PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11648, 12 October 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr Truby King is at present at Christ church.

Sir Thomas Mackenzie, H.L.C., has returned from a visit to the South Island.

Mr Frank Goldberg has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society.

Councillor J. Mitchell, of Lower Hntt, has been elected chairman of the Tait* Cemetery Board.

Mr Robert Officer, J.P., has been ap pointed a visiting justice to the Borstal Institution, Invercargill.

Dr. Herbert Rawson, who was ill for some time, has, his many friends will he pleased to learn, recovered from his indisposition.

Thirteen applications have been received by the Napier Harbour Board for the position of engineer, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr F. Finch.

The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration has been awarded to Major 8. W. B. Brooker, M.C., Reserve of OfiM cers.

The Rev. Father A. Dohertv has been appointed to the parish of Ifauriceville, Eketahuna, and Hamua, and will take up his duties on Sunday next.

Mr Edward Percy Earle has been appointed a Commissioner of the Native Land Court, for the term of one year, as from the Ist inst.

Mr Walter Edmund Leadley, of Christchurch, has been appointed a memlfer of the National War. Funds Council, in lieu of Mr 11. J. F. Aldrich, Welling, ton, resigned.

At a special meeting of the Vincent Jockey Club on Saturday night Mr T. Duggan, iunr., was appointed secretary, vice Mr G. Francie, who is now residing at Dunedin.

Mr J. N. Grant, Grand Secretary U.A.0.D., who has been seriously ill for some weeks, has returned to his home, convalescent, and expects to resume his duties shortly.

Dr. J. Henderson, of the New Zealand Geological Survey, left Wellington for Auckland yesterday on his way to Fiji, to investigate the economic geology of the Islands. He expects to be absent for eomo months.

Mr E. B. Wheeley was last night welcomed to the meeting of the New Zealand Olympic Games Association as the representative of the N.Z. Amateur Swimming Association, in place of Mr W. E. D. Bishop, resigned.

A notification published in last night's "Gazette” states that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the retention of the title of "Honourable” by Sir Frederic William Lang, formerly Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand.

Licenses under the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908, have been issued by the Surveyors' Board to the following surveyors:—Callander, Alexander Robert, of Palmerston North; Hanify, Hugo Page, junr., of Wellington.

At Hie meeting of the New Zealand Olympic Council but evening, it was decided to ask Mr 8.. W. Sbellcraas to act as assistant secretary during the campaign for raising funds, in view of the increasing work falling on the secretary, Mr G. Gamp.

Mr Ernest White Cave has been ap pointed clerk of the licensing committees for the districts of Christchurch Riccarton, and Avon, vice Mr W. Harte; and Mr James Theophilus Bishop, clerk of the licensing committees for the districts of Nelson and Motueka, vice Mr F. Mitchell, on leave.

Tho death in London is announced of Mr Arthur C. C. Evelyn liardet, at the age of 77. Tho late Mr Liardet's family are well-known in Wellington. Amongst other things he was the inventor of a non-refill able bottle, which was favourably considered by the distillers. Idardet was a direct descendant of the famous John Evelyn, of Wotton, the diarist. He leaves a widow, who resides at 12, Craven Hill Gardens,

Mr Clem. Howe, who is conducting the Wohelo Choir at the Y.W.C.A. choir contest on Saturday, is the well-known conductor of the Orpheus Choir, which won the championship at the Wellington Competitions. His father is conducting another choir, and there will be keen competition between them. Mr F. C. Pope, who is in charge of another of the oompeting choirs, was one of Wellington's leading baritones far a number of years, and will be remembered as one of tne experts of the Department of Agriculture. Mr Sherwin is choirmaster of St. Augustine’s, Petone.

At the examination of candidates for a surveyor’s license, held in September, 1908, under the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908, and conducted by v the Federated Surveyors’ Boards of Australia and New Zealand, forty-two candidates presented themselves in Nerw Zealand. Seven of these candidates succeeded in obtaining passes, as under:—Ballantyne, Garth Carsley, of Auckland; Callander, Alexander Robert, of Palmerston North; Campbell, John William, of Morrinsville; Griffiths, William Ewart, of Auckland; Hanify, Hugo Page, junior, of Wellington; Wilson, Vivian of Auckland; and Lilly, Alfred Henry William, of Dunedin.

Writing to a friend in Christchurch Lieutenant Frank Batley sends word that he has been appointed to the First Black Watch (Royal Highland) Regiment, now stationed at Quetta, Beluchistan, on the India-Afghanistan border. After completing his education at Christ’s College, Lieutenant Batley entered Dnntroon Military College, where he graduated with highest honours, and was awarded the much-coveted 6Word of honour. He writes that he is greatly taken with Quetta, which is set in a barren wilderness. However, the glorious weather makes up for everything. The heat is not trying, although Quetta is a place of perpetual eunehine. He adds that his duties are not burdensome, and that he has plenty of time to do the athletio round, including polo, Rugby, and jackal hunting.

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