PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 48, 25 August 1917, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. J. A. Hanan will leave for the South to-night. He is <hie back in Wellington on Tuesday morning.

Mr. R. . M'Callum, tho member for Wairau, is visiting Waikato, and will return on Tuesday afternoon. •

Mr. R. G. Dawkins, Mayor of Picton, is at present on a short visit to Wellington.

Surgeon-General Henderson, C.8., Director-General of Medical Services, ie at present on a visit to Dunedin. He is expected to return to Wellington on Tuesday morning.

The Rev. Charles Dallaston, of Caversham, Dunedin, is at present visiting Wellington, and will occupy his old pulpit in the Vivian-street Baptist Church for the next two; Sundays.

Mr. F. A. Oxley, a very -well-known resident of Pic'ton, is at present in Wellington, ' having come over to meet his son, Sergt. Frank Oxley, who was wounded in France a month or two ago, and who has returned to New Zealand.

The Wellington relations of the midshipman hero, Donald A. Gyles, D.5.0., have received word that he has almost recovered from, his wounds, and that there is no danger of losing the sight of his eye.

At a meeting of the Holy Family Confraternity held at St. Gerard's Church, it. was unanimously decided to erect a permanent memorial to the late Mr. Fred. W. Crombie, who died of wounds recently in France, and who was for nearly eight years secretary to the Confraternity. The men of the Confraternity intend to ?«t about the work immediataly, and .to this end a committee was appointed. No doubt many of the late Mr. Crombie's friends will be anxious to assist in the erection of' the memorial. The form it will take will depend on the efforts of the committee. It is thought that about £150 will be required to defray the necessary cost. The Very Rev. Father Roche, C.SS.R... presided.

The promptitude of Motorman John Galvin averted a serious accident in Upper Willis-street shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon. A little girl ran across "the tramway track in front, of car No. 82, which was bound for Arostreet. Galvin promptly applied the emergency brake, aud the car was brought to a dead stop just in time to prevent the child being run over. The sudden stoppage of the car sent the conductor and some of the passengers sprawling.- along the floor. Yesterday afternoon a small boy was knocked down by a tramcar near the Evening Post office as he was running across the line, but escaped with a few bruises. In this case also the motorman brought his car to « standstill in the nick of time.

The charge-sheet at the Magistrate's Court to-day contained the name of "Jack Lock wood." The person answering the name was an inconspicuouslooking individual who spoke volubly and in a wearisome monotone. The clerk informed him that he was charged with being a rogue and vagabond, in that lie was found by night on private property in Tinakori-road, and asked him if he desired to be tried in the Supreme Court or the Magistrate's Court. . "Well, when does the Supreme Court come on," he asked almost anxiously. "In November," replied the clerk. "Oh, well, I will be tried in this Court,'" was his prompt rejoinder. The. evidence was to the offset that' the defendant, whose real name was William M 'El wain—Lockwood was his mother's maiden name, he said —was recently dismissed from the employment of Henry Bodley and Sons. At 1.45 o'clock this morning he was found smoking a cigar on' a heap of straw, and was then under the influence of liquor. He made a rambling statement to the Bench, which Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., characterised as of no value. At this M'Elwain seemed a little disappointed. He was still further chagrined when the Magistrate ordered him to spend six months' in gaol.

Messrs. A. _. Wilson and Co. will sell furniture on Monday, at 1.30 p.m. They also advertise special entries for 2 p.m.

On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., at the Fruit Exchange, Messrs. Thompson Bros., Ltd., will sell goods as advertised, on behalf of the Union Steamship Company.

Messrs. J. H. Bothuno and Co. will sell on sth September, at 2.30 p.m., at their rooms, Featherston-street, a 7-roomed house.. No. 27, ICenwyn-terrace; Messrs. D. Everest and Son's orchard and garden properly, with produce store, situated on the Main-road, Lower Hutt; also a section at Seafcbun. The firm insert an amended list of, properties for sale.

Messrs. E. Johnston ar\d Co. will hold a realisation sale of stock-in-trado of jewellery, etc., at No. 338, Lambtonquajyon Monday, at 11 a.m. On Wednesday at their mart they will sell oak furniture, gramophone, etc.; on Thursday, at Tinakori-road, building material, iron,, etc. On 3rd September at the Cecil Garage Molesworth-street, 12 motor-cars.