PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mataura Ensign, 12 February 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Captain (■. R. Rank'-, ofli er c >miiiaiuliii;.; Area Croup XVI. theadipiarters Milion), is undi>r orders to pr>rt- d lo one of the ira camps in ihe North Island. A cable from Svdiiev states that. Hon. \V. Webster (.Federal Rostmaster(.'eneral) will vail for New Zealand on February IT. He pror.ose.s to .study everv prhase of postal activity in the Dominion.

Trooper James .Sinclair, of Mataura. who was inv-Ruled home hy the Tolua, has been called up a.ualn antl has to report at Trentham on February 2H. Trooper Sinclair has been provided with a free piss on ihe railway- ill the ineanmeaniime.

I/7 -Mr \V. Hobson, who lias been I Kr of the Gore branch of the Hank of ; NVw Zealand for nearly ni<K> years, has been appointed manai/er of the hrarr.h at lnvercar>.',ill, in succession to Mr A. Siiu'ili, who yoos to Wellington as manatr«»r. Mr iTohson's successor at Gore is".Mr F. A. Maebenn.. of the, head of-|'u-o, Wellmatoii. Mr Machean arrived last' evening. _ A peasant evening w:i* spent a t Moltnian's t' ; " rooms when fan-well was taken of Miss McLeish. who is alvont jto remove to Wellington. Mr .1. Hoffman expressed his appreciation as well |-.i.s that of the staiV of Miss McLeish 'dnritijj; Iter eijrju years' .service in the : employ o: Messrs J. A. Paterson and . hiaiself. IVrsonailv ho rejrretUnl losing 1 the services of M iss MoLe : sh. The staff jalso rejiretted her departure, and on .their behalf lie asked her acceptance of |:i lad.v'.s- .handbag :is ;i. token of esteem. jMr Webb and o'thers also snoke m i it nils of Miss MrLeiV-h and w'shed her I every success in the future. Miss McI Leisii made a suitable reply, after which refreshments, supplied by Mi's Hoffman, were M.'iriaken of.

I The employees of the Gore branch of tlie Southland Fanners' Co-oeeiative (Association. Ltd.. met in tho office at. 1 mid-dav on Wednesday to bid <joodbve and yood luck" to Mr Andrew Lindsay, wlio left the following- day for Trentham. Miss Martin, on behalf of the staff, presented Mr Lind.say with a wristlet watch a s a. memento of p-oikl- ' will from his fellow-omployr-o*. Miss i Martin stated that his colleagues, while they regretted tlie departure of Mr I Lindsay, who had be<>iv and courteous to the other members of the staff, wished him every luck in his. military career and cxrn .'ssed the hone I that he would have a safe return. Tn I the absence of the manager (Mr Simp'son) Mis.s Martin, on behalf of the diI rectors, -'sked Mr Lindsay's a<-cept-|an-."o of a shaving set. The recipient, made ; i suitable reply, thankinir, the donors for their {rifts and the kindly . i'eolinj.rs that prompted thorn.