PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10561, 12 April 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr Stewart, manager for New Zea/i land of Dalgecy, Ltd., is on a visit to Australia.. He is accompanied by Mrs Stewart.

Mr J. Vigor Brown, M.P. for Na> pier, has teen elected...president of the Ladies' Hockey Club for the eleventh successive year.

Councillor J. Martin has <been nominated by the I'eatherstonX'ounty Council to., represent that body on the Wairarapa Electric Power Board.

The'Loyal Orange Grand Council oJ Australasia, at its biennial meeting in Sydney, elected Mr J. Midleton, of Neti Zealand, .to the position of Grand President.

Mr H. Aitkenhead*, chairman of tin Waitemata County Council, and Mi Gerald A. Jackson, engineer to ths county, . are in Wellington on departmental matters.

Mr H. 0. Nolan, manager of the stock department of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, has been appointed manager of the Auckland branch.

Mr C. E. Faulknor, until.lately engineer at Borthwick's freezing worsa at Paki Paki, has been appointed senior engineer of the power-house at the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company'* works at Mastertou. • -.

The Hon. E. W. Parker,' chairman ol directors, and Mr E. V. Reed, general mariager of Dalgety, Ltd., who have been inspecting the firm's branches in New Zealand, have leff, the Dominion en route to England.

Mr F. J. McComisky,' has been ap« pointed secretary 'to <tho Wellington Rugby. Union in place of Mr T. H. Jones, who has resigned on account of illhealth. Mr McComisky was formerly a member of the Treasurvjiiaff.

" Mr J. A.- Cowles has", been appointed by the Wairarapa Sold&rs' Association delegate to the ceremony of the preset tation of the gold badge of membership of tho N.Z.R.S.A., to the Prince of Wales in Wellington on May 4th.

The Masterton' Trust Lands Trust liaa decided to procure an 'enlarged photograph of Mr C. E. Daniell, who lias been chairman of the board for twentytwo years. Mr Daniell is a past chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board.

Among the arrivals by the Wahina yesterday morning was Mr Norman Walsh, of Invercargill. He will stay in this town for a.few days and then go on to Auckland. Mr Walsh intends to make an extensive tour of the North island. .■■.-■

Mr F. Bodle, who has been in tht service of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company for over forty years, retires at the end of the month* on pension. , Mr Bodle has been manager of the Auckland branch for twenty-three years.

The .Hon. C. J. :Earr,.Minister for Education, visited' Palmoraton l^orth and inspected all the primary and MOt ondary schools. The urgent education* al needs of the town were pointed ou» to the Minister. He left for. Dannevirke» and will go on to Napier.

Mr E. McEiwan, J.P., a former presk *dgrit : "Vjf"'ttie^\V£iirarapa , XSii63bniaii So* cicyt. who intends leaving for Scotland! shortly, was entertained by the tnemters of the society and presented with a token of esteem. The ladies' committee of the society presented Mrs J. A. Nicholson, who is also leaving the district, with a set of toilet requisites.

Mr Victor Beck, advance asrent foi the English Pierrots, has made arrangements in Wellington for the company's season, ''-which opens in July. Mr Beck leaves for the Hawke's Bay district this morning and then .proceeds to-Auck-land.' The English Pierrots are expected, to arrive from Australia within a fortnight.

The Rev. G. E. Hale lias left fof Auckland to take part in the welcome to the Eev. Albert Thornhill, M.A., who, with his wife and two children, is expected to arrive from Sydney to-day. Mr Thornhill has been for some years in charge of the Brookfield Church, Manchester, one of the largest Unitarian churches in England. He is to take up the ministry of the Auckland "Unitarian Church.

Mr Henry G. Greatkatch, Assistant* Supervisor of Telegraphs, -who died at Auckland, -was regarded as a most ahla and energetic officer. He "was 59 years of age, and was contemplating retiring from the service (having been oyer 40 years in the department) .-when he wa.» overtaken by an illness. An operation was performed from which he failed to recover. Mr Greatbatch leaves a widow and two daughters. _

Transfers in the Railway service that have been announced include Mr" J. M. Wilson, stationmaster, Paekakariki, to stationmaster, Patea; Mr Brodie, Frankton Junction, to stationmaster, Paekakariki; Mr F. K. Porteous, chief accountant's office, to Wellington goods; -Mr E. A. Calton, stationmaster's office, Lambton to stationmaster, Thorndon; Mr A. Basse-it, district traffio manager's office, Wellington, to stationmaster's office, Lambton. ■ -

Licutenaht-Colonel A; F. Batchelar» of the 6th (Manawatu) 31ounted Riflc», has been invested with the insignia of the Order of the Nile, 3rd class, by Colonel C. W. Mclvill, Officer. Commanding the Wellington Military District, at Palmerston North. The Order was bestowed upon Colonel Batchelar by His Highness the Sultan of Egypt, for consistent and gallant services rendered with the New Zealand Mounted Rifle* dur'a.? -the campaign in Palestine. Th« recipient left New Zealand as ri: lieutenant in the Main Body, and"* served with the Mounted Rifles on Gallipoli and subsequently against the Turkish forces on tho Sinai Peninsula and in Palestine, tho operations culminating in the complete surrender of the Turkish army in October, 1918. During th« latter-campaign he "was wounded, ro. "ceived promotion, and eventually at. tamed command of. his regiment. Lieu-tenant-Colonel Batchular also served with the New Zealanders in the South African War.- Ho is a son of Mr J. O. Batchelar, of Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North.

A magnificent limousine, the besfc furnished car in the Southern Hemisphere, is for sale at Stanton's,, Ltd., Molcsnror.th streot. 'Phone 2240.*