PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 151034, 28 July 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

j Nurses Nock (Nelson) and Parker (Motueka), who returned to New Zealand by the Briton, arrived in Nelson on Saturday morning by the Mapourika. Private P. A. Edmonds (son of the Town Clerk), who left with the ThirtyI fifth Reinforcements, returned home fit and well on Saturday morning. Mr Edmonds, who went over to meet his son also returned on Saturday. ' J The wedding took place at St. Paul.----i Pro-Cathedral on Monday (Peace Day, | of Miss Birdie Mullins, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Mullins, of Wellington, to Mr. William Hanson, of Nelson. The Yen. Archdeacon Johnson officiated. Treasurer O. C. Wilkinson, of the jMotueka JBlre Brigade, has been presented by Captain Knapp, on behalf of tne members of the briga<!fe, with a case of pipes as a slight acknowledgment or the services he has rendered as treasurer since the inception of the brigade. At the Education Board's office on Saturday morning, Mr A. Crawford, who leaves to-day for AVanganui, was the recipient of a leather despatch case from the Senior Inspector and the board staff. The presentation was made by Mr G. A. Harkness, Senior Inspector. The Mayor (Mr W. W. Snodgrass) left on Saturday by the Kaitoa on a brief business trip to Christchurch. Ee. expects to be back in Nelson on Thursday.' Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Mabin,. who returned to New Zealand by the Briton last week, is on a visit to Nelson,, having arrived by the Mapourika oa Saturday morning. At the age of 90 years there died in i Auckland last week Mrs. Marianne; Charlotte Maclean, widow of Captain Henry Travers Maclean, of the 27th Bombay Native Infantry. Mrs. Maclean arrived in New Zealand with her son, the late Mr. Henry Maclean, i about 35 years ago. He was for some years secretary to the Auckland Law I Society and librarian at the Siiuivine ''■ Court. I Mr. I A. James, manager of the State Coal Alines, has been promoted to the position of general ; manager of the State Coal Mines of New Zealand. Under his new management Mr. James ; wnl ha-ve full control of the State collieries on thtf West Coast, and also tf ■ those m the North -Island. With this' appointment, moreover, all the State coal depots in the Dominion will like-1 wise come under the control of Mr James. Miss E. G. Baxter,.of the staff of.the-! Nelson Farmers' Co.-op., Ltd., who, on the occasion of her approaching marriage, is severing her connection with' tiie company, was the recipient of a handsome present from the members of the staff in the form of an oak Morris chair, suitably inscribed. In the absence of the general manager, Mr Warren, the presentation was made by Mr Johanson, who wished her health, happiness, and a prosperous future. Mr Joyce joined in the expression of goodwill on behalf ©f the office stag. i