PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9245, 12 January 1916, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Sir James Carroll is at present ,a% Rotorua.

Mr F. Mc-adowcroft is at present on a visit to Christchurch. His Honour Mr Justice Chapman returned to Wellington from, the south yesterday morning. Amongst the hookings by the Muin Trunk train for tho north yesterday wero Messrs Coleman and Car kin, Mr and Mrs Mulgan and Mr and Mrs Sanders. Mr J. TV. Sal mend, K.C-. SolicitorGeneral, has returned to 'Wellington trom a holiday in Rotorua and Auckland. Mr John Mnekay, Government Prinle.r, M-ho has been (-pending the Christmas and New Year holidays in Auckland,! returned to Wellington by Monday’s express." Sir P. Luckie, manager of the Great Northern Brewery,'Auckland, who has been on a holiday visit to byduey, arrived in Wellington by tho Manuka yesterday morning. Passengers to the city by tho first Main Trunk express yesterday included Messrs Johnson, Poison, Cardano. Aiderion, Harry, Paku, and Boihenberg, Air and Mrs BlairMr G. Douthwaite, overseer of the Government Farm at Runkura, for tho past three years, has resigned. He intends to offer hie services tt> tho. .military authorities in EnglandDr Robinson, of Albany. West - Australia, accompanied by his wife and family, arrived in Wellington from Sydney yesterday morning. They are proceeding to England shortly by the- Ruahine, Messrs B. B. Spinks. K. Black. Davis. Hay Cahill,’ Laird, and Gillespie, Mr and Mrs McDiarmid. Mr and 'Mrs Kerr, and Mr and Mrs Moody arrived in tho city ■by yesterday’s second. Auckland oxpresa. . Mr J. Harper. Chief Commissioner of the New South Wales railways, arrived in Wellington yesterday morning by tho Manuka on a health-reoruating trip to the Dominion. Ho : is accompanied by Mrs Harper.

The Rev. James Aitkcn. ALA'-, of Mosgiel, has Ik-en elected to the charge of bl. Andrew’s, Gisborne, in encoeesion to tb© Tale Rev. William Grant, chaplain to the Forces, Who was killed in, action, at the Dardanelles. Staff-Sergeant-Major Bates, who has been on the staff at the Defence Office at Eangiora for over four years, has received notice of transfer to the Trenr • them camp, and was to leave last oven- ■ ing to take up his duties there. Tho visitors’ list at the Empire SoW yesterday contained! tho names “ r R. Fecrguson (Christohm-ob), MrJ. Butler (Auckland), Mr D. S. (Feildinfi). Mr R. A. Hughes, Mr Mc Carthy. Mr Eathbonc (Waipawa). Major D. E. Cardale, N.Z.S.C. instruo'■tor. Mounted Rifles, has been spending some time in Russell recuperating, aftoi a breakdown in health. During toe pas* week-end ho was in He should arrive in Wellington to-dd>. Mr A:. Kelvnack. a prominent t>a.rristor of Sydney, was a passenger »y the Manuka, which reached Wellington yestorday morn.ing 1 . Ho was jacoomjjaiuod by Airs and Miss Kolynack. They intend making a tour of tlio Dominion. The death is announced by a Press Association message from Invercargill, of Air W. O. llohaffey, a prominent teacher, who retired on superannuation two, years ago. At the last election ho contested the Mataufa scat against Mr Anderson. Air John Buchanan, a Sydney solicitor, and Mrs Buchanan; arrived iff Wellington yesterday morning by thS Manuka. They intend touring the Dominion. Mr Windeycr, another well-known Sydney solicitor, was alto a passenger by the vessel. ■ Mr Al. J. Reardon, secretary to the Wellington Labourers’, Union, left by "last night’s boat for Nelson, where lie Is to act as an aasesspr for the .-union.'-in the ) disfjuto between the Kelson General Labourers’ Union, and*the employers*, he expects to bo away for a couple of day: or so. , . ■ t. , A Frees Association telegram from Dunedin states that Private Leslie Shan. non, 2nd Eeinforfeemonts,- Auckland In-fantry-Battalion, died in the .Dunedin Hospital on Sunday. Ho returned by the Willochra. suffering from dysentery. His next-of-kin is Mrs Diva, Launceston. Tasmania. .- ‘ ! Sergeant -Ma jor Harold Bentram Dale, of the 2nd (Southo Canterbury) Regiment, has been awarded the. long service medal, his total -period of service being over twenty years.’ Sergeant-In-spector Walter Bastbury, of the New Zealand Permanent Staff,, has * boon awarded the meritorious service medal. A, through passenger by the ; mail steamer Makura, which arrived at Auckland on Monday from Vancouver and like Islands, was Mr J. Cplline, assistantsecretary for the Commonwealth Oft Australia. Mr Collins, who is travelling with his wife, has been on a vacation tour, and is now returning to his^home. The visitors at Barrett’s Hotel 1 ' include Mr W. Platt (Auckland)* Mr C. A. Heald, Air A. H. Cotton (Auckland), Mr and Airs W. Pratt (Alarmwatn), Air T Morrison (Christchurch), Messrs T. Alderton, and R. H- Wilson (Ghristchurch), Mr Ebberton (Nelson), Captain Horsnell (Rangioiu), Mr Davies (Christchurch). . j The Defence Minister has been informed that Colonel E- W. C. OKaytar has been selected to command the* Now Zealand Rifle Brigade, which will roach its full strength when the third and fourth battalions, now completing- their training at Rangiotu, proceed t»» the front. Alajor Gardener will become brigade major. *~* Registrations at the Grand Hotel yesterday included Messrs R. J. Lewis (Melbourne), O. Cohen (Sydney). E. A. Wilson ; World). W. Alurray, (Christchurch), 3. A. Cahill (Auckland), R.. B. Black TAuckland), J. C. Cooper (Alasterton), ■an (Napier), Air and Mrs Buchanan (Sydney), Mrs C. Smith and rissay (West Australia), Mr and Mrs F. E. Kerr (U.S.A.), Air and Misses Tritton (Brisbane). Lieutenant E. H. Court, son of AG Robert Court, Epsom, has been transferred from the 14th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, to the 2nd, Garrison, Battalion of the Northumberland -Fusiliers. When he wrote on November IBth he was upon tho eve of departure for foreign service at an unknown destination- Lieutenant Court originally went to Europe as a member of the first con. tingent from Fiji. - Mr E- W. Kane, clerk assistant -of the House ,of Representatives, i oci;iv(;tl a cablegram last night from tho manager of the P. and O. Company at Sydney stating that his brother, Air A. R.Xvane, is amongstthe missing from ihe liner Persia, which was torpedoed in the terranean on December n ■ Further information was promised, _fiho-aid* such be obtainable. Air A. R. Kane was the senior inspector for th e P. rnd O. .Company, with-.which he had been connected for many years. He was well known in New Zealand, which he last visited » few years ago. • .