PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16309, 5 September 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A London cable message states that Sir lon Hamilton has been' appointed Lieutenant- of the Tower of London. Mr S. J. Storkev, of Napier, has been advised by his son. Lieutenant P. V. Storkey, V.C., who is serving with the Australian Forces, that he has been promoted to the rank of captain. A notification appears in the "London Gazette" to the effect that his Majesty the King has been pleased to allow Sir.John Denniston to retain the title of Honourable on his retirement from tho Supremo Court Bench. Lieut.-Colonel Sleeman, 1.G.5.. Director of Military Training, visited the cadet refresher camp at Burnham j yesterday, and intends visiting it again to-day. This morning Colonel Slee""ill inspect flying pupils at the bockburn Aviation School, and leaves in the evening for Wellington.

Lyttolton Harbour Board yesterday passed a motion of sympathy with the family of the late Mr B. Toomey. Mr Toomey, who was a nightwatchman in tho Board's service, was 61 years old at tho timo of his death, and had been in the Board's service for 43 years.

At yesterday's meeting of the Education Board, a vote of sympathy was passed to tho late chairman, Mr H. Opie, in tho death of his son,' Mr Ronald Opie, to whose qualities the cnairmau, Mr W. A. Banks, paid a glowing tribute. It was also decided to E<?nd a letter of condolence to the late Opie's wifo. A similar motion was passed to the relatives of the late Mr Hichard Meredith, who was several years ago a member of the old North Canterbury Board, and to the members of the family of the lato Mr R. H. Rhodes.

Our London correspondent, writing under date of July J23rd, states that Major E. A. Belcher, 0.8. E., Director of Vegetable Supplies under the Ministry of Food, is one of the mombers est the travelling Commission which has just been appointed to fix tho pricos for the 1918 potato crop in England and Wales. Major Belcher was formerly headmaster of Christ's College. Another member of tho Commission is Mr F. M. B. Fisher, director of the Imperial Commercial Association, formorly Minister of Trade and Commerce in New Zealand.

Mr Tom Sullivan, the former sculling champion, was rather badly injured In a thunderstorm in England this week (writes our London correspondent under date of July 23rd). Mr Sullivan recently returned from internment in Ruhleben Camp, ■ Germany, and has taken over the Suffolk Hotel, at Bury St. Edmunds. During a violent thunderstorm he was looking out of an upper storey window trying to discover the cause of an overflow of water, when he was struck violently on the back of i>ho neck by lightning and fell to the ground. He e'oon recovered consciousbut is suffering from pain and • At Tapanui on Friday evening Mr R. G. Robinson, who has resigned his position as superintending nurseryman for the _ South Island, and proceeds to Christchurch, was entertained by friends at a supper and smoke concert. During the evening the Mayor presented Mr and Mrs Robinson with a handsome silver tray, from their Tapanui friends. Complimentary speeches were made regarding Mr Robinson's management of the State Nurseiy, and also the part had taken in social matters and outdoor games. Mr Buchanan (from the North Island) succeeds Mr Robinson at Tapar I nui.

Lieutenant-Colonel E. ff. Ward LasI celles, organiser of the Overseas Sailor 'and Soldier Scholarships, announced that two more have been awarded to members of the N.Z.E.F. (writes our. London correspondent unaer date of July 9th), Captain •K. J. Fawcett, M.C., Canterbury Reeiment, who has lately been oommanding a company at the Convalescent Hospital at Hornchurch, will go to Christ's College, Cambridge, to study agriculture, and LanceCorporal A. J. Brown, N.Z.E., will study architecture under the Architectural Association. Both scholarships are provided by the Lord Kitchener Memorial Fund; Thirty-eight scholarships have now been awardod, of which, six have ; boen given to New Zealanders, i