PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15560, 8 April 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A Wellington message says that ill Harold I3ea,;chanu> has been re-elected chairman of the P.ank of New Zealand.

Tho T-vhnica! College Hoard of Govomers last nigh; received a communication from Miss Patterson, who was recently appointed Lady Principal, stating that she would arrive in June next.

The Rev. John Takk'- arrived in. Christ-church yesterday on furlough, from missionary work in Brahmanbaria. India. He will preach in tho Oxford terrace Baptist Church to-mor-row evening

Sir Joseph Ward is to visit Mt. Cook on Monday next. ilo will go South by the first express that morning as far as Temuka. where he will be met by one of the Mt. Cook motor-cars, and motored right through the Mackcnzio Country.

Mr A. J. Merton. of 30 Armngh' street, has received cable advice that his son, Lieut. J. P. C. Morton, who went away with the Seventh Iteini'orct meats as adiutant. has been promoted to the rank of captain in the "Jnd Canterbury Battalion.

Mr A. AV. Mann, chief postmaster at Westport, who has been in the service for 41 years, has retired on superannuation. Mr W. A. Andrews, from the Head Office staff in Wellington, is at present in charge of the Westport office.

The Hon. "William Earnshaw, M.L.C., has received a cablegram from his son. Mr William Earnshaw, engineering instructor of thp Wellington Technical College, stating that lie has been "appoint<»i engineer-lieutenant Royal Navy." Mr Karnshaw left Wellington as an engineer on the Gorinthic oil January 127 th.

Members of the Masonic craft- will be gratified to know that the Prince of Wales lias followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and father, and boon initiated in the mysteries of Masonry. The announcement was made recently b\* the Duke of Richmond and Gordon at a meeting of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution at London.

Mr William B. Mcintosh, ivho died suddenly at Dunodin on Tuesday night, arrived there in 1874 by tho sl ip Dunfilian, on which he acted as constable. This was tho. lirst ship owned by the Now Zealand Shipping Company. Among his fellow-passen-gers were Mr L. M. Isitt. M.I 1 ., and tho Hon. W. Morgan, of Gisborne,

C'ablo advico has been received that Sergeant Malcolm Galloway, who left New Zealand with the Fifth Reinforcements, has been promoted to lieutenant. at tho front. Prior to joining the foices Lieutenant Gnl'ioway was in tho employ of Messrs Sargood, Son anil Kwon. warehousemen, Wellington. Ha was well-known in sporting circles, playing both cricket and football.

Mr John Waymouth died at ins home in Auckland on Saturday last. Dccensed, who was seve.nty-ono years of. age, arrived in New Zealand in 18-59. He learnt the shipbuilding trade, and became n successful builder, designing and building many of tho fast yachts in Auckland. Jn the early days Mr Waymouth belonged to tho Naval Volunteers. Ho had been an invalid for some years.

31ajor Turnbull, who, as a lieutenant, was stationed at Groymouth on tho permanent staff of tho Defcncc Department, has been invalided to England as a result of wounds which he received at Gallipoli on May 2nd. -when, in charge of the Otago Battalion, he led his party up Hell's Gully and displayed conspicuous bravery, for ■which ho was awarded tho 3> S.O. Tho King invest-" ed the Major with the medal in January last. <

l>r. Michaol "Watt has been appointed Health. Officer for Otajjo. He was the first student to obtain a travelling scholarship in connexion with tho New Zealand Tjniversity. He won it at tho Ota go Medical School. Ho wont home and qualified as M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.I'. of London. Then ho -was appointed Ibouso surgeon at ono of tho big Midland hospitals. On returning to .New Zealand ho, practised his prolession at jS T f?aruav7ahia.

Tho Hon. J. A. Hanan informed a "Press" representative last evening that Dr. Gunn, ono of the Education '■ t Department's medical inspectors, had been transferred to the Defence Department at that Department's' request. "In view of the great importance of medical inspection of school' children," said Mr Hanan, "I am considering tho question of filling the temporary vacancy."

Bishop Brodio leaves by the sccoiid express to-day for Tiiiiaru. Ho will v say mass at 7.30 ajn. to-morroiv in the Sacred Heart Church, Craigio arenuej and then proceed to St. Andrews. wher« he will bless the newly-installed station:' >" of the Cross. Bishop Brodie will < preach in Timaru to-morrow evening, j" Tho Bishop's full itinerary is not yet V known, but it is expected that he will ■ visit Waimate and other places in tho district before he returns to Christ- ■ church.