PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2262, 23 September 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Right Hon. W. F. Massey (Prime Minister) left for Auckland by last evening's express, in order to be present at the official farewell to the Auck-. land section of the Expeditionary Force this afternoon. Messrs. Myers, Bradney, Dickson, Harris, Coates, and Payne also left for Auckland by the same train. Mr. Massey will leave Auckland on his return to Wellington to : iiiglit. Hie Honour Mr. Justice Stringer returns to Wellington from the south this morning. The Rev. Dr. Gibb, of St. John'e Presbyterian Church, is returning to Wellington from Dunedin on Thursday, morning by steamer Westralia. Mr. A. R. Atkinson, a past president' of the New Zealand (Sub, was cordially Welcomed back from his trip to England at yesterday's luncheon. The death is recorded from. Forty-Mile Bush of Mr. F. W. Dowsett, at one time a well-known baker in this city. The deceased, who was 73 yesis of age, arrived in Wellington in 1857, and wa« at one time chairman of the Karori-Makara Road Board. ■ When the gold rush ocourred at Terawhiti he established a. branch of his bakery business there. In 1880 he went to Newman, where he became postmaster and chairman of the Newman Domiiin Board, and later a member of the Eketahuna. County, Council. Mr. T. M. Donovan, manager of "Everybody's Pictures," who recently underwent an operation at _ Nurse Lucas's private hospital, is said to be making a satisfactory recovery. Professor Nicholson, of the London, University; , is''visiting "Nelson in connection with the selection of a site for the Cawthorn" Observatory. ] Mr. Andrew Dunnett, who landed in Lyttelton over forty years ago, died at Motrinsville last week. The death took place, at New .Plymouth last week of the Rev. Father Eehoe, aged 74 years. Father Kehoa wae a native of Dublin; where he received part of his education, completing it in the Irish College at Rome, where he for a time occupied the position of vice-president. After his ordination to the priesthood he worked for some time in liis native city, and later went <■<> Adelaide. .The climate proving uncongenial, ho volunteered to come over to *New Zealand, and worked in ( the Auckland diocese for close on thirty years Some three years ago deolining nealtn forced him to resign hie charge, and he took up his residence in Palmerston North, eventually going to l\ew llymouth. Father Kelioe was in his doy an able preacher and a very accomplished musician. Mr. J .M'Callum, late local manager for the Nestle Angjo-Swise Milk Company, was the recipient of a present from tho staff on retiring from the company to Teprosent in the Dominion Messrs. Clark, Niokoll, and Coombs, of London. The following appointments in the Salvation Army are officially announced:—Adjutant Melino, of Aucklaud: Maternity Hospital, to bo Matron of the Haven, Gisborne; Adjutant Thompson, of Dunedin Maternity Hospital, to be Matron of the Auckland Maternity Hospital; Ensign Garner, of Dannevirke, to special duty National Headquarters, Wellington; Captain Buokman to Wellington Maternity Hospital; Ensign Smith and Captain Birks (late of Levin) to Dannovirke. . Mr. J. B. Mawson, of the PaJmersten North High School teaching staff, has accepted a position on tho staff of the Wellington Boys' College.