PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 3 July 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL

| A London cabhi states that Air ' ; Sidney Webb has been elected chair- | man of the new executive at the La- ■ | hour Party’s conference at Edinburgh, and Mr Ramsay -Macdonald vice-chair-i man. A Reuter cable states that Commander Prickett of the cruiser Chatham has been promoted captain of the Sydney. Air Harle Giles, Auckland Conciliation Commissioner, has been retrenched and Mr P. Hally replaces him. Afr J. Sherlock, boilermaker, of the local Railway Workshops, leaves tomorrow morning for Orrstown, Wanganui, whither he has been transferred. Mr Robin Thomson, has received no--1 tic-e that his connection with the 1 N.Z.R. terminates on Thursday next, ' after a long and arduous term of ser- ' vice with the Department. His nu- ' morons friends will wish the veteran an enjoyable term of leisure. Air W. G. Williams has resigned the chairmanship of directors of the Hokitika ( Gas Company, after 18 years’ office, being accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Air D. J. Evans was elected his successor, and Air S. Preston deputy chairman. The manager was empowered to carry out important changes to supply gas for fuel an 1 power purposes.