PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 8 December 1925, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-eral and Lady Alice Fergus,son, who are in Invercargill, will to-day inspect the schools and hospitals, and ..to-morrow will attend the Southland A. and P. Show. Mr N. R. McKenzie and Air A. X. Burns of schools, are examining the Wairarnpa. schools for prbfi- • eicncy. Mr E. Hass,nil, managing director of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., was on a visit to Alasterton yesterday. A vote of condolence was passed by the Wairarapa Cricket Association last night to Air A. E. Freeman (secretary), on account of the death of his mother. Mrs W. A. Cave and family, “Tuj purujiuru,” Alasterton, are spending a few weeks at Oriental Bay, Wellington. Mrs Cave is accompanied by,Miss Leila Pike, Te Whiti. Mr T. T. Redman, of Napier, and formerly of Alasterton, was successful in the final professional exam, iii dentistry, held at Otago University last week. A London cable announces the death of the Rt. Rev. John Stephen Vaughan, D.D., Bishop of SebastOpolis and Auxiliary to the Bishop of Salford. He had been Domestic Prelate of the Papal Court since 1896. The death is reported from Auckland of Mr Charles II emu S’, one of the few musicians who helped in the early clays to maintain a high standard of muswe in Auckland. Air Hemus, who was 76 years of age, was also a well known chess player. Mr F. W. Flanagan, the ValuerGeneral, is retiring on superannuation, and the appointment is announced of Mr Thomas Brook (now Commissioner of Crown Lands in Wellington) to succeed him. Born at Evans’ Flat, Lawrence, he entered the Public Service in .IS9I as a survey cadet at Dunedin. He has filled the position of Commissioner of Crown Lands also at Hokitika and Invercargill. The death has occurred at Woodvillc of Airs Annie Meredith, relict of the late Air James Shepherd Meredith, aged 67. She had lived for the past eight years in Woodviile, where she was devoted to the work of St. David s Presbyterian Church. She leaves a family of three sons, Air W. J. Alercdith, "of the Post Office staff at Auckland (the wel-known Rugby player and referee), Air G-. D. Aleredith (Hamilton), and Mr I’. B. Aleredith (Taumarunui). The funeral of the late Air A. R. Hislop took place at Wellington yesterday afternoon, the cortege leaving his residence at 7 o ’clock for the crematorium. The burial, service was conducted by the Rev. W. Shirer, and the .Masonic-'"service was read by Bro. Steffensen, assisted by Bro. Longman, of Jellicoe Lodge. The pallbearers were members of the staff of A. R. Hislop, lad., and the chief mourners were Al.essr? A. R: Hislop, juu. (son), H. S. Hislop (brother), .1. Sallie and E. Aleck (brothers-in-law), H. J. Francis (son-in-law), of Alasterton, and four grandsons. At the Carterton railway station last t veiling, the staff and a number who do business with the railways, assembled to say farewell to Air George Russell, who has been senior porter for some time, and who will leave to-morrow on transfer, to Wanganui. Air Barrett, the staiionmaster, referred to tlie good fellowship that existed between Air Russell and his co-workers. The staff and close associates with the railway felt that they could not let Air Russell depart without some tangible token of esteem, and on their behalf he handed him an 8-day clock of unique design, encased in bevelled glass and oak. Alcssrs W. Tucker, J. J. Hadley, AI. C. Woodbury and R .A. Peppcrill added their tribute to Air Russell's sterling qualities. Air Russell feelingly acknowledged the gift, after which the gath ering joined in singing ‘‘For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” Occasion was taken to extend a welcome to Porter L. 11. AteCusker, who succeeds Air Russell _at Carterton

Cabinet yesterday appointed Col-onel-Commandant Robert Young, C. 8., C. D. 5.0., at present Officer Commanding the •Southern Command, to he the General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces, in succession ro the late Alajor-General C. W. Aielv.il. The. appointment is for a term of t-iur years. The Hon. Sir E. Heaton Rhodes remarked that the ability of Colonel Young as a soldier was well-kuonu to all members of the New Zealand Expo ditionavv Force. “It is as Officer Commanding the Southern Command that Colonel Young has come under my immediate notice,” said the Alßlister, “and he has proved in that position to be a hard-working and efficient commander, as well as a good administiator. ” Colonel Young, C. 8., C.AI.G., D. was bom at Sunderland, England, in 1877, and is a son of the Rev. lb Young, of St. Alark’s, Carterton. He received the latter part of his eduea.tion at Nelson College, and in WOO he enrolled in the ranks of the Annin Alounted Rifles, lie secured a commission in the Royal Rifles at Alarton, where ho was in practice, as a dentist, and in 1010 was promoted captain. He left New Zealand in the Main Body of the N.Z.E.F., as a major in the oth (Hawke’s Bay) Company of the Wellington Battalion, and was in the first landing at Gallipoli. His war record was a brilliant one.