PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 70, 23 March 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Major-General Sir A. H. Eussell, who commanded the New Zealand Division in France, is at present on a visit to Wellington. He will return to Hastings on Thursday. Mr. R. C. Renner, who suffered severe injuries in .a collision with a. vehicle on Lambton-quay on Saturday week, is reported, to-day to be showing considerable improvement. Mr. W. G. de Gruchy, assistant manager of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line in Wellington, has been made an officer of the Order of the British Empire for services in connection with the Ministry of Food during the war. Mr. H. J. Gillmore, of the Fire Office Council staff, was recently operated on at a private hospital for an acute attack of appendicitis. His condition isnow reported to be quite satisfactory. Mr. T. C/ Smithy of Blenheim, has been admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court by his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), on the application of Mr. G. G. Watson. Mr. C. Holdsworth, managing-direc-tor of the Union Steam Ship Company, and Captain M'Donald, the marine superintendent of the company, arrived at Wellington by the Ulimaroa yesterday from Sydney. Lieut.-Colonel R. St. J. Beere, D.5.0., officer commanding' the sth (Wellington); Regiment, has taken over the command of the Wellington Coast Defences during the temporary absence of Colonel G F. C. Campbell, C.M.G. ■ ' Mr. A. U. Longton, chief booking, clerk, Lambton Station, has been elected to represent the First Division on the North Island Railway Appeal Board. Mr. M. Lee, guard. Thorndbn, has been elected to represent the traffic branch of the Second Division. Sub-Inspector J. Cassells, who. some years ago was a prominent member of the Police Force in Wellington, has been transferred from.Whangai'oi to Gisborne. Last week he was farewelled at a public gathering in Whangarei, and presented with several marks of esteem. • Mr. 3. S.'Dickson, M.P. for Parnell, ia on a brief visit to Wellington in the' interests of his constituents. In the absence in England of the Hon. Arthur M. Myers Mr. Dickson is looking after the interests of the Auckland East constituency. Mr. _ Edwin Geach, the well-known theatrical manager and managing director of Union Theatres, Ltd., Australasia, is a passenger by the Manuka, due in Wellington about the 29th inst., from Sydney on a business, visit.

A motion congratulating Mr. A. F. Nicoll on his appointment to the position of director of the School of Art at Christchurch was carried unanimously by the Wellington Technical Education Board last night. Mr.. Nicoll was recently on the staff of the Wellington Technical College. Dr. J. G. M'Naughton, who has been one of the medical officers at Apia during the past year, has been appointed by the. Imperial authorities as medical officer for Tanganyika Territory; formerly known as German East Africa. Dr. M'Naughton, prior to going to Samoa, was senior medical officer for Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.: This morning, before his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman, Mr. W. N. Matthews, of Wellington, formerly of Blenheim, was, on tne motion of Mr. Alexander Dunn, admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

professor P. W. Robertson arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa yesterday. Mr. Robertson, who was the first Rhodes scholar from Wellington, is the son of Mr. Donald Robertson, Public Service Commissioner, and is to succeed Professor Easterfjeld as professor of chemistry at Victoria College. Mr. Robertson is an old boy of the Terrace School and Wellington College.

The death occurred in the W«llingoji. Hospital yesterday of Captain John Geofge Gilbertson, a well-known figure on the local waterfront for a great many years. Captain Gilberfcson, who was 'in his 65th year, was in former years an officer on various steamers trading out of Wellington, principally between this port and the West Coast and. Wangit nui. He was born at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, and came to New Zealand about 40 years ago. Eleven months ago he met with an accident when he was on the West Coast, and hjid been ailing ever since. He has left a widow and a family of two sons and five daughters. The funeral took plj:e this afternoon, the Rev. B. Hutson, of the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, officiating at the graveside at Karori.