PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3040, 29 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Allen, Acting Prime Miin istcr, left for the South Island;. lasti night. Hβ will attend: several official functions at Christchurch, Dunedin,'. Oaniaru, and Edcndale; but he will) spend! most time in punedinj returning; to Wblliugtoii oniFriday of next week.; The Mayor (Mr. J. P. tho City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton) aro duo to arrivo back from the south, to-day. . . •■■.''•.,'. At yesterday's meeting of the Edu* cation Board tho following were appointed to represont the board on th e> Wellington Technical Education Board: : —Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, 0. M. Luko, Thos. Forßyth, Wm. Allan, and &- L. Stewart. s :

Tho resignation, of Mr/ John Yam-; ham as chief clerk of the Wellington; Education Board was yesterday accept-, ed with regret, and to show some little appreciation of: the good work ho has done the board has grented hinr three months 1 leave of absence on He will/leave the office on April JL4 to. take up farming al> Lovin. Mr. &. H-, Hyllon (lato secretary of tho JUarlborougli Education Board) has teen .appointed to succeed Mr. Varnham, and Mr E. Dawson has been appointed accountant to the hoard, with a status equal to that of the chief cleric. ; Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Miller, of Musgravo Street, Mosroan, Sydney, an<t formerly of Kelburn, have been- ofhcial-: U notified bE the death from wounds, on : March 4, of their only 6on,_ Lieutenant Georgo Charles Stewart"Miller/ of the 4th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery ; Brigade, Lieutenant Miller .was • twenty-five years of age, and in Punedin, and was educated at tue Terrace School and ■.Wellington^Co - leee Immediately after the outbrenlc of war he qualified for a commission, and left Australia about two years age as second lieutenant. ,Ho served for some time at GallipoH, up to the evacuation, and while there he was promoted to tho rank of fast lieutenant, on the field. About four weeks ■■ after, ins arrival on tho Western front lie was wounded, and again in, October last, rejoining his unit on Christmas ftve. For soino months prior to receiving his fatal!wounds lie was in command of a battery. 'He was a prominent footballer in. the _ college team here, and a member of the Mosman Rowing Club in Sydney. ' •.'... Mr. A. J. Paterson, of the City.Engincer's Department, is at present, ou a holiday visit to Sydney. ;

■ At tho monthly meeting of. tho Education Board yesterday Miss Homsby was appointed teacher at Carluke,and Miss A. M. Cross was appointed, assistant at the Mount Cook .Infants School/ Mr. Stafford (a. returned soldier) has been appointed to Horoeka, instead of Mr. Kennedy.

Messrs. E. P. Rishworth aiid ■ D. M'Kenzie (chairman of tho Petpne School Committee) have been appointed the Wellington Education , Board s representatives on tho Petono Technical Education School Board. •■■;■

The following resignations .were accepted with regret )y the Education Board yesterday:-Mr J. Varnbam, chief clerk, Mrs Gibbs (Wa.rau Pa), Miss Langtfon Ito Stansell (Tokomaru), Mim (J. Whiteman (Mount Olympus), Miss A. Macfflillan (Ngaio), Miss C. Honlhrooke ffdowne), Miss K. Skinner (BrookWα), Mrs.' Douglas (Upper Hutt, not from service), Miss E. Gunn.np;,. : Air. J Elliugs (caretaker, Normal Sohool).