PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 250, 16 July 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. A, S. Malcolm (Clutha) was yesterday re-elected Chairman of Committed of the House of Representatives.

The Hon, E. Mitclielaon, tho Hon. R, Scott, and the Hon. I'. J. Ncrheny wero yesterday Evorn in as members of the Legislative Council Mr. C. B. Norwood, managing director of Dominion Motor Vehicles, and a mem-, ber of tlie City Council, returned from- a busiuess trip to America and England by tko Manuka yesterday. Mr. William S. Glenn, M.P., lias been appointed a member of the Wanganai Hacecourse Board of Trustees. Mr. Donald Butler and Mr. Herbert C. Bacon, both of Wellington, have been appointed officers to carry out the, provisions of Part II of tho Immigration Restriction Act. Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P., who hnn been absent from New Zealand on lioli-' day in Americu, returned to Wellington yesterday, and'in the evening took bis seat iit the House Aeside the Leader of the Opposition. Mr, Alexander Craighead, owner and licensee of the' Royal Hotel at Waimalo,' died on Wednesday evening, after threo years' illucs.s. A. 'uative of Glasgow, he arrived at Timaru 47 years ago, and after three years at sea had an hotel at Rakaia before going to-Waimate fourcen years ago. He was 05 years of age. Assn. Cablp advice was received in Auckland yesterday from the commander ot H.M. sloop Veronica, at Port Darwin.' of tho death by drowning of Sub-Lieu-tenant Alexander B. Ferguson, eldest son of Mr. A. M. Ferguson, of Auckland. Deceased was only nineteen years of ago. The cablegram contained no details of the fatality.—Press Assn. An old West Coast identity, Mr, Tom Jones, sen., of Jifntndairiih, was admitted to tho Wellington Public Hospital yesterday morning. His condition is causing grave anxiety to his relative*.

Amongst the passengers by the Manuk# yesterday from Sydney was Mr. H. F. IS. Kldes, of WcllingTon. wliohas been on a business trip to' Australia.