PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 6, 8 January 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL. His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool contemplate a cruise in the Tutanekai in northern waters two or three weeks hence. The vessel will probably start from Onehunga and go round the northern part of the island to Auckland, calling at various settlements and places of interest en route. The Hon. A. M. STyers, Minister of Customs and Minister for Munitions, left Auckland for Wellington by today's midday train, Mr. Fred Chittenden, of the clerical branch of the Post and Telegraph Stores, has enlisted. Messrs. -Wilfred Fowler and S. Burrell, two Feilding residents, left by the' Remuera yesterday to join the Flying Corps. Lieut. P. J. Shea, who was to aail with the 9th Reinforcements, contracted influenza, and had to enter hospital. He has been granted a months furlough to recover. Captain W. H. Hawkins, ex-M.P., who for some time past has been farming in the Taranaki district, has had his services accepted, and is encamped at Trentham. ■ ' Major J. L. Sleeman, who arrived at Auckland by the Ruahine on Thursday last to take up an appointment as As-sistant-Director of Military Training for New Zealand, is now in Wellington. Mr. Harold Johnston, of the Post and Telegraph Stores Branch, who is commencing business on his own account, was farewelled by his colleagues yesterday afternoon, and presented with a set of razors Mr Alex. Isdale, one of Otago's early settlers, died suddenly on Monday last at Oamaru, at the advanced age of 86 years. The deceased for some years.was r. msraber of the 'Waiareka Road Board, and of the Waitaki County Council. Mr. A. A. S. Danby, formerly Government Immigration Officer at Wellington, after a two years' absence in England,. has returned to New Zealand. A son of Mr. Danby is a surgeon on one of the new British monitors in the Mediterranean. Mr. W. C Harrington, of the commercial staff of the Evening Post, who goes into camp. next week, was to-day presented with a wristlet watch. The presentation was made by Mr C. Stubbs, secretary, on behalf of Mr. Harrington's confreres in the office. Mr C. R. Pollen, who has beeD in the Government service for > over 40 years, and is at present Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Canterbury district, "'-w^ill retire on pension at the end of March next. Mr. Pollen is retiring at his own request. He intends to live 'n Auckland. . . . ' . ... . Included among those members of the 9th- Reinforcements who have secured commissions is Sergeant \ Ronald F W. Mackenzie, of the D Squadron, son of Mr James Mackenzie, ■ of. Karon, and nephew of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High \ Commissioner for the Dominion. The name was mis-spelt in the list-published in last night's Post. Amongst the men who will go into camp next week will be Mr. Charles Fred.' Bassett, father of Cpl. Cyril Bassett, of Auckland, who gained the Victoria, Cross for technical services performed with the utmost skill and'daring atGallipoli." Mr Bassett" is 50 years of age and a printer by trade." He is joining the infantry. Archbishop Bonaventure Cerrettj;'l Apostolic Delegate in Australasia, will arrive at - Wellington from .Sydney .on 17th January He then proceeds to Dunedin and Napier, and' Twill be hi Auckland about the/beginning, of February. Later in the month he will proceed to Christchurch, in order to consecrate Monsignor Brodie, V.G., as Bishop of Christ-church. Mr.. Gordon J. Reid, who has been supervising' officer for New Zealand of the Union* Assurance Society for the past seven and a-half years, has beej> appointed assistant manager ' for New Zealand of the Commercial Union As surance Company, and will be succeeded by Mr. Joseph Wisney, recently manager of the latter company's Otago branch, a position formerly held by Mr Reid. Major H H. Allison, of the B Squadron, has been appointed area officer in charge of the 10th (Nelson)' Mounted Regt., in place of Capt. Avery, who is at the front. Major Allison (says the Marlborough Express) has been granted leave of absence from the headmastership of the West Lyttelton School until the termination of the war, and will take up his residence in Blenheim. .Rifleman Thomas Flint York, of the 6Ui Platoon, First Battalion, N.Z. Rifle Brigade, who was killed in the engagement of Christmas Day against the Senussi, on the Egyptian border, was a. son of Mr. Thomas York, a very wellknown resident of Woolston, and was in his 36th year. He was educated at Christ's College,' and was afterwards' engaged in sheep-farming in the Wa-ira-rapa and at Waimate. He enlisted at Waimate. His widow and two children are residing at Waimate. Mr. H. P. Wyatt, Acting-Superintend-ent of the Post and Telegraph Department, has been appointed to the position of Superintendent at Christchurch, replacing Mr. A. J C Talbot, who will take charge of the Auckland office. Mr. Fred Gannaway, at present Superintendent at Auckland, will replace Mi. Wyatt at Wellington. Mr Wyatt has for years been a prominent member of the Wellington Bowling Club, and his many friends in the bowling world will wish him every success in his new sphere of duty • . ' Further advice has been received in Wellington regarding D't Louis Levy, son of Mr. A. Levy, of this city. Dr. Levy w-as formerly associated with the Hull Royal Infirmary, and after an inter view with the .Director of Medical". Services, he received a. commission as surgical specialist, and was instructed to proceed to Aldershot for ten days' training, in order to take up an appointment 'at a- casualty clearing station.' Where he has been sent to has not yet bocn disclosed, but it is reasonable to presume that it is "somewhere in France." Dr. Levy was very highly esteemed at - the Royal Hull Infirmary, and the committee wished to appoint him senior surgeon of the staff, nut the army and his duty called him. Before 'kg left, Sir James Rieketts (president .of • the infirmary) granted him an honorarium of fifty guineas, in consideration of his service* during the time he had been at' the R.H.I. He has the distinction of being the only house surgeon at the infirmary who has received such an honour,