PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 382, 1 May 1915, Page 7

PERSONALS.

i Dr Todd arrived by the Wahine from „ Wellington this morning. Mr John Connal will leave for Auckland to-night for the winter months. Mr M. Lahn, ' of "New York, is visiting Chris tchurch. He is staying at 3 W a riie* r s Hotel. "\\ ' Visitors to Christchurch staying at 1 the t/nited Service Hotel include Messrs i T. T. Harrison (Wellington), and Rob- . ort' 11.l 1 . L'ee (Melbourne), j i Mr A. L. B. Boss, of the Land Transfer Department, Invercargill, lias been ■ to Dunedin, and promoted 1 to the position of Deputy-Commissioner r of Stamps there. i ' Railway arrangements in connection 3, Ashburton, races on Thursday and Friday , next, and alterations in the "Darfield-Whiteeliffs time-table, are adJ vertised in this issue. ' Mt Stanley W. Cherry, representing 1 the Piimmer-HaU Comedy Company, is viu Christeliurch making arrangements for the season of that company, which opens on Saturday next in the Theatre Bpyal. " A private cablegram was received t yesterday announcing the sa,fe arrival s in Dr Hugh Aeland, who has v - beeiLappoi nted, with the rank of major, the stationary hospital which is to 1 be establiahed in the field wherever the , New Zealand Expeditionary Force may i be, 1 " 3 ' Lieut.-Colonel C. Harcourt Turner, * stli (Wellington) Regiment, has been '. appointed Commandant of the German Prisoners' Camp at Motuihi Island, ■ Auckland, and will take up his duties f immediately. Lieut.-Colonel Turner j commanded tho half battalion of the sth liegiment whieh formed part of the " Expeditionary Forces that occupied. ' Samoa, arid while serving there he had i the misfbrtune. to break his leg, t? tlib resulj: that he was invalided to New | . Zealand. ;

Mr Falk Cohen, a well-known business man in Wellington, died suddenly on Wednesday night. The late Mr Cohen was bom in London 70 years ago, and had lived in Wellington for half a century. Mr Cohen always took a great interest in fire brigade mattersf. As soon as he settled in Wellington he joined the Volunteer Fire Brigade, then under Captain Lewis Moss, and he was one of the founders of the Wellington Fire Police, ' occupying the position of treasurer of the corps for about 15 years. He was a chartered member of the Excelsior Lodge of Druids, and a member of Masonic Lodge Leinster. In 1904 lie was elected a member of the Wellington City Council, and held a seat on that body until two years ago.

The Bev. E. K. Mules, who recently retbrned from the Did Country, has accepted the Cure of Little River, and the Bev. P. Reveil that of Courtenay. Lieut. C. K. Ward, late of the Samoan Expeditionary Force, who is at present visiting Christcliurcla, will go into camp at Trentham early-next week. The Hon. B. Heatbn. Postmaster General, returned from,the south yesterday afternoon. .Before .returning to Wellington he will pay a visit to Hanmer and Kaikoura.

Mr J. P. Murphy, who succeeds Mr P. G. Withers as Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps for Canterbury; arrived in Cliristchurch from Dunedin last evening. -He commenced his new duties this morning.

Mr B. Batstone, .of Kirwee, who is well known in athletic circles, and who ran second in the 100 yds, 22<)yds, and 440 yds New Zealand Championships, went to Trentham last Monday to join the Expeditionary Force.

Mr E. McCallum, M.P. for Wairau, who has been spending a few days in Ghristchurcli, left for the south this mowiing, on a visit to Otago. Ho has accepted an invitation to be present at a banquet to Mr Bodkin, the; • liiberal candidate for Otago Central, at Alexandra on Tuesday evening. It is expected that I)r McNab, M.P., and Mr L. M. Isitt, M.Pi, will be present also. A" Press Association'-telegram from Auckland states that Mr J. P. MacMalton yesterday received news of the death of his brother James, who;ysuqcumbed to pneumonia in a private hospital in Sydney. Mr James was a.partner with.Jhis two.brothers in various theatrical and kinematograph enterprises, aM was widely in Australasian theatrical and journalistic circles. / He was greatly esteemed for Ms kindly nature and his upright character. He waa SS years of age. It is understood that Captain J. well, who wak" for some years m coiiimand of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamers Tokpmaru and Pakeha, and who was. appointed Marine Superintendent at Auckland in 1911, has been appointed Marine Superintends ent for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Line at Wellington,, in succession to the late Captain Evans. Gaptain T. H. Chudley, of. the Pakeha, -has bee,n appointed Marine Superintendent at Auckland, Gaptain S. Kelly, chief officer of the Pakeha, will takv, command of. that vessel fpr. the voyage to London.; At the Richmond School yesterday afternoon presefltatitms.. were made to Miss J. Sorensen, who has been appointed to the Pliillipstown School, and to Mr J. B. Purchase, MA..,'who has been appointed to the position of deputyheadmaster, of the Normal Training Oo| lege. The pupils presented Miss Sorensen with four volumes bound in suede, and the teachers gave her a travelling dressing case., Mr Purchase received a handsome silver entree -dish from the pupils of the school, and the teachers presented him with an dak mortis chair. Mr H. Lahgford, chairman of the school committee, spoke in high appreciation of the services rendered to the school by the recipients.

His Honour Mr Justice -Sim will leave Dunedin for Christchurch on Mondaj morning., >'

Mr E. H. Hiley, Goneral Manager of the Bailway Department, left- for Wellington last evening. " ,

Messrs J. Taylor and H. W. Bain (Melbourne) - arrived in Christchurch this morning, and are staying at Warner Hotel. • *•- -

Mr J. W. Clarke (of the Melbdurk© office of the JNow-Zealand Tourist Department), passed through., Christehurck' yesterday on his way to WclUagto*. Mr Clarke has just completed a tour' of "the South Island.''' ' * ' \ . The deatii occurred at Danmevirke a few days ago of J. T. Appleby, statioumaster, after a few weeks'' illness. The late, Mr ; Appleby had bjeen about 31 years in the Dominion, and during tho ■ whole of that time he was in the employ of the Bailway DepartMeiit; Prior t® . dtonong out to the colonie&'&e iad beea in the seyviee of ? the Midland Bailway Company, in England. /He, was 5C5- jrejutai' of age, and had only two more •£ service to complete to ontitle' v Miii ' t<i enjoy his miperannuation allowance. The Bevi' I. A. wfce has been minister to the Canterbury Jewish congregationforihe paßt nine years, has tendered his resignation from that position. The Board of - Management held a Special meeting to co'nsidiei 4he i resignation# which ! they decided, to ro- ; commend the 'congregation ; to accept. [ A motion of> appreciation of the/Ber. aM the board decided to ra&m&eM'te : the' congregation that': he be granted * iyearJa.vstipendj It .is^,.believed :that Mr -to Australia '■ _ ;■ v: i' Mr Charles Sinclair, who has been a member ' of: * tlie Telegraph Dispatch, G&rißitihurcft; for a number of yeara, has {been t*anafiwxed to a, similar, position ia i ithe< iAuekl&nd pflice. the eye.of his departure he , was presented yriXk a handsome iravisHlng bag from the staff by Mr' Talb6t> Telegraph Superintekdent, who referred in complimentary terms to \Mr fs popularity his iellpw aid regretted the loss of jsudh 1 a g&od officer. Mr Sinclair replied in " suitable terms. At th© Sam# time Mr -p.- r Fabian. -was stfrft- recipient of a gold pin, upon his transfer to the Oamaru telegraph gallery.