PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9619, 27 March 1917, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr Tillev. of Nelson, arrived her* yesterday after a holiday tour. Councillor J. Ball, ’of Lower Hutt, will bo a candidate for the office o» Mayor of that borough. Mr H. A. Ward, of Lower Hutt, will be ’a candidate for a seat on. the Lower Hutt Borough Council at tho coming elections.

The n.c.o.’s of the Wellington Tech, nical College Cadets gave a farewell’'social” at Godbor'a to their late commanding officer. Lieutenant Duffy, who proceeds with : tho 'filth Reinforcemonts.

Sergeant F. J. Dawson, junr.. Specialists Co.. 23rd Reinforcements, war presented with a wristlet watch and fountain pen, with wishes of good luck, by the members of “Truth” staff last week.

Lieutenant J. A. Duffy, who has joined the 24th Reinforcements. was the recipient of a presentation frons n.c.o.’s of the Technical College CadetCorps of which he \yas 0.0. for some time. Lieutenant, Duffy, was presented with a radium-dialed compass.

The death is announced from NapUfl of an old colonist, Mr Samuel S. It# vans, at the age of seventy-nine year* Tho deceased was a nephew of Mj Samuel Revans, the printer and publisher of the first newspaper in Wellington. Tho Hon. ArthuriM; Myers (ActiiigMinistcr for Finance and Minister tor Munitions and Supplies) leaves for Auckland hy the .Main 1 runic express to-night. -He* expects to bo hack in Wellington hy the end of tha week-

According to the Paten, “Press,” Mr H. Ward, a well-known resident of Patoa. was discovered on , tho main road near tha top of th» hill on the east side of Patea. Ho had been drwv ing a mob of sheep, and when found he was lying unconscious, haying sua- / tained serious injuries to tiho head. The Mayor (Mr J. P. Luke) and the Oity Engineer (Mr W. H. Morton) loft last night for the'South Island to visit the Lake Coleridge hydro-eleotm, works with Mr Er Parry, Government hydro-electrical engineer- The Mayor will probably return to Wellington on Thursday.

Mr A. Christensen, secretary of the' Wellington Tramways Union, has resigned, and a ballot will shortly ’be taken to elect his successor. Among the candidates is Mr J. Hutcheson, secretary of the Hew Zealand Boot Operatives’ Federation, and one of the Labour nominees for the City Council election. i * ’ ■ A farewell korero to Messrs T. J6r« dan (Chief Savage) and D. Hebcnton. and CaptUin J, C, MoKillop, who are about to enter camp, was tendered by the Masterton Savage Club on Saturday evening. |Mr C. F. Vollanco presided, and presented Captain McKillop with a silver-mounted tobacco pouch, smd Messrs Jordan and Hebcnton with a silver-mounted pocket wallet each. The departing Savages suitably acknowledged the gifts. A most enjoy* able evening was spent* in music, song and story. i 1 •

In the Appeal Court yesterday morn-j ing Sir John Dennistpn was congratulated by members of the Bar on ,t)io honour bestowed upon him by the King. Sir Francis Bell, who acted as spokesman, said it was a fitting recog' nition of long and honourable services. .The Chief Justice / (Sir Robert Stout) said the Bench was gratified at the honour meted out to Sir John Denniston, whoso work had been successfully and conscientiously., carried out. Sir John in returning thanks said ho highly appreciated the honour, winch ■ho regarded as one given to the Bench a* much as to himself.

A writer in tho'Bfisbahe ‘‘Standard” suggests that Mr Ryan, “the only anticonscriptionist Premier in Australia,’’ should' be askod- to bocomo ‘leader ofthe Australian Labour party. It is, of course (he states), idle to suggest such a course of action unless a seaifc could be found for Mr Byan, and in that regard what ' could ; possibly he more appropriate than Wide Bay, the seat hold for years by Australia’s first Labour Prime Minister.- Mr E. B. Corner, who just won against'an unknown man last time, would not have a look in against Mr Ryan. Labour would recover Andy Fisher's so&t 5 End Queensland would retain the Prim© Minister. -, '

C. J. Dennis, author of “The Sentimental Bloke.” -and “The Moods of Ginger Mick,” is being accused pf having made a pile of' money out of bis two books (says the Australian “Worker”). And that lie hasn’t denied the soft impeachment, together with the fact that the sales have far exceeded those achieved by “Banjo” Paterson’s/ “Man From Snowy River,” indicate pretty clearly that no denial is possible. However, "nobody who knows Dennis will begrudge him his good for-, tune. He was on tho staff of "The Call,” the election paper issued from the “Worker” office during the last Federal election -campaign, 'and flung ink at the Cook crowd with damaging effect.

Mr R. Fox. sewerage engineer to tho Petone Borough Council, who leaved the council’s employ at the end of March, was presented 1 last evening with a testimonial by tho Mayor anjj councillors. The Mayor, who made th® presentation, said that Sir Fox had striven to give the borough a good job and he had succeeded. Visitors from Hastings, New Plymouth and Thames, as well as Mayors of other centres and * large number of engineers, had expressed the opinion that the borough would have a sanitary system that was quite up to date. Councillors also expressed their appreciation of the ex., cellent services rendered to the borough by the retiring engineer. Mr Foj suitably replied.