PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16128, 17 January 1916, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. D. J. Nathan, of Wellington, is on a visit to Auckland. He is staving at the Grand Hotel. "

. Kir James Carroll. M.P. for Gisborae, is at present in Auckland. He is staving at tlio Royal Hotel. "

Mr. S. J , M.-Cormirk, manager of the tthangare, branch of the bank of Australasia is visiting Auckland. He is staving at the Grand Hotel. "

,Mr ( 1-.. Aan dor Widen, of Christchurch. A ice-Consul of the N-t norland--is at present on a us,t U, Auckland. Ho is staying at the Star Hotel.

Mr. T. Harlo Giles, conciliation commissioner for tbo northern industrial district, returned to Auckland on Saturday from nhangarei, where ho presided . v /- the sittings of the Conciliate,; lo Un . il last week.

The Rev. Eric D. Rk«, vicar of Tan . ranga, has accepted the cure of the town parish of St. Augustine's. Napier when lie begins work alter Easter. He will ho succeeded at Tauranga bv Canon C. L. Tuke, of Napier.

Mr. M. Manning, of the staff of the. Rank of Australasia, Hamilton, has been appointed manager of the bank at Rotoma. vice Mr. .1. M. Curtis. vho has enlisted. His T.ositi..n on the Hamilton staff will bo filled by Mr. A. G. Lawson, 0 G is borne.

Mr. W. Watson. Mr. R. Kane, of Wellington, and Mr. J. 11. Upton, of An.lnland. dsrect..r* of the Bank of New Z• aland. who h:.\e been on a tour to the. North, relumed to Auckland on Saturdav afternoon. Messrs. Watson and Kane will probably leave for the South by this evening's express.

Mr. George Henry Sherwood, clerk of the Coromandcl .Vardcn's Court, aged 56 years, died on Thursday evening. Ho Trent, to Cororaandel from Balclutha three years ago, and has beer, in bad health for "soma time. Mr. Sherwood was the. son of the late Constable John Sherwood, of Nelson. The remains were forwarded to Nelson for interment by the Waiotahi on Friday evening.

Mr. S. J. Harbutt, president of Co Auckland Industrial Association, with Mr. A. M.-Coll and Mr. T. L". Whitton. vicepresident and se« retarv of the association respectively, left for I hristchurrh last night by the Main mink express to attend the third annual conference of the Industrial Corporation of New Zealand, which will open to-morrow. Thcv will probably return to Auckland on Tridav.

Mr. W. L. Ward, manager of the Bank of Australasia, at Hamilton. Las been appointed to the managership of the branch at Wanganui. Mr. Ward has been in charge of the bank at Hamilton since it was opened* some 10 years ago. and during that time has established nine subsidiary branches in the district. He has been 29 years in the service of the bank, and put in the first few years of his service at Wanganui. whither lie. is now re turning- as manager. He will enter upon his new duties in the first- week of February. Mr. Ward's successor at Hamilton will be Mr. W. Beeslon, now on thd*staff of the bank at Wellington.

Dr. A. McGregor Grant, who for ihn last 11 months has been acting-medical superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, and who has received a commission a-** captain in the New Zealand Medical Corps, wiU complete his duties at the hospital to-morrow, and will leave for thn Awapuni camp to-morrow evening. Dr. Grant has spent five years in the service of the board, and during that time lie has occupied for varying terms the whole of the. positions on the mediral staff. Dr. Grant has been the recipient of several presentations. The house manager, Captain Thomas, and the male staff presented him with a silver spirit flask, the medical staff with an officer's kit-box, the matron and the nursing staff with a travellingcase, and the returned soldiers who have been in-patients at. the hospital with art enlarged photograph of themselves.