PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10542, 19 March 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr Fitzpatrick, of Feilding, leaves Wellington for Sydney to-morrow.

Mr E. J. Billens, of Levin, who lias been visiting Wellington/ returned home yesterday.

Captain Ebon Thomas, house .manager at the Auckland Hospital,, is still on leave of absence owing to sickness.

JVIr J. W. Macdonald, Assistant-Pub-lic Trustee, Wellington, is at present in Auckland.

Dr E. H. Makgill, Acting-Inspector-Goneral of Hospitals, has returned-w Wellington from Auckland. -

The Hon. A. M. Myers, Mrs Myers and family, will leave Wellington for. Liverpool by the liner Megantic.

The appointment of Air Osmond Russell Beudall as Consular Agent for France at Wellington .has Jbeeu. recognised.

The appointment of Mr Charles 'Dahl as Vice-Fonsul tor Denmark at Palmerston North has been provisionally recognised.

Kris' Honour Mr Justice Stringer arrived 'from the ing and left for tjie Main Trunk express.

Mir John M. Gillies was admitted at Dunedin by His Honour, Mr Justice Stringer as a solicitor, of tlie j Supreme Court.' ££ o-B.

Major Ernest Sirdefield’" Harstdn, of the 9th (Hiawke’s Bay) Regiment, has been transferred to'the Xlth Regiment (Taranaki Rifles).

Mr W. Rogers, general-manager of the Anchor Shipping '. -and > Foundry Company, Nelson, loit Wellington last evening for Nelson by the Nikau."

Mr B. L. Button, sales manager of the New Zealand Farmers’ Distributing Company, has resigned in order to enter business on bis own account. .

Lieutenant A. S. Wilder, D. 5.0., M.C., has been appointed to the command of the 9fcli (Wellington Bast Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment with the rank of major.'

Major Arthur Henry Hollis,, of the Wellington Garrison Artillery Division, and Major John Studholme Barker, of the Bth South Canterbury Mounted Rifles,., have been transferred to the Reserve of Officers.

Tfa© Hon. W. D. S. MacDonald has returned from the north after a sojourn at Rotorua; Ho is feeling much better in health, although his ' arm is still giving him 'trouble.

Among the passengers leaving' Wellington to-day by, the liner Megan,tic, which sails for New York and. Liverpool, are; Dr Caroline Geisel, Dr Alex Douglas, and Rev. Peter Zourka.

Major (temporary lieutenant-colonel) James Fitzgerald, M.8.,-of the New Zealand Medical Corps, relinquishes the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel and is transferred to the,Rasei;ve w qfpOfficers. Dated February 9th. 1920. _ , ,

Lieutenant-Colonel ■P. J. ' Jory, of the King George Hospital staff, Rotorua, has resigned. He,,has loft Rotorua and intends to proceed "to England to join itihe Royal Army Medical. Corps. ■ Mr T. Thomas," clfatfMian of the Australian Y.M.CrAv "“National Committee, and Mr Jr- Henry Lang, national general • secretary of the Y.M.0.A., are at- present in Auckland. They intend ito proceed to Sydney by the Makura. '

Captain B. G. Sell'ar,"who was staffcaptain. to (the 18th Indian Divisional Artillery, was mentioned in' the dispatches of rtlhe commander-in-chief of the Mesopotamian' ". Force, Sir ’R. W. Marshall. Captain: - Sellp:r is now a re. sidenttj of - Auckland. „

Mr Morvyn B. Reed was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme .Cpurh Auckland by Mr Justice Sim, on the motion of his father, Mr J. R. Reed, K.C. Mr M. R. Reed served ipth. tho Auckland Mounted Rifles,; „dujjng the war, returning with (the rank., or captain. - - > --

