PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16272, 24 July 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. J. P. Frengley, ' Acting-Chief Health Officer, and Mr S. G. Raymond, K.C., wore passengers from Wellington by yesterday's ferry steamer. Colonel *N. P. Adams, Camp Commandant at Feat hers ton, has b:en indisposed for some time, and is now in a private hospital in Wellington. Dr. Pettey, formorly of Ashburton, who has been with the forces in France for some time, returned to Ashburton yesterday. Mr J. K. Harris, assistant deputy--traffic manager, Christchurch, has been appointed acting goods agent at tfyo Chrisfchurch railway station, until a permanent successor to the late Mr J. P. Matheson has been appointed. The Rev. Archibald E. Hunt, of Wellington, arrives this morning, and will this oveniug take part in the "recognition" of the Rev. Geo. E. Moore, M.A., as pastor of Trinity Congregational Church. Mr James Rennic, 8.A., B.Sc., headmaster of the Albany street School, Dunodin f has been nominated by Mr W. Davidson and Mr W. Eudey as a candidate for election on the Tcachers' Appeal Board, under the Dominion grading scheme. At ttt» Bank of New Zealand on Monday, the staff took the opportunity of piesenting their late accountant, Mr John Mao Gibbon, with a handsome silver itca and coffee service, on* his promotion to the position of manager of the Ashburton branch of the bank, as a slight token of their appreciation of his ability and good qualities. The presentation was made by Mr McPhail, his successor, the recipient suitably sponding. Lieutenant P. B. Cooke, who has won the Cross, is a son of Mr F. H. Cooke, solicitor, Palmerston North. He was formerly associate to the Chief Justice in Wellington, and after a brilliant university career, joined the staff of Messrs Chapman. Skcrrstt, Tripp, ana Blair. He was regarded as one of the most promising junior members of the Bar in Wellington. His career with the military forccs commenced soon after the outbreak of war, when he left New Zealand as 2nd lieutenant in the Divisional Signalling Corps.

Lieutenant F. Stewart, who has been awaraed the Military Cross, is the youngest son of Mr J. W. Stewart, of Brooklyn, Wellington, a member of the staff of the Public Works Department. Born in Brooklyn about twenty-six yeflrs ago, and educated at the leal school, Lieutenant Stewart learned the trade of builder. Aiter living in Sydney f or some time, he returned to Wellington and enlisted, leaving as a sergeant in the 4th Reinforcements. He <vas wounded at Gallipoli, and -was mentioned in the despnt?hes Bent from there, [n August, 1916, he was made a 2nd ]ieulenant, and was promoted to a Ist lieutenancy in December last. Lieutenant W. J. Organ, who has been awarded a Military Cross, was for three years prior to h>s enlistment Mayor of Kastb -urne AVeU'nsrton). and it was he who initiated the proposal which cnlTinnted in the nnrehnse of the ferry boats from the Wellington Hnr-h->nr Ferri°s. Ltd., an'T <f»<» potimencer"ent of the first municipal fen-y ser- ' '-e in Jveiv Zealand. Lieutenant ° <ran was born in Westmrt, and was +*•0 son of veTy old setters on r'o-ist. He was educated at St. Pnt'-i'-k's Crlleso, and ent°red Patent <"^« e as a elerk. studied law an<i uH?TPnt"ly eommencd to print's** that prnf'x-c'-on. H'* p-ntored into partnershin with Mr F G ar ,c| inter nont'Tined to practise on his otvn rjnr-miTit, enl's+ed as a private shortly after of the Tir. Mnd rained his "ommics'on in TrenfbiTi ("V>tpu. a T "' fjnoUy Ipff v : + 1, 13tb in If) 1 with fbn rank nf 9nd l'entpnant. his arrival in Fro* I?**1?** he has seen tv v nti*Mi"m. This T»ir he was gpvpftnd A"+'n<r-C*nfa? n. TT '< t-onk a great interest in '-«v in Wollino+nn, nn<l was a tnem'v>r of Accnr-'nt'in. in the forming of which he was largely instrumental.