PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 137, 6 December 1912, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS

♦ " " Mr. Harold Beauchamp has been appointed acting-chairman of the Bank of New Zealand. Ifc was but recently that he was reappointed a director by the Government. Early this year he resigned the chairmanship of the bank, after an occupancy of the position for the past fivo years. Mr. Beauchamp was last acting-chairman of the bank for about a year,' during the absence of the then chairman, Mr. F. de C. Malet, from New Zealand. Yesterday morning Flag Captain Brewin, of H.M.S. Drake, made an official 'call on the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. D. M'Larert), who, accompanied by tho Town Clerk (Mr. J, R. Palmer) returned the visit in the afternoon. The hon. secretary for the banquet to be given to the Hon. James Alien, Minister for Defence, next Wednesday at the Hotel Windsor inserts an announcement elsewhere of interest to intending subscribers. Mr. A. M. Myers, M.P., Mr. R. M'Nab (lato Defence Minister), and Mr. Evelyn Wrench (organiser of the Overseas Club) intend to /be present. His Excellency the Administrator has been asked to preside, and it is anticipated that His Excellency the Admiral, the Prime Minister, and General Godley *will also be present. Mr. W. W. Cook has been appointed chief clerk of the Registrar-General's Department. Mr. H. E. Girdlestone is gazetted a District Surveyor in the Department of Land and Survey. < Mr. Jj, H. Barr has been appointed accountant to the Department of Tourist and Health Resortß. Mr. Fenwlck, a ranch owner in the Argentine, arrived in New Zealand from San Francisco by the Aorangi yesterday. At the first meeting of the Otaki Town Board, held yesterday, Commissioner M'Kegg was appointed * chair- • man. Mr. A. E, Braithwaite has been ap-> pointed Deputy-Registrar of Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the district of Carterton. Mr. Charles M'lntyre, president of the Engineers' Society, left by the Moana to-day on a health trip to San Francisco, accompanied by his brother, Mr. Douglas M'lntyre. Mr. Hugh Hamilton, the general manager in New Zealand for the Vacuum Oil Co., will leave for Sydney by the Ulimaroa this evening, on a business visit' to Australia. Mr. Donald M'Leali, of Hawkerstreet, who has been round the-worjd, .Was a passenger from San Francisco by the Aoraugi yesterday. Mr. W. P. Taylor, formerly of the Union Co.'s service, who is now a planter at Rarotonga, also came to Wellington by tho Aorangi. Word has been received by cable that Mr. J. F, G. Richardß. sort of Mr. John G. Richards, of Wellington, has passed his final examination in medicine and surgery, also midwifery. Mr. Richards was formerly a student at Victoria College, and for the last five years has been in Guy's Hospital. London. The New Zealand Employers' Feders tion has decided to increase its staff by appointing Mr. R. A. Armstrong, of Auckland, to the position of organise!" and air. N. M'Robie, of Waihi, to that of assistant secretary. Mi, W. Pryor, the secretary of the federation, has been for some time past also carrying out the duties of organiser. The appointment, of Messrs. Armstrong and M'Robia, whose headquarters will be in Wellington, will lighter, his work considerably. Mrs. Forster, wife of Sergeant J. Forster, of the Petone police, died at her residence. Elizabeth-street, Petone, this morning, after a long and painful illness The late Mrs. Forster \vas born in Cornwall, England, forty-neven years ngo, and came out to New Zealand seven veais later. She has resided for the ' past three years and a-half at her late rest deuce in Petono. Tho funeral will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

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