PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16520, 12 May 1919, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir George Clifford was a passenger from the North bv Yesterday's steamer.

Mr Justice Sim arrived from Wellington by yesterday's ferry steamer.

The Hon. T. M. Wilford, Minister of Justice, arrived in Christchurch from the South on Saturday evening.

Mr Gerald E. Jones, of Auckland, who lias been convalescing in Christchurch for some time, returned to Auckland on Saturday evening.

Sir Franc's Bell, Attorney-General, arrived in Christchurch from Wellington on Saturday morning in order to meet the Arawa, on board of which Lady Bell is returning from England.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. Little lias taken over tho duties of principal medical officer at Feathcrston Camp in place of Lieutenant-Colonel GrahamRobertson, demobilised.

Messrs L. M. Isitt, M.P., and G. Witty. .M.P., were in Wellington last week in connexion with a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee which is considering the refurnishing and acoustic properties of tho new House.

The appointment of Mr Alexander Wright Donald as Acting-Consul of Switzerland at Auckland, during the temporary absenco from the Dominion of Mr Nathan Alfred Nathan, has been provisionally recognised bv his Excellency the Governor-General.

Mr David Smith, who for the last five years has occupied the position of command-paymaster of the Auckland Military District, has been appointed chief clerk and receiver of lands levenue in the Lands Department at Invercargill.

Until recently the task of compiling the official 'war history of tho Ist (Canterbury) Regiment was in the hands of Lieutenant G. "Weston. Lieutenant Wo-ton has now taken his discharge at VTomo, and Captain David Ferguson, M.C., of Christchurch, has been appointed to carry on the work.

The retirement of tho following military chaplains is announced in tho "Gnzetto": —Revs. W, E. Gillam, W. Beatty, H. R. Dewsbury, F. Latter, C. A. Vaughan, J. Wrigley, R. Francis, F. Warner, and A. W. Kinmont. The throe first-named are given permission to retain their rank and wear tho prescribed uniform.

The Hon. G. W. Russell, -with Dr. Hay, Inspector-Genernl, paidlons visits of inspection to the Sunnysido Mental Hospital and to the Templeton Hospital form yesterday. The Minister of Public Health, owing to pressure of business, finds it necessary to return to Wellington to-morrow night, and will he unable to be present at the reception to the Arawa.

Mr T. H. Hamer, who has been auditor in the High Commissioner's office in London for some years, is resigning from December 31st, 1919, and is to be given the regulation six months' loave of absence. A temporary appointment to the jjosition will be made by the Controller and Auditor-General until the end of the year when a permanent appointment will be made.