The Rev. F. AY. Norwood, of. Adelaide, who has been on, Y.M.O.A. war work in London, has been appointed pastor of tho City.. Temple, London,, a position which- wasiTormeriy held •'■-by. Dr Joseph Parker and the Rov; R. J. Campbell, whose . evangelical’ work is known all throughout 'the Englishspeaking world. ' ~. . . Mr AY. J. Cotterill, manager of’the Tiinaru branch oW'the 'Now Zealand Shipping Company~h'ita''''T6Hitcirl.y of AVollington, having "completed thirtynine years’ service with' the company, is retiring on superannuation. Mr Cotterill intends to-cominenco business in Timaxu on his twß -rtofcptnit. t«>-, I IB w ; " Mr R. 'AY. Dalton', Trade arrived in Auckland- by the Maheno-’last Monday. He is leaving Auckland for Wellington on Saturday. Air Dalton ! is accompanied by-Mrs Dalton, and also by Captain Baynes'his assistant, and Mrs Baynes. '*'*

Advice from Master ton says that tho remarkable boy entertainer, Winston McCarthy, got a great reception on St. Patrick’s night at . 'Masterton, where ho assisted nt the big concert held there. ■ Double encores were .accorded hint, and his sister, Miss Eileen McCarthy, also was well received.

Mr J. A. Fraser, assistant-land registrar iaib Christchurch, has been appointed district land registrar at 'Nelson, in succession to MrU.TI. Jkmrkc who has been appointed ' deputy-com-missioner of stamps at Dunedin. Mr Fraser’s . position art)' "Chrifkchnrch 1 will be filled by Air A. H. Fletcher, of the Auckland office.

Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and the Countess of Liverpool have left Wellington for Rotorua, accompanied by Mr Helmore. A.D.0., for tbe purpose of indulging--in a week or two’s fishing. ’ Mr Gavin Hamilton, Private Secretary to the GovernorGeneral, will rejoin the Tice-Regal party at Rotorua nt the end of this week.

.Mr John Murrav. Donuty-Commis-sionor of Stamps at. Dunedin, has been appointed to a similar position at CbristohuTcb. in succession to tho late Mr J. P. Murphy- 'Mr'.Mnmiy. baa been nineteen years in' >bc ‘ ’ scrvic". and was station'M in Wellington' until 1916. Mr R. K. Wuirl.-c, of the Nelson office, succeeds Mr Murray at Dunedin.

A mngnificent TimhhsTrie, th» ” bestfurnished ear in the ‘Snblh’erh ’Hemisphere, is for sale at Stanton’s. Ltd w Moleeworth street, ’PJjpno 2240-*

Air Reginald James Rogers axipointeu sheriff for the Chatb|pJ| UP kinds district.

The Alolroso Ratepayer* and “Association last evening passed a hearty vote of thanks to Air A. T. Beayeiycne of its oldest members, for his excellent work while a member o{ the executive; committee.

Air George B, Hyde. A.0.5.M., lately of Otago School of Alining Engineering, has been app.ointed..chief chemist to the Broken Hid Technical Commission of Inquiry on Aimers’ Phthisis, etc. _ Mr Hyde resigned his position as assistant metallurgist to the New South Wales railways to take up the new appointment.

The newly-elected president of the Melrose' Ratepayers’ Association, Air A. F. Tonks, at last night’s annual meeting ’df'Hid'AgSbcitfioh'extended to the Mayor, Councillors and officers of the Wellington City Council a hearty vote of thanks and appreciation for the manner in which the association was assisted during the year. , ,

Lieutenant (major, reserve of officers, temporary) Alan Standish Wilder, D. 5.0., A£.C„ to be major, and to command the 9th (Wellington-East Coast) ■Mounted Rifles, as from February 6th, 1920.-- Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Henry Herbert, D. 5.0., relinquishes the command of the regiment and is posted to the retired list, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform.

“It is with deep regret that tho committee has to mention the death of Air J. P. Alurphy. During a long association with .the club first as a player, and on later years as ap active officer of • the club, the late Mr Alurphy was untiring in his efforts in ..furthering the interests of the club in particular and Rugby football in general. Our deepest sympathy is, extended to his relatives in their bereavement” said 'the report ofthe Athletic (Hngby) Football Club, read at the annual meeting last night.