PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8608, 19 December 1913, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Colonel Knox left for the north by ■ho first .Main Trunk express yesterday. Mr and Mrs A. Matthews, of Auekland, are visiting Wellington., They aro staying at the Empire Hotel. General Godloy, Commandant of tho Forces, left London on November Bth on his return to New Zealand. Air and Mrs Johnston were arrivals by the Alain Trunk express yesterday afternoon. Air W. Alorton, ot the Bank of New Zealand stalf in Palmerston North, has gouo to To Awamutu on transfer. Grcytown residents staying at th< Hotel Windsor aro Mr and Airs A. G. Rhodes and Aliss Gallagher. The resignations of Nurses G. Meddins and it. Smailes- have been accepted by the Hospital Board. Air Sydney Blonifield has been reappointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Alarriages for the district of Nelson. Mr A. A. Paapc, organiser of the Reform League, returned to Wellington yesterday after a month’s tour in northern electorates. Air George Nelson, managing director of J. J. Niven and Co., Ltd., will leave AVellington to-day on a trip to the Old Country via Australia. It is stated as probable that Air A. H. Herbert will be asked to contest tho Alastcrton seat at tho nest election as a Government candidate. Air J. G. Beswick,. postmaster at Pictou, lias been advised of his transfer to 'Lyttelton, and will enter upon his new duties early in the New Year. Mr and Airs AV. T. Penny, of Palmerston North, aro on a visit to Wellington. They are staying at the Hotel Windsor. Staying at the Empire Hotel at present are Messrs G. M. Burlinson (Wcraroa), AI. D. Alexander (Napier), and J. C. Lord (Christchurch).. Arrivals in Wellington from tho north by the first Alain Trunk express yesterday were Messrs McCarthy, Jaggard anti Kieno senr. and junr. Air R. B. Ross, ex-AI.P. for Pahiatua, will, it is stated, bo the Opposition candidate for the Pahiatua seat at tho fortficoming general election. Air Robert Bould has boon elected to the vacancy on the Johnsonville Town Board, receiving 190 votes. His opponent. Air B. S. Ferguson, polled 61 votes. Mr F. AY. Furkert, inspecting en« gineer for tho Public AA’orks Department, who has been on an extended visit to Europe and Canada, returned to Wellington by way of Auckland yesterday afternoon. Air A. C. Gow, who has been station master at Featherston for the past few years, has been transferred to Ngahauranga, and Mr H. Kearney, of that station, will take up Mr Gow’s duties at Featherston. Air D. Alurray Keen, secretary of tho Wellington Provincial Lawn Tennis Association, has been presented by the association, through the chairman (Mr R. Beere) with a spirit stand as a wedding gift. Air AV. Menzics Gibb, who has spent tho last six months painting In tho Auckland provinue, arrived in Wellington yesterday morning find went on to his homo in Christchurch by last night’s ferry steamer. Air Louis Cohen, of Wanganui, is making a splendid recovery from his recent operation for appendicitis. Ho expects to be able to leave the private hospital this week-end, but it will be three weeks before he will bo able to bo about again. Messrs Thos. Humphries and Ernest PI. Wilmot, nominated by tho .Minister for Lands, and Hubert Sladden and Hugh AI. AVilson. nominated by tho Council of tho New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, have ’been appointed, members of tho Surveyors’ Board as from January. Ist next. Father Bernard Vaughan lias been asked, by the executive of . the New Zealand Catholic Federation and tho Victorian Federation, and with tho consent-of the Hierarchy of the Commonwealth and the Dominion, to pay a visit to Australia and New Zealand, and it is expected that he. will consent. It is understood in Dunedin that tho Hon. J. A. Alillar will continue to represent Dunedin West for the remainder of the present parliament. Air Alillar’s health is showing signs of improvement. but it is inadvisable for him to deliver any lengthy speeches; consequently he will not address his constituents. To-day AUsoouut Kelburn is to leavo England for New Zealand to taice over the command of H.AI.S. Pyramus. He has just completed two years in command of tho destroyer Acheron, belonging to tho first flotilla of tho First Fleet. Lord Kelburn looks lorward with pleasure to his sojourn in the Dominion. He will he accompanied by Lady Kelburn, who will probably reside in AVellington or its vicinity. Tho Salvation Army in New Zealand is about to lose the services of Adjutant Melksham, who leaves for Australia on the 26th inst. The adjutant was transferred from Australia some ten. years ago, and has since been a familiar figure at all Salvation Army functions in AVellington. In many directions he has proved a valued officer and his departure will be keenly felt. • Arrivals by tho Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon included:—Airs Stringer (Taihape), Air J. _C. Bush (Marton), Aliss Hamilton (Ngatawn), Afisses Fox, Glasgow, Tennant, and Thompson (Aharton), Air and Airs W, E. Herd (Raetihi), Airs S. H. AVilloughby (England), Mr J. Chalmers' (Alarton), Dr Bujck North), Mr A. A. Alarshall (Pahia. tua), Air J. Butler (Auckland), and Miss Levcstam (Feilding). Dr Dunlop, minister of tho Glebe (Sydney) Presbyterian Church, and one of the leading theologians of New South AA'ales, has been offered a professional appointment in Dunedin, and will probably leave for tho Dominion early next year (eays tho “ Sydney Alorning Herald”). Dr Dunlop went from New Zealand, and succeeded the late Professor Cloustou at the Glebe, where his cultured scholarship and his kindly disposition won for him the admiration and esteem of a wide circle of friends and parishioners. At , the last meeting of the Theological, Hal! Committee ho was appointed one of the New Testament lecturers, hut the call to New Zealand will necessitate his relinquishing the St. Andrew’s appoint, ment. Last week he received a cable intimating his election by the Synod of Otago and Southland and tho trustees of the Presbyterian Church to the Chair of Alontal and Moral Science is the Otago University,