PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 154, 30 June 1926, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-KEGAL,

His Excellency the Governor-Gener-al and Lady Alice Fergusson will attend the Don Cossack Choir concert at the Town Hall this evening.

The Hon. J. A. Hanan was swovn-in yesterday .13 a.member of the Legislative Council, and took his seat in the Council for tho first time.

Tho Mayor (Mr. C. B. Norwood) is recovering from his indisposition, but will Hot bo able to attend the Town Hall for a day or two.

Tho body or the late Mr. James Ames, wohso death occurred at Sydney after a brief illness, ia to be brought to Wellington for interment. The Hon. Sir E. Heaton Ehodes was absent from his place in the Legislative Council yesterday on accoir' of illness. The Hon. J. Ban-, who, as Lender of the Council in Sir Heaton's absence, stated that his illness was not serious.

Tho death occurred to-day of Captain "William Henry Scoones, at his residence, Hataitai. Captain Scoones, who was 82 years of age, was formerly well-known as a master of coastal ships. At one time he was employed by the "Westport Coal Company, and in later years was in the service of tho Wellington Harbour Board.

Dr. H. L. Gould, honorary anaesthetist at the Auckland Hospital, has been : L lointed from twenty-eight applicants to be assistant modi- ' superintendent at that institutio- (states "The Post's' Auckland correspondent). Ho is 34 years of age, and graduated at Otago in 1915. Fcr three years he was resident medical officer, flvr' in Dunedin and later in Napier and Auckland. Ho studied administration at Vancouver for three months under Dr. MacEachern, tho Canadian c—>ert in hospital management.

A largo number of officers connected with the Wellington Telegraph Engineer's district assembled at the Central Telephone Exchange yesterday to bid farewell to Mr. 11. L. Cummings, District Telegraph Engineer, who has been promoted to tho position of Inspecting Engineer. Mr. J. C. Fairbairn, deputy district engineer, Wanganui, on behalf of the sub-districts staffs, voiced the general regret of officers that the timo had arrived for the severance of such pleasant official relations. He asked Mr. Cummings to accept as a mark of their esteem a handsome chesterfield couch. Mr. .T. B. Smith, deputy district engineer, Wellington City, spoke in a similar strain. Ho said that for fourteen years Mr. Cummings had been actively associated with the Wellington district, and the important engineering developments that had taken place during that time. Mr. Cummings said he deeply appreciated the warm expression of goodwill and deeply regretted leaving the district office. He referred feelingly to the loyalty and team work that had rendered possible the building up of such an efficient organisation. Efficient service, he said, was essential it' the Department waa to be run on business lines and to pay its way. With that achieved, he felt confident that better times were in store for officers. Mr. J. M'Dermott, District Telegraph Engineer, Christchurch, who has been to succeed Mr. Cunimings, was present, and was welcomed to tho district. The gathering terminated with cheers for Mr. and Mrs. Cummings.