PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 269, 14 August 1928, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Joseph K.nsey is at present visiting Wellington from Christchurch. Mr. Justice Smith left yesterday for Wanganui. Mr. Justice MacGregor left yesterday for Napier and Gisborne. The Right Rev. C. A. Cherrington, Bishop of Waikato, who spent the-week-end in New Plymouth, arrived in Wellington yesterday. Private advice has been received in Wellington that Dr. Van der Leeuw (a recent visitor here) has been in hospital in Sydney with typhoid fever, but he i. reported to be rapidly recovering. Mr. W. T. Strand, Mayor of Ljpwer Hutt, is at present indisposed. His place at last of the 1 wer Hutt Borough Council was taken by the Deputy-Mayor (Mr. A. J. Hobbs). Mr. Walter Fuller, who has been representing the theatrical firm of that name in London for nearly three years, is returning to Wei ington. He is a passenger by the Drama, now wellton her way from London to Sydney. The Rev. A. K. Rule, of Christchurch,- and Mrs. Rule wil be passengers to San Francisco oy the Maunganui to-day. Mr. G. G. Smith, Government auditor, will leave to-day for Rarotonga by the Maunganui. Mr. J. Burns, of Magnus Motors, will leave Wellington, to-day by the Maunganui on a business visit to the United States of America. Professor Algie. accompanied by . Mrs. Algie. arrived in Wellington yesterday from the North. Mr. W. G. Fletcher, fo/mer Commissioner of Stamps at Auckland, has been appointed secretary to the triet Law Society. Mr. C. G. Finlayson, the well-known cricketer, of Petone, lias been transferred to the Otahuliu railway workshops, and left for Auckland on Saturday. Dr. n. J. McLean left for the South last night. Mr. W. 11. Wohlmann. superintendent of police, Auckland, has returned from a business trip to Wellington. Sir George Elliot has returned to Auckland from Wellington. Mr. Justice Frazer and the members of the Arbitration Court left for Dunedin last night. A Press Association telegram from Greymoutb reports, the death of Mr. Jaii'-s Creagh, ex-Mayor of Brunnerton, and one of the earliest settlers of the West Coast. He was 72 years of age. The London “Daily Express” reports that Lord Chelmsford’s name is freely rumoured as the successor of Sir Herbert Warren, president of Magdalen College. Oxford, states an Australian Press Association message. The Hon. A. D. cLeod (Minister of Industries and Commerce) opened the Winter Show at Christchurch on Saturday night. Mr. A. Cook, secretary to the New Zealand Workers' Union, arrived -in Wellington from the South Island yesterday. having completed a round of visits among a section cf the industrial unions.

The Colonial Auxiliary Forces decoration has been awarded to Major J. L. Saunders, D. 5.0., Wellington Regiment. Captain A. M. Brodie, M.R.C.U.S., England. New Zealand Veterinary Corps, has relinquished the appointment of Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, Central Command, and has been succeeded by Captain W. C. Barry. Mr. C. H. Nicholls, who was recently re-elected to the Wellington Education Board, was congratulated on his return by members of the We'lington School Committees’ Association at its meeting last night. The death of a well-known, pioneer settler, Mr. Malcolm Macinnes, at Makaraka, near Gisborne, yesterday at the age of eighty-eight is surrounded by circumstances of rather pathetic interest. Deceased, oho was born in Scotland, came to New Zealand, in 1858. but later went to Australia and returned to New Zetland at the time of the Gabriel's Gully ■ rush. Fortyseven years ago he came to Hawke’s Bay, where he fell in with a friend, Mr. R. G. Mather, also from 'Scotland. After working on various stations, the two men took up land ! n Poverty Bay thirty-seven years ago. being the first settlers on' Crown land near Wharerata, and until 1914 they farmed their land in Poverty Bay. returning to ’Makaraka, where th two have lived ever since. Both deceased and Mr. Mather have been inseparable com--panions for forty-seven years, ■ and neither has married, the two being well-known identic‘S throughout the district on account of their close association.—Press Association. In yesterday’s issue reference was ade to recent appointments in the National' Bank of New Zealand staff. In that reference Mr. Gordon was r'. m the initials H.P. when in fact they are fi.B. Also it was stated that v he would be acting-general manager. His appointment is that of assistantgeneral manager.