PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2515, 17 July 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Geo. Clifford, the President of the New 'Zealand Racing Conference, left foe the south last night..

A cablegram was received yesterday, by Mr. J. S.' Jameson, general manager for New Zealand of tho United Insurance Company, reporting tho death (it Sydney on Thursday last of Jh\ T. ; M.-Tinley, general manager of the com-/ pany, who in 1912 completed fifty years'" porvico in the company.

The.Hon. W. Nikora, M.E.C., or,, as he is much better known in his own town of Paeroa, the Hon. William Nicholls, died at Te Aroha.on Wednesday. ' Ho had been very ill for , 6ome weeks. Resolutions concerning his death were passed by both Houses of Parliament yesterday, and adjournments were, .rnado early, out of respect for his memory.

Sir. /Charles Holdsworth', managing; director of the Union Steam Ship Company, who arrived in Wellington from the north on Thursday, sailed; for D.unedin. last evening.

Councillor W. H. P. Barber left for : the north by last night's express,to represent tlio Wellington City Council on ' the national highway conference to be; held at Tauinarunui. , }

The following have passed thS entrance examination for cadet draughts-. men, Lands and Survey Department, held on June 21A. "W. Hood, Hamilton; W. A. Nimion, Napier; H. R. Cochrane, Auckland; W. J- Barker, 'Auckland; L. H. Brake, Chnstchurch; ®. S. Fletcher, Auckland: R. B. Hamilton,' Dunedin; E. F. M'Kenzie, Wellington ; AV. F. C. Vine, Timara; J. M. M'Kinlay, Auckland. Mr.' Rudolph Friedlander, of Ashourtori, has received a cable message to the. effect that his son, Dr. ; Hugo R. Friedlander, ias received instructions to proceed to the front in France. Dr. Friedlander has been at Farnham Camp since'the outbreak of the war. • Mr. 'Otto A. Friedlander, the other son or Mr. Rudolph Friedlander, is at the Dardanelles, attached to No. 1 Company jof .the Field Engineers. , ■

• Mr. W. S. Glenn, of Wanganui, the [All Black footballer, who .has decided to offer his services for military work, has decided to go to England and apply for a commission." AYituAirs. tflenn 'he leaves shortly by.fife'direct steamer line.

: City Councillor Thompson received a cablegram yesterday from his son, Ser-geant-Major R.- J.' L. Thompson, saying that ' his elder son, Sergeant H. A\ • Thompson,' had been wounded, ffi tuo,. leg; , and-was doing well. 1 ■ ■. ■ J

Dr: G. J. A. Hall has been appointed medical officer to His Majesty's Prison at Waikeria, To Awamutu.

■ ■- Yesterday Mr., and Mrs. John ! Gallie deceived' a cablegram from London from their son, Mr. Victor Gallie, to the effect, that he had received' a commission as a lieutenant in'the Royal 1 Field ''Artillery. Mr. Gallie served for four •years as sergeant in the Wellington College Cadets, and subsequently in D Battery for a similar period,, at the close.of which lie held rank as sergeant. Before his departure from New Zealand Mr. ■ Gallie. was connected with the '.Union Bank. . .. •' - . . .

The -following .past and present members of the Auckland Rowing Club have ■joined the Expeditionary Force or some .other branch of the Imperial Army for 'activeservice*B. N. : .Cavaye, J. Meakin (wounded). Lieutenant Guy . (Featherstoiv'(lmperial), Lieutenant J. • tHellaby, Imperial (vice-president), Lieui:tenant fe. S. Heilaby (Imperial), ;.lieui tenant F. Hellaby (Imperial), Lieutenant, Leo Myers, Imperial " (vice-pre3i- ■' dent), Lieutenant H. Wade, Captain. F. [Woods, E.'Drower (killed), W. S; Prim--'rose (killed), -Lance-Corporal F. S. Binns "'(tilled), H: •' (wounded), ■ ' Corporal J. C. Brook (wounded) j L. Rfggs, ,w; E. Clarke, M. Collins,- G.'O. Wilson, 'L. F. Wilson, F.' Norman, W. J. Bar-' iber.'/W.. Jainieson (wounded)-, C. Walsh, C.' .Dro'mgool, 1 M.' : .R. Stewart, W. S. Bone, G. Thorpe, H.. Jenkin, A. R. Johnston. S. J. Blaikie, C.; E. Reisop, iV".. ;Challis, A.' M. ; Forbes,v' J. Hally (wounded), P. M. Hanna, B. 1 H.'Bragge, E.Pierce, R. J. Bond, A. G. Scott, Sergearit' B. H. Turner,, J. C. O'Hara, J. Fogarty, A. R. Benjamin, M. Caro, Jas. : Campbell, L. Nathan.

Visitors staying at the 'Albert Hotel are; Madame Marion and Mr. H. Forirest, of America; Mr/Frank Levy, of Sydney; .Mr. James Wall, of To Kuiti; Mr. M'Namara and. Mr. Howden,. of ''Auckland.