PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 148, 20 December 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. J. Allen left for Auckland last night.

The Hon. Arthur M. Myers left this afternoon for Auckland, where he will remain until after the holidays.

The Hon. J. A. Hanan will leave for the South to-night, and spend the holiday at Invercargill.

Mr. Charles Tringbam, sen., who arrived in Wellington about fifty years ago. is lying seriously ill at his home at Pigeon Bush, near Featherston.

The Eev. Mr. Barrett, Vicar of Tologa, Poverty Bay, will arrive in Wellington to-night to take up a position as a chaplain on the Hospital Ship Maheno

Mr. H. Stone, who settled in Wanganui 53 years ago, and was. farming in that district for a lengthened period has died at Randwick, New South Wales at the age of 88. '

The approaching retirement of Mr H. ,H. G. Ralfe, clerk of the Maeistrate's Court, Auckland, is announced. Mr. Ralfe intends to take up his residence in kelson.

A Press Association telegram from Sydney reports the arrival there by the Sonoma, of M. L. Hippeau, who is en route to New Zealand to take up a rrencn Consular appointment.

The Rev. A. H. Colville, vicar of St Marys, New Plymouth, has been appointed vicar of St. Sepulchre's, Khyber Pass-road Auckland, in succession to tlie Key. A. Richards, who is returning to England. s

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) is at present in the South Island on Insons Board business. Mr. Justice Chapman went South last night on holiday. Mr. Justice Stringer is on holiday in Auckland. Mr. Justice HoskinE arrived from Auckland last night, and will leave for South on Friday night. Mr. Geo. Robertson, of the Government Insurance Department, has received advice that his eldest son, Roland who joined the Seaforth Highlanders at the commencement of the war, and has been on active service since then in France and Mesopotamia, is now in the Hislop War Hospital at Thimulgherry in the JJeecan.

The Bey. John Blackburne, of Bulls - has been advised that, his eldest, son uorporal Harold Blackburne( of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade), has been ordered into the officers' training camp Oxford. Corporal Blackbourne and five others were mentioned in dispatches for capturing a machine gun from the Germans in France.

. Private G-. L. Hooper, killed in action in Trance on 15th September, was just on_23 years-of age. He attended the i-etono School- as a boy, arid later entered the Railway Service, being a fireman at the time of his enlistment in the Expeditionary Force, and left for Samoa °n 15th August, 1914. Later he joined the 11th Reinforcements. For a time he was a member of the Hawera Band.

Messrs. J. W. A. Heenan (Depart ment of Internal Affairs), and Lieut Tom Jones (New Zealand Treasury) were successful in passing the final subjects of the solicitor's examination held in November. Mr. Heenan has now completed his LL.B. degree, while Lieut. Jones, who recently returned from Egypt, is one of two men in the Public Service now qualified both in law and accountancy. s

By the last English mail advice was received from Private R. J. Hodgson, of Wellington, who left New Zealand with the sth Reinforcements, saw service at Gallipoli, was wounded, and invalided to England. On the journey Home he contracted enteric fever, and had a long illness. He is now quite well, and back at the front again. He has been appointed a stretcher-bearer to his platoon.

Mr. J. R. L. Stanford, of the legal firm of Spence and Stanford; Stratford, lias been accepted for the 27th Reinforcements, which go into training in March. Mr. Stanford's partner, Mr. Robert Spence, leaves with the 22nd Reinforcements as lieutenant. Two ' members of the firm's present staff (Messrs. A. J. Crombie and T. O'Neill) go into camp the first week in January. This will make: a total of seven voluntary enlistments from the-one establishment.