PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9076, 22 June 1915, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hou. Dr Pomare arrived from Auckland by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon. Mr F. A. Cook, assistant wireless operator of the Maitai, signed off the vessel's articles yesterday.

Lieutenant Chapman arrived from the north by yesterday's Main Trunk express. .

The Prime Minister, the Right lion. W. F. Massey, will to-day visit Palmerston North, to open the National Dairy Show-

Passengers for the north by yesterday’s Main Trunk expresses included Mr and Mrs Dunbar, Messrs Fowler, Wilson, Keene, Quill, and Willis. Mr C. J. Parr, M.P., and Mrs Parr, arrive:! in town from Auckland by tho Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon.

Private F. A. Clark, whoso namo appeared in tho list of tho wounded on Saturday, was lately chief officer of tho Union Company’s steamer Wairana. Mr F. Duggan, wireless operator of the Mokoia, and Mr Roy 11, Alexander, wireless operator of the Wahiuc, exchanged positions yesterday. At the Empire Hotel are staying Mr and Mrs H. G. Hanmer (Hampden), Mt H. G. Ncwma'n (Sydney), and Mr J. Watson (Waitotara). Captain Roach, chief of tho staff to the "arrison in Samoa, is expected back in New Zealand by tho A tun. Captain Roach is now convalescent from his serious illness.

Captain Duncau, New Zealand Medical Corps, having been appointed medical officer to tho Maori reinforcements. Dr: Moreland, of Christchurch, will relievo blip of the charge of the Government’' sanatorium at Hanmer Springs. Lieutenant T. Harold Pettit, of Nelson. is in the R.A.M.C. attached to the 3rd Yorks and Lancs Regiment, and last month was medical officer at the 19th General Hospital of the British expeditionary force. , Mr R, Gray, of Wellington, has a commission in the Royal Field Artillery, and last mouth was reported to he at the front with tho 29th Battery of tho 19th Brigade (27th Division) of die British expeditionary force. • Messrs T. E. Y. Seddon and W. Dowuie Stewart, the two members of Parliament who have just enlisted for service abroad, will be the chief guests and speakers at the New Zealand Club’s luncheon on Monday next. Mr Thomas G- Cairns, who has been acting engineer of the Blenheim, and was formerly engineer of the Huia, left for Dunedin on Saturday night to join the Manapouri-as engineer. The Manapouri loaves for tho East shortly. Yesterday Messrs C. M. Luke, A. Leigh Hunt, and R. Hall were appointed delegates to represent the Central Chamber of Commerce at the conference o£ Chambers of Commerce, which it is proposed to hold in Wellington in July or August.

Mr Dunbar Sloane, of the Thorndon Pharmacy, who has resided at Johnsonville for the past five years, is leaving shortly in the hospital ship. ,He will be "farewolled” in Moore Bios.’ Hall oil. Thursday next by the local patriotic committee. ’

Arrivals from tho north by yesterday’s Main Trunk express included Mr and Mrs Goolmon, Mr and Mis Wallace, Messrs W. Leitch. .1. C. Brown, Jr Wood, B. T. Chandler', 11. A. Parton. A. Thompson, Astley, Taylor. Kennedy, Birkotti King, Mansfield, llawlinson, Dansey and Boyd.

Staff-Sergeant Cordon Hovey, of Pukekohe, and Staff-Sergeant H. J. Ford, of Eltham, both of the New Zealand expeditionary force, arrived in London last month from Egypt in charge of records, and ore now employed at the record department of the High Commissioner's Office.

Private G. H. Weston, who was killed on May Bth at the Dardanelles, was formerly employed at the Petone railway workshops as uu 'engineer's apprentice, lie took much interest in the Independent Order of Good Templars, and was also A member of the Wellington Harriers’ Club. Private Weston was bornand educated at Wellington.

-Mr S. K. Ewan, purser of the Fateena, transferred ,to the Paloona yesterday in place ef Mr C. Rule, w 1 1 0 joined the Pateena temporarily. Mr Dickie, purser of the. Flora, is to transfer to the Pateena next trip. . Mr J* 0. Smith, assistant purser of the Paloona, hew joined the Union Co. a Wellington office staff. The following staff has been appointed for the Maori reinforcements camp, which will bo opened at Takapuna, A«ckland, at the beginning of next month • Camp Commandant, Captain H. Peacock, N.Z.S.C.; camp adjutant. Captain A. Slain, 15th (North Auckland) Regiment;! quartermaster, Lieutenant L. G. Ashton, Unattached list; instructors, Staff-Scr—-gcants-Major J. Barlow, A..C. Jamieson, G. AValker, and D. F. Hopkins. According to a Press Association telecram, news lias hecn received, in. Gis~ borne that Eric Tansley, eldest eon of Mr F. Tansley. Patutahi. was killed in action at the Dardanelles. He held a position on the wharves in Sydney, and joined the Australian contingent. An-, other Gisborne boy. Charles Morell, sou of M> 0- J. Morell. who is serving with the first Australians, is reported to have been wounded.

Lance-Corporal Jack Mills, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles, was a great favourite, and commanded (ha respect of all who knew him. His father, Mr E. Mills, resides in Jacksou street, Petone, and he and his family have received many letters of sympathy on the loss of his eldest eon. LanceCorporal Mills, who was twenty-two years of ago at the time of his death, was a school teacher by profession, and prior to joining the expeditionary force was on. the staff of the‘Levin school. He was educated -at the Petone District Higrh School. He later attended at Victoria College, where he graduated B.A.