PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 46, 23 August 1917, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. D. A. Aiken, general manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, was a passenger by the Maori for the South last evening.

Mr. G. H. Malis Moir was to-day admitted as a solicitor' of the Supreme Court by his Honour Mr.. Justice \Hosking, on the application of Mr. A. Dunn.

Captain Tahu Rhodes, who rejoined tho Grenadier. Guards after Gallipoli, and has been .training men at Chelsea, has now been passed as fit for active service, and has gone to France.

Major J. L. Sleeman, 1.G.5., Director of Military Training, will leave for Christchureh to-night for the purpose of examining flying pupils at the Canterbury Aviation School, and to carry out inspection. He will return to Wellington in the course of a few days.

Private Charles Keith Kilgrove Ward (killed in action in France) 'was an old Nelson College boy, and left Napier with the Bth Reinforcements two years ago. At tho time of his enlistment he was on the clerical staff of the North British and Hawkes Bay Freezing Company, Napier.

Mr. E. G. Kemnitz is leaving the service of the legal firm of Messrs. Fell and Atkinson, Nelson, to go into camp. Mr. Kemnitz, who gained representative cricket honours in Otago and Southland, has taken a keen and active interest in cricket whilst in Nelson, and he had also prominently identified himself 'with Rugby football.

Advice h.as been received in Wellington that Pte. C. P. Greeks was killed in action in France on 6th August. Deceased, who was 26 years of age, was a prominent Melrose footballer, and represented Wellington. He also captained the Linwood team in Christehurch. For many years he was in the employ of the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, both at Wellington 'and Christehurch, and when lie enlisted was on the Wellington Harbour Board staff. Pte. Greeks is the youngest son of Inspector Greeks, of the Town Hall, who has another ison at the front.

Mr. John Lindley, whose death in Auckland occurred on Monday last ai the age of 89 years, came to New Zealand in 1878 in the steamer Hero from Sydney. Prior to that he went from Shropshire in 1858 to India, where he was for some time traffic manager on the railway. After arriving in Auckland Mr. Lindley. went to Te Kopuru, where he was a schoolmaster for fourteen years. For over thirty years he officiated as lay reader for the Anglican Church at Te Kopuru. He was a prominent Freemason.

The death occurred at Rotorua yesterday of Mr. T. Thompson, of Wellington., Mr. Thompson had for the past seven years been attractive member of the Management Committee of the Wellington Football Association, and his loss will be keenly felt in "soccer" circles, While residing at Brooklyn he Organised several Association teams. He leaves a wife and three children. At the meeting of the committee of the Wellington Football Association last evening a motion expressing sympathy with Sir. Thompson's family was carried.

Word has been received by Mt. W. Nicol, of Belmont, that Iris eldest son, 2nd Lieut. Robt. K. Nicol. has received the Military Cross for gallantry on the field. Lieutenant Nicol went with the 6th Reinforcements as a sergeant, and gained his promotion on the field. He saw service on Gallipoli, participated in the evacuation, and at latest advices was still in France "going strong." Born in Wellington and educated primai'ily at Island Bay School, he later attended Wellington College, and at time of enlisting was, associated with his father in business. The young "Anzac" was formerly a prominent "soccer" player, and was a leading member of the V.M.C.A. junior representatives in the football field. Lieutenant Nicol is a grandson of Mr. E. W. Petherick, one of the old identitiees of Wellington. His many friends in Wellington will feel proud of the honour conferred^on him.

Mr. James Alexander, who has been connected with the local Telegraph Office fan thirteen years, leaves Wellington shortly in order to take up the position of superintendent at Wanganui. On behalf of tlie Wellington Telephone and Telegraph staff, he has been presented with a handsome canteen of cutlery as a mark of the esteem in which he is held. In making the presentation Mr. Talbot, superintendent, said he regretted losing such a popular and efficient official, but was delighted at his promotion. Mr. Alexander feelingly replied, stating that parting from an office where he had spent some of the happiest days of his career was somewhat of a wrench. He thanked all officers for their kind present. Mr. Alexander, who is the telegraph representative on the Appeal Board, leaves for Wanganui at the completion of the board's sitting.