PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2017, 2 August 1920, Page 4

PERSONALS.

The ITon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Internal Atl'airs, is a patient in the Bowen Street, Hospital, Wellington, and will probably have to undergo an operation.

Mr 11. V. Widdowson. s.M.. Dunedin has been offered the position of .Judge

iit Samoa

The death is announced of Or James Mcßrenrty, sen., the well-known Greyniontli medical practitioner.

The Rev. John Harris, of Springston, has accepted an invitation from the congregation of the Cambridge Terrace Methodist Church.

Mr W. (i. McDonald, chairman of the Board of Trade, leaves this evening on his return to Wellington, after spending the week-end in this city.

Hi- .1. Allan Thompson, Director of the Dominion Museum, Wellington, left by the Tahiti for Honolulu, to attend the Pan-Pacilie Scientific Conference.

Mr 11. S. I'ordery. accountant in the Wheal Controller's office in Christcluirch, has been appointed to a post in connection with the Customs Department in Samoa,

Mr I.veil N. Wilson, sixth son of the late Judge Wilson, and brother of Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M. at Wauganui, died at Croomassi, Ashanti, West Africa, on July 18. He was in charge of a big mining concession at Ashanti. A telegram from Wauganui announces (he death of Mr T. D. Cummins, a pioneer settler, aged 71. He was prominent in Volunteer circles in his younger days, having won the Carbine Championship-in LS72. He was also one of the best-know r n volunteer fire brigadesmeu in the Dominion.

Members of the Public Works Department, gathered in Parliament Buildings on Friday to make a presentation to Mr R. W. Holmes, 1.5.0., M.lnst., C.J':., who has retired from the position of engineor-in-ehief, after 49 years' service. The presentation was made by the Minister of Public Works (Hon. J. G. Coates), who spoke in the highest terms of the valuable services rendered to the country by Mr Holmes. Mr F. W. Furkert, who has been temporarily appointed successor to Mr Holmes, read an address, in which it was stated that Mr Holmes was the first engineering cadet on the original establishment, of the department.