PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 398, 6 January 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

All the memhors of the Cabinet are in Wet lington to-day. , •,,,' Sir Joseph Ward and tho Hon. Dr. Findlay returned from the south yesterday morning. Messrs. J. R. L. Stanford and.Spence, of Stratford, are at present on a visit to 'Wellington, . 1 Mr.-E. Salter, of ChristehurclV, who hu» been spending a short holiday in Wellington, returned night's boat. j, Mr. A'. H. Holmes, clerk of the Magistrate's Court/who has been on a holiday visit in the south, resumed dutj/ yesterday, Mr. W. 6. Riddcll, S.Mj,"- who' his been spending tbo holidays at JJnnedin, v?iU take up his official dutigs again morning. . ' Dr. L. Cockayne/ F.L.S'.i arrived from the south Ho -leaves to-day for Patea to continue his investigation of sand dunes- ' '-%„ I \] Mr. Levjs de Groon, a well-known musical director of Sydney, "and organiser of the Vice-Regal Orchestra, now at tho Town, Hall, will arrive by tho s.s. Masania to-day;' The death is announced by' Press 'Associa-i tion message from New Plymouth of Mr. Reginald Bayley, aged 64. Mr. Bayley was for many years in the and Stamps Office. Mr. Alfred Ogston, British vice-consul "at , Messina, who lost his wife in |the earthquake, is (says a Dunedin Piess Association telpgram) a nephew of Dr. Ogston, District Health Officer for Otago. Adjutant Macauloy, who for tho pa,st two years has been in charge of thfe WarJgauui corps of the Salvation Army, flas received notice of his transfer to a Australia I .'* and leaves at an early date for his Tiew seat oi i seiviee. * u,-,, Captain J. W. Burgess, late of the Unidir Steam Ship Company's service, pointed harbourmaster, pilot, and collector, of Customs at Pioton. Captain Burgess'arriyqdf from Dunedin, and went across yesterday 1 by I the Mapourika to'take up his duties.0 N - vV ;3 Tho body of Tearaki Anaru,, the 1 young Native who died .at c VWai-, kanao on • Sunday, December 27, " was brought to Otaki on Thursday last. A big y>' tangi was hpld there, the funeral taking place t. at Otaki on Saturday. Deceased was a bro- "v----tber of Mis. T. Parata, of Waikanae.—Otaki "Mail." Mr. T. Ronayne (General Manager for Railways), Mr. J. Burnett (Chief Railway Engineer), and Mr. R. W. Holmes (Engincer-in-Chief, Public Works Department): will commence to-morrow an' inspection of the Main Trunk line,'with a view to ascertaining when tho last romaining section can be taken ovci by the Railway Department from the Public Woilcs Department. This will piobably be at tho beginning of February. Concerning the death of "Osie" Cranford at Wellington, the'Dunedin "Star" says that, no\t to Pat. Keogh, Crawfoid was the finest half-back who ever rnpiesontod Otago in tho football field. Deceased had been in bad health for some timo past. In his dpy, Crawford was the idol of the Dunctiin football public. Ho was a member of the old crack Alhambra team, which included such noted plajers as M'Cleary (skipper), Rcstieaux, Dohiics, Baker," Johnston, Esqmlant, and tho M'La'rens. He represented Otago against tho Native team in 18?9, Southland in 1690-91-92-94 (twice) .Wellington 1891, and Canterbury 1691-92. Towards the close of his brilliant career he shifted to Wellington, whoro ho plajed for a season or two.