PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9175, 15 October 1915, Page 3

PERSONALIA

•V Press Association cable message from London states that Princess Arthur of Counaught has been operated upon for acute appendicitis, and bar condition is satisfactory. Lieiutuant T. G. Vincent left Levin on Wednesday to so into camp. Major Addington shortly loaves Otaki on a. business trip to Australia. Mr P. AV. Vinn. oi Shannon, is ixv ported to In* still in a very indifferent state of health. Mr T. Kane, o{ Nels-on, will soon (ako over his new dufies as assistant-Master at Clyde quay school. Messrs Thomas, of Xelson, and Smith. of Masterton, are. at present btaying at* tho Grand Hotel. The 'itov. Selwyji Beau and Mrs Bean, of Christchurch, left Wellington for ling.-. bind yesterday by the lUmutaka. Among the visitors at Barrett's Hotel are Se-rgeant-Majurs Jackson, Hoborus-on, Eyre, Andrews, Roberts, ltoid. Dean and. Taylor (Auckland). ■The resignation of Mr C. E. Stone, of tho city engineer's department, has been accepted as from tho end of the present*, month. Constable Dtvyer, clerk in the Police Inspector's offieo, Wellington; has, been notified of his transfer to Paeroa,, and, will leave at any early date. Mrs It. Watson-Kyme, of Gieborne, who has been staying at tho Grand Hotel,* left yesterday by tho Mooraki for Sydney. Mr O. B. Robertson, public accountant, of Wellington, has been elected a Fellow, of the Incorporated Institute of Account* ants of Now Zealand. Mr A. E. "Waite, formerly inspector of factories at Oamaru, has been transferred on pron otion to Dunedin, and is " now, in Wellington to receive instructions. Mr W. Baskivillo, at on© time an as-i sistant master at tho Terrace Kekool, will shortly transfer from Johnsottvill-i to tho Carterton High iSchool. Commissioner and Mrs Hoddor, of the. Salvation Army, returned from Auckland yesterday, after conducting a series ot meetings in, the northern city. ~, , 3 Outward-bound travellers by yesterday's Auckland express included Messrs Napier, Parr, Edwards, Hill and Cap* tain and Mrs Eraser. Mr W. .T. Sim, son of Mr Justice- Sim, j left for Lordon. by the Rimutaka yos-j terday in order to enlist for active ser-J vice with the Imperial forces. f| Yesterday's Main' Trunk expresses' brought to Wellington Messrs Farrwj Hodgson, Kirk, Bell, Armstrong, and" .Shand, Mr and Mrs Cranby, Mr and Mrs, P. L. do Schryver. ' Mr D. Calcinai, Teliovini** engineer at! Hie drainage pumping station, has been/ appointed second engineer during the) absence, on military duty, of tho engineer. , *i It was resolved, at ia meetiajr of th<r Onslow Borough Council last night, to send a letter of sympathy to cillor Stafford, in connection with, the. death of Ms father. '■} Mr William Hamimington, a) well-' known resident of Petone, passed away;, at tho Wellington Hospital yesterday, Deceasod, who was 6-i years of age, lefb a widow and five childcn:—three son*? and two daughters. , i Corporal C. W. Salmon', D.0.M",,. of, tho British division of tho New Zealand Expeditionary Eorco, has boon promoted to second lieutenant; he is a son of Mr T. B. Salmon, inspector of post'offices for the Canterbury district. .Mr'J. H. Davidson, who has been, i* nhn/rga of tho orchards at tho Weratroai experimental farm for the'past-18 months', has been. advised of his transfer to the Government's orchards at TaHranga, Bay of Plenty, where ho will take control. Tho death has taken placo at Tailiapa of a well-known figure in Hiraka Terango, a Maori irar veteran mid pensioner. The Palmsreton Defc.nco offiaa is arrarging a military fttnoral on Sunday next in honour of the deceased warrior. ,

Mr A. E. G. Rhodes, deputy chairman of the New Zealand Shipping Company, accompanied b'v Mrs Khodes and Miss Rhodes, left' Wellington yesterday > by tho Rimutaka for London, to meet hua: son, Lieutenant Tahu Rhodes, A.D.C. : to Genera] Godley, and who has been invalided Homo from the Dardanelles.! Mr Rhodes and family expect to bo back ! in New Zealand in gix months. j Mr- Harry McCardell, for many years j chief draughtsiman in Wu* /Land' -and! Survey Department, Wellington, .passed! away after a short illness, at Greytown,' yesterday. Deceased was fifty-seven years of age,.and leaves a widow, four' sons and one daughter. Ono of tho i sons, Mr J. McCardell, is in tho Imperial army. Tho late Mr McGardeHj was a brother-in-law to Mr C. Jcn&en.j of tho Wellington Hotel. ••- j Lieutenant A. Bunting, second son of Mr T. Bunting, of Christchurch, whod received his appointment as subJitraten-J ant in the Navy in May last, was'focJ somo timo on patrol duty in tho North!! Sea on board H.M.S.- Crescent. Pxj-J vato advice was received by last mail] that ho has now been detailed, for secret] service duty. Lieut. Bunting, who was; a well-known officer in the Union Steam, | Ship Company's service, received his J training on the Dartford, being one" ofj the first lads to join that ship Tor tram,! ing purposes. . ' . ; |

T-he Rev. Archibald G. Brown has' turned from Auckland. He wont there, f at the request of tho Baptist 'Onion' toJ take part in somo of tho annual mcet- i( ings. ■ For many years Mr Broivn ' la-; boured in tho East of London (England);! and was instrumental in building.'-tho-East London Tabernacle, a building capable of seating 3000. He was subsequently pastor of the Metropolitan, Tabernacle. After 50 years of public service he is now touTing the world and will preach at Vivian street Baptist) Church every Lord's Day and Wednes-, day until the close of the year. '' '■%

The death is reported of Mr J;- A'. Donaldson, aged fifty-throe years, at his residence, in. Kilinore •' avenue. " Mr Donaldson for muny years carried, on. a grocery business, first in Cuba street, and' afterwards in Hopper street. Eighteen months ago he retired on account of ill-health, and ever 6inco has been an invalid, suffering from an affection of the spine. Deceased -was aa able, •musician, beiiif! for many years a member of the Garrison Baal. He was also for' five years a member of Fullers' orchestra, and was a prominent member of Court Sir George Grey (Foresters). Mr Donald- , son left a widow and a family of eight, one of whom is away at the front.

The following promotions in, the city fire brigade service, rendered necessary by the resignation of-the deputy-super-intendent, were approved in the iorni as recommended by the superintendent: Third officer, Mr Robertson (eleven years service), to be appointed deuuty-snper-intendent; station officer, Mr TSation ,'five and a half years' service), to b<i appointed .acting-third officer for -«.ix months; station officer. Mr Clark (hve and a half vears' service), to be appointed, senior station officer; senior tireman Godwin (seven years' service, three year* as horee driver), to be appointed station officer This will leave a vacancy in the ranlt« of senior firemen, for which an examination will be held and the successful candidate attainted.