PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3036, 24 March 1917, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

• 'The Honv Sir James-Allen visited . Awapuni:> Gampi yesterday.- . : .;. ; Mr. Josepli Hadfield,-of the'P. and ;-'; .;T. T)epartment,' : 'who twent to Mesopo- ■ -",- . • tamia'as a wireless official under aa ar- •. ranfjement ■ with 'the Indian -y Govern} ;.•" .:.r;iaeit,; is : £6W ', convalescing at -the .":.;, * -Brockenhurst Hospital in England. His ■ ■ ■. '•',;>•" was d.yjsentery and fever. /:-:-:' ;^Lieui;' : L.:'B;';Clarkson,' s'oii;6f :.',:i -•; J,."8.. Qlarkspn'i; is nqw ; iri France, havj.lri'g recently crossed-oyer, as equipment ' "■■■ .. officer in i<ft«'ge -'.of -.an air. squadron. ' ■■■- KeutkClarWon'.s knowledge of motors ••■-.■ -.- • ;haS;Etobd:.him.jin; godd.stead, for in "•' ■■ ; . i August last •he jwaa- gazetted as'a sub- ' lieutenant; andln Decemher'tassed ex- '/ arn'inationsVwitE'honours in aeroplane ■ ';•'■'.:'' ','. ejigneSy aeropllandy bombs, -aeroplane ;'. u Vrieginci'aAdj ; nioftor'-:transpbrt, and .'was '••'■ given full commissioner'rank on Jiriu-' ...ary '!• He .-was trained- at the 'aerb- : ' .; dromes afcTurnUou.se,-near Edinburgh;' '...:::.'.•: :v at;-.Keading,;,Hear.--London, -and more '■■-'..-" :■; recently; at Kilbburne,- Rugby. *'■ ■'-..■•:•-' ■ Mr. of Magnus, " *'-. arid Co., has left Welling-.. ■'■'■ ; •'• .ton-'ofl/a-vJßitHio.-the;TJnited States:., .='■"' .._■ "'.-"Respeqting' 'tii'e ' point: raised ; .at ;; Thursday's mealing of the' City! Coun- ;■;' -,-cil as io.who is the electrical; engineer .of Wellington, ft would seem;-from' a- ...■'. ;Vl'erusll'Of th'a.tHty/Cbr'pbratibii's latest' ....•,■'" Year - -BbbkjV-.-.wrilgs i'.correspondent, '.',',;.'.' "that the .position : is jointly held l by • Messrs. M.V Cable, :A.I.E;, and Geo.' '.} -■ "Eauchlan, 'A.M',I.p,E.; not. by 'Mr.- W: ".. H. "Mortonj as; stated by:..the Mayor :> " ; ' arid Councillor John.'Hutcheson. If the. a' re-' ■'.'•;_■• liable authority, Mr. Morton, is not ■ only, City Engineer, but is general ■ ' manager for the tramways and electric, 'lighting', undertakings, whilst Mr. ■■'*.'..' Cable is 'designated', assistant tram- • •'■ ways" manager and electrical engin- '•'-." eer. , The' latter• titled/appears' to .be shared with !Mri George Lauchla.n, who .. is the assistant manager of the Light- ... ,wg/Department-/and electrical engiri- -.,'■ eer. .'ln that/case, the former is the electrical engineer to the tramways, < .'_-. ■ and, the latter holds the same position ..'• in respect-to the; Electric Lighting De- .-'.... partment'."/- '].'.■'..' .. i J

..■.•-•.■£. Two oinl servants, Messrs. Richar • . :JF._;Ward and Joseph Dolph, were ad ■ '■ mitted ,as solicitors of the Suprem ■ ..'•'■ ' Court yeterday. • Mr; Robert Ree -.-, .•-Tyrer was also: admitted. V. -; ■ The l friends"; of;;the ' late:'; Lieut. G ■•.''■'•'.■ '."i""H«iVo_ will be interested in the follow ,••••, #K .particulars concerning .the man ; .ner of his" death'in'France. Writing 01 4'■ : > '"'"'2??.»My '' : 12,:Vl'ieut;:Colohel-' .'P. ; B .„ ; ,;.. Sykesi',. commanding ','';2nd/ Brigade .':.J^.;:V:N-Z;F. ! A.,'jiays: "He was on-duty dur . '; : . WE,the.;.day -at a.'certain 'obseryiiif '.:'-■'■ ■■ : .^ti° n V? n cl at; night.was to do duty it'an. infantry..headquarters'... It appears that he met some-friends'or .-■ ... the way, and sent'his .signallers on ■.' while he-had »\chat:..'The. signallers ■• rang ; up Inter to- say thai,he.had not ... .arrived. I/infdrmed Major M'Quarrie, ... ;, and searoh parties-wero sent out. Ho , was.found late at night, just,inside a ';-.-:. house door, dead, with a piece of high „ explosive shell ;through the right side ■ \ of, his chest. He must have -heard- a .shell coming and dived for cover and :-'....';' ibeen-' hit'-, just as he got there. He ; ,was a. keen, smart officer, and hadjpick- -.-■>.. .Ed up, the, work quickly. He was aV / solutely .reliable, and was the-sort of boy to make a first-class officer. Wo r all regret his loss exceedingly. I and ,:• Major M'Quarrie, arid.all officers that - emild be; spared—we are always in ac- • ■• ~-.tion—and the sergeants of deceased's ■v_v-?-' section attended :the funeral." ' '-■■ '"' T chief clerk in the electrical office,is not.now joining the De- : ;—- -.fence Department; as -was' recently an-, '" - nounced..' -He is" retaining his position _-'■■ onitho City. Corporationstaff. ' ; : ■■'; ';' .-.- - pis the application of Mr; H. P; Von \■, j/^HaasivMr/,. J.' : BulliyariV bf the War t'i~ .-. T 'Expenses -Dep'af tme'ntV'-Wellington, ; arid T;,;:.'.. ' "&"w,," clerk, ,"_.;:„. y iW.ellingtbnV'"wer&' r admitfed'.'.yesterday -'■■.-•" by, His Honour .the Chief, Justice (Sir ..,'.:"... Robert Stout) as solicitors of the Su- , .;: .preme Court. , , ...