PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17328, 17 November 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Dr Chilton returned ’.from Wellington yesterday. Mr W. Stewart, M. 1?., arrived from the north yesterday. Messrs H. J. Beswick aind G. Harper were passengers from Wellington ye»* terday. Mr R. E. Alexander, director of the Agricultural College yt left last night on a short visit' to the North Island. ... Mr Bernhard G. Booth has received an appointment as chief mater engineer in the British Naval Motor Patrol Ser« vice, and has left for London in a troopship. His wife intends to sail by the Remuera to join him fin London. ... . -| . Mr G. T. Murray, acting stjaff engineer to the .Public Works Department) at Christchurch, is at present filling the position of district engineer in Auckland, pending the appointment of tho successor of Mr F. Bigg-Wither, who recently vacated the office, and ia retiring from the Publio Service on superannuation. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that the following transfers of officers of the ( Post and Telegraph Department are announced : —Mr P. Curtis, to be senior, inspector in the North Island; Mr &./D. Kelly, to he senior inspector in the South Island; assistant inspectors; Messrs JRedmond, G. F. Potter and R. R. Cooper; Mr S. F. Haseard,.to be chief postmaster at Greymouth; Mr E. R. de L. Bean, to be postmaster at Lower Hutt; Mr *J. Jamieson, to.be district accountant at Timaru; Mi J. Henderson, to be district accountant at Oamaru; Mr J. R. Powell, to be senior parcel clerk at Auckland. j Sir Jamea Millfli chairman of direotors of the Union Steam Ship Company, arrived from Wellington yesterday and proceeded to Dunedin. Sir James, who has been in England for the past two years, has come to New Tfcealand primarily for the purpose of presiding a* the annual meeting of director* of the company, which takes place in Dunedin in the first week of December. Ho stated that there was nothing .o report in roferenco to shipping or trade matters, while he thought the people in the Dominion were well supplied with information concerning the war. The Hon G. W. Russell, Minister <sf. Internal Affairs, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Several deputations waited on him in- the Government IJuildings during the morning and afternoon. In the evening he unveiled a roll of honour at the Burwod SchoolHe will leave for Dunedin by the. second express te-day. To-morrow evening he will open the Cbmmerciiu Travellers’ Club m that city; on Sunday he will preside at A festival of the Salvation Amy; and on Monday h@ will be in Gore, and will discuss with, members of tho Hospital Board a proposal to establish a maternity home in that town. He Minister will then continue his journey to Invercargill, and there he will present the Royal Humane Society's award to Mr W. B. Dixon, of Bluff, for bravery in saving a young man from drowning.