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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18412, 19 May 1920, Page 7

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pr Patersda, of Ohriatohurclx.-iaat-"tending the Dental Conference in WeiIlingtonT He is accompanied by Mrs \ Paterson. A cable message from Sydney reports bthe death of Mr Montagu Stephen, who iirecently married a daughter of Mr Juslice Hosking, of New Zealand. ' Mr K. Cutkbert, the Drainage \ Board's engineer, is laid up with ill'•Bess. At last night's meeting of the 1 hoard a motion, moved by Mr H. Holland and seconded by Mr fl. J. Otlcy, ■was passed conveying members' sympathy amd expressing a hope that ho will soon recover. - Mr and Mrs Bernard Tripp, who hare ' ieen in Geneva for the Red Cross OonIference, are now back in London, which they will make their headauarters during their stay in England, writes the> London correspondent of the " Lyttelton Times " under date March 25. Mr J. C. "Williamson, of the inspecting staff of the Post Office, is about to retire from the service on superannuation. Mr Williamson was for spme years a resident of Kelburn, and a prominent member of the Kelburn Bowling "Club. He was ati that time on the head office staff at Wellington, whence he was promoted chief postmaster at Auckland. Lieutenant A. J. Sawyer, of Gisborne, who is now with the British Imperial Antarctic Expedition, joined up with the Australian Engineers, went to Maspot and Persia, and then transferred to tho Indian Army. Ho has) been engaged for some time on operations against the tribesmen on the Worth-West Frontier. He' left India recently to .pin the expedition, leaving London in June. Air. M. B. Mergentheim, honorary Decretory of the Sydney Metropolitan Repatriation Executive, died at Rotorua on May 6. The late Mr Mergentheim was visiting New Zealand under fi. commission from the Commonwealth

Minister of Repatriation to investigate tho New Zealand system, and had nlrcady spent several months in this country collecting data when he was seized with pneumonia, to whioh he succumbed after a very brief illness. Mrs Mergentheim, who accompanied her husband to the Dominion, is returning to Australia at nn early date. Captain .W. Atwill, N.Z.S.C., M.8.E., who has been stationed ' nt

Rangiora for the past Beven years as Commander of No XI. Group, left for Auckland last evening, having beeni promoted to the command of No. 1 b'roup. Captain Atwill's splendid organisation of No. XI. Group marked him as an officer of outstanding ability, and won for him the M.BJS. decoration a<nd his promotion. Yesterday afternoon a few of the members of the billiards section of the R-angiora Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club made him a parting gift of a pipe. The presentation was .made by the Hon D. Buddo, who spoke of Captain Atwill's many good qualities both as an, officer und in his social relations. Lieutenant T. C. Evans has been appointed area officer, with his headquarters at Rangiora. At present he is being relieved by Captain M'Donnell, N.Z.8.,0. The London correspondent of the " Lyttelton Times" writes under date March'2s:—Mr T. H. Hamer, who was so long in the Now Zealand service, arid retired recently from his work in New Zealand House, London, is with three other New Zealanders forming a new business concern with its headquarters in 110, Strand. Those who are joining with Mr Hamer are Captain L. E. L. Donne, son of Captain T. E. Donne, secretary of the New Zealand Govern/mottt in London; Mr S. G. Bonsor, and Mr S. Ruddock. They are setting up as authorised passenger, freight, oaggago, insurance and colonial agents, and will undertake business for tourists in London. It will be recalled that

Captata Donne during his five years' hard work in the Tank Corps was wounded several times. Mr Bonsor has been, connected with the emigration ii ud ship'pTnj department in the High Commissioner's office, and during the war very responsible work fell on hisi shoulders, in tho carrying out of which he won the esteem of the memberß oi tho N.Z.E.F. with whom he came into contact. Mr Ruddock wa9 in the N.Z.E.F. in the Auckland Battalion. Prevkms to that he had done twelvo v«ars in Government service in Auckland.