PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15752, 20 November 1916, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Colonel Lindsay and LieutenantColonel Jenninrrs arrived from Wellington by yesterday':? ferry steamer. I Professor J. Maemillan Brown re- ! turned from Wellington by yesterday's ! ferry steamer. i Mr J. T. Petrie. editor of the "Greyi mouth Evening Star."' went into camp i last week with the Twenty-third Rein--1 forcemcnts. j Mr J. McCormick, the Invercargil! golf professional, lias enlisted, and hav. ing passed the medical examinations, gees into camp shortly. The president of the Methodist Conference, the Rev. Albert Lawrv, returned on Saturday from a visit, on official and military business, to Trentham and Wellington. Dr. ScannelJ, of -Temuka, has received a cable message, stating that his brother. Captain W. G. Scannell, of the New Zealand Medical Corps, is leaving London to-day on his return to New Zealand. Mr J. R. McNaughton. manager of the Hokitika branch of the National Bank for many years past, has been notified of liig transfer to take charge of the Greymouth branch of the Bank He will be succeeded in Hokitika by Mr Stewart, of Stratford. Mr Harald Bowden, touring manager for Messrs J. and N. Tait arrived in ChristchureH on Saturday night to male© arrangements for the opening next week of the local season of tho "Peg o' My Heart" Company. Mr G. P. Martin, tho well-known Canterbury representative hockey player, who left with tho 23rd Reinforcements, was on the evo of his departure made the recipient of several useful presents, including a wristlet watch from tho staff of Aitcheson and Steans of which firm ho was a member, and a case of pipes from. Mr Steans.

Sister Bertha Duke, N.Z.A.N.S., returned to New Zealand on Tuesday last, after an absence of nearly twelve months in Egypt and England. She left the hospital ship Marama upon her arrival at Melbourne, in order to spend her leave with friends in Tasmania. Sister Duke is now at Trenthgm Military Hospital. Mrs John Barton, of Trcntham, has received a cable message from her son, Mr Wilfred Barton, that owing to bronchial asthma he is obliged to return to New Zealand. Mr Barton joined an aviation school as soon a s lie arrived in England, and was one of ten out of two hundred who succeeded in passing the efficiency examination. Mr Barton obtained first place in tho examination. The Rev. T. Halliday. who has been resident minister of the Lansdowno (Wairarapa) Presbyterian Church during the last two and a-half years, has received advice that his services have been accepted in connexion with Y.M.C.A. field work in France. Mr Hallidav was closely connected with the Y.M.C.A. in Glasgow for many years, and has also occupied a seat on the Wairarapa Board of Management. Mr Halliday will sail with the 20th Reinforcements. Mr Arthur J. Gillman has been apnoinfed junior resident master at the Napier Boys' High School, in succession to Mr S. Iv. Siddells, who has enlisted and goes into camp at-, the beginning of next year. Mr Gillman was born in Dunedin, being dux of the George street School, and a scholarship holder at the Otago Boys' High School. Ho was prominent in all sports and a first-class shot. He had enlisted and was on the eve of departure with the 15th Reinforcements when he had the misfortune to catch a severe cold, which developed into pneumonia, which illness finally caused him to be discharged.