PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 97, 18 January 1921, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Regal. His Excellency the Governor-General Lord Jellicoe left Auckland by the midday express yesterday for AVelhngton. His Excellency will preside over a meeting of the Executive Council today, and will also invest a number of officers with military distinctions. It is also expected that ho will be present at the Dominion Bowling Association’s tournament this afternoon. Lord Jellicoe will return to Auckland by the train arriving there to-morrow morning.

The Minister of Education (Mr. Parr) and the Minister of Justice (Mr. Lee) are. due back in Wellington this morniqg from Christchurch. ’ I'he Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Nosworthv). who is at present in the South Island, is expected to return to Islington on Friday.

Sir John Macfarland, Chancellor of Melbourne University, is visiting New Zealand for the purposes ot trout-fisluu 6 in the Cold Lakes.

Lieut.-Colonel F. Symons, of the Now Zealand Permanent Staff, has been appointed officer-in-charge of tho training camp at Burnham. The Rev. Robertson Orr has returned to AVellmgton after a beneficial trip to Australia. Though considerably improved in health, he will not resume duties at St. Andrew’s Church for some weeks yet-

Mr. Wagstaff, of the British Imperial Oil Company, who is stationed at i leibourne, arrived by the Manuka from Sydney yesterday on a visit to n ellmgton.

Dr. and Airs. Gilmer returned from Sydney by the -Manuka yesterday.

Mr Henry Berry, of Melbourne, arrived by tb’e Manuka from Sydney yesterday.

Mr. Robert Turnbull arrived yesterday from Sydney by the Manuka. _ Colonel G. Campbell returned to Wellington by the Manuka from Sydney yesterday.

Mr G. Ollivier, the well-known tennis player, was among the New Zealanders who were stranded in thydney, but returned by the Manuka yesterday. Air W' C. Purdie, who has been appointed lecturer in chemistry and physics at Lincoln College, studied at Victoria College and the Teachers framing College, Wellington, afterwards joins through his agricultural course at Lincoln. gaining the college diploma. De has completed his B.Sc. course, and has taken nearly all his examinations m the B.Ag. course. He has bad five I p ais laboratory experience in the P a . thol ogwa and Bacteriological Laboratories, Av ellington (Pubjie Health Department). Previous to his departure from Grey mouth on Saturday. Senior-Sergeant Rawle, for some time before being tytinsferred to Grevniouth a member of the detective force at the Wellington Central Station, and recently promoted to the rank of senior-sergeant at the Auckland Central Station, was presented with a case of pipes and an amber cigarottnholdcr bv the men of the town and district. Detective Y'oung, in making the presentation, referred to the happy relations which had existed between the officer and men during tho nine months he had beqn stationed at Greymouth, and while .'congratulating him on I'is promotion, expressed regret at his departure from the station and district.

Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, has returned to Wellington from the South Island, and will preside at the meeting of the University Senate, which opens in Parliament Buildings to-morrow. The Very Rev. Dr. Hertz, Chief Rabbi, accompanied by Mr. Albert M. Wolf, 0.8. E., vice-president of the United Synagogue and member of the executive of the Jewish War Memorial, with their private secretaries, were to have arrived in Christchurch on. April 12, but the president of tho Canterbury Jewish congregation was advised by cablegram last week that they have been delayed in South Africa, and will not reach New Zealand till two weeks later than the date originally fixed. As far as is known, Dr. Hertz and Mr. Wolf will reach Christchurch on April 26, and leave for Dunedin two days later. Ihe Mayor of Christchurch, who was waited on by representatives of the Canterbury Jewish congregation, intends extending a civic welcome to Dr. Hertz and Air. M olt. During their stay in Christchurch they will address a public meeting in furtherance of the Jewish War Memorial, which is to take the form of a college for the education of young men as Jewish clergymen.

Mr. W. C. Somers, who died at Auckland last, week, was well known in business and shipping circles as a member of the firm of Messrs. Russell and Somers. The late Mr. Somers, who was 53 years of age, was born in Cork, Ireland, and arrived in Auckland about 45 years ago bv the ship Dunedin with his mother, brothers, and sisters. As a lad he entered the employ of Messrs. A. H. Nathan and Co., afterwards going to tlie late Mr. D. B. Cruickshank. with whom he remained until the latter’s death. Sir. Somers then joined his partner (who predeceased him) in founding the turn of Messrs. Russell and Somers, ing a large shipping business. He a . occupied a number of public office..• •■ • Somfrs was for a long time a stew a d of the Auckland Racing Club, of the committee of which body lie was a member up to the time of his death.