PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9630, 10 April 1917, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Sir Robert Stout and Lady Stout spent the Easter holidays at Dunedin. Tho Hon. A. M. Myers has gone to the South Island. He will return about the end of tho week. Mr E, Newman, M.P. for Rangititei, is at present at New Plymouth. He returns home this week. Mr R. C. Kirk, of Wellington, is visit, ing Now Plymouth. It is forty-four years since Mr Kirk resided in the dietrict.

Mr S. Kid nan, the Queensland “Cab tlo King,” arrived in Wellington. Inst evening from Napier, where lie has been paying a short visit. The Hon. W. H. Hcrries, Minister for Railways, has promised to meet a de. putation from the Auckland Chamber of Commerce with regard to tho proposed restriction of railway services, and will visit Auckland this week.

Mr L. H. King, of Wanganui, and late of Marlborough, has been appointed organising secretary of tho Waikato Sub-Provincial District of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. There were 65 applicants for the position. Tlie remains of tho late Mr C. A. Briggs, for many- years connected with the firm of Messrs E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., who recently died suddenly nt Honolulu, wore interred at Karori last week.

Mr W. T. Jennings returned on Sat* urday night to Now Plymouth from a trip through the King Country. Dut< ing his tour, lie opened a sohooi at To Wakarae, on tho Wanganui river. This makes the sixty-fifth sohooi that Ran been opened in the Egmont and Taumaruuui electorate sinco Mr Jennings has represented that district. Mr T. A. Cooper who has been, secretary and organiser to the Waikato Executive of tho Now Zealand Faxmera Union since its inception, has ■ received tho appointment of provisional organiser. He intends to visit the Gisborne disc trict shortly with the object of induw ing the largo runholdors to join in with the small farmers.

Lieutenant Edwin Nilsson, of Wairoa, who returned invalided at Ur service a* Gallipoli some eighteen months, ago, and since his discharge by the doctor ha# been in charge of the wireless station guard at Awanui. has again offered htnw self for active service,.and has hoc? accepted. ' - - - ■ -- -

iair J, Thomson will resume the supers, intendency of the Gisborne Fire Bri«i gade at an early date. He wont inta camp with the 25th Reinforcements, but the strenuous work aggravated an old injury to his leg, and. after several weeks in hospital ho was found unfit fof active service. Mr Thomson has just returned from a visit to Itotorua. whore he underwent treatment.

On Thursday next Major J. "L. Bleu* man, X.G.S., IHrector of Military Train, ing, will assume the duties of ComWndant at the Wanganui College, which for four days is to be converted into a "barracks" so that tho boys attending might be put through a course of military instruction. The progromme of training will consist of instructional exorcises and manoeuvres, particular importance being attached to individual training and a. high standard of discipline. Similar "barracks’’- will bo held at the Waikato Boys’-High School front April 22nd till April 27th. Mr S. D. Babone, of tho Bank of Now Zealand, who hag been stationed at Motucka for some time, has been promoted to a more responsible position in tho Takaka branch. Mr Babone, who is tho third son of Mr Samuel Babone, of Karori, enlisted with the -Ith Reinforcements. and boonniQ paymaster at Awapuni, but after serving for twelve months was discharged on account of ill-health. One of his brothers (Ist Rifle Brigade) was wounded in Egypt once and in France three times, and is now camp instructor at Efesex. Another is on the staff of tho hospital ship Maheno, while another is about to go into camp.