Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 186, 22 July 1920, Page 6

Personal.

Sir Andrew Russell left Hastings this morning for Wellington. v Mr. AV. McKinnon,, relieving postmaster at Dunedin, lias been appointed to take charge of the Dannevirke office, vice Mr. C. F. Potter, who has retried. Miss McKane, who has been acting as postmistress at Mohaka, has resigned, and will be replaced by Mrs. Waiter, of Waipukurau. Dr., Valentine. Chief Health Officer, will be in Hastings next week, when he will inspect the site for the proposed Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, rMr. 11. Harrison, formerly actingeditor of the Nelson “Colonist,” has been appointed to the staff of the Cawthron Institute at Nelson. Advice has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company/ Napier, that Mr. XV. C. Daives, one of the directors of the Company’s Board ui London, died on Tuesday. Sister Ellen Donovan, who lias been on a visit to her uncle, Mr. T. Donovan, in Hastings, left this morning on her return to Wellington, where she is ; a hospital nurse. j Mr. E. M. Sladden, who has prac- ■ tised as a solicitor at Wellington and at Napier, has been admitted as a barrister by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout).

Police Headquarters have advised that Constable Revell, of Napier, who has been acting as a detective for some months, has been promoted to the plain clothes branch, and is to be transferred to AVellington.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Avery, C.M.G., D. 5.0., who has been appointed military representative of New Zealand on the staff of the Imperial AVar Office, will leave Wellington on September 16th. to connect at Sydney with the Orsova for London.

One of the fast disappearing band of old Imperial soldiers who remained m the Colony after the close of the Maori wars died at the Auckland Hospital on Sunday last. This was Air. Charles McCarthy, formerly of the 65tli. Regiment, and an old resident of Newmarket. He had reached his yOth. year.

A highly-rcspectcd old resident of Maungatnroto (North Auckland), Dr. J. Mountaine, was buried on Saturday. Deceased, eanie to New Zealand about 40 years ago, and settled at Maungaturoto. He was born at Dieppe sixtynine years ago, being of French and Irish parentage. In his younger days Dr. Alouutaine was an athlete and a thorough sport. He is survived by- his widow, son and an adopted daughter. Mrs. Tuohy, of Hastings, as next-of-kin of the late Sergt.-Major P. Tuohy, who fought with the Australian forces, received to-day, a badge similar to those issued by the Commonwealth Department to all women, next-of-kin of soldiers who have died as a result of the war. The badge is of white silver, enanieiled in blue and’ bearing the inscription : “Issued by the Defence Department to the women of Australia. For Duty DoneJ’ The following promotions and appointments in the Public Trust Office are announced:—Mr. F. W. Horner, assistant solicitor, head office: Messrs. J. Reid and B. L. Hammond, legal clerks, head office; Air. F. L. Barr, district manager at Wairoa; Air. 11. Alulholland, district manager, Western Invercargill district; Mr. O. W. Bumfield. district manager at Feilding: Mr A. H. Ihle. district manager at Newtown; Air. W. L. AlcGoldrick, district manager at Gore. Alajor D. A. McCurdy, 0.8. E., ol Upper Hutt, will leave on Friday to join the Alokoia at Auckland lot Samoa. He has been selected by the New Zealand Treasury .Department as accountant of its Samoan branch, am! expects to be away from New Zealand two or more years if the climate does not affect his health. After service in Egypt, France, and England—in addition to a period at Anzac shortly after the historic landing there—he returned to New Zealand some time ago.