PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9321, 11 April 1916, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Prime Minister (Right Hon. W. F. Massey) will pay a visit to FeUdlng on Tuesday next. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward left for Auckland xcsterday. He will be away from Wellington for some daysMr M. C. Keane, of Christchurch, who has been visiting Wellington, loftier the south last night. Mr Ash-mead-Ba rtlctt will bo the chief guest and speaker at the New Zealand Club’s luncheon to-day. Archbishop Redwood is expected to return to Wellington from Huwketo Bay this evening. "Lieutenants Stewart, Goss, and Donaldson, who have been in training ah the Durtroon College, returned to Ne'-i> Zealand by the Eiverina yesterday, Messrs Irvine, Conlan, Wakham, Helling. Simpson, and Thomson left the city yesterday by the Main Trunk expresses for the north. Father Shoonhof has arrived in \V ha* > ngaroi to take charge of the Catholio Presbytery, in consequence of Pother Bowen going to Okaihnu to take over that district. The Mosgiel Presbyterian congregation has unanimously agreed to extend l a call to the Rev. D. D. Scott, of Onehunga, to succeed the IRev. James. Aitken, who recently went to Gisborne. Major O’Sullivan, who has been appointed inspector of ordnance stores for New Zealand, yesterday handed oven the control of the Wellington ordnance, stores to his successor. Captain MoCristell, in the presence of the staff. The Rev. A. C. Lawry. president of the Methodist Conference, and his family are travelling from Auckland on their way to Christchurch by the Monowai, which, is due at Wellington tiur morning. Mr Lawry has been appointed to the charge of the St- Albans circuit. The funeral of the late Mr Archibald Allan Thomson, who met his death on Friday through accidental immersion in Wellington harbour, took place, yesterday afternoon, starting from his residence, 32, Oriental Bay. The interment took place at Karori. The Rev. James Paterson officiated at the graveside. The various shipping companies wore represented in the cortege. There were over forty wreaths. Six of the deceased’s late employees acted o» pall-bearers. Dr Michael Watts, selected by the Government as health officer for Otago (vice Dr Sydney Smith, transferred te Wellington), is the son of Dr M. Watts, Lecturer on Hebrew at Otago University (says a Dunedin correspondent)The now health officer ‘was the-’first student to obtain the travelling scholarship in connection with the New Zealand University. Ho got it at Otago Medical Schools. After a year ho went Home and qualified as M.B.C.S. and LB.C.P. of London. Then ho was appointed house surgeon at one of the big Mid' lands hospitals. On returning to New Zealand ho practised his profession, at Ngaruawahia, in tiio Auckland pro' vince. He is the first Now Zealand, graduate to receive such an appointment. Mr W. G. Chisholm, district telegraph engineer of the combined district* oC Otago and Canterbury, who is retiring voluntarily upon superannuation, after fiyty years' service, joined the telegraph department's service at Wanganui in April, 1876. Two years later ho was transferred to the Wellington telegraph office. He was appointed subinspector of telegraphs, April Ist, 1900, and assistant telegraph engineer for Wellington district. October Ist, ,1907; district telegraph engineer. Nelson district (which included Marlborough andi Nelson provinces and whole of West Coast), thence district telegraph engineer for Otago, February Ist, 1911, a» successor to Mr J. Orohison, who came co Wellington as chief telegraph engineer. In October, 1913, the Canterbury district was placed under Mr Chisnolm’s jurisdiction in addition to Otago, with staffs for respective districts at Dunedin and Christchurch. Consequent upon Mr Chisholm retiring. Canterbury district will again be made a separate district. Mr A. Gibbs, staff engineer; Wellington, has been appointed to the charge of Otago district, Mr C. S. Plank, assistant engineer, Christchurch, being appointed to the Canterbury positiou.