PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10544, 22 March 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr P. J. O'Regan has been visiting life lather, who resides at Reefton.

Mr A. Johns, inspector of the New Zealand Insurance Company, intends making a brief stay in Sydney.

Mr W. Cecil Prime, of Napier, has been appointed secretary to the New Zealand Gun Clubs’, Association.

His Honour Mr Justice Herdman leaves Christchurch to-day for the West Coast to preside over the sitting of the Supreme Court there.

The Eight Rev. J. A. Asher, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, who ha( been conducting services at Wanganui, has returned to Napier.

Mr H. Holland, late Mayor of Christchurch, is visiting the Wairarapa. He is to be the guest of the Masterton Pro gressive League at luncheon to-day.

• Mr Justice” Stringer, who left Welling ton for the north the other day, will preside at the sitting of the Arbitration Court at Auckland this week.

The Hon. Sir Wm. Henries, Ministel (or Native Affairs, arrived in Wellington, by the. Main Trunk, express yesterday morning.

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and Mr Justice Chapman, who presided over the election inquiry in regard to th* Stratford seat, have returned to Web lington.

~ Councillor H. Mayer, of the Eastboumt Borough Council, has been appointed a sinking fund commissioner in place of Councillor Macpherson, who has resign.

Mr F. H. Carr, son of Mr R. C. Carr, manager of the branch of the South British Insurance Company at Dunedin, left by the Makura en route to Singapore. ' '

On Friday Christopher Timothy Smith, law clerk, of Blenheim, wts admitted a? a solicitor of the Supreme Court by Mi! Justice Stringer, on the motion or Ml G. G. G. Watson.

' Mr G. Clmkard, advisory accountant to the Now Zealand Board of Trade, haa been advised by cable that he has been, awarded .the degree of Master of Commerce, ha having passed the necessary examination with honours.

Dr.* J. ‘F. Wilson, who was principal medicST officer ’ at Jahore, ’ who was at Wellington recently, is at present in the Otago district. He, will. Pay a visit to the Gold Lakes region before returning to Wellington.

Mrs Card, Mayoress of , Featherston, and her sister are staying at the Hotel Cecil. They came down from" the Wain*, rapa in order to bid farewell to their brother-in-law, Mr J. W. Card,'who left by the Megantio on. a trip abroad.

His Excellency the Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool are having an enjoyable time at Eotorua. It is anticipated that thev will be there for several weeks, returning in time to taka their part in the Dominion’s reception to the Prince of Wales. ■ -»

Mr N. H. Mackie, district valuer, ol Palmerston North, whose services thre< years ago were requisitioned by the Fijian Government, proceeds to Samoa by the Navua to undertake special work for the, new Administration. He expect* to "be away about three months.

"Mr ,1. W, Card, solicitor, of Heath** stou, who prior to bis departure on A visit, tovEurope, was presented with a travelling rug by his office staff, was th« guest of, the legal profession at a dinner given in his. honour at the Club Hotel Greytown. Mr Card was a, passenger bj the Megantic.

Colonel R. H. Potter. C.M.G., officer commanding the Auckland military die triot, arrived at Wellington last week. Colonel Potter was for some years commandant at Trentham military , camp, and was extremely popular with officers and men. He - had two able assistants. Major B. B. Eovey and Captain W. M,

_3lr Ernest Drake, the well-known tenor; who has many Wellington friends, is to sing at the Royal Albert Hall, London. on April 27th, in company with Miss Bosina Backmsn (Mrs D'Oisley), Peter-Dawson, and D’Oisloy, the famous tenor. •; Air Drake is continuing his studies - under Mr Uttley, who taught Mr B. MacCormick. .

■ Mr R. W. Dalton, British Trade-Com-missioner in New:.Zealand, who has re. turned to the Dominion after an absence abroad of about eighteen months, arrived in' Wellington yesterday morning from the north. Mr Dalton, who. is accompanied 'by ' his wife, is. staying at the Midland Hotel. ■ Captain Baines. hi< assistant, and Mrs Baines, are at Ih< same ' hotel. .

’ Mr John Clegg, who died at the resi* denco of his daughter (Mrs M. A. Currin' Lyall Bay) was bom at Manchester, England. 70 years ago. He arrived m the Dominion bv the ship British Crown, when -a boy of thirteen years of age and was employed for a while on Lyttelton tunnel works. Subsequently the late Mr Clegg: prospected for gold at Whakamarina and in Victoria. la 18# He came back to New Zealand and carried on the business of a builder at Oamaru, 'Westport, and Hawera. The deceased leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters. A magnificent limousine, the Host furnished car in the Southern Hemisphere, is for sale at Stanton s, Moleaworth street. ’Phone 2240.*