PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 16, 19 July 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. 0. E. Clayton, engineer to the Davenport Borough Council, is about to leave for New Plymouth to become Borough Engineer there. Mr. A. E. Seaton,of Wellington, has been appointed associate to Mr. Justice Denniston, in place of Mr. L. H. Denniston, who has become associate to Mr. Justice Hosking. Mr. Hugh J. M'lntosh, of Sydney, proprietor of several theatres in Australia and the promoter of the most notable boxing contests held in the Commonwealth, arrived in Wellington from the North this afternoon. This is his first visit to Wellington. Messrs. W. J. Sim, W. M. Matheson, and D. G. Sawyers arrived at Auckland from Samoa by the Toftta yesterday, and will leave for Wellington to-day (telegraphs our Auckland correspondent). i Since the occupation of Samoa, Mr. Sim has acted as Commissioner of Police and Crown Prosecutor. Mi 1. Matheson lias been in charge of the Chinese Department,' and Mr. SaWers has been an officer in the Customs Department. They h&Vo > resigned these positions in order to enlist in the Expeditiohary Force. Captain Post, of the Tutanekai, received word this morning of the death, in a private hospital in Auckland on Saturday, of his chief officer, Captain J. W. M'Kenzie. Deceased, who was about 36 years of age, was ft native of Auckland, and before joining the Tutanekai in April, 1913, was in the service of the Union Company. He was chief officer of several of the company's vessels, and afterwards commanded the B&upiri, the Rosamond, and the Squall. Six months ago he was sent to Auckland to act as Government marine surveyor there in place of Captain Dykes, who had had to enter a private hospital. Captain M'Kenzie himself had been feeling uuwell for the past year, but was able to attend to his duties until* a few days ago.