PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9965, 8 May 1918, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) leaves for New Plymouth on Saturday. Mr C. I. Olliver, of Carterton, died at Bunnythorpe on Sunday, at the age of sixty-nine years. Air J. Mason succeeds Air AA r . McNamara to the position of AssistantDirector of Recruiting. Temporary Captain A. Kidd, ALB., N.Z.AI.C., has been appointed a member of a special district medical board.

Air Charles Reid has been elected president of the AVairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society • unopposed, and Messrs Cl. ]J. Allen and J. Hoddcr vicepresidents.

The death occurred at a private hospital at Pahiatua, of Mr J. G. C. Cox, of Hinemoa, and formerly of Fcatherston. Deceased' was a son of the late Mr J. G. Cos, of Feathers ton. Honorary Captain and Quartermaster (temporary) _G. A. Gibbos, R.A.AI.C., attached to N.Z. Staff Corps, has been appointed Deputy Assistant Director of Slodical Services.

The undermentioned have been granted the temporary rank of lieutenant whilst employed in New Zealand Expeditionary Force Training Camps :—J. AV. Tucker, E. G. Bender, and R. J. Owen. Hr and Mrs J. H. Simmons, of Palmerston. received a cable from France the other day from their two sons, Lieutenant AV. H. Simmons and Private C. E. Simmons, stating that both are well.

The science master of the Otago Boys’ High School. Air 11. J. Parr, has been appointed an inspector of secondary schools under the Education Department. It is understood his headquarters will be at AVellington. The Hon. AV. D. S. MacDonald visited the camp at Featherston yesterday morning, making a short tour of the grounds while on the *-way to Carterton. Mi~ AlacDonald was accompanied by his daughter and secretary. The position as a field secretary for the Y.AI.C.A. in Featherston camp, recently held by Mr Alohr, has been taken by Air E. A’a nee, who arrived at the camp yesterday. Mr Vance is from Blenheim, and will be associated with the Y.M.C.A. secretary at the camp, Mr A. Alill, who mot Mr Vance on arrival yesterday. At last night’s meeting of the Technical Education Board Air George Frost was re-elcoted chairman for the ensuing year. There were no other nominations, and Air Frost was warmly commended for his work during 'the past twelve months. On behalf of the college staff Mr AA r . Allan handed Mr, Frost a letter of congratulation .on his recent marriage.

Lieutenant J. R. T. Slipper, who has been transferred from Dannevirko to Palmerston North in connection with the scheme of military reorganisation, arrived at Palmerston North on Monday. On Friday evening a complimentary farewell social was tendered Mr and Airs Slipper, who were presented by the residents with, a silver entree dish and travelling companion.

It is 70 years ago since Mr 'Robert McGonagle, now of Palmerston North, arrived in Auckland in the ship Ann. Mr McGonagle has been closely identified with the pioneer work of the Dominion in various capacities and is still halo and hearty. Several others who arrived in the ship Ann are residing. in the Auckland Province, showing that the earlier settlers came of a particularly hardy stock. Xieutenant William Harrison, of the Royal Plying Corps, and son of Mr W. Harrison, of Eakaia, was reported some time ago a prisoner of war in GermanyLater .advice is to the effect that he is at Frankfort. While engaged on reconnaissance work he was attacked by three hostile planes, his own machine being riddled with bullets. Ho was obliged to come to earth behind the German lines and -was taken prisoner. Lieutenant Harrison saw service in Gallipoli and Egypt, and later took up aviation work. Mr Thomas Milieu, a widely known chief steward in the Huddart-Parker Company’s Australian-New Zealand service, died suddenly last. Tuesday from hemorrhage pf the brain, while on his vessel at Newcastle. Tho deceased, who was about G 5 years of ago, was accorded a Freemason’s luneral. and was buried at tho Waverler Cemetery, Sydney. He left a widow, but no family. The late Mr Milicn was highly esteemed by the travelling nublio and was much respected bv those aboard the vessels on which he was employed. Mr Fred Bowditch, late of a Huddart-Parker steamer that was recently sold, has succeeded Mr Millen’s position. A friend asked Bayard oilier, tho author of ‘'The Thirteenth CMir,” whether he had not been afraid that the introduction of tho thirteen into the title would not—according to the popular superstition—have jeopardised the. success of the niece. “I am not in the least., superstition," replied the playwright. ‘‘As a matter of fact, the fallacy of thirteen being unlucky has been proved by the success of the drama. I must say that after the first production hundreds of people were kind enough to advise me to change the name to the twelfth chair, or son's other number,, but I wasn't scared about it at all. So 'thirteen' it remained.”

The director (Mr W. S. La Trobe) reported at last night’s meeting of the Technical Education Board that it would be necessary to appoint an instructor to assist in the Art classes while Mr Vivian Smith is absent on military duty. He recommended the appointment of Mr A. F. Nicoll, who has studied art in New Zealand, England, and Scotland, and is at present on the staff of the Edinburgh School of Art. Mr Nicoll spent three years on active service, and was wounded in France, where ho lost his right leg. Ho is an artist of some repute and has exhibited in the principal galleries in Great Britain. The appointment; cf Mr Nicoll, who is at present in Wellington, was sanctioned. Major Clive Willoughby Garsia, M.C., who has been awarded the D. 5.0., is a eon of the late Captain C. Gaisin, who was at one time a member of tho Canterbury College Board of Governors and president of the Canterbury Art Society. Major Garsia is an old boy of the Christchurch Boys’ High School, and has had a distinguished military career. Ho entered tho Anar as his profession, obtaining his commission in Now Zealand and being posted to the Hampshire Regiment. On the outbreak of war he was appointed transport officer, and later went into .ydion with bis regiment in France. Suhseauentlv he wa* appointed staff captain to a brigade of the Fourth Division, and was later promoted to brigade-major in tho Ninth Division. Maior Garsia has been a member of two British missions to the Serbian Minr, and served with the British at Salonika.Nino months later he was appointed principal of Mina Militarv College, Egypt, and On the approach of the hot season ho was sent to Palestine as General Staff-officer of tho S4th Divi..Vf 1100 h® hue been awarded t! 1G -A o A u ' v ,9 r< ? ss ■'•ud more recently the U. 55.0. Maior Garsia and his four brothers all attended the Christchurch Bovs High School, and three of them entered the Army; one is a lieutenant in the Navy, and another in farming in Tasmania.