PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18413, 20 May 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Press Assocation telegram from Dunedin states that his Royal Highness tho Princo of Wales last evening bestowed tho accolade on Sir George Fenwick, upon whom a. Knighthood was conferred last August. The ceremony was performed at the Dunedin Clab, in tho presence of Sir AVilliam Fraser, Dt G. H. Scholefield and Mr F. H. Alorgan.

Lord Jellicoe will ho thg gpest at. the annual dinner of the Royal Colonial Institute in London.

Mr John Fuller, .Juiu\, who came across from Sydney to Auckland a few weeks ago on account of tho illness of bis father, is in AVellington. Air John Fuller, senr., is much improved in health.

A 1/ondon cable message states that an influential committee of business men and Agents-Genoral is arranging to tender Sir Thomas Mackenzie a farewell banquet. Probably Lord Alilner "ill preside. The Prime Alinister (Air Massey) is expected to leave AVellington to-night for Christchuich, in order to attend the farewell dinner to be given by his Royal Highness the "Princo ol Wales, on board H M.S. Renown to-morrow; evening.

At. the ordinary meeting of the Spreydon Borough Council last evening, Mr G. Robinson, who was elected to tho council to till a vacaancy caused bv the retirement of Councillor W. It. Gahagan, was sworn in as a councillor, and’ welcomed by the Mayor. News was received in Wellington on Tuesday by tho Rev D. C. Bates of tho death of Mr H. B. Devereaux, formorly of W;vilii, and recently of Auckland. The deceased was a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, and an amateur meteorologist of note; and for some years took tho meteorological records at Wailij. The cause of death was pneumonia.

Sir John Salmond took his seat for tho first time as a Judge at the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterdav morning, and was officially welcomed and congratulated by tho Wellington Bar. Tho Courtroom was filled by members of the Bar and the Magisterial Bench. Sir John I’indlay, K. 0., oxpressed on bon an of the Wellington Law Society, indeed of tho whole of the legal profession of New Zealand, their pleasure at Sir John Salmond’s appointment. They were given a double cause tor congratulations, because the proiession recog. nised the Supreme Court Bench h a 'j for months, indeed years, been greatly overworked. 'There was also cause for «ratilmotion in tho appointment of on« of Now Zealand’s most eminent jurists.