PERSONAL

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13730, 19 March 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr J. H. O. Bond, general traffic manager of the1 Union Steam Ship Company, is pay-ing a business visit toi Wellington.

The Revs. W. Bauinber, J. H. MacKenzie, and J. R. Dart were inward passengers by the Pateena from Wellington ye-sterday.

News -has been received of the death! at tho front in France of Mr Alee Watt, a young Scotch solicitor, a brother of Miss Mary Watt, of Napier..

Dr. Violet Field, daughter of Mr. T., A. H. Field; M.P., arrived here yesterday on a visit to her parents. Sine© her absence from New Zealand, Dr., Field has had some considerable experience, being at different times on the staffs of tiie New Hospital for Women. London, the Children's Hospital, Birmingham, and the Dufferin Hospital,; Agra, India.

Mr H. G. Holdsworth, general manager of the Union Company, is a passenger by the Niagara, -says a Sydney Kress Association cable.

The Rev. E. R. Nevill, who has boon appointed vicar of St. Paul's Cacv>dralj Dunedin, arrived from London by, the Rotorua.

Mr W. C. C. Spencer, who retired from the Survey Department six years ago, died in Auckland last week. He was the eldest son of the late Rev. S. M. Spencer, who came out to New Zealand wit-fa Bishop Selwyn's party in 1842.

The death is announced from Auckland of Mr Alfred H. Benge, father of Mr A. H. J. Benge, of the Education. Department, Wellington. Deceased (say th© Waihi "Telegraph 1') was for many" years headmaster of the Waihi District High School, and resigned a few months ago through failing health.,

Mr D. E. Wanklyn, eldest son oft MrW. H. B. Wanklyn, has left Christchurch to join the sth« Contingent. Mr WanTdyn recently obtained his degree erf LL.B. at Melbourne University., Mr Cedrie Smith, son of the Town Clerk at Christchurch, has also joined: the forces.