PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16521, 13 May 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

J. JL JLJ IIXkJ• ♦- A Wellington telegram states that Mr A. F. Lowe, Clerk of tho Houso of Representatives, lias been appointed Clerk of Parliaments, to succeed Mr Leonard Stowe, who has resigned. At tho meeting of the Lvttelton Borough Council held last night, Mr F. Watts was appointed town clerk. For tho past nine months Mr Watts has been town e'erk at Wcstport, and was previous to that assistant town clork for twelve years. Mr F. W. Furby, one of the private secretaries on the staff of the Prime Minister, is to fill the position just vacnted by Mr J. F. Andrews of Secretary to the Executive Council and tc Cabinet until Mr Massey returns, wlion a permanent appointment will be mado. Colour-Sergeant Reginald P. Tablev. of No. 75 Company, New Brighton Senior Cadets, has been advised that he has passed the final portion of his first appointment to commission examination. hold in Christchurch last February. He first gained non-com-missioned rank at. the Christchurch Boys' High School. Colour-Sergeant George G. Lockwood, of Xo. 79 Company SenioT Cadets, has been advised that he has passed the final portion of his first appointment to commission examination, held Inst February. Ho was credited with honours in threo subjects. Corporal R. S. Moloney, the wellknown Christchurch baritone singer oi pre-war days, returned by tho Kia Ora, with a record of over four years on active service. For a time Corporal Moloney wns ji _ prominent member of tie N.Z. Divisional Concert Party. 'The Iviwis," who gave nwnv excellent entertainments to the Now Zealanders in the fighting zono on the Western front. The members of the Motor Garage Proprietors' Association met at Broadway s 011 Friday afternoon, to say au rcvoir to Mr A. E. Smith, who is leaving on an extended trip to the Old Country. Complimentary speeches were made by Messrs W. Hay ward and H. J. Ranger, president and vice-pre-sident respectively. Mr Cousins, Dominion secretary. Garage Proprietors' Association, and Mr Edwards, president of tho Wholesalers' Association were n i so p re Sent. Mr Smith suitably responded. tho British, prisoners recently repatriated Loin (Jerniany was.Lieutenant David Hunter Blair, a grandson of the late Mr R. H. Rhodes, of Elmwood. Lieutenant Hunter Blair was captured in the early part of the war. During liis long period of imprisonment ho studied German and Russian with such good result that he was able to pass examinations in hoth languages on his return to England, and has now been given a position in the Intelligence Department with the rank of major and the pay oi a lieutenant-colonel. Captain R. Kidd, N.Z.M.C., who was yesterday appointed resident medical ofijicer, Ashburton Hospital graduated M.8., Ch.B., at Dunedin in September, 1915, taking a high place both in the cxass and professional examinations. After graduating he was appointed house surgeon to the Christchurch Hospital, which position lie relinquished at the end of a venr to proceed with the N.Z.E.F. He was for several months with the N.Z. No 1 Stationary Hospital at Amiens, and Mien with the First Field Ambulance until he was wounded at Messines. When convalescent he. returned to New Zealand and for the last eighteen months he has been assistant to the Director of Medical Services in Christchurch. Di\ Kidd is 32 years of a<nand unmarried. There were six applications for the position. « Mr T. A B. Maskew, of this city, who recently retired from the mail room staff of the G.P.0.. held the record for continuous service in the Post Jffice of Christchurch, his period of Juty.covering 40 years and 7 months. He joined the staff when the headjuarters were in Market square Mr i Cy J " , Di , ck , the Chief Postmaster. and held the position of hesd w ? the last 16 Tears. Mr p? o jf 8 are shortly leaving Wr Sydney to visit their son-in-law and laughter, Mr and Mrs F. H. Cowper JI s f Mr Maskew's intention to proftJ tbl Sm ?° uth . Wales r'blit li d Co " where he will nsit his many relatives and friends ind also make a pilgrimage to his nn- ;' v ,° to,Fn , of Dorchester, which he has ot seen for 30 years. During Mr taskews absence in England Mrs iraskew_will remain in Sydney with