PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10525, 28 February 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr Leadsman, of Day’s Bay, has on a trip to the South Island for healc reasons.

Mr J. W. Card (Mayor of Feat hoi ston) leaves for ids trip to tho Oil Country on March 20th by the Megan tic.

• Mr T. Keen-Cockhurn, secretary a the Tcrabidoc Building Syndicate, liai left on tv business trip for the Souti Island.

Mr W. Thomson, stationmaster a\ Levin, has returned from Rotorua; after health-recruiting there for sqmi weeks.

Mr Maxwell has purchased Mr L Barron’s farm at Levin. Tho lattot intends to take tip residence in Wa nganui. •!

• Major Jones, M.C., has arrived hoM from Ashlburton to take up an appoint, ment in the Public Trust Office in 4 legal capacity.

Mr 11. D. Grocott, chief postmasto) as Nelson,, has been appointed to thj position, of chief postmaster at Christ church, vice Mr E. Northeroft, who il retiring on superannuation.

Dr. I. C. Macintyre, who has beei Dr. G. J. Blackmoro’s assistant a) tho tuberculosis institutions in Christ church for more than four years, ha/ resigned.

MV J. H. Naylor, who has hoe? manager in Mastorton for Messrj Booth, Macdonald and Co., for the las) eight years, has tendered his resigns, tion to that firm.

Tlie death, occurred at Morrison*} Bush of an old and respected settlei of the Wairarapa, in tho person of Mi John McNamara, at the ego of seven, ty-fivo years.

Mr F. W. Bond, who lias been charge of the dental department, W r et lington hospital, for the last two years has resigned his position to enter intj private practice.

Mr D. H. Guthrie, Minister foj Lands, left IVellington for Feildinj last night. Ho will spend a few day) in his electorate and then go on t< Auckland for about ten days.

The presentation of a farewell ad dress to his Excellency the Gove .non General will take place in the Christ, church City Council Chamlber on Mon, day. .next, at noon.

Professor A. P. W- Thomas has been reappointed, a member of the Univcra, ity Senate. Intimation to this effect received by tho Auckland Grammar Schools Board from thl Education Department.

Dir Bert Tate, touring masager fol tho Allan Wilkie Company, is in town arranging for the opening of the navaj drama, “The Luck of the Navy,” at tho Grand Opera House next Satur* day,, ■■ ...

Mr W. C.. Gate, an old resident d Napier, who in former years was; 3 prominent oarsman, bowler, and shot,' is'dead, at the ago of 56. __ For twenty-five years he was with Nelsct Bros., tho well-known meat firm.

Mr A. H. Palairet, accountant In th< Palmerston'North branch of the Un. lon ■ Bank, ; has been promoted to the managership of tie Goro branch, and will bo leaving in about a week's time to assume his new position.

Private George Nesbitt, son of'Mi Charles Nesbitt, formerly of Nelson, has received word that ho has been awarded the D.C.M. Mr Nesbitt is at present working at Tinui, in the Masterton district. Ho was on active service for about four years.

Mr J. McQueen, manager of th« Feilding branch of the Union Bank; has been appointed to a similar position in the Dunedin branch in placij of Mr A. Lang, who will retire about the end of March. Mr McQueen ia well known in the south, having been manager of the Gore branch of the hank'"some sis or seven years ago; prior to hi. transfer to Feilding.

Mr T. Auton, A.C.I.S. (Eng.), who held the position of secretary to the Wellington Accountant Students’ Society before proceeding overseas on active service, was again elected lion, secretary at the annual meeting. All the meeting special reference was made of the valuable services rendered to the society by the retiring secretary, Mr F. H. Bass, A.I.A.N.Z.*

The lalio Mr Nelson Dialzcl), wild was accidentally killed on the main’ road between Ilawardea and Waikarj Christchurch, was the youngest son of ,\fr and Mrs H. Dahcell, of ‘'Wiiljowby,” and as bom in Hawarden' 23 rears ago. Ho was educated at the VVaikad and Mason’s' Flat Schools and the Christchurch" Technical College. Leaving New Zealand with the ■ 15th Reinforcement, he served in Franco for three years, and pained a commission. Mr Dalzell was a keen sportsman.

Tho Rev. James O’Reilly, of St. Mary’s, Port Chalmers, haa returned from an eight months’ visit to tho Old Country. lie visited his relatives in Dublin after an absence of IS years, and also had a trip to Prance and Italy. _ Father O’Reilly returned via America, where he spent a month.

The death occurred in Invercargill this week of Mr Andrew Laurie Kennaway. Ho was postmaster at Ocean Beach, a position ho had occupied for some years, besides being elcrk at the Ocean Beach Freezing Works. Prior to coming to Now Zealand the deceased. who was horn at Lasswade, neat Hamburgh, '57 years ngo, and educated at the Edinburgh High School and University, was admitted to the faculty of writers to the Signet nnd had gained such a standing’ in his profession that ho was one of the counsel in the celebrated Scottish tri.'d —the Arfilament case. He, however, turned his back on, tho law, and emigrated to New Zealand. •