PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15316, 28 June 1915, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr Vernon Rood (Bay of Islands) i arrived in Christchurch on Saturday morning.

Colonel Chaffey, V.D., and Major Munis returned "from AVellington on Saturday morning, after attending an officers' conferenco thene.

Saturday's "North Otago Timea" says that tlio stato of Mr J. Buckley's health is causing his friends grave anxiety. Mr Buckley is at present in Sydney. _

Mr George J. Park, at present commercial teacher at the omistohurcJi Technical College, is tp succeed Mr W. A. Armour as Principal of the Wanganui Technical College.

Mr A. Alexander, farm manager at Tokanui Mental Hospital, who has been in an indifferent .state erf health for conic time past, Has been compelled, on tho advice of his medical adviser's, to relinquish his post-.

Tho Government has received offitaal notification* that tlie United States has appointed Mr William C. Downs to be Commercial Attache to the Consulate at Melbourne. Now Zealand is included within tho sphore of Mr Downs's aotivi-. ties.

Mr J. A. Nash.editor and part proprietor of tho "Mnnawatu Standard/* arrived in Cliristchurch yesterday, and goe s on to Dunedin this morning. He is accompanied by his son. Mr J. Nash, who. is going*into camp at Trentham with the artillery section of the Eighth Reinforcements!

Mr Harcourt Beatty, who will be t*. membered in Cliristchurch for a number of fine exhibitions of acting, and particularly for a splendid piece d character work as John Shand. in "What Every Woman Knows," has gone to the front, for som© tun© before enlisting he was acting' as a special constable in London. Major (temporary lioutenant-oolonel) John Edward Hume, officer command-* ing the Auckland district has been promoted lieutenant-colonel. Captain Noel Percy Adams, Now Zealand.Field Artillory, who has boon acting as camp adjutant at Trentham far same nroatba past, has been promoted major. Major (temporarily lieutenant-oolonel) Alfred do Bathe Brandon, sth (Wellington) Regiment, has been retired with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and with permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Four ont of five eons, "on active service." is a record which is to'the credit of Airs G. K. Wakeliiv of Blenheim. Private Walter Wakelin is at presont with the Main Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles war theatre, Private Bert AVakelin (who was a member of tho force which annexed Samoa) is in the Fifth Reinforcements: Lieutenant William Wakelin is in the C. Company of the Seventh Rernforcements,and Private Eric Wakelin (who was also with the Samoan Force) is at present waiting to be called to Trentham for training.

On Saturday evening the membens of the Christchurch Football Club met ta say good-bye to a prominent member, Mr W. J. Morgan, who is being truns~ ferred to Wellington. On, behalf, of tho club and tlio Red and Block Asaoaer tion, Mr J. S. Middloton presented Mr Morgan with a set of razors. Occasion. was also taken by Mr D. Hoare, onbehalf of tho members of the club ami the Association, to present to another t prominent member, Mr D. E. Millar,. a coffee set as a wedding gift. The - speakers expressed tho esteem in which Mr Morgan and Mr Millar were held by their fellow-members, and» both Te- . cipionts suitably replied. . ■ '

Mr J S. Day, of the staff of Anderson's, Ltd., of Christchuroh, haa been appointed to succeed Mr J. D. Avery .;. (retired) as Town Clerk of Eastbourne . Wellington), and officer in charge of -' the borough's ferry steamers. Mr Day was selected from forty-two applioanta from all parts of New Zealand. Pnor to coming to Ohristchuroh, 3Jr Day was, up trll.two years ago, in the employ of.-Messrs E..W. Mills and Co.. of " - Wellington. He was also on theojd Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's clerical staff, and on the staff o* Messrs A. and T. Burt, Wellington, \ Mr Avery will continue to carry out * the duties of the office until Mr \ takes charge next month. ,