PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9174, 14 October 1915, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Air Vernon Reed left this oily yesterday by the second Auckland express. The Rev. J. Dawson "'as a .passenger to the north by the first Auckland express yesterday. Dr W. Thomas, of Epsom, Auckland, is proceeding to London as ship s surge./o of the Hurunuj.

Mr "Todd-Martin, who arrived by yesterday's Auckland express, is staying at the Empire Hotel.

• Included among the passengers by yesterday's expresses to Auckland were: Messrs Bell, .lolinsfou, Milne, Ferguson, and Air and Mrs Fleming.

Arrivals in "Wellington yesterday from the north via the Alain Trunk included Air and Airs Boggard. and Messrs A«tpier, R, Alien, Roberta and Cowley.

Among the arrivals from Sydney yesterday by. the Alaitai was Dr Aloorlypne, of Christchurch, who has been on. ,o. Unban) and the Islands. Air and Airs Burton, and Alessrs Lang, Westin, and Gowin, wore passcngei'sfnmi Wellington yesterday by the hrst' Mhui Trunk express. . . Arrivals, by the second Auckkmi.} er.,,.r;6 yesteruay included Mr aiul TTnlte,* Messrs Gieson, "13. Farrell,' and rowlcr. ,

The Prime Minister (Right Hon.-AV. I*. Massey)' will bo in Wellington for 'some days Vo come He may make a. trip south before the end of the mouth. Private A. B, Sizer, formerly second' officer of the Maori, who was twice wounded at the Dardanelles, Ims advised his mother that he -Jins recovered, and is again ready for the front.

'Hie Christchurch Presbytery has , do-, elded to nominate the Rev. Dr. •>.• Wj 1 ’ n-edy Elliott, of tht Kent terrace Church. Wellington, as Moderator ol the , I re»’byterian General Assembly. ... - A. former well-known resident of the Hutt district, Mr Gracroft Wilson,-who . has been practising as a solicitor, in Auckland for several years, has joined the artillery as a commissioned othcer. He proceeds to Trentham immediately. ■_ At Dunedin, on Saturday, Scnior-dcr-geant Dart, formerly iu charge of ,tte ; Welling Ton police probations 17 was admitted a solicitor of the Supremo I Court bv Mr Justice Sunni, on the mo-. • ; lion of Mr W. C. MacGregor, K.C. ■ Cap lain J. 11. Boss, the well-known, rifle shot, who also holds the Kings ’ and Queen’s medals for active service in tho South African war, hni offered .Jus services to tb<? Defence Department for t!h© present war. t Mr Leonard Hammond, manager of tho Sabulito Explosive Company, ot Waikumetc, Auckland, who has been i„ Wellington lor the purpose of giv- ; in«■ demonstrations in -bomb-throwing, returned to Auckland by the Main) Trunk express last night. 1 Tho Dfe&noo Minister (Hon. J. Alien! wi,l go south on Saturday night nevl, and will return to Wellington on the following' Thursday. Ho will go south, again on Saturday week m order to -meet the two transports wliieh are to arrive at Dunedyr with invalided soldiers aboard. -The * visitors at Barrett's Hotel include Colonel Cummings (Auckland), ■ .Lieut. Mellons (Auckland), Mr Haycock, (Palmerston Nor'i), J. H- Pordliam (Auckland). Mr J. Blair (WangauUi), Mp,,; ("has. Flint (Okuva,. Airs J. Hawk'lls 1 (New Plymouth), Mr and Airs C. M. Edsou (U.S.A.),\ ilr and Sirs L. M. Lc- ■ liaivy, Mr Hoy »T tiling tone (:.uckl<iiKi). ■,

Captain E. G. Fraser, of Auckland, returned front Gallipoli, yes-, - tei-day by the Maitai from -byduey, Ho was severely»wounded in tho face by a Turkish bomb, and the sight of one of,.;' his eyes is somewhat- impaired. as a rc-i.-suit Giving to another wound Captain Fraser has partially lost the use of. his : right ami. He is to undergo a further operation in New Zealand. . ; Injured in a railway smash at Whangamarino over ciglitecn months ago, and , since that time an inmate of the VV a.ibate Hospital. Mr John Swinson wil shortly proceed to Auckland.for f 111 thei ~ treatment. He has been given a boll- , dav'. of -four weeks, three of which, he will spend at his homo at the Hutt. i 10 ,5 will arrive in Wellington on the, 2Jrd ■ mst.

Mr J- H. Humphreys, author; of, a well-known work on proportioiml' representation and secretary of the BnJP lish Proportional Representation [society, arrived in Wellington on Monday ■ mot and is staying at the Hotel leaves for Auckland on Monday next and will give a public address there on the subject on Tuesday evening. Mr Humphrevs will remain- m New. Zealand ’for about a month’ and will wit all he; centres. He will probably, address a public meeting at Wellington at an* eax.tr date.

Xlie remains of Trooper Thompson, ail invalided scldior w;ho died, at Wellington on Tuesday, were interred, at Karori with full military honours.yea-;:; terday. Tlic Trentham Band attended,,, and-the camp also furnished the ton?; parly. The Mayor of the city (Mx p. Luke), was present, together with.,, Lieutenant-Oolonel Mclntosh, Captain Vine (records officer), and many rotuii(-|, ed troopers. Deceased's parents arrived from Dunedin yesterday morning, in.order fo be present at the interment, at which Chaplain Shaw, Iresbytenan, chaplain at Titmthani, officiated. • - ■, General regret was expressed by all Association footballers; said Mr A. it. Wells at a meeting of the managenieat committee of the Wellington iootball Association last night, when the news came through'this week that Jim laton had been seriously wounded mvtho migh during the Gallipoli operations, la his day, "Jim” was a member ol the Rovers Club and as a forward and halt-, back played many good games. In 1M) ,1„ represented Wellington against (Jingo and Auckland, and after , giving up play joined the ranks of the referees and was further appointed to the association aa a member of the management committee. Tor many years .he did excellent work in these capacities and in 1013 .was appointed, as chairman of , the Wellington Football 1 Association- 11 - Ho was *urther a member of the selection, committee for representative teams and at the time of joining the forces, v«s acting a* solo selector. All enthusiasts united m hoping that liifi wound vas not so tjenoui os stated and that'he would yet return safe and sound to New Zealand," 11