PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6994, 7 December 1909, Page 7

PERSONALIA

His Honor Mr Justice Chapman will leavt, for Wungauui this morning. He proposes iu the course ot a day or two to proceed to Auckland. Sir P. Ually, Conciliation Commissioner, 1-ft for Christchurch on _ Saturday ni'ht in order to attend a sitting ot tho Coltrt of Arbitration,. He will return to Wellington on Wednesday morning. •V Press Association cable message, received from London last might stated that Sir Kobort Stout has so far recovered from the effects of his reconi operation as to be able to take short drives. A Press As*>o<ria±u>n. telegram "from Christchurch anuoaiicos that a wellknown business man of that city. Sir William SlcClea, draper, died suddenly on Sunday night. The deceased arrived in Christchurch about twenty-nine years The- fiiwt meeting of the Y.M.C.A. hoard of directors after the annual meeting was hold last night, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: —president, Mr J. G. W. Aitken; fm*f vice-president, Sir H. W.JCci-sley; second ' vice-president, Mr E. Balcombc Brown; hou. treaKurer, Mr J. C. iort, lion- seorotaxy, Mr H. S. IJart. Sir James KeHow, accountant for Mesans P. Jlixyman and Co., who ie retiring from .fch« |fi nn*« employ affteri twouty-two years' service, was presented last oveniiKr with an illmrnnated address bv his colleagues. The presentation imado by Mr Charles Coote, v/arohoQSO inanuger, on liehalf of the staff. Sir Kellow wa« wished success ini his now sphere. lie has .decided to comimenco business as ain accounitant. Commissary General J. O. Hamlcy, C. 1!., retired list, reoenlly celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday. Tho gallant veteran served with the Ordnance Department at Sydney over sixty years ago, a.nd from 1817 to 1870 he was in charge of the military stores in New Zealand, aud took part in the Maori campaigns of 1817-8 in tho Southern District an-d of 1&U0-1 in tho Northern District. He retired from the active list in the seventies, aiiid was given the C.B.

Appointments made by the President of the Bonrd of Trade in connection with the new Labour ' Exchanges, are announced. They aro Mr Williani Beveridgo, who is to be director, - and Mr Charles F. Key, to bo general manager. Mr Beveridge is still a voitcg man, bavin," been educated at Chiu-terhouse and subsequently having a brilliant career at Oxford. After that he took tho position of sub-warden ait Toynbee Hall, and has been on tho staff of the Uniioinist "Morning Post." He has also acted as chaii-msm of tho Committee of the Central (Unemployed) Body, jvhieh established tho T>abour Exchanges in'London. Upon the shoulders of Mr Beveridge has fallen a great deal of the work of preparing the ground for' the new development inside the Board of Trade itsylf, and the standard work upon the subject of tho modern manifestations of unemployment is Ifroui his pen. Mr Bovcridgo has made social problems the study of his life. He is at present engaged in going through the 9000 applications for appoi-irtmefnts which have been, sent in to the Board of Trade. Whon tho Labour Exchange system is in full swing SOD officials will be under his control. Before the scheme is properly organised 240 Labour Exchanges will have to be established, but only half that number will be set up during ihe present financial year in the great industrial centres. _ Each Exchange will have a staff varying from a single clerk caretaker to a staff of a dozen at a divisional clearing exchange. Salaries will eventually cost approximately ,£95,000 per annum. Our cablegrams last week aiunounced that Lieutenant Adams, of the Sbaekleton expedition, bad received one of tho appointments.

General regret is expressed with Mr Wade in the unfortunate illness which has overtaken him. The Premier of New . South Wales is a hard worker and ever since he assumed office has never spared himself in the discharge of his duties. Just as ho had become run down, the mining trouble occurred, and in his weakened state of health tho anxiety caused him by this

sorioua industrial disturbance made his condition Brash worse. _He exerted his influence for ipeaoe until he was physically unaibHo to do any more, and ho baa now been, ordered com/pleto rest. His place is being temporarily filled by Mr Leo (Minister for Works).