PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15932, 1 June 1915, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Major Norton Francis, of Dunedin, left for Apia by tlic Atua yesterday.

Mr. C. D. Kennedy, of Napier, returned from America by the Makura yesterday.

Mr. Jrhn Court left for Sydney by the Makura last evening on a two" months' holiday kip to Australia,

Mr. S. Wyatt Chatfield, the British -Commissioner at Haapai, who has been in Auckland for the last, few weeks. returned to the Islands by the Atua yesterday.

Messrs. L. T. and K. R. Deary, who re cently saw service in Samoa, left bv the Makura hist night for Sydney, en 'route to England, where thev * will" offer then services to the Imperial' Annv.

Dr. and Mrs. McNaughton were through Passengers for Sydney bv the Maknia, which left Auckland last' evenii.g. l)r McNaughton is going to FunifuU Island, in the Ellice Group, a s medical officer

The Rev \V. E. Lush, vicar of the Epiphany Church, has resigned that p.,i turn as from July 31. He took ci\uge of the parish on August 1. 1891. and thus has occupied the position fur exactly 24 years Mr. Lush has not definitely fixed his plans for the future

His Honor Mr. Justice Stringer president of the Arbitration Court, arrived in Auckland from Wellington yesterday after noon, to preside at a sitting of the Curt tomorrow. The representative memberof the Court. Messrs. E. F. Duthie ami J. MiCiillough, arrived by the gecm-u train.

Captain Cordon J. Rust, who for the 1:: (, nine months has been group commander ..t No. 1 group, Auckland military district, was last night presented with an illuminated address by officers o'.' the senior cadets and boy scouts. The presentation was made by Mr. ,7. M. Melville, who spoke in terms of the esteem in which Captain Rust is held, both in his official and private capacities.

A cablegram was received yesterday statin;? that Professor A. I*. \\, Thomas and his daughter left by the steanm' MaJwa, on May 29. en their return journey to Auckland. Professor and Mis.-, Thomas have lately been in Lone mi. Prior to the war they were touring the Continent, and they left Pari? by the last train before hostilities commenced. It if expected that they will arrive in Auckland about the end of next month.

_ Mr. and Mrs-. Gallagher, of Queen Street, Onelmnga, will c'ebrate their golden wedding to-day. Mr. Gallagher arrived in Auckland with bis rurents in 1847, and. settled in Otabuhu. "When tin. Waikato war broke out he joined Colonel Nixon's Cavalry, and was in the actions of Rangiaohia, Orakau. and Te Ranga, Tauranpa, in 1863 and 1864. and he W.h the Ne.v Zealand war medal. Mr. Gallagher followed the gold rushes to Thame*, and Te Aroha, and during his resident* in the latter place be was a member of many local bodies, of a number of which he was chairman. Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher were married on June 1, 1865.