PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3050, 11 April 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. %. T. Maginnity, M.L.C., arrived by the northern expresG last evening. The Rev. H. E. Tuckcy, of WcUington, 'is seriously ill. Following pn. the death in France last November of a brother, Mrs. Herbert Ross, of Oriental Bay, has received a cablegram informing her that another brother (Robert) was killed in action in Franco on March. 13. Mrs. Ross's third and--only remaining brother is also at tho front. All three loft reinforcements from Queensland eighteen months ago. Mrs. Muirson, of St. Asaph Street. Ohristchuroh,' has received advice that her son, Captain Kenneth Muirson, of the Australian Imperial Force, lias been promoted to; the rank of major. Major Muirson, who has just attained his twenty-second birthday, was at tho landing at Gallipoli, and took part in the evacuation of the Peninsula. • Since then he has been in France, and' so far has escaped without a scratch.' Mr. Thomas E. Robson, of Christchurch, has reoeived advice that his son, Hector H. Robson, has.been appointed by- the Admiralty senior and .chief engineer, H.M.S. . Mr. Robson, who is twonty-nine 'years of age, relieved a man of fifty-two, and furthermore, is stated to be the youngest engineer in , command, of tho ships of this class.. ■ • ■ ■

Mr. R. E. Lechncr, postmaster nt Reeftqn, has retired from'the Post and Telegraph Department after forty-two years' service.

Mr. Andrew Deer has returned to' Sydney, and will be. the .principle speaker at the Australian Printers': Conference to'be held on April 19 in Brisbane. •