PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11359, 10 April 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr A. Rowland left for Auckland bust, evening. Colonel A. W. Bobin arrives) from the north. to-day. "Or .J. ( ! . Bradt-'haw returned from the. nor til i t.-o-day. The l!ov W. B. Scott: .arrived from the nori.h t rv-day. Air 11. K. Wilkinson !<ii f<>r Dimoo'in. by the .second express to-day. Mr .folm Maeka.v, Government Printer, Wellington, is visiting Christcluirch. Mr V.'. Prver, socrolnry of the .New Zealand Employers.' Association, is in Chnstelmreh. According to the Australian papers, Victor Trufuper, the famous cricketer, is Furiously in. Messrs C. R- Ailn-mwm (London) and Arthur Allen (.Sydney) arrived' in Christehnrch this morning. Dr J. P- Krenglcy, of the Public. Health Department, has been given tho rank of Deputy 1 nspeetor-Gcnera.l of Hospitals. Arrivaln in town this morning include Messrs Thomas Pnngle .and C. B. Bowie (Wellington) and I>. Holderjjess (Auckland). "Mr J. T. Brice ha« been appointed commandant of tire, Lyttelton unit of tho Citizens' Defence Corps, vico Mr F. "H- Knights. resigned. Mr J. BhiiidolJ. one of the jrropn'oioi.s of the " Evening Post.." Wellington. is in Chri.sl church. _ He will lea.ve for 'Wellington this evening. Or W. Irving, of Christchurch, has been appointed a- member of the Medical Board for the Dominion, under the nrovisions of the Medical Practitioners Act. Mr IT. Hunier, secretary of the Canterbury' Drivers' Union, will represent the Union at a conference in Wellington of unions registered under the Arbitration Act. Mr J- I'■ Ross, a well-known and highly respected resident, of Palmerston North, passed away at a private hospital on Wednesday morning after a. Midd'en attack of pneumonia. Major P.. IT. Knight lias resigned from the position of officer commanding the Lyttelton unit of the Citizens' Defence Corps, and Mr J. T. Brice has been appointed to the position. A Dunedin Press Association message says that tho members of tho Ot ago Education Board have agreed to nominate Mr James Mitchell for a seat on the Council of Education.

A private cablegram received in Wellington announces the death, on April G. of Mr John Marshall, head of the well-known cutlery firm of Messrs Christopher Johnston and. Co. Dr I. E. Farig, house surgeon at tho Napier Hospital, has been accepted for service at the front. _ Ho does not know yet whether he will go direct to Europe or be attached to the New Zealand forces. Mr P. Code, adjudicator in the band contest, did not leavo for Dunedin this morning. He is staying in Christchurch over the week-end, and will assist at the commercial travellers' openair concert in Victoria. Square tonight. Mr F. J. Bishop. Chief Detective in Christchnrch, has been transferred to Dunedin, and will leave for that city in a few weeks. He has been on the detective staff in Christchnrch for ten yews. His place he«r© will be taken by Chief Detective Herbert, of Duuedin. Tho death occurred at Timaru on Wednesday of Giptain H. T. Heckler, D.5.0., formerly of Waikoua.iti, latterly of Fairlio a member of. til© 4th, 7th and 10th South African contingents, who did. excellent service in the Boer war, arid gained tho D.S.O; decoration. The causo of death, was blood-poison-ing. Sovon members of the Ist New Zealand Contingent which sailed for tho South African war a little over fifteen years ago are now officers fighting on the western frontier in the present war. Thoy are:—Major-General Pavies, Lieutenant-Colonel Chaytor. Major Maddocks, Major Ward, Major Bartlett, Captain Lindsay and Captain Miller. ,

Mr (5. Lin.dauer, the artist responsible for the fine collection of Maori paintings given to the Belgian Fund by Air 11. E. Partridge, lias been for a number of years a resident of Woodville, Hawke's I3ny. Mr Partridge, who visited him last week, states that Mr Lindauer is in excellent .health, although he is in his 7'7th rear. He still paints portraits. Nominations for au election of a member of the University Senate, held under the University Act by members of the District Court of Convocation, Canterbury District, closed at noon today, the only nomination^being Professor James Bight, tho retiring member. Mr G, H. Mason (Registrar), in the capacity of returning officer, declared Professor HijJht elected. An 'n foresting menu card was received by Captain Roekstrow, of Defence Headquarters, by the last mail from F<gypt. pap tain Roekstrow was one of tho contingente.rs who volunteered for service in the Now Zealand Forces at the-time of tho South African wax, and the menu card is a memento of a dinner which was held in Cairo by members of the- Now Zealand Ist Contingent to murk the fifteenth anniversary of the contingent's departure for the front. 'flie anniversary had' passed long hefore they took the first opportunity of celebrating tho occasion. ' Tho card bears tho names of those who were present at the function. Thev wore: Major J. G. Hughes. D.5.0.", Major Harrow-ell, Major H. S. Orbell, Mitchell. Captain A. H. Wilkio. Captain Smith, Captain F. A. "Wood, Lieutenaut P. T. Emerson, Lieutenant A. S. Batcholor, Sergeant TS. Mahood. Sergeant W. Johnston and Corporal-Saddler J. Aitken.