PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8757, 12 June 1914, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The “Gazette” notifies the appointment of Mr C. Zachnriah as acting Official Assignee at Wellington. Brigadier Xloaro, of National .Headquarters of the Salvation Army, returned to Wellington from the north yesterday. Messrs Dunning, Heals, Gordon, Iversley, and Myers arrived in town from the north by the Main Trunk express yesterday iuorning. The appointment of Mr S. G. Raymond, K.C., as Crown Solicitor at Christchurch, vice His Honour Mr Justice Stringer, is gazetted. Mr H. R. Sellars, acting-secretary of the Racing Conference, left Wellington on his return south by .Just night's ferry steamer. \ Mr R- XV. Holmes, chief Public Works engineer, left for Auckland last night. He will preside over the sit- - tings of the Explosives Commission there during the next. few , days. The City Council carried, a resolu- ■., ticn last evening, on the motion of the Mayor, expressing sympathy with Councillor R. Fletcher in the death, of his atphow, Mr XV. L- Fletcher. Mr and Mrs Morris, Messrs XVM. Ouii'diigham (British Columbia), XVhit- . ley (Auckland), and E. Hallett (Hastings) arrived in town yesterday, and are staying at the Hotel Windsor.-, Captain Granger, of Sydnev. with n ,s wife and daughter, are cn a hopday in New. Zealand, and. while t, in Wellington are staying at the Grand Hotel'. , < The Hon. R. H. Rllodos is at Christchurch, the Hon. XXL H. Hofries at To Aroha, and. the Hon. Dr Poniaro at Rarotonga. The other Ministers are in XVcllington. Dr Fox, Mrs XX’heclor, Miss Murphy, Messrs Rosser, Holmes, Johnston, and XVilliams wore amongst those .-who left for the north by yesterday’s Main Trunk expresses. f i , ' This week’s “Gazette” contains “notification of the appointment of :, ‘Mr A. H. Holmes, formerly clerk of ’the Magistrate’s , Court, Wellington, mi sheriff for the district of Canterbury. . Mr Edward P. Bassett, barrister, of Sydney, has been appointed by His Honour the Chief J ustice; as a Qom- j misskmer of the Supreme Cour,t„ of New Zealand in New South Wales,,; Yesterday’s arrivals 1 at the Empire Hotel included Messrs J. H. Deans (Rahiatua), M. A. Eliott (Palmerston North), J.' Haius (Napier), A. XVurnock, XV. Southwell, and A. Hamil- r ton tall of Auckland). Mr and Mrs D. McKay (Lyttelton), Messrs H. Coutts (Palmerston North), ' F. Kearsloy, XX 7 . Mcßride, and H. I). Pledger (all of Auckland) were among those who registered at the Grand Hotel yesterday. Included in the arrivals from” the north, by the second Main Trunk express yesterday wore Mr, and'<•« 51 rs Whitley, Mrs and Miss Ferguson,, Messrs T. Steel, D. XV. Custer. Gleeson, Hayles, - Akroyd, and Oheal. At last night’s meeting of the City Council Mr C. B. Morison, K.C., was appointed the council’s assessor Tti 1 the claim for compensation of £16,740 by the Duke Buildings, Ltd., in 'respect of land taken at XVillis street.' “ . Before the business of the City Council was commenced last evening, a resolution, .moved by Councillor Barber and seconded by Councillor Godbor, was carried expressing sympathy with the Mayoress, Sira Luke, in the loss of her : late brother, Mr George McGregor. ■!, ■ ' ■ Mr Walter Perry, one of the pioneer settlors of the' Mastorton district, 'who arrived Now Plymouth with: his parents in 1841, died last evening (says a Press Association telegram) at the ago of seventy-five years. Ho served in the Maori war in Taranaki .and was one of: he first members .of ..the Masterton Borough Council, i The Rev. iJ. D. Jones,M.A., 8.D., who has came to New Zealand as a : commissioner from the Congregational Union, of England and Wales to visit the Congregational Churches in. the Dominion, is expected to reach Wellington from the north, by the (Main Trunk express to-morrow. He is regarded as ono of the most popular preachers in England, and has written a number of theological work*. He will be in Wellington until about the middle of next week, and while here j will conduct special services in' ith*' Congregational churches of the city. The Chief Secretary of the Salvation Army (Lieutenant-Cokmel Powley);left! last night for Dunedin, whoro ho will,] conduct services on Sunday, and_ hold’ officers’ meetings on Alonoay, with a public meeting in the evening. ;On Tuesday and Wednesday he will bo et Queenstown, on Thursday at Milton, and on the following Sunday and Monday at Christchurch.. The, Chief Secretary will conduct Salvation campaigns at South Wellington on June 25th: at Wellington city, Juno 26th; Brooklyn, June 29th; and Kilhirhie; Thursday, July 2nd. Tho following appointments in the , Defence Department have been approved by His Excellency tha Governor:— Captain A. F. Roberta. to .command a field artillery brigade, with the temporary rank of major while so employed. Colonel J. R. Purdy, T.D., New Zealand Medical Corps, on termination ct his appointment as Director of Medical Services, is. transferred to the reserve of officers. Lieut.-Colonel W. J. -Will, M. 8., V-D., New Zealand lledical Corps, is appointed Director i of Medical Services and promoted to ' the rank of colonel. The largd natural-looking wav© so necessary now in hairdressing is 'bent obtained by using special non-injurious wavers, that require to bo only slightly healed, just imported by Mrs Rolleston. Lambton quay.. Price 53' Gd. Specially recommended. j •