PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 23, 27 July 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. A. H. Tattle -will leave this week on a visit to Australia.

Tho General Manager of Railways (Mr. R. W. M'Villy) will leave on Saturday for Christchurch on important Departmental business.

Mr. J. B. Condliffe, M.A., has been ap. pointed Professor of Economics at Canterbury College. Mr. Condliffe, who was recommended from England for the position, is an old pupil of Canterbury College. ;

Mr. P. Levi (Mayor of Eastbourne) returned from Sydney by the Ulimaroa last .night. Mr. W. H. Marsdon (United Insurance Company, Wellington) and Mrs. Marsdon were also passengers by the same steamer. \.

The statement published yesterday that Mr. A. T. Bate, of Wellington, is lying seriously ill in a hospital at Roto rua was misleading. For some months he has been undergoing treatment there, but his condition cannot be described as serious.

Mr. Frederick Garmaway, Superintendent of Telegraphs, Auckland, who in years gone by was one of Wellington's leading yachtsmen, will retire on superannuation at the end of the present month. The retirement of: Mr. H. P. Wyatt, Superintendent of Telegraphs, Christchurch, will also take effect at the same time.

Senior - Detective Boddam, who has sine© his return from Samoa been stationed at the Christchurch Central Police Station in lelief of Senior-Sergeant Cummings, who is seriously ill, is to take charge of the Taranaki-etreet Station for the, time., being, while Senior-Sergeant Kelly will take his temporary position in Christchurch.

M. Percy Bond, late of the Colonist newspaper proprietorship, was accorded a civic farewell in Nelson last night by a Jargo gathering, representative of the citizens (states a Press Association message). Eulogistic references were made to Mr. Bond's citizenship and. good work for the advancement of the district.

The funeral of the late Major J. C. M'Killop took place in Masterton this morning, and was one of the largest ever seen in the district. Deceased was buried with military honours, a large number of Territorials, veterans, and returned soldiers being present. Every public'body in the district was represented in the cortege.

At the social evening of the horticultural section of the Hataitai Municipal Electors' Association on Saturday evening, the president (Mr. A., Leigh Hunt) made a presentation of a case of pipes and accessories to the chairman, . Mr. Norman A. Grant, who was responsible to a very large,extent for the successful initiation of the horticultural section, awl who is leaving the district.

The death, occurred in the Wellington Hospital on Saturday of Mr. Charles Russell, ono of the best-known residents C|f Eastbourne. The late Mr. Russell, who was 64 years of age—was in business as a storekeeper at Ron& Bay for a number of years, and took an active part in all local affairs: He was a member, of the Eastbourne Borough Council for some time, and was chairman of .the Finance Committee. He was also a member of the local School Committee and Bowling Club. Representatives of all those bodies attended his funreal at Karori to-day. Mr. Russell, who was twice married, has left a widow and three children. A son was killed in the Great War.>