PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 268, 6 August 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Lan A. MacKay, of Lower Hullv has been appointed an o ® w / n . R ,mde Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1001).

Mr. Leu Barnes, the ex-Wellington baritone, appears to be " ls own in San Francisco. Whilst fulfilling many, engagements lie was. studying under Miss Ida G. Scott, who imbibed her knowledge of vocal product ion from Jean do Ke«lto and Yeatman Grilhth, in Lon don. In June Mr. Barnfts was engaged to jiiW in Sacramento. A local PJinm. referring to hits appearance, said:, Leii Barnes, who came from Snn I rancisco to be the club's soloist, cohered huuself with glory and his work was one of the, music season's happiest' sin prises, .lha verv accomplished baritone, who comes originally from New Zealand, comple elv captured lus .audience with his round, rich baritone, and with his consummate iirtifti'v. TTo tfiUiK Clay s Sands of Doc with fine feeling. aijd the 'Serenade Mephistopheles' from 'Damnation da FftU't' was Another attractive interpretation'. He was encored again and_ again, ami when it came to his work Willi tho chorus in the "Erl King's Daughter, 't.ho emotion and colour in his voice qmto carried 1113 audience awav.

Tho appointment of Mr. William M< Egglestone. as local Deputy-Public Trustee at Nelson is gazetted.

Mr. George Bruce Dall, of Wellington, has resigned his appointment of Justice of the Peace.