ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18077, 2 May 1919, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

A Press Association message from Lo»* don announces the death of Professor John • r P. Mahaffy, Provost of Trinity College t - Dublin. Dr Paris, District Health Officer of Otago who has been transferred to Wd- • lington will be succeeded by Dr T. Hughey of Auckland.

Captain Colin Gilray, Imperial Forces, who was the Rhodes scholar of 1010* returned from the front by the Bhamo last week. He is accompanied by his wife and child. 1

Mr Alex. Sutherland, who is under engagement to the Marlborough Scottish Society to dance at their annual Scottish concert, left Invercargill by the express yesterday.

A Wellington Press Association telegram states :—Mr R. McVilly takes over from Mr Hiley as from to-day the duties or general manager of railways. It is understood Mr Hiley leaves for England in June. Mrs A. E. Pagan, of Enwood, has re* ceived advice that her husband, Private William Pagan, is returning on the Paparoa, which is due in Wellington on May 13.’

Mr P. Murray, of Conyers street, Georgetown, has received word that his son, Corporal J. Murray, M.M., is returning by tbs Wiawa due to arrive at Lyttelton on May 13.

There arrived by yesterday's exprete Sergeant Fred Kennedy, to whom belongs the honour of being the first of the Walaniwa boys to enlist. He was a Main Body man, and was wounded by the Hun more than once.

Mr G. R. Ritchie, the general manage* of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, haa been appointed a director of the National Insurance Company of New Zealand, vice Mr James Fa*u qubareon (resigned). Miss Hyacinth Collins, L.A.8., of Invercargill, was successful in winning the gold medal presented by Messrs Charles Begg and Co., Ltd., Dunedin, for the highett marks in music by the pupils attending St. Dominic’s College.

Noting that General Birdwood had not shared in the allocation of new (&mmaads, the London Evening News revives the xd*» * that his succession to Sir Ronald Munio Ferguson as Governor - General of Australia is intended. The paper addst The General’s beautiful and popular wife would make an ideal hostess in Melbourne.’ Dr J. F. Payne, of Australia, who had been a naval surgeon afloat during the war, and was on H.M.S. Vindictive when she blew up the moles at Zeebrugge, arrived at Wellington by the Paloona, from Saa Francisco, on Saturday, and joined the Moeraki for Sydney. He is accompanied by Mrs Payne. Mr E. H. Hiley, who came from England a few years ago to take over the position of General Manager of the New Zealand railways, concluded his engagement on Wednesday. Mr R. W. McVilly, who has been connected with the New Zealand railways for many years, is the new General Manager.