PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 71, 24 March 1919, Page 7

PERSONAL.

Dr. and Mrs. Ziele, of Napier, are staying at the (Irand Hotel.

Arch-bishop Mannix will shortly leave Australia for a visit to Rome.

The Hon. ,1. B. Turner, M.L.C was a passenger by the Makura

Mr. I). Robertson, Public Service Com missioner, is on a visit to Auckland.

Mr. Alfred Cooke. S.M.. at New Plymouth, is about to retire from the Bench.

Dr. Short anil Mrs. Short, of Waihi. aro returning to Htouehurpt to-day from Russell.

Dr. Nortbcote Deck, missionary »nd explorer from Soloman Islands, is stay ing at Stonehurst.

Dr. Strain, of Dum-din Hospital, has been appointed medical superintendent at Taihape Hospital.

Mr. J. O'Donovan, Commissioner of Police, was a passenger for Wellington by the express last night.

Capt. R. Miller, of Wellington, has been appointed to take charge of the Carterton Military District.

Mr. AY. G. MaeDonald, chairman of the Board of Trade, left for Wellington by the express last evening.

Mr. P. H. Upton, genera] manager of the South British insurance Company, lias re-turned from Wellington.

Major J.W. Brunt is appointpii com mandant of the Prisoners of War Internment camp in place of Major Matheson.

Lieutenant-Colonel P. O. Andrew, Assistant Director of Medical Services, arrived from "Wellington by the express.

Mr. David Strachan, of the Napier Board of Education, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.

Mr. P. Levi, Mayor of Eastbourne, has, in response to a deputation's request, agreed to stand for another term of office.

The Hon. E. Mitehelson, member of the Epidemic Commission, suffered from an acute attack of lumbago while at Wellington.

Mr. D. W. Duthie, general manager ot the National Bank, arrived by the express from Wellington, accompanied by Mrs. Duthie.

Mr. Tau Henare. M.P. for the Northern Maori district, who hae hecn in town for the past few d.iys, returns home by the Manaid this evening. Dr. J. R. Don, for the past ten years inspector of schools in Otago, and formerly rector of Waitaki Boys' High School, died during Saturday night, aged 58 years. Mr. A. D. Dunkley, chief of the staff of the "Sun," Chrietchurch,. after spending an enjoyablo holiday in Auckland, returned youth by the express on Sunday. The Rev. H. R. Fell, M.A., i s to be or-. dained and inducted to the charge of Howick-Tamaki Presbyterian Church at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow. The Auckland Presbytery will attend the service. Two priests of the Catholic Mission, Fiji, died recently. Rev. Father Robert died at Xatovi, and Rev. Father Roekereau, of influenza, at Naidiri Kaderu, where he had been nursing the sick.

Mr. Phillip J. HoUings, of Masterton, has been appointed S.M. for BJenheim. Mr. Rollings ie 40 years of age, and was Mayor of Masterton twice, where he practised his profession for twenty years.

Lieut.-Col. T. W. McDonald, New Zealand Staff Corps, General Staff Officer, Wellinrton Military District, is gazetted an officer authorised to convene courtsmartial and to confirm their findings and sentences.

The long-service and good, conduct medal hae been awarded to the follow-ing—Battery-S.M:. T. Farr, D.5.0., M.C., and Rattery-S.M. W. F. Bristow, R.NT-Z.A.; Staff-S.M. (warrant officer) G. P. Bishop, Staff-S.M. (warrant officer) US. Mahoney, and Statf-S.M. G. G. Johnston.

'William Joseph Devonshire, bank clerk, was arrested at Otaki on Wednesday on a charge of the alleged embezzlement of a sum of £100 from the Bank of Australasia. Devonshire is a married man with a family, and was for some time secretary of the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club.

Mr. William Sinclair Morris. C.1.E., 1.C.5.. joint secretary to the Government of India (Home Department) who has been created a K.C.1.E., '\vas born in IST", and educated at Wanganui and Canterbury Colleges. He then went to Christchurch College, Oxford, and entered the Indian. Serrice ia AB9e, .