Personal Items.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16883, 10 July 1920, Page 9

Personal Items.

A "Gazette" extraordinary, issued on Thursdav, announces the appointment of the "Chief Justice (the Hon. Sir Robert Stout) to the post 01 Acting-Governor-General in the interval between the departure of Lord Liverpool and the arrival of Lord Jellicoe. Mr A. D Thomson, Assistant Public Service Commissioner, retired on superannuation at the end of last montn. General Birdwood arrived at Wanganui vesterday afternoon, having travelled "down the river from Pipinki, to which he motored from Ohakune. He was given a civic reception. Mr A. P. I>rvden, Chief Postmaster at Wellington, "who recently returned to the dominion, after spending three months' leave in Australia, retired from the service yesterday. Mr R. N. Wickhnm, of 293 "Wilson's road, Opawa, lias received a letter froni the private secretary to the Prince of Wales congratulating him on the fine record of bis family in his Majesty s Forces. Messrs L. J. Vangioni and A H. Westenra have been recommended by the Education Board to the Education department for appointment as the Board's representatives on the Akaroa High School Board. Messrs A. Pcverill and T. Habberfield leave this evening for Wellington, to represent the Canterbury School Committees' Association at the Federated Conference of School Committees, which opens on Monday evening and sits all day on Tuesday. The members of the J. C. Williamson "Sleeping Boauty" Pantomime Company—about 110 in number—arrived from Wellington by the Maori yesterday 'morning. Mr John Farrell, who is controlling the New Zealand tour of the company, was also a passenger by the ferry steamer. The following students of the Boys' High Sdhool gained life-saving certificates in examinations and tests held at the Municipal Baths yesterday:— Medallion—H. Lunn, C. S. Mason, H. L. Ormandy, A. Morley, and G. A. Chappie. Proficiency—C. E. Allen, L. H. Heslop, R. H. Miles, C. F Mason, G. A. Grapple, and H. Lunn. Teachers certificate— C. L. King. Mr W. F. Alexander, editor of the Tiniaru '"Herald," who succeeds the Hon. Mark Cohen as editor of the Dunedin "Evening Star," began his journalistic career on "The Press, ' and went to the "Tiniaru Herald" from tho staff of the "Dominion," Wellington He is the eighth editor the "Herald has had since its first publication fiftysix years ago, so that their average term has been seven years. Mr G. G. Fitzgerald was editor for eighteen vears; Mr Edward Wakefield was also editor for ten vears. Mr Alexander is the third editor to leave the "Herald for metropolitan papers in New Zealand. Mr J. A. Valentine, one of the Canterbury Education Board's inspectors, has been appointed Senior Inspector of Schools, Taranaki. Mr E. H. Andrews, chairman of the Board, at yesterday's meeting of tho Board, referred to tho excellent and faithful services rendered bv Mr Valentine under tho old North Canterbury Board and also under the new Board; he had also done excellent work on the W T est Coast. He moved: "Thajt the Board -congratulate Mr Valentine on his promotion and its regret at losing him." The Hon. J. Grimmond, M.L.C., seconded, and he vind 'other members spoke in eulogistic "terms of Mr Valentine's work. Tho motion was agreed to. A temporary appointment is to be made in respect of the vacancy caused by Mr Valentine's promotion.