RETURNED SOLDIERS CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2759, 1 May 1916, Page 4

RETURNED SOLDIERS CONFERENCE

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE ELECTED.' The Conference of Returned Soldier was concluded on Saturday. Ihe con-* stitutjon was adopted. His Excellency the Governor and tlif General Officer Commanding the l'orcej in N.Z. were elected patrons of the As' The following Provisional Executive Committee was set up:—President, Cap< tain Donald Simson; vice-president, Major M'Rillop: members, Mr Hao< Mr. Mossip, Mr. Mason, Mr. Uild, Mr/ Moss, and Mr. Martin; 'general secret was"resolved' that the Prdvisumaj Committee proceed with the OW™* tion of the association, and thatai" ther conference of delegates Council) be called within three months (

Mr P P. White, Chief Postmaster! at Thames, will retire from the postal, service at the end of this month. He joined the Telegraph UePMtaentastv cadet in Wellington in ]&«0. He ; a Boon afterwards, transferred to Uinst church, and durrng his stay there was detailed for special to Ifoe tara# of Venus party, tinder Majoi A aimer, at Burnhani'. Mr. White's transfer ta Wu as telegraphist followed soon * • loon He was agdin detailed In 1886 under Colonel Tupman. At terwards, in rotation, he fillect the posi< tion of postmaster at Temuka, r and' Hamilton. During lus official career Mr. White has not been absent? for a single day on sick leave. The case of a Wellington man not bavin" returned to his lodgings smca Say morning last, and not hav^ fi'p.rLl.i.' m th.t t|» man, Donald/ Walker, about 36 jeare of aU, left his lodgmgs at 31 alter Street, on Thursday as ho tention being to usit th , iy a i|- er had not been feeling well lately. " aiww is thin, about oft. Sin. in he# dark s'jftsss ? iMSw-isf