PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 43, Issue 43, 4 June 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Lieut.-Colonel Xorris Falla, son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Falla, of Westport. {■b been promoted to the rank of coloiSl| and has been placed in charge of an •Ammunition column.

The- H<m. G. W. Eussell states' tliut Cabinet has decided to extend the appointment of Sir T. Mackenzie as High Commissioner for a further period of fonr months from June 22nd.

On Saturday night Mr D. Gillies, •who has resigned his position as manager of the Masterton Abattoirs, in order to cnago in farming on the East Coast, was entertained by the master butchers, their employees, and the abattoirs staff. The Mayor, who presided, made eluogistic reference to Mr Gillies' many qualities and presented the guest, on boialf* of those present, -with a casp of Loowe pipes and a gold-mounted cigarTiolder. Other speakers who supplemented the Mayor's remarks were Messrs T>. Ogilvy* P. Cotter, Hilton and B. Rayner. The .recipient suitably replied. •

Hia Excellency the Governor has been advised that His Maje3ty tho, King has been graciously pleased to •confer tho following honours on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday:— Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George: C.M.G., Mr J. P. Tjgkce, Mayor of Wellington; C'.M.G., Dr. King? Superitendent of Sea<'lm Mental Hospital, Ihmedin; G.M.G-., <Jolonel H. E. Potter, Commandant Trentham Campj C.M.G., Colonel Noel P. Adama, Commandant Featherston Camp. •Fmpbrial Sor\nc e Order: 1.5.0., Mr W. :R. Morris, Secretary New Zealand Post ■and Telegraph Department. His Ma;j<>3ty the King has also been jjleased to sippoint Colonel (temporarily Brigadiertiencral) E. W. C. Chaytor, C.8., C.M.G., to be an Additional Aide-de-Camp to Jlis Majesty.