PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 13 January 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hori. CD. F» Pejiham has,baen reelected Leader Of/the Queensland' Liberals, a Bri?bdire cable.,. r j*. < - *, A Sydney cable states tijat the- Jate Mr J. L. Treflc's funeral was largely' Attended; T,"'' j The Rev. Neville Bamett, ipisesenfr . curate of St./ Piul's. tfjiaa been'appointed vicar of;Pattea.rfv'Vi ,The' Rev. J. G. T*. his been-appointed vijcai? of '"Bay. *>' ' Captain ,C. IT. R.~ Pentre&th (Blenheim), M.8., A'ew £eala r nd ' 1 Medical Corps (London),- ~ is" 1 captain (temporary), but lie* is not attached' to i* ( anedical unit. ' 3 r . t ; '- v Major-General j." C.B., C.M.G.j in' command, of ' 'the . New Zealaha Volunteers, isygaacttcd' Divisional Commander. 1 ' ' ["■ ' •Nurae "Emerson; vwhose husband ,li6lds, a commission in thc''^ew^Zeal4tid'' JE*"peditionary Forced is' J, ■for* geYtace' with the Red' 'the '.'Post-s"" London cot^es^'oft'd^nt.* < y ., 1 , Uj',, >■ "1' Lieuteiiaiit J. L. H.y TurnisV, 1 ZealandtArtillery, is t ond Af the _ nialjy' j officers f"who .Are. enjoyiiiß short!l6UVe in ■ v England ' since' the French J' lfeirtfoWC'i it\fenfcs took bver the sorely-tl-ied, trenqhea •of Flanders' •>, Lieutena'nt has cam'paigny-artd ( excellent liemtli: - ' J '' '' _ - Mr. E'. J. Thomiis has' been c)idseh ( as j\fr. S." Fittall's* successbr"a&'T6wn ipl.ejlk ,cf Richmond. Tlie 'appointment''Was confirmed' at last .night's meeting of, the Borough- Council; -. returning thank^,:'sai*df,ib be> Iris endeavour to follow.- in" - of a-worthy predecessor. \ r i v, i .The friends of tho Deo ifamily, willvbo ' pleased to Itarii that all those, injxired'in,' , the recent motor car acoiclent are male- ,* ing satisfactory progres?, (towards-/re-covery. f*. ' , DiLH. D. Robertson, bon of Mr.pC(onI aid Robertson, who- was on the-staffs of •the Wellington and' Stratford . Hospitals i, •up till recently, lias received a commission in the . Royal - Arrpv - Mediqal Corps, and 'i? at'-present with tho tixjps on Salisbury PJain.- • p. Mr A. J. H. Benge, acted >as I secretary to tlie 'Public Service, Commit-., sioners since tho beginning ■ 0f„19i3, has been appointed .chief, clerk of the, in-spection-"branch fof ; (Education. Department,t created-; under j centralisation scheme ■ legislation." II is-post has not been 'permanently filled, - but Mr P. Vercliaffelt as secretilry'to the* Commissioners' -in tho -niean'time. • ' - • t - ' Professor .'.P. Iddings,' 6f tho United States? Otioldgl&l < arrived in Sydneyfew flay^-ago ; . on his way, to' New Zealand.

I ' \ l * ' j It is reported,' states' 1 Courier,'' that Lieutendnt-Colpnel art, of "Westwood/' Crookfltdiij is under orders to" take command <o|: tho Third Expeditionary Force* iijridvtwi.il- go : juto . " qamp at Trciitham in a 'few. days. , ; x \ - •' 1 '"*■'* r,, V *' v } "vV ■ A 'Belgiarr priest who was in AfiitweirJj at the tur.o of tho siege, and saw tho < British forco arrive, ~ told v.thq' * 'Post's'? London correspondent that Colonel" RicliaYdson, • Now Zealand ' Sta'ffV*Corpß, was constantly under heavy shell fire.. He .drove in l fort to fort', and time after : time runi tho gauntlet of German shells." 'Goldnel 1 Richardson, who was-on the staff of AfajoV-Genei-al A. Paris,' ■■General' Offic6r:slCoittinanding, during , tlio operations - of-, tho Naval Brigade :ok tho. Continent,^was mentioned m General Frotich's recent despatch. 1 , <•" i ' The Right Hon. Andrew Fishery Frihio- ! Minister of Australia, laccdmbaniedy'by - tlie ■ Hon., J. A-i JBoyd, a meni the Opposition in th"e. Foderaly arrived at Chriatchurch \ from t*rtt*yester<Jay*TOomingy-<aiM wa&vacc<iw»ecba civic reception by tlie .M&yor.(\t>at6r the visitors' Wei'fe* entertained 'at lunch *at the New - Zealand -Club,', and-, afterwards they visited -th<v Belfast ;;froaeifcg works ,and the Kaiapoi> woollfliV - woylca. They left for Mount Co&k 1 thi&moi'iuu'gj :