PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16030, 23 September 1915, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Db. and Mrs. Harccmrt Arthur, of Wellington, are at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. K. Jernberg, of Stockholm, Sweden, is staying at . the Grand Hotel.

Father Doyle, of St. Michael's. Remuera, left by last evening's Main Trunk express for Wellington.

Mr. H. P. Richmond returned from Hamilton by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon.

Mr. J. H. Upton left for Wellington by last night's express. He is expected to return on Saturday.

Mr. W. Todd Smith has resigned from the presidency of the Auckland x.M.C.A. on account of ill-health.

Captain J. B. Rainey. who has been staying at the Star Hotel, returned to Napier by the mid-day express yesterday.

Mr. Frank E. Ward, who has been membership secretary of the Auckland I.M.C.A. for two years, has been appointed assistant general secretary.

Mr. A. R. Harris and Mr. R. C. Smith. who were absent through illness from the previous meeting of the Auckland Education Board, were welcomed by members of the board at yesterday's meeting.

Colonel D. Cosgrove, chief commissioner of the Dominion Boy Scouts, who was a passenger from South by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon, left the train at Frankton Junction.

Mr. G. W. C. Moon, tourist agent in Christchurch, is under instructions to take charge of the Dunedin ..office. Mr. S. J. Collett, tourist agent in Dunedin. is to take charge of the Christchnrch office.

Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzgerald, of Newton, -who came to Auckland by the ship Forfarshire in 1875. celebrated the diamond jubilee of their wedding vesterdav. The husband is 82 rears of age, and ids wife 80. They have" 4o grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren.

Appointments of Salvation Aran officers are officially announced as follows; Ensign Alice Herring, to Hawera. pro tem : Lieutenant Bessie Harford, to Kianarunni. pro tem : Lieutenant Leonard Long and Lieutenant Thomas Mattingley, to Auckland district headquarters, special duty.

Letters of sympathy have been sent bv the Auckland Education Board to. the relatives of Mr. (J. H. Hinton. formerly pupil teacher at the Onehnnga school, and Mr. R. N. Johnston, formerly teacher at the Otamatea school, -who were killed in action at Gallipoli.

Captain F. A. Macindoe, relieving master on the Northern Steamship Company's Chelmsford, formerly chief officer on the Ngapuhi, has been appointed secretary of the Merchant Service Guild, out of 100 applicants. Captain Macindoe. who holds an extra master's ticket, was born in Auckland, and has seen service in the Nevr Zealand Shipping Company, the Donald Carrie Line, and the Northern Company. For three years he has been president of toe local branch of the Merchant Service Guild.