ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18730, 2 February 1920, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr E. J. Howard, M.P., intends going , with the Parliamentary party W Samoa. . , A Press Association message from Lon>, don announces the death of Mr Joseph OHalloran, former secretary of the Royal Colonial Institute. ■ A London message says that it is reported that Princess Mary will tfirit Copenhagen, Christiania and Stockholm on a six weeks' tour during the summer.—Press Associa* tion. It is announced by a Press Association message from London that Miss Rorina Buckman, the New Zealand soprano, was quietly married to Maurice D’Oisly, the leading; tenor in the Beeclunan Opera Company. According to a Press- Association message from London De Rougement, who wa» found seriously ill in London in January, is making a remarkable recovery, after an operation. He entertains his fellow-patients with-stories of adventure in Aria and Australia, Captain P. H. Hall-Thompson, C.M.G., late Naval Adviser to the New Zealand Government, has succeeded Captain H. W. Richmond, AD.C., in' command of the battleship' Erin, of the Third Battle Squadron, Home Fleet. Captain Richmond has been appointed to the President for special service in Training and Staff Duties Division at the Admiralty. Dr H. Chesson, who has been appointed Health Officer for Samoa, has relinquished his duties as Chief Health Officer for Canterbury. He will visit Samoa with- the Parliamentary party, returning with them, and will afterwards go back to Samoa in his official capacity permanently. Dr T. Hughes, at present Health Officer in Otago, has bedn appointed temporarily to- fill- the position vacated by Dr Cheeson. It has been reported that Mr W. S. Shorty Under-Secretary to the Public Works Department, would. retire at the end of last month. He has been in the public for many years. For some time he was chief clerk of the Roads Department. On. the retirement of Mr H. J. H. Blow, Undersecretary for Public Works, about four years ago, Mr Short was appointed to the position, and the two Departments were «m ftlgam ntad Mr Short has conducted many inquiries for the Government into disputes connected with roads, especially in country district?. Mr Van Paine, who has become- wellknown to the travelling public as a host of courtesy and consideration during the yearn he has been in Eichardt’s Hotel, Queenstown, is going to Sydney in retirement, and will leave Queenstown to-day. Mr and Mis Paine have been in receipt of countless verbal expressions of goodwill, not a few of which have been backed by something more tangible. They were farewelled at a wellattended social held under the auspices of the Anglir-an Church on Thursday night. Mr D. F. Murchison, has dime the catering on thn Lake steamers for ,a number of years, has taken over the lease of Eichardt’a from Ur Paine. The dominion executive of tile N.Z. Returned Soldiers’ Association has appointed Lieut.-Colonel James Pow, D.5.0., of Dunedin, to the position, of General Secretary, rendered vacant through v the resignation of Mr D. J. B. Seymour. Colonel Pow was educated at the Southland Boys’ High School and Otago University. For seven years he was an assistant in the Southland Boys’ High School and was appointed to his present position on the staff of the Otago Boys 5 High School eight years ago. Ho joined the 4th Reinforcements as lieutenant in January, 1915, and was discharged from the N.Z.E.F., as Lieut.-Colonel in June, 1919. He was wounded twice and received the D.S.O. early in 1917. —Press Association. Nearly ’ twenty of the employees of the late firm of J. 6. Anchor land Co., plumbers, met on Saturday to farewell Mr and Mrs Anchor who are leaving in February for the North Island. Mr Croxford, the foreman, in making a presentation of a travelling case to. Mr Anchor and a leather hnnH bag and box of handkerchiefs to Mrs Anchor, spoke of the kind feeling and friendly terms that had always existed between Mr Anchor and the staff and wished them every prosperity in their new sphere. .In responding Mr Anchor said he would always remember the loyalty and friendly relationship that had existed between the Ptfff and himself and he expressed the hope that they would treat his successor in the manner .as he had been treated Three cheers were then given for Mr and Mrs Anchor, followed by 'He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.”