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PEKSONAIi.
RehrnnHJCBtcrday to the retirement, on v.h IrV 16 of Brigadier General K E Wil
F? AI G from the office of ailing ""commandant Victoria the Minister for S« (Senator Pciree) said that two lia ?T0f (.encrai Williams s administration
» viorthv of special mention One was Aemanncr in which he grappled with the 1 S oulbieak in the spring of 1015
JA administrative ability The
w matter was the revolution hi brought
£Ä*.tcm for dealing with «-one
T cases He designed a humanitarian ays fT which reflected the greatest credit on Z and b o eht the most bcnific.al results "t no« «hen considerable public thought I king directed to the problem o -.ene Ä_cs the methods treated by the
."mo of brigadier Gcncul Williams "" I ortbv of consideration by the States C his sojourn of l8 months nt Vic
Wracks is commandant, Brigadier £_i_l Williams his, with the exception of "dais deiotcd the morning or afternoon,
hath to lus office duties, Sundays in Led and he ilso made it a point of visit Tone of the c.mps every second day ÏÏg regular round of visits effected a strik Bi improvement m cimp conditions
\Urd has been received that Major Gone ", i G 1 egge, «ho has been on netty e sei
« .broad as lommauder of an Australian Jraion is rcturnmg invniided On le
S he vvill resume office as Chief of the f_e»1 St«^ ?» ANhlch capi,cll> B,lgadler General 1- osier Ins been uitmg
The Executive Council yesterday np "."ted the following justices of the peace K the Lcntril Diil.vvick -Messrs W II S_*7 Gnruir street, bt Kilda, JJ tTiLyndoch avenue, Laut St Kilda j L Smith Centre road, Bentleigh, and
1. Jones Hcidelbeig
At a large gathering of the clerical staff »¡thecorporation of the City of Milboumc, 1er the presidency of Mr 1 George Dien town clerk a presentation of a gold ntch BUitabl) mbcribed was made lo Mr_ tau Hudspoth ulio for the nu»t 1. ".ru has fultillid w°"« responsible posi oula the citv treasurers oflice Mr Hudspclh is no« leaving the corpoiation «mee to take np important duties in the commercial vvoild of l'orth
taonsst the \ustnlian officers men toned in Sir Viclnbild Murray s despatch rtienng operations in I gypt bitweçn lune 1 and «cptcmbei JO 101« is the nnmi of Leutcnant G M L iinpigh Lieutenant Campigh joined the AIT ns a private in loittt 1914 ind si« service in Gallipoli fiom May 1M= .'" ll'c °- '?.?luU.iin One Wier «appui L Campigh is no« Ben m with the A 11 «hil«- another D H Cimpigli (no» org miser of leiruitmg in Bul brat electorate) Ins been awaided and pic ftnted with the Distinguished Conduit
Medal
All Interested in the A iilonau wine indus try mil karn with icgiet of the dcith of Mr Maurice «temer a partnoi in tin firm ol Messrs 1 redornk Grosso mid Co Ali
«temer came to Australia in 1880 1>cin_ ingagcd hy the lnti Mr Glosse to manage Is Toorongí Aincvard Bendigo Ali Miner was a gnduule of the Hoy al A iti cultural Institute Budapest and was foi (omctnne at the Royal wine cellais in that nt) »lure ho held an important jositioii
Mr «temer « is al« lys vciy ictivc in nil natters concerning the pio.ress of the Ans Mira «nie industry ind frequently uti 1 « ajudfce at the leading interstate wine ¡ko s Hi nu« i frupieiit lontribtitoi lo thrnticiiltuial nnl ne,iiciilturnl puss Mr tuner kuv es i widoiv and one dauglitir
Mt lohn l'avmc who lecently sold his cljfttabhshcil bil mc s l'ayne s Bun Varche m Bourke street entertained the
¡U5 it a farewell dinner it Ins home ntl Bowen street Cimberwill Hie guest.
uuoihcred ovci 150, and i vny plea unt j
tveaing was passe 1
The Ita t P \oung BA, who re «nth rctnrncl from missionary work in Wert Ainei has siller! for Bongil to un dertake educational v oi 1 undi! the agis c1 the Church Mis« onjry Sociefy Ile is a natue ol Milnibbury ind was educated it the Caulfield ( rninmnr »»chool Mooic College Sjdnc) and the bmvcisily of Dur
ham
The Rev. E. L. Slade Mallon, B.A., for- merly of Gloucester, was inducted on Thurs- day night to the charge of the Presbyterian church at Iîocliestcr, which had boon vacant since the departure of the Kev. J. F. Sima, to Mordialloc, early last year.
The Ilcv. John Walker, of St. Andrew'» Kirk, who is lo leave shortly as a military
plain, was on Monday evening enter- tained at a farewell dinner by tho citizens «I Ballarat. The mayor (Councillor W. D. Ha.ll) presided, and reference was made to til fact that Mr. Walker's five sons had pte to the front, and that two of them hi fallen in battle. Mr. Walker has Ira ¡¡ranted the necessary leave of absence Ira his church.
Hi Victorian Football Association, ni its ttój yesterday, granted leave of absence täfeeml of the war lo its assistant sccre MCoriioral J. K. Donald), who is about talare for the front. It also decided to Birnam Corporal Donald nt dinner prior tonis departure, and to include ns a guest ïr.P, II, Pullman, who has just resigned h position us honorary treasurer to the
«¡eciation.
Councillor Alexander Renfrew, nt the "Klin, of the Fitzroy Council on Monday «laing, waa «appointed representative of tilt body on the Metropolitan Board of Wa (or a period of thrco years.
The mayor (Councillor Wilks), nt Hie Metmg'of 'the Malvern Council last even
in,', stated thal Mr. T. McCormnck, who ns assistant engineer to the Malvern City ««neil, had rcceived-his commission as first «(»tenant, anil, in addition, had boen mrded the Military Cross, for conspicuous
We-iiy under fire. On the motion of
touncillors Weller and Corney, it was .freed to forward the congratulations of fe council to Lieutenant McConnack.
Dean Mercer, of Perth, and formerly in ¡jimtient of St. Columb's Anglican Church,
B«wthom,.has resigned his West Austra T appointments, and intends to reside in "gland after Hie war. Dean -Mercer left »«stem Australia as a military chaplain in
.'orember.
Chaplain-Captain A. H. Tccce, M.C., of « 6th A.L.H., who, after his return from Wai service a few weeks ago, supplied the mt of the IIomcbush,"New South Wales, «gregational Church, is .now in Mel tame, and on Sunday preaclicd at Cam- bell Congregational Church, and on »wsday night will lecture in tho Indepen- daHall, on "A Chaplain's Experiences at » hont." He will shorUy return to his "mer work m Adelaide.
Ihe Rev. JF. Whcen has resigned the pas» Tt« of the Congregational Church at Ken "»»>, »nd intends to return to Victoria, to «e an educational position.
«niorConstable Charles Donald, of Prah T, baa retired from the police force 'on »on, after 29 years' service, 13 of which "ipentas watchhousc-kccpcr at Prahran.
WILLS AND ESTATES.
«ÛH VmA Wcl*. ot n°,>>=. Quccn'a road,
¿, E ""«f m equity of the Supreme Court, lila krai?, kember -«? left by a will eiutcd iti-iS '. rcal cilala vall"?'1 at .£1.100, anal i%». Property amounting to -2,407, to lils imfS CM»"*, of W-ttlctrcc road, last Mai £ i W-*"' Mho ?'I"'11 <"> November -1. lett iori, Äd ''"'y "t im- IKi.ouat cstato ""W U -2,8.1, to his eiauglatcr.