PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 189, 11 August 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Lieutenant S. Eriekl. ton. V.C., has been appointed <).('. at Wostport. Major J. (I. Comes, -M.1.. cnine by motor from Dargaville yesterday with Major 1.. O. I-iimbley. Colonel llolffilti- returned from the mine owners' mid employees' conference yesterday. Lieut. ('.,lonel -1. E. Barton. N.Z.S.C., has ln-on aj.pointed Chief Stair Otlicer for Canterbury Military District, and Lieut.Colonel F. Synion. C.M.G., D.5.0., 1..N.Z.A., has 'become Artillery Stall' villi,-,-r for tin- same area. Mr. W. T. .li-iinings, M.P for Tauniaru nui, !,.,_- arrived here with the intention of ut_?*-iiig the Education Conference to-morrow. Having retuniptl from active service, Mr. Percy 11. Kinsman has been appointed inspector of factories in Auckland. He used to hold such a position in Chri-tchureh. Dr. It. 11. Ma_g.ll, Auckland District I Health Officer, is now Acting-Chief Health OflleVr and Inspector Cem-ral of j llos|,itals. Dr. T. H. A. Valintine has gone away on six months' leave of j absence. Mr. .1. Hay, chief electoral officer in Auckland, and formerly postmaster in Drvonp-rt, where he was highly esteemed, has bought a. property in the borough, where he will in future reside. It is said that there are more retired postmasters living m Oovoiiport than in any other i-orou_.li of a similar size in New Zealand.

Lieut. Whnlley Stcivarl, who returned from Egypt last week, has been away during the whole period of the war. He went away with tlie .Main Body in charßC of the Hand, ami previous lo the war he was one of the best-known bandmasters in Auckland. His young son. Alex., accompanied him, and has grown in tho live years from youth to manhood. Lieut. Stewart's home is at Stanley Bay.

The Rev. O. Ilird. M.A., Rotortia, who acted as Moderator during the recent, vacancy of die Matamafii Presbyterian (.lurch, has received a unanimous call to the pastorate of the church at Opotiki. in (lie Aitcklnnd Presbytery. The salary offered is £."00 per annum, with manse, and the promise of a motor car to facilitate bis pastoral work in tin- parish. The Presbytery of Wnikato] sustained the call at its monthly meeting on Tuesday of last week, at, tho same time expressing its regret at the I translation of the Rev. I), ilird. owing! |to the wise counsel he had always been able and willing to give during its varied and manifold deliberations. The induction al Opotiki will take place at an early date. Major -I. A. Sommcrville. D.5.0., whose gallant exploit when leading sixteen men of th,. Wellington Mounted liilles on March _<itli. l'.'lT. at liana. Palestine., resulted in the capture of two Turkish guns, which have just been landed ill New Zealand, tlie history of which was described in the "Star" on Saturday, was previous to tin- war a fanner at Mataroa. near Taihapc. He has never j fully recovered from the strenuous cam- ' paigning lie tliil in Kgypt, and bus for j some time been a resident of Stanley' Uav. A brother. Major Charles iSoiamer- I vilie, D.5.0., was killed in Egypt u >' *■"•?! treachery of a native whose life lie had J previously spared. Tlie Sommervilles | come from a lighting family, their father , being the late Lieut.-Colonel Sommervdle, well known iv the earlier days of J the Dominion. I