PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 34, 4 November 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

''. Commissioner ,W. Dinnio, of thoPolico Dαla'rtment,. will bo unablo to attend -.at. his. )fflcc for.many weeks to, come'on account of the .accident, incurred a few days ago on tho Wellington, Bowling Club's green, when his right leg -was badly, broken., ■- ■ . .- -. Vt'■ ■ ' ■ , . ~ ' '; ' ' • Mr. Henry' Overton t 'of North' Canterbury, is now in town. ' " '.''' ''"'..' , .ColonelHumo has gone to Rotorua to recruit after his illness; ■ Sir' John Logan Campbell, Auckland's "Grand .Old Man," .celebrated his ninetyfirst birthday yesterday. , ■.;• ;■ ~ • .Mr.' James Amos', City .'Valuer, is improving 'in.health,' but will not bo'aWc to resume his ■ duties , for sonio time to como. • 3lr. C. Freyhdrg, of the, Tourist Department,, has been transferred to Rotorua tor tho : summer soaspn.'. .. : ; . . . .-. ..-.,■. .'The Rev., J. Flanagan, the Primitive Methodist Evangelist, who is'oxpected to .arrive from'Eugland on Wednesday,-will probably remain six months m tho Dominion. I ''Captain Willis, the Rev. D. Borrio, and Mr}';-Newton King were among. tho pas- . Bengersirpm the South by the Mararqa.yes terda'y.'''; v;" .; . ' . ' ■'"...'.: ' '.. ... • Colonel Da vies, C.8., Inspector-General of the Forces, is at present on a-visit of Inspection ,'among the .Western district corps. Colonel Davies will probably begin his official inspection of the.Auckland (district':.corps on November- 20,. -~', >':■•■;'-...■ : , •. ~ . : Mr;;T. H. iGill, ;M.A., LL.B.j assistantinspector, of secondary • and district > high sohools, left oiii'an-: official visit to tho Nelson district .on Satjirday. :.::'• ■> ■■ ■■■• Mr. J. Smith has resigned his seat on* the Management Committee of' the Wellington Rugby tJnionj and intends taking up his residence'at Waverley/ "- , .'An (Auckland Press Association telegram states-that the' Mayor. (Mr. A. M.. Myers) arid Mr.;Ll J.Bagnall loft for Wellington yesterday-in order to place the City Cquncil's objections .to the Tramways Bill before'.the ■*'•••. ' ' .*' .. old.resident. passed away on Friday'morning in the person of Mrs. 'Janet Cudby," of.the Lower Hutt, wife of Mr. John Ciulby,.' lveli-knqwn throughout,, the district. Mrs. .Cudby, who was 7/1 years of ago, shared with'her husband, the hardships of pioneering in the early'days. : , ,■ The'Hou..C. M. Luke,(chairman), Messrs. .. E.EJUiIIs;, J. .Darling, ,C. -W. Jones,. A. F. Levestain, and Mr. A. R. Hislop;(secretary), have been:appointed as. a committee to arrange for a, citizens' welcome to Sir James Mills oiv, his return frpm England at the'end of the month. The reception : wi!l take, the form of a luncheon in the Town Hall. . Dr. GeorgcF. .Fisher, physical work director of,:the International Committee of the Y.M:C.;A., .'is arranging.*.to .visit the Australian and :New; Zealand Associations early next , year. .'Dr. -.Fisher, who is. regarded, with Mr.' Sullivan, as ono of the greatest amateur athletic .. authorities ■. in the United States, and:controls one of the largest gymnasium c nlovcn)ents.in North America, hopes to leave New. -York on March 1, and will reach Wellington towards tho end of April, 1908. The Rev. Alcxandor Don, who is Modc-,ratbr-elcct of the Presbyterian , Church and will.'be installed at tho General Assembly which •'meets in Wellington this week, has had an'interesting career. He was born m Ballarat, Victoria, ih 1857, and when ho . coiiniionccd to c:vrn a livelihood in 18G6 it was ,as ,a- farm hand. Thou ho was succcsfpundrymau, mining bat- . tdfy: feeder, and State school teacher. In November, 1879, he was appointed by the Presbyterian Church,, of Now Zealand to learn Cantonese, .in order to engage in. mission work among the Chinese in Otago. / This work, occupied- his efforts' from .1832 until 18S9. During this period he was ordained. From September, 1897, until May, 1808, he was engaged on behalf of the Presbyterian Church in au important tour of inspection of Chinese missions, visiting tho Sandwich Islands, California, British Columbia, japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canton, and Australia. .Mr. Don:is in town at present. ■ .