PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 150, 26 June 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. E. H Hiley, General Manager o£ Railways, left for Auckland last night. Among the passengers by the Maori from Eyttelton this morning was Mr. Joseph Blaechek. Mr. Frank F Reid, son of Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M.. Wairarapa, is » lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery, now at* Aldershot. At last night's meeting of the Wellington Technical Education Board^ Mr. Fitzgerald Eagav, M.A., was appointed to fill the vacancy of English master at the Technical College. An improvement is reported to-day ltt, the condition of the Rev. C. F. Askew. Vicar of St. Mark's, Wellington, who, underwent a serious operation in the Bowen-street hospital on Tuesday last. A presentation was made last nightj to Mr. J. A. B. Howe, of Broughamstreet, as an evidence of the appreciation of his many acts of kindness and* hospitality to a number of young people in Wellington. Mr. John Gaddis, who died at Grey, Lynn, Auckland, on Wednesday last at the ripe age of eighty-six years, formerly belonged to the famous 65th Regiment, which did so much service during the Maori War The Government has received official notification that, the United States has appointed Mr. Wm. C Downs to be Commercial Attache to the Consulate at Melbourne. New Zealand is included within the sphere of Mr. Downs's activities. Mr James Mark, secretary for Messrs. B. S. Lamb and Co., merchants and shinowners, Sydney, is at present in Wei*, lington, and will remain here until Tuesday next, when he will go on to Auckland by the new 6teamer "Omana, o£ which vessel his principals are partowners. Mr. Mark was formerly a! Canterbury business man. Mr. Peter M'Coll, superintendent ofi the Wellington Municipal Tramway, Power Station, has been advised by cable that his son (Lieut. A B ; M'Coll) ? who was wounded on 28th April, has rejoined the Wellington Battalion When he enlisted Lieut. M'Coll was stationed at Taumarunui as the representative o£ Messrs. Thomson and Farm 1 , surveyors, Hamilton. From advice received (says the Auckland Star), Mr. C C Choyce. M.D , F.R.G.S., R.A.M.C., of Auckland, has been appointed major ( in command of the 19th General Hospital, the destination of which is unknown at present, but which in _ all probability will be Egypt. Associated with him are two other Auckland medical men, prs, Gunson and Vickerman. The hospital is one of 1040 beds, and of these over 800 are under Mr. Choyce. Mr. Matthew Smith, proprietor of the Waimate Times, died suddenly on Moni day night, aged fifty-nine years. The. deceased wa-s a printer by trade, having served his apprenticeship in Edihbui'gh. He came to New Zealand "when a young man and worked on the Lyttelton Times, being afterwards foreman for the late Sir W. J. Steward in the first days of the Waimate Times. He was once a member of the Timaru High School Board, the Waimate School Committee, Public Library Committee, clerk of session of the Presbyterian Church, and 1 superintendent of the Sunday School fov twenty years. He leaves a .wife and l seven daughters. Mr. A. M'Kenzie, first assistant at the South Wellington School, on leaving to take up tlie duties of the headmastership of the Karori School, was presented yesterday with several tokens of esteem from the toacliing staff and from past and present pupils. Mr. Flux, in making the presentation, spoko of the faithful service" rendered to the school by, Mr. M'Kenzie for the past nineteen years, and., added that hundreds of expupils up and down New Zealand would' have been only too glad to be present, had it b»en possible, to show their respect for their old teacher. Mr. M'Ken-. zie, after replying, was given three hearty, cheers. Miss M. Scott, who is leaving the South Wellington School for an assist&ntehip in the new school in Brittomartstreet, also received a present from tho teachers. Two presentations were made this week to Mi 1 . Chas. A. Copeland. who has held a responsible position on the staff of Messrs. John Duthle aad Co., Ltd., for the past thirty-two years, and who is about to enter into business on his own account in the Stratford district, is about to enter into business on his own account in the Stratfor district. Mr. R.. M. Jack, assistant manager for Messrs. Duthie and Co., in handing Mr. Copeland a valuable collection of cutlery, referred to the very cordial relations which had existed between that gentleman and his fellow employees, and assured him of their best wishes for his future. Mr. Oopeland, in replying, said that he appreciated very highly the sentiment which prompted the gift. To have had the respect and trust of both the principals and the employees was something to be proud of. Mr. Copeland was also presented by the Hon. J. Duthie, M.L.C., on behalf of the firm, with a cheque for a substantial amount. Referring to this, Mi\ Copeland said that Mr, Duthie's liberality to his employees in the matter of remuneration and the cordiality of spirit existing between them and him were well known. Mr. Copeland left for Taranaki to-day.