Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 79, 16 March 1920, Page 4

Personal.

Chief-Detective A. Ward returned to Wellington from Napier thia morning.

Tlie Rews. M. A, Rugby Pratt and 8. Lawry left, Hastings this morning for Dunedin.

Mr. M. Gilhooley left Hastings this morning for New Plymouth, where his brother is seriously ill. Sennn- Foreman, R, Price, of the Dunedin (,it,y Brigade, and Mrs. Price left. Hastings this morning for Dunedin.

Mr. !{. B. Holmes, of Havelock North, who lias been on an extended tour of the {South Island, refilmed hillin' last evening. Mr. Ji.mi A Shu. a. son of His Mononr Mr, Justice Sini, has been adinitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the .Supreme Court. Messrs P. and M. Gilhoolv, accompanied by thei r sisters," Mesdaroes Barry and ITiinn, left yesterday morning for New Plymouth. Mr. A. M. Robertson left Hastings his morning for Wellington, where he Will attend a meeting of the rlirei-tnrs of the Fruitgrowers’ Federation.

Mr. Normari E. Watson has recoued advice that at the last < Diversity Law Examinations he was successful in obtaining th© Degree of L. L. B.

Mr. Denis Urosnahkn. who was in charge oi the Woodville police st ai bin t welve .years ago, died at Koinni on Tuesday. Lately he had t.ecn engaged in farming pursuits. Mr and Mrs. ('. Hall of Blenheim who havq eon visiting relatives in Hastings and Napier left for I’almerston North this morning by the express cn roti I c for their home.' Air. W. J. ('otterill who has been manager of the ’l'iniarn branch of the New Zealan.i Shipping Company since 1596. is shortly to retire on su;ier;;nmiation. Mr'. Cotterill has been 39 teats with the company. Mr. 1-.. ('. Cacheniaille has been appointed registrar of the New Zealand Pharmac.v Board in succession to Air. C. W. Nelson. The latter resigned after holding that position for 17 years, and was presented with a handsome entree dish.

Air. A l . U. Sin-th, who has been chtet grain grader, in the Agricultural Depart merit for several years, has been loaned by that Department I<. the \\h('at Controller's office, and is filling the position as assistant controller, formerly billed bv Mr. W’. S. Pratt.

Mr. J. A. l-'raser, who has been Assistant Land Registrar in Christchurch for the past, two years, has been appointed District Land Registrar at Nelson, succeeding Mr. R. H. Rourke, v. Ito has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Stamps at) Dunedin. Mr. A. IJ. Fletcher, of the Auckland office, will succeed Mr. Fraser.

Mr. O. Evans, a member of the Poverty Ray team which met Parent a nt the polo tournament, yesterday. has been playing polo since 1K95. in which year he and his threo brothers comprised the team which won the Junior Cup. He has always been a bri Ilia nt player, and in yesterday's game show cm I that he has lost None of his pmr.oss. The late Mr. G. E. Hopkins, whose death at the Wellington Hospital tliis week, served through the Zula campaign. and came out to New Zealand in 1804 as a drill instructor with the [titperial Forces. Later he joined the Civil Service, and was for a number of years employed at the Government Printing Office.

A serious accident, whereby ho sustained a perforation of a lung and soy oral broken nbs, hefel Mr. Robert C. Renner, a, well-known land agent in Wellington on Saturday. The unfortunate gentleman was .cycling nlong Lambton quay when a horse drawn vehicle came into collision with bin) and he was throw ii licavily on the wooden blocks. His condition is critical. There was a very quiet wedding in the (’nthedntl. Napier, yesterday, when Miss Dora Moore, daughter of Mrs. P. J. Moore of Auckland, and the late Mr. W. .1. Moore of Dunedin was united to Mr. Frederick Pilcher, son of Mr. and Airs. E,. Belton Pilcher of Invercargill. The Very Rev. Dean Mayne officiated, and'the wedding inarch was played by the brother-in-law of the bride, Air. C. Roy Spademan. The brid© was given away by her brother, Air. N. Moore, and'was attended by her sister. Mr. B. T. Dinwiddie was best man. A reception was afterwards held al -Mr. and Airs. Roy Sparkman's residence, and Mr. and Mrs. Pilclier left by ear on their honeymoon.

Mr. W. R. Morris, the new Pttlxlio Service Commissioner, has held the position of Secretary, Post and Telegraph Department, for over seven tears. He came to the Dominion in 1871. arriving nt, Lyttelton in September, and in the following .May lie joined thr- Postal Department ns a clerk in the Money Order Branch. Christchurch. Four years later he was appointed money m-der clerk, Wellington ; and in 1891 he was appointed to the position of senior cleik in the aeoun-t,-nits’ bnim’h of the General Post Office. He occupied Ibis position unt.it 1909, when he was appointed Assistant Controller of Money Orders ami Savings Banks and Accountant aud later was appointed Assistant-Secret ary aml Inspector. On January Ist..' IS»I3. when Mr. Robertson whs appointed to the position, of Public Service Commissioner. Air. Morris: succeeded hint in the position of <-<-ret'iry of the depart inent.