PERSONAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 46, 22 February 1917, Page 6

PERSONAL

Writing to Captain J. E. Dawson from "somewhere in France'," Private Nelson K. Skinner, Australian Imperial Forces, who prior to his enlistment, was clerk in the Harbourmaster's Office, reports "all well." Private Skinner is only IS years of age, but as lie could not enlist in New Zealand, he crossed to Australia and oliered his services there ' Sir. C. C. Marshall, well known in Welling, ton as purser in the Union Company's service, has cnlised for activo service, and will go into camp with the 27th ileinforuemcnts Mr. W. .1 Kevilfe lias temporarily rejoined j the I'aloona as purser - . I Mr. IT. T. Atchisonlhas signed on the Kurpw as fourth engineer in place of Mr. T. Scott ' | Mr, L. S. iioniicr lias joined the Government I steamer Ilinemoa as second officer, and Mr. Dempster is third officer on the same vessel

. The Mission ship, which left Auckland on Thursday last for Norfolk Island, arrived at the latter place on Monday last. On board were the Eight Rev. Cecil John Wood, Bishop of Melanesia, and four other passengers The Himitangi is due at Wellington from Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton, on Saturday next. The vessel is timed to sail from Wellington on Monday for the Chathams direct The Perth berthed at the Railway Wharf, Ba'y'to'finish"loading. Captain Mac Donald re- . ports a bad weather passage with north-east-erly gales and heavy seas all the way across the Tasman Sea. The vessel was to load 800,000 ft of white pine at Oreniki, and was expected to get away for Melbourne yesterday .- The barque White J?ine, en route from Newcastle to Watifcanui with a cargo of coal, is one of Messrs. 11. .P.leakley and Co.'s fleet. She lias recently undergone an extensive overhaul at Sydney. It is expected that the vessel will return to Sydney from Wanganui with a cargo of timber - . .