PERSONAL

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13223, 19 February 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL

*ciiattiylori .*elttl> kSviiigcr, lutS;\b<!ori;^ ac . eeptod for. aorvlce. at ( tliofroiit/and iyijl rcciivc;'tlip'jraiik of'captaiu.^;;;,;,:-^: \ .'3ir.W. E.jjlfliiv of. Motttolcu," father< df'.tlio late.J'rivatellfl.nij who mis ly; wounded iiu'tlio'actibu ;iipar" the' Suca C'aun), )iut> lost : two : cousihs amia ncpjhcw,iu ;tlib\war, in addition ;(o-hls soii. Two of liis ttioccs ar<j soryiug.tfs nurses at thO:frout. •:•;,

; v j'A'iuong;,tlioi'passcngers.from Sydney by Itfib'-UJiiiiaroa oh ..Tuesday '.oVcuiiig "was Mr! Tlipmns A|lwright pibbs,;"who.occupies a .unique position in Ranking circles, in 'Australia, having been jjoii'«al;linaiiagci,:'ofitlio,t,o'«i))iorciiil Banking. Coulpaiiy, of.Sydn'pjysiuc.o tlio year jTJio 'visitorj. <wlio is'-".now in his Mrd year,".was,born in Sydney, and joined, the baulc of .wliielijiio lias for,so 'lqug',bebu"tlio,;lic'ad in 'lS'l7. •" ■'

;';Mr• E." F.;Dutliip, wliq .'■ was recently appointed', employers', representative on |li'o' ( 'Arf)itratiou Court, Was formally welcomed' to 'the Bench'at' tlio opening .;6f'the Court's sittiiigs.'in Auckland. }U "sec/etary of, tlio Auckland branch ,'uf ;tho'Employers' Federatibuj Mr, Arthur, llpsscr,.on behalf of tlie Labour'uuipus, and Mj M. 0, Me- , U'regor,' on ; bel)iilf of - tlio "legal profession, .'each ■ spoke brietly and eongratu-. l'at'ed Mr Du,thie,iipon his uppoiutmeut.

' Vice-Admiral Aiibcrt, who retired from active years ago, has been- recalled and iippbilited Chief of Staff of the French Navy. This post, which .Admiral Aubert had already,tilled twieo before, practically -.eorrespo'uds with that of our own First' Sea Lord. Tlio French Admiral and Lord Fisher-are-old personal friends, and their viows and policy have-so liiiie'h iu common., that ; Auberism is synonymous with change in tho. profc&ional head of the Ministry of. Murine,' following as it. does iiinne-' diatelyupon a similar chiiugc at our own Admiralty, iiiay,_ therefore, ;bo interpreted lis somctniiig moro than a mcro coiucidcuco. ' '. . '