PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8852, 1 October 1914, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr Martin has returned to town frost a week’s holiday at Taita. AIT Archibald Grandisen has been elected chairman of the New hyirn Town Board. Auckland.

Superintendent Mitchell, of the Dunedin police force, is shortly to retire on superannuation.

Captain P. Holm, late of the wrecked barquentine Titania. expects to leave Sydney to-morrow for Wellington. The Rev. B. Dudley has signified his intention of relinquishing his charge at Geraldine in April next. Air Justice Edwards, who has been presiding over the sittings of the Supreme Court in Maetcrton. returned to Wellington yesterday. At last night’s annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Air C. M. Duke was re-elected president for the ensuing year.

Air C- J. Parr, Mayor of Auckland, is on a brief visit to Wellington. He expects to return north at the end of the week.

His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), who has been in the Auckland district on Prison Board business, will arrive back in Wellington to-day. Air J. Bollard. M.P. for Eden, who has been seriously indisposed, was .sufficiently recovered to take his seat ip the House of Representatives yesterday. Mr B. Barry, chief electrical engineer of the PubUo (Works popartment, has been on a visit to New Plymouth, .and has inspected the electrical works and plant generally.

Councillor H. B. Sorensen, who ho» acted as Deputy Miayor of Christchurch for the past few years, has decided to become a candidate for the Mayoralty of Christchurch at the next election. The death is recorded of Mrs John Stobio at the age of seventy-four years, and of Mrs James A. McElwaiu, aged seventy-eight years, both of whom were pioneer settlers of Wanganui.

Lieut.-Commander E. d© P. Beniiiek, who was lost in the sinking of the British cruiser Hogue, was a member of Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, 1910, and had many friends in the south. 'Major J. Osbnme-Lilly, of the 171 k" Hcgimcnt, Masterton, has been temper' arily appointed to take over the control** of No. 7 group, Hawke's Bay. lately held* by Captain Skelley. transferred to Wellington.

Staying at tho Grand Hotel. while in town are Messrs B. H. Alison (Takanuna), F. BushiU (Auckland), C. Murdock (Devonport), J. S. Fowler (Foil dr") ing), Mr and Mrs Edwards (Santa Bar- '} bora, California). - The extraordinary election of a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, to fill the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Mir M- Dalziel, has resulted, in Mr Hugh Boyd being returned.

Visitors to Wellington stayiiig at the Hotel Windsor are Dr and Mrs C. MSheldon (Kansas, U.S.A.). Messrs G. F. Campbell (Auckland), W. Ward Baker, Mrs G. P. Taxelley (Carterton), and Mrs Pegden (Carterton). Mr J. E. Jenkineon, ex-M.L.C-, of Wellington, will, it is stated by a southern newspaper, be the Liberal candidate for Clutha at the general election. Mr Jenkinson is a native of the Clutha,* where he has many relatives and* friends. . >.

Among the visitors at the Empire Hotel are Messrs R. Bridge (Wanganui). A. Tucker (Auckland), Edmund' Sayers (London), T. Groyson (Auckland)) P. Montague (Auckland), A. Asmuss (Auckland), W. B. White (Hawera), W: B. TJrlson (Wanganui).

■ Mr A. J. MoCrodie. district engineer at Invercargill, has been appointed dis- ’ trict engineer at Christchurch, in 81101* cession to the late Mr C. Holm Biss, r Mt MoCredie’s successor will bo Mr u * M. Benzoni. at present district engineer at- Greymouth. *‘

News has just been received from Mr.; A. H. Jones, late of Christchurch Tech‘S nioal College, that on August stlb- be was in Hamburg, with no chance of getting away. He was being well treated. and bios his friends not to worry but hope for the best. , Sir Douglas M’uwson, the Antarctic explorer, will leave Sydney for Wellington on Friday, and will spend ten days in the Dominion. Owing to complications caused by the war he has abandoned Ms projected tour of South Africa, and is thus able to visit New Zealand on his way to London. He is accompanied by Lady Mawson. Archdeacon Gould, who died at Dunedin on Sunday, was horn at Wolverhampton in 1851, and arrived in Lyttelton in 1873. He studied theology a t Christ's College, and was ordained deacon in 1874. He was married to a daughter of Mr Thomas Cane, of Christchurch, and held five cures in the diocese pf Christ church. He was one of the keenest and , best-known , chess players! in the Dominion. . , .

Mr A. J. Barr, late chief officer of the ’ Maori, who went to London on leave as an extra officer in the Wiakatanc, to join his wife and two children in Ante werp, was prevented from doing so, owing to the outbreak of war. Mrs Barr, who went to England in the Buahine, was staying with her father, a merchant, in. Antwerp, and it is understood that Mr Barr has volunteered for active ser- ■ vice on the Continent in the hope of being able to see his ..wife. -a, *■ —> A pleasing function took place at the Grand Hotel last night, when Mr Franklyn Price, from the head office of the Temperance and General Life Assurance Society. Melbourne, was given a dinner and presentation by the members of the Wellington staff prior to hig departure for Australia. Mr’C.” A. Marquis referred to the splendid business abilities of the departing field staff leader and presented him with a suit case, the recipient suitably, responding. A musical programme arranged by Messrs L. Butler and W. J. Bobbins terminated the proceedings. Mr,. Price is leaving by the Moeraki for Melbourne this week.

Mr J. Vigor Brown was the gubject of a very gratifying compliment yesterday morning on bis first appearance in Wellington after his recent severe illness. He was walking along Victoria street, on his way to Parliament Buildings when he met a considerable body of the troops marching from the Opposite direction. He was at once recognised by the Hawke’s Bay contingent which immediately raised a joyful shout, "Here's Vigor." and then gave him three hearty cheers, in which the whole of the troops joined. The demonstration was as enthusiastic as it was spontaneous, and furnished a sterling exemplification of the popularity of the genial member for Napier. For hair treatments, face massage, electrolysis (Diploma, H.S.A.). shampooing, hairdressing, etc., visit Mrs Eolleston (qualified London and Paris). leading saloon tor best quality hairwork. 25S Lambton quay., *