PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 71, 17 December 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) returned to Wellington Inst evening from New Plymouth. Mr, Justice Hoskiiifr is expected to arrive in Wellington tl'j; morning from Auckland. Cantain Garland, A D.C. to His Excellencv tlio Governor-Genoral is proceeding '* to Samoa this month ns A.D.C. to MajorGeneral Sir Alfred Robin, who is to relievo Colonel Tate us Commissioner for a period of three months. i\lr. .1. H. B. Coates, formerly general . manager of the National Bant of New Zealand, and moro recently a, director of the bank resident in Loudon, is a passenger bv the Niagara. Tho oflicers of the Heaoquarters Staff, Ihe Permanent Force, and the New Zea. land Staff Corps, assembled at Dustin's rooms. Cuba Street, on Monday night to bid farewell to Major-General Sir Alfred Robin, late General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces, who is proceeding to Samoa to temporarily relieve tlio Administrator, Colonel R. W, Tate, while the latter is on leave in New Zealand. Major-General Sir Edward Chavtor, the new General Officer Commanding. was present at the gathering, which was nresided over by BrigaoierGeneral (VS. Richardson, General Officer in Charge of Administration. 'I'll® evening was spent in recounting reminiscences connected with the war and defence work generally, and the officers testified to the excellent relations which had always existed -between themselves and General "Robin. As a. token of the esteem in which he was held. General Robin was presented with an illuminated address. signed by the officers, togcther with a large framed photograph of the headouarlers and district stall's. News from Australia, states that Mr. John Amadio, the brilliant Melbourne flau'.ist (formerly of Wellington), left for America on December 10. Constable D. Wallace, late of the iilain-clothes branch, has been placed in charge of the now Lyall Bay station, at 91 l'reyberg Street. Mj. Alex Goodwin, who has been on an extended visit to the United States, Canada. England, and the Continent, returned to Wellington by the Moeraki, after an absence of nearly twclvo months. Sergeant M. J. O'Brien, of Palmerston North, formerly of the slalf of Messrs. J. J. Niven and Co., Gisborne, is due to arrive by the Ruahino on December 26. Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Bartlett has relinquished command of the 3rd, Auckland. Regiment of Infantry, and has been nosled to the retired list. Major H. G. Fraser has been ap]>ointed temporarily to con: mono' the regiment. T)r. H T. D. Aeland, who has now returned lo private practice, but who still fakes an interest in the health and welfare of the soldier-patients of the Christ, church Military Hospital, was the reelpient of a presentation from the patient? of No. 3 ward. Sister M'Gee, on behalf of the soldiers, expressed their thanks for I)v. Ac-land's kindness and attention, and hanJed him a silver cigarette case and a silver-mounted cigaretter-holtfcr.