PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 57, 1 December 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICE-REGAL. The Governor-General and Countess of Liverpool unci suito arrived at Nelson on a, farewell visit on Saturday morning. A holiday was observed during tho morning, and a very large gathering of citizens attended the. civic welcome at the Church steps. Tho vice-regal party afterwards made, a round of visits to tho colleges iuid other institutions and were ontertained at'luncheon by tho City Council. Rain in the afternoon necessitated tho abandonment of a projected motor ran through tho orchard districts and receptions at tho county .centres. Tho party sailed in the Tuta-nekai in tho ovon'ing for AYostport.—Press Assn.

His .Excellency tho Governor-General, who left Wclliiißton last week on tho Government steamer Tutanelcai for a tour round tho South Island, will pay a. visit to tho" West Coast Sounds, and is ex■pected to arrive in Invereavgill next Friday (states our special correspondent). His Excelloncy will proceed to Queenstown on Saturday, spend tho week-end there, and leayo for Diinodin on Monday. On tho morning of Tuesday, December 0, His Excellency will go on to Chr.:stc'kui'cli and remain there for eoino time.

Mr. Massev, accompanied by his private fiecretarv iJlr. V. D. Thomson), will leave Dunedin this morning for Waimate, where he is to Rive ;i public iKidress. After speaking in different centres in tho Oamavu' district, Mr. Sfasscy will go to Ohristohurch on Thursdny. He will reach Wellington on Saturday morning, and leave bv (he Main Trunk,train the same dav for Auckland.

Tlio Von. .Archdeacon Richards will bo consecrated Bishop of Duncdin on Tuesday. January (i, which is the Feaet of the Epiphany.

Mr. Hugh Frederick Pike, one of tho oldest servants of tho Gear Meat Company, died in tho hospital 'ye3terday morning. Mr. Pike had Ixwi in the employ of the company since 1885, and ho has served in various clerical capacities in Potone ami Wellington, of Into years in tho Lnmbton Quav shop. Ho was born in Taimton. Somersetshire, seventy years ago. He camo to NewZealand in 1577, and was for sonio years engaged in fanning pursuits in South Canterbury before joining the Gear Company. Ho was probably tho best known man in this city in tho retail meat trade. Ho was a, foundation member ,of tho Ulster Lodge of Preouiasons, Petonc.

Two of the most popular police sergeants in Wellington have :re\eived notice- of their transfer: Sergeant I. H. Mnlhieson is to go to Invereargill and Sergeant G. B. Edwards .to Hamilton.

The death occurred at his residence at Ngaio, on Thursday last, of Sir. John William Davis, who for many years was one of the best-known members of the staff of the Land and Survey Department. Tho late Air. Davis became Land Transfer Draughtsman in Wellington in 1887, and was unpointed Chief Draughtsman in the Wellington District Land Office in Slay, 190 S. In April of tho following j'«nr he was promoted to tho position of Chief Draughtsman in the Head Office of th" Land and Survey Department. He retired on superannuation, but returned to Government work during tho war period. Mr. Davis, who was a r<01) of tin . Into Mr. Rowland Robert Davis, of Kealld'll, Ohristchuroh. took ft keen interest in outdoor spurts, and in his civrly days in Canterbury ho was a fino runner and oarsman. He vns a prominent, churchman, and for some years held n sent on the -vo'lry of SI. Thomas's. Wellington South. Tho funeral look place on Saturday iiNitnoon, tho interment being made at Karori.

Tho Itev. S. Griffith, whose application In lie superannuated jil. tho euusimt Methodist 1 Conference- was unanimously etmorsed by I lie Synod just held in l.hino<)hi. has 'liw-n for M years ooomvloil with the active work of> trtie New /calami Mclhoilisl Clhiitli lie entered Iho ministry in 1882. I'ur 21 yens Mr. Crillilh lahouied in lint Auckland dislriol. and for the nasi: Hi roe nuil a half yonrii he has been chairman of lhi> Oliiijn iliislriel. icliiKiiiisliiiiK tin's |ni<ilion liilrly in (iidei , to eeek superannuation, llnwiph iidvniioiiiL' yen !'s ;ind tin? stale of his hen I 111.

Mr. A. M'Oavook, n.wlary «'f I lie Olairo Laud Baud, has received milieo of his transfer In Clivisli'linivh.

Lieutenant 11. Viviiin llnsr.ai'tl, TJ.N.V.H-. lute «f IUI.S. KuiiKki. who was recently appniiil-'d iMiginivi , to the Wniijcaiiiii iliirlvjur Donrd. lian received advice from llm Ailmii-illy Unit In , lin-s been awarded thu 0.H.K., Military Hivision, for his services in cninu'climi with (he development of Iho hydrojihone. liii'iilenanl; Hn.sz.ird is Hid m>ll of Mr. 11. I). M. ITiwwrd, Commissioner of Crown r.iimlf*, Canterbury.

Mr. P. filasson. who some lime buck rnliirned Id Ohritili'lnirch from I'rniii'ii .-ml rejoined tin- Hunk of .Australasia. 11111 been promoted liy his bank ami li-fliisfiTi'i'il 11> Ihe TcnniUiv branch.

Mr. I , '- M. Duncan, dislricl accountant 111. Ilio I'iililii! Tnisl. (Wire. Chrislchurch, lia.s received advice of his promotion to Ilio iiosilidii of lot Mil Deputy-Public TrnsIco at Tiniiirn. Mis ]i!aco will be filled hy Iho promotion of Mr. W. M. Egglctstoiie, of IliV head oflii'o staflf.