PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2235, 22 August 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

• Mr. W. R. Morris, the Secretary o! the Posfc and Telagraph Department, who was on. his way to.the International Postal Congress to be held at Madrid when the war broke .out,- will return to Wellington at the end of next month. He know in the United. States of America. < General Sir A. J. Godley returns to Wellington from the South Island tomorrow, and leaves to inspect the Palmerston camp on Monday. Mr. T, M'lntosli, of the head office staff of the Labour Department| who lias joined the main Expeditionary Force,;as,a staff,,clerk,,tg,,M.aiqr Temperley, was farewelled by the officers of the Departmentron Thursday afternoon. On behalf of the officers, Mr. J. W. Collins, chief clerkj-handed a small token of remembrance to Mr. M'lntosh. The death is recorded from Ingle* wood of Mr. Lev/is' A. Hamerton, who caine out to Taranaki from England sixty years ago. The deceased, who was 82 years of age, leaves, a widow, eight daughters, .and one son. The death is announced from Christchurch of Mr; O'Bryen-Hoare, who was ordained a minister of the Anglican. Church and in 1865 came out to church as incumbent of St. John's Church. In 1871 ho returned to England and after eleven years there returned once more to Christchurch as vicar'of St. Paul's, at Papamii. He left the Church of Englaud in 1893 to found a new church which he named "Our Father's Church." Mr. Vivian Rhind, a_ son of the late Mr. Rhind, formerly inspector of I the' Bank of New South Wales in New Zealaud," who been on the staff of the Gear Meat Company for the past twelve yeara> has been appointed manager in New Zealand forß. W. Cameron and Co., of New York, and will, assumo his now. duties next month. Mr. A. F. Street, a partner of the American firnii is at present in Wellington. .'• The following promotions, etc.| have been made in the staff of the Post and Telegraph Department:—Mr. W. M'Alister, of Ashburton, to be repeater supervisor at. Blenheim; Mr. H. Hansen, of Napier, to be repeater supervisor at Napier; Mr. R. M. Doull to be test clerk of the Telephone Exchange ot Auckland. Mr. J. H. 6raiß, postmaster at_Tai« h ape, will retire from the s'eryico early next month on superannuation. Hβ has been connected with the Poet and Telegraph Department for over forty years. Mr. W.J. Blake, who was a wellknown resident of Wanganui, end who acted, for many years as Inspector of Factories and Awards for that town, , died recently at New .Plymouth. Mr. Blake was also well known in Wellington, whore ho was connected with the staff of the Labour Department, prior to. being retired on superannuation about five years ago. The cause of death was heart failure. . '