PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 5 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The death is announced of Mr Richard Harlcy. a. West Coast pioneer, ager 82.

Colonel J. R. Purdie will undertake the editorship, of the Medical Journal during the absence of Major -Elliott as officer commanding .the Maheno.

.Mr G. H. Robins, t&uckland, son ,of Mr G. T. Robins, of Ta'hunanui, has enlisted at Auckland as a wireless operator for the front.

Lieut.-Col. A.'- E. Loach, commander of the Canterbury-,; Battalion, who was severely wounded at Gallipoli, has made marked improvement in health. He has 3iow been appointed Military' Commandant of the Red Cross Hospital, Hamner ■Springs. > ■, jx

\ ft ■ Mr W. Colley,'rate head keeper at •the ,_ Nelson Lighthouse, lias beea strausferred to Portland Island, on the East Coast of the North Island, ancT leaves for his new sphere of duties, by theHitiemoa this evening.

•Mr, George who lias .been appointed Principal of Scot's College, Wellington, arrived in WellingtiorL by the Moeraki recently. Prior to taking his present appointment, Mr Uttley as for two years principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne, arid was also at ono timie one of the.principal mastc*» at the "Waataki College, Gtago. ', •

A London Press Associationcable reports the death of Sir George Scott Robertson, K.C.5.1., Liberal M.P. for Central Bradford,.'and formerly pf the Indian Foreign Office. ■■■•'"'"•

Cable advice has. been received by the Minister of Defence that NewZealand war correspondent; Mr Malcolm Ross, is seriously ill. In tlie meantime. Captain Bean, the Australian correspondent, is acting for Mr',Ross. A .description of the preparations for the evacuation of Anzac and Suvla came from Captain Bean.-—Press Association.

At the meeting of tlie Hospital and Charitable Aid Board this afternoon the Chairman (Mr H. Baigeut) referred to the loss ■ sustained by one of the Board members, Mrs R. Watson, who had had a san killed at' Gallipoli on Docember Bth. Mt. Baigeiit mentioned Mr and Mrs Watson had sent four sons to the war. The Board passed a resolution of sympathy with Mrs Watson, members, standing' while the motion.'_ was put.

Mr. Allan Thomas, -brother of Messrs C. and W. Thomas, of "Dehra Boon," Riwaka, lias secured a commission in the Royal "Field Artillery. -Mr Thomas, who was formerly ,Mr Justice Denniston's associate, left for England some time ago and joined the ATtists' Rifles, from which he was drafted to his pTe--sent position.

Miss Hazel of Aahburton, who has received an appointment on the teaching staff of the Nelson College, was educated at the Ashbtvrton and High Schools, and at Canterbury College. Miss WatteTS (states the "Sun") was the first girl pupil from the Ashburton High School ". to gain a University scholarship. She graduated two years ago, and recentlysat for her M.A. degree examination, the results of which are not vet known.

Miss Clarice Estcourt, who has severed . her connection with the clerical staff of - the-" Colonist" office in order to take up . a position with - the "Evening Post,'" Wellington, was presented lay her fellowemployees yesterday afternoon with ,A dressing-case, as a mark of thedr es? toelfT and good-will. . She was also' "the - recipient of a presentation from the firm in recognition of her faitfuV'eervioes during the past severn years .

Miss Mattie Callers,, formerly ' of Nelson, has left Wanganui for Prance to offer lier services'as a nurse. . Nurse . | Oalders, who-has had thirteen years' .practical experience in the "work of her j profession,' both in hospital and in pri- ■ vate practice, is armed with the highest. I credentials as to heir character and ability (says the ' "New Zealand Times"). Nurse Caldors has ibeen for some years' . in Wanganui. In addition to hospital' and private work, she for spme time' carried out thei • duties of district nurse J Miss Calders goes Home by the Remuera..

Colonel Stuart Newall, who has been _ appointed to the command of the new' : Soldiers' Convalescent Camp at Bukeroay Rotorua, is well known in Wellington- , For some time he was officer command- " ing the Wellington Military District. ' He saw service,m the Maori War, and he went to South Africa in charge of one of the- New Zealand contingents. / He was also the. officer in charge of the.-, special constables in Wellington at the> > time of the sti'ike in, 1913. *

The Right Rev.' Dr. Phelan, Roman. Catholic ! Bishop 'of Sale, Victoria, the Right Rev. Dr. OReville,' Bishop, of Sand-' hurst, and'the Rev. Dr. Ormohd, ■tary oftlie Papal Delegation, arrived ira Auckland yesterday from Sydney. His - Grace Archbishop Carr was also expected to arrive by ih& Riverina. Archbishop Cerretti,' the Papal delegate, leaves ney on 13th January, for Wellington.

Mr Charles Hill x has been advised that his son, *Mr Alfred Hill, who was conductor ,of the rChristrChurch Exhibition. Orchestra,- bias been apopinted Professor of Harmony and Composition at , the. New South" Wales Government Conser v - - vatoire of Music, ■Mr Alfred Hill was ; musically educated in New Zealand and in lieipsic. He is the composer of the Maori opeTas "Tapu" and "Hinemoa."

i ''A Christchureh message! says that Mr Mr W. Devenish' Meares, general manager in New Zealand of the Alliance As-surance-Company, Ltdj, has retired, on pension. Mr, Meares, who had, it life .. appointment, ljas'. wished for some, time to retire, hut his retirement was .postponed at the request of the Jjead office. The' principal office of the company for New Zealand will be transferred- to Wellington, and Mr C. -R. Smith, has been associated' with Mr Mearos since 18811-'will-'be thief representative' of the company in New Zealand. Mr R.. Caughley' lias ibe'en appointed manager of the Christchureh branch, and Mr Evelyn Wright, who has been accountant -at - Christchureh for many years, has been'promoted to Wellington-

The many friends of the Rev. Father.* P. Doro ,of be glad to hear" that ho is making S' good recovery from the very severe wound ho received in Gallipoli early hi August. Father Dore, who wa* attached to the" Ancklnaid

Mounted Rifles, -was continuously busy during tho fighting on> August 6 .to 8„ when there were \infortunatelyi very many wounded requiring ministratioii. It -was ■ while engaged' in tho, front trenches at Olumuk- Bair that ho was

shot through thoj'bodv, the spino being soriously injured.'/' 1 He was broiigfc toV England- aboiifc two months ago, when it was believed that he could not possibly recover. But since then ho has undergone an operation-, with unexpected success, and the paralysis of ,tho lower portion of +&* body has almost 'disappeared. -> '■ p —■ -—-ajar