestingly of his career as a promoter of several big boxing events, and us a theatrical proprietor, and expressed his intention of putting into hie journalistic venture all the energy and enterprise he can command. He had, he said, no inJtention of in any way dropping hk theatrical connection, a sentiment which the members of the "Follies" present expressed a ferrent hope would be fully rcalifijd.