PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16025, 17 September 1915, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mb. J. C. Burns, of Auckland, returned from Wellington yesterday afternoon.

Mr. D. W. Jack, Mayor of Whangarei, left for the South by last night's Main Irunk express.

Captain W. R. Reynolds arrived from Sydney by the Victoria yesterdav, and is staying at Cargen.

Mr. H. A. Wooton, of Singapore, arrived at Auckland by the Victoria yesterday, and is staying at Cargeii.

Mr A. E. Glover, M.P. for" Auckland Central, arrived in Auckland from Wellington by yesterdav afternoon's express train.

Mr. J. H. Gunson. Mavor of Auckland, returned from a visit to Wellington bv yesterday afternoon's Main Trunk express.

Amongst recent militarv appointments are included the promotion of Corporals T E. Y. Seddon, M.P., and F. W. D Stewart, M.P., to the rank of sergeant.

Mr. H. D. Heather, chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board, who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned to Auckland by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Duncan, of Perak, Federated Malav States, arrived at Auckland by the Victoria yesterday morning, on a holiday visit, and are stavinc at the Grand Hotel.

Captain S. Rice, officer commanding the Second Maori Contingent, arrived in Auckland from the South by the Main Trunk express yesterdav afternoon. Captain Rice returned to the South bv last night's express train.

Commissioner H. C. Hodder, of the Salvation Army, who has been visiting Auckland, leaves for Taumarunui by the mid-day express to-day. He will visit Raetihi, Taihape, and Marton, before returning to Wellington on Wednesday.

Mr. H. H. McCullough has been appointed manager of the Auckland branch of the British Dominions General Insurance Company, Limited. Mr. McCul lough has left the Liverpool and London and Globe Office to take up his new position.

Lieutenant Kenneth Eady. of Auckland, who recently received a commission in the Royal Field Artflle'rv, is now in training at Newcastle, England. Mrs- W. Eady, his mother, left Wellington yesterday by the lonic, to visit him before he leaves for the front-

• Miss Lawrie, who has resigned her position as secretary at Auckland of the Young Women's Christian Association, left for her home at Danedin by the Main Trunk express last night, and was bidden farewell at the- station by a large number ol members of th« association. *

Mr. J. B'} McKinney, who is resigning the position of general secretary of the Auckland Young Men's Christian Association at the end of the present year, in order to seek a change of climate, has accepted a unanimous invitation from the Invercargill Association to take charge of next year's work in that centre. Prior to making an extended tour abroad in 1913, Mr. McKinney was general secretary at Invercargill for over six years.

Mr. Justice Denniston has received information of the promotion of his son, Sergeant Geoffrey Denniston, to a commission in his own regiment. King Edward's Horse. Lieutenant Dennisuon joined this territorial regiment while an undergraduate at Cambridge, before the beginning of the war. He went, as sergeant, with the first detachment of King Award's Horse sent abroad, reaching France in May. last. Lieutenant Denniston is now. in England completing his training- ' ' • ' J :