PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16585, 26 July 1919, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir James Allen has received the folI lowing cablo messn are from Mr Massey lat Honolulu, dated July 21th: "Arrived safely; all well." Dr. Truby King, tho authority on maternity and infant welfare, has accepted the invitation of tho New South Wales Government to visit Sydney on his way from London to Now Zealand, Dr. Truby King will arrive in Sydney in November. Mr S. W. W. B. Hughes, who for over ten years has been general 60cretarv of tho Dunedin YTM.C.A., has taken a. position on tho national staff of tho Y.M.C.A., and will reside in Auckland. He is being followed by Mr V. T. Drew, who for two years has been acting-secrotary in Duneain. Those who returned from activo fiervico by tho Briton on Wednesday included: Chaplain-Captain S. S. Groen, woll known through his, connexion witli Featherston Camp; Lieutenant Cyril Stringer, eldest 6on of Mr Justico Stringer; Captain G. T. Kellaway, M.C., formerly a member of the WelPost Office .staff; and Flight-Lieu tenant Manhiro, son of Mr A. Manhire, Mayor of Spreydon. At a meetinjr of the Council of tho Otago Law Society, the following reso- ' lution was passed: "That the Otdgo ; Law Society desires to exprcsp the g eat feeling of sorrow and regret i which tho | news of the death rf Sir Johni&ennistoiv | caused to all members of tlielßar prac-

tising in Otago, and to convey tho Bincero sympathy of to Lady Denniston and family in tlioir bo reave'ment." / '• 4 Mr Les. Ccoksoit, tho weH.kr.owit entertainer, who is inainirror o? Messrs Royds Bros, and Kirk, shortly to be married, and in bonpucranrKfion of this event and as a mark of tlioh* warm esteem for him, the wh-Jesalo me-chanti of Christchurch entertained him at afternoon tea nt Broadway's yesterday, and on their behalf Mr W. Bottrell presented Mr Cookson with a silver ten and coffce sernce. Mr Cookson suitably acknowledged tho gift. Corporal Roy Weston only son of Air P. W. Weston, of the "Hansard" staff, returned from his service at tho front bv the s.s. Briton on Wcdnosdny. in the early past of last year, Corporal. l Weston had a very narrow cscapo from:' logins: his lifo. When his company- wis assisting to close the gnp near flobnterno, after the retreat of the Fifth. Army, lie was almost completely buriod by a shell explosion. Captain Vercoe, seeing a pair of feet protruding from a mound, scooped tho earth away with, hi 8 hands and dragged out an unconscious body, which proved to bo Weston's. For this, act, performed under heavy fire, Captain Vercoe was awarded the Military Cross. Mr Bornhard G. B'oth, eldest son of Mr Georgo T. Booth, who has for tho past three years been on active service in the Motor Boat Patrol, returned to Christchurch on Wednesday, and was given an enthusiastic welcomo homo by tho omployees of tho Carlylo Implement Works yestorday afternoon, an adjournment of tho entire works being mado for the purpose.. Tho works superintendent, Mr/ G. C. Whitaker, on behalf of tho works generally, mado an appropriate little speech, and soma of tlio foremen —Messrß W. Halliday, George Burn, J. Burgess, and E. Harman —spoke on behalf of their respective departments. Mr Booth, whd was received with applause, thanked the various speakers for the Kindly sentiments expressed, and hoped to be able to "live up" to tho standard evidently expected of him'. ,He noticed with pleasure various improvements which had in,his absence, been effected, and. expressed tho opinion that, in actual working efficiency, he had scon nothing in any of the great engineering establishments he had visited and been connected with in Groat Brtain that could show a lead to the Carlyle Implement Works. A round of cheers was given for Mr and Mrs B.'G. Booth.