PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16994, 30 October 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir, W. Thompson, of whangsfel, i* at; f the Star Hotel. Mr. and Mrs, R. Fenton, of Gisborfis, are at the Star Hotel. Dr. and Mrs. Sogers, and Mr. and Mr*. Stace, of Hamilton, ere &t the Grand Hotel Mr. H. J. Wynne, or Wellington, Mid Mr. J. E. Best, of Chi'isichui'ch, ere at the Star Hotel, 1 Mr. A. J. Joblb has announced that he ! will bs a cfindidate for the Rangitikei seal at th'i nexii general election Mr. 0. K. Bendall, of Wellington, and Mr. W. E. Bendall, of Palmerston i<orth, .ai'o at the Grind Hotel. Mr. H. A. Beauchftmp, of Wellington, is at the Grand Hotel. He is accompanied by Mrs. Beauchamp. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Williams, of Dargaville, and Mr. aud Mrs. J. Spurtell, of Rotorua, are at the Royal Hotel. ,Mr. E. D. Moaley, S.M., has been appointed to the Dimedin South magisterial district. He will take up his new duties in about a fortnight, The Hon. George Fowlds yesterday -nan unanimously elected vice-chairman of tho Auckland 'University College Council in succession to the late Dr. W. C. W. McDowell. Mr. Thomas O'Keeffe, who died ifecently at Christchurch, at the age of 79, was a veteran of the Maori wars. A native of I Limerick, he migrated to Melbourne as a, voung mar!, coming to Auckland hi 1862. Mr. O'Keiiil'e enrolled in tha Military Settlers' Brigade, in which < be 1 rose to the rank el sergeant, and with which he took part in many of the principal fights in Auckland and Taranaki. At the «oss of the war he went to Canterbury, and was in charge of the early tree-planting at.Hagley Park, Christchurch.