PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 137, 9 June 1917, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The death of Sir Matthew Harris, for mcrly Lord Mayor of Sydney, is an nounced by a Press Association cable.

Lieut. R. Sinel, N.Z.F.R. (late Regimental Sergt.-Major), has hcen appointed to the Headquarters Staff as gunnery mstructor at Featherston camp.

The following visitors to town are staying at "Arundel":—Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Stephenson, of Vancouver; Lieutenant 8. C. Hodges; Mrs. A. M. and Miss M. Paget, of Stratford; and Mr. J. A Paterson, of Dunedin.

Messrs. E. F. Mann and W. Braidwood, of the stall of Mesrs. T. and S. Morrirt, were each presented with luminous wristlet watches prior to their departure for Trentham, Mr. Vcrcoe making the presentations on behalf of the staff

Mr. II D. Robertson, lion, secretary of the Auckland branch of the British Ked I ross -Society, leaves for Wellington by the Main Trunk express as delegate to attend the meeting of the N.Z Executive to be held at Government House next luesdny.

.Sub-Lieut. 11. Vivian Haszard. of y\a.hi, who left early in December last to join the motor patrol service in £„,,. land. has. with ten other New Zealanders obtained, at the Royal National C ollege, Greenwich, the highest pass in the service, gaining what is described onn !__?*_* , paSS No lesa tha " 000 candidates took part in the special patrol course, of whom only 40 obtained the "excellent," and, as already stated 10 of these were New Zealanders.