PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8366, 28 February 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr H. Brett, of Auckland, has been elected chairman of directors of the Press Association. ■

Mr T. L. Titus, farmer, of North Auckland, who had been on a visit to America, returned by the Aorangi yesterday. The following have been added to the- list of officiating ministers under the Marriage Act: llevs. J. W. Robinson and H. M. Rogers, Church of England; Rev. H. Clark, Presbyterian Church. The Colonial Auxiliary Forces longservice medal has been awarded to Private Michael Tobin, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment,'with twenty-two years’ service, and Major W. G. Humphreys, unattached list, twenty-two years’ service. News has been received in Wellington that Mr Tom Walshe, a prominent member of tho Poneke Football Club when in Wellington, and /who was transferred to Auckland, is seriously ill with peritonitis. A later, message states that his condition is improvng, and hopes are entertained for his recovery. Mr C. Harconrt Turner, local manager of the Blackball Coal Company, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery after his recent serious illness. Mr T. M. Grange, from the company’s headquarters • office at Christchurch, is acting manager at Wellington during Mr Turner’s absence. The Hen. W. H. Herries left for Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne yesterday, and will probably be absent from Wellington till after Easter. The Hon. W. Fraser is expected to arrive at Wellington on Sunday morning, though he may be detained for another day or two at Christchurch, en route from Otago. Tho Hon. F. M. B. Fisher is at Auckland. The Hons. W. F. Massey, A- L. Herdman, H. D. Bell, B. H. Rhodes, and Dr Pomare are at Wellington. Through passengers to Sydney by the Aorangi from Ban Francisco yesterday included Mr L. Royso, a wellknown American actor, who comes under engagement to , the J. 0. Williamson firm; Mr W. it. Dixon, who is engaged in the sugar industry, on his return to Sydney ; Messrs K T. MBaJl and E. J. Ball, from California, who are on a world’s tour; Mr J. Chapman, who is returning to Newcastle after seven years’ residence 'in America; Mr S. H. Strite, one of the partners in the Ingersoll Watch Company, who is on a trip to. Australia; and Mr S. B. Hardet, of the Gordham Reeve Rubber Company. The Rev. Martin the Dondon City Missionary Society, leaves Wellington on his return to England on March sth. He has held several successful meetings in the South in connection with the mission. “I have no doubt,” says Mr Anstey, “that each of the cities will provide the modest £25 applied for to form the £10(i required for the maintenance of one of our London city missionaries, to be called ‘The Dominion Missionary,’ to work amongst the poorer of the poor in the slums of London—-a gift of tho Dominion to tho Mother Country of a spiritual Dreadnought.” Air Anstov will hold a meeting in Wellington on March sth, prior to his departurer Mr J. Pawson, one of Feilding’s old est residents, died on Wednesday. Ha came out to New Zealand with his father from Yorkshire to Wellington in the shiling ship Corahnantlo about, seventy-six years ago, and resided in Wellington for some 1 time, then went to Foxton, where, after residing for a little time the Maoris becoming troublesome, His parents found it necessary to move, and went to Canterbury and settled on Bank’s Peninsular (says the “Star”). He there married a daughter of, Air Brightmeyer, of German Bay, who predeceased him sixteen years ago. He was a sawmiller for some years on the Peninsular, afterwards going to West Oxford, and then came to the North Island and settled in Feilding, where he had lived for about thirty-six years. The following appointments are ga* zetted: Mr G. A. Streiif, Consul of Switzerland at Auckland; Air John. Bennett, Record Clerk, Head Office Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington; Air A. C, Turnbull, Chief Accountant Department of Lands and Survey; Air R. A. Paterson, Chief Accountant and Native Land Purchase Officer; Department of Lands and Survey ; Messrs C. C. Robertson and J. R. Curie, dairy instructors and graders (appointment made permanent); Annie Way and Jane Mitchell, Inspectors under the Factories Act; Air William Alexander, officer under the Fisheries Act; Mr W. G. Boyse, assayer of gold for the purposes of the Gold. Duty Act; Mr C. H. Suisted, Hawera, public auditor under the Friendly Societies Act; Messrs J. H. Cowdrey and. M. J. Fogarty, Public Health Inspectors under Sale of Food and Drugs Act. His Excellency the Governor has approved the following appointments and promotions of staff officers : Major William Garnett Braithwaite, D. 5.0., Imperial General Staff, General Staff Officer, Auckland district, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst so employed. Major James Kilvington Cochrane, Imperial General Staff, Director of Military Operations, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst so employed. Captain the Hon. Richard Henn Collins, D. 5.0., Imperial General Staff, to be Adjutant-General to the Forces (temporary), vice Lieutenant-Cclonel (temporary Colonel) George Cecil Burleigh Wolfe, transferred to the Reserve of Officers, and is granted the temporary rank ■of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst so employed. Second-Lieuten-ant Arthur Tahu Gravenor Rhodes, Grenadier Guards (Special Reserve), to be aide-de-camp to the General Officer Commanding New Zealand Military Forces.