PERSONAL, ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 399, 7 January 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL, ITEMS.

Members of the Executivo tvill <bo locateS to-day as follows:—'The Prime Minister, tlx Hon. J. Carroll, tho Hon. J. A. Millar, tlia Hon. R. M'Kenzie, tho Hon. A. W. Hogg, the Hon. D. Buddo, and the Hon. T. Mao- !, kenzie, in .Wellington; tho Hon. 6. Fowldo and the Hon. Dr. Findlay en rduto for tho south- and the Hon. A. T. Ngata en routo for .Wellington. .. . • Mr. A., D. Kennedy returned from a .visit to Sydney by tho Marama. ' Mr. A. Simpson, Official Assignee, left foi Mastcrton yesterday morning ou an official visit. The Hon. G. Fowlds loft for tho south last night.. He will spend a short holiday at Stewart Island with Mrs. Fowlds and family, Tho Hon. A. T. Ngata, at present in Gisborna, is expected to arrive in Wellington to-morrow. •• /J'lio Hon. Dr. Findlay went south last flight. Ho will meet Mrs. Findlay at Duno<lm, and they will return to Wellington tc gsther, . -' : . . . - iff, Geo. H. Chirnside, a well-known so.iisttsr of Werribeo Park-(Victoria), arrived AtickUnd on Sunday. Hti intends to fish at Holorua, Mr. W. A. Thomson, of the firm of Thomsnd Brown, who went to Sydney to-see tho Burns-Johnson fight, returned by the Marama yesterday. • - ' ~ r ' A. Guise, secretary of the WeiImgton Centre of the New Zealand Amateui Athletic Association, returned hero by tha Marama yesterday after a trip to Sydney. / Mr. C. G. Tegetmeier, chairman of direotors of the Auckland Electric Tramways Co., arrived in Auckland from London on Sunday. It is Mr. Tegetmeier's intention to remain in Now Zealand for sis or seven weeks. Mr;' Lewis De! Groen, . conductor! of De / Groen's Vice-Regal Band in Sydney, arrived from Sydney by the Marama yesterday. He wielded the. baton over his travelling orchestra' at West's Pictures last evening witl excellent effect. The Rev. Herbert T." Hanby; who, before ha took holy orders,' was a member of the literary staff of the "Auckland Star," has been appointed to the assistant curacy of St. . , Mary's. New.Plymouth. His father is editor of the Nelson "livening Mail.'V His-Excellency the Governor visited tha - Mount View Reserve, the site •of the future Government House, yesterday afternoon,' under tho guidance of Mr. John : Campboll, Government Architect. Mr. G. Joachim, general manager of the Westport. Coal Company, arrived from Nelson • by the Arahura yesterday, and. went on to Christchureh, en route for Dunedin, by tha Maori last night. ' A Press Association message from Christ church received yesterday ' afternoon an< Bounces' the - death"'of Mr.. William; Stringer. ; \ at the age of. 82. .'-Mr. Stringer, was fathet of Mr.'T. W. Stringer, K.Q;,'. Crown ! Proseciv "" tor, and Mr. J. H. Stringer, accountant. - 'A; Press*; Association cablegram froni. Lon-. don states that the. late Mr. Charles Murray Oram, of Wellington, left personalty to the . amount' of ''£32,980. ; The'deceascid was a . partner in the wholesale house of Abhott,-Oram,'-and Co., which has a branch estab-' lishraent in Wellington. The Hon.. T.; Mackenzie)- the new. Minister, ' for Industries and Commerce, "will'arrive!!in - : ' Wellington from the south this morning. Hir : . colleague, the Hon, .A. T. Ngata, Texpectj to bo hero on Friday morning, and the Hon. A. W.; Hogg, who/ returned to, his . homo .in Maaterton yesterday evening, is expected in town again.to-day. 1 V ' .'!' ' Mr. J. M. Coradine, ex-Mayor of Master-: ton, arid Mrs.'Coradine," will leave-Masterton on a. tour of the-world on January 21. " They intend to take' Stea'mer to Melbourne, where they will tranship, for Hon'g-lCorig/travelling, thonce to Japan, Vancouver, and England. , They oxpect' to be absent at least twelw ■ ■ inonths.v, ,• '!: ; "'V- - 1 ■' n '! : - Mr.'sas v Colfmß, aged.73,.owner of Home* '"says., a 'Bajtings .telegram,.;',.He :w'as_ a wjjli : 'Arriving in' Hiwke's. jßiy for£y! : 'ytfirs 'a&o, ;.'in his:early'days : he;;wa's> , 'teamster," i -. Hit' •ivas plough in '.the proyince. shooting.- ' ; .V'v"!; . Cardinal Moran' early, on Christmas morning' celebrated three consecutive Masses atSt.- Mary's .Cathedral, ■ Sydney, and . after. : wards!presided.'at High Mass, and preached the sermon. This (says the • Sydney Daily Telegraph ") is. a remarkable feat for one o( ", the age of his' Eminence,'..for:.the'task!-of saying three consecutive Masses'itself would . have taxed the endurance of many::a ■> robust . young priest. According to'news received by yesterday's mail from Home, Mr. F. W. Haybittle is now regaining strength'after, the: operation which ho , underwent ,in London recently. He had, at the time the mail left, been staying with his wife and daughters'for soino months, and intended leaving for Now Zealand,_ via Sydney, arid'Melbourne,'by the! Tyser liner Nere- : hana, .which was to sail on December 2. He should; therefore, reach New Zealand about the middle of February. A Press Association message from Wanga« nui states ,that at a meeting of the congrega- ! tiori of St. Pauls Presbyterian Church last evening, the clerk of . the . presbytery. , reported that! the First Church,, Invercar'gUl, had addressed a call to tho Rev. R. M. Ryeburn, pastor of St. Paul's ' congregation. After, learning that Mr. Ryeburn wished to go to Invorcargill, and; the congregation, had expressed regret at his removal and appreciation, of.his ministry eleven - years, itwas decided to "acquiesce, in the .call. That genial , naval- officer known to, hundreds of visitors to the different'port towns ' of New Zealand as Commander C. B. Mil- ■ lev, of tho H.M-.S. Pioneerj must in future be -known as Captain :, Miller (says tho '■!;,■. "Southland Times',)'. News of the.promotion which- has resulted in the change ' of title reached Captain Miller, at Bluff on • the evening of Now Year's Day. . The "step", dates froih December 31, 1907, and , congratulatory .reference was' made to it by Sir Joseph Ward at the regatta luncheon on Saturday, last. Captain Miller, in responds ing'.to the toast, or his health," said that hi expected,-.in the ordinary-, course of events,: to go Homo on:leave'about the end of February. 110 hoped, however, that, when l)e got another _ ship, possibly: in / about two, ! years' timo, lie would bo fortunate enough to again ."be stationed *' in New ' Zealand ■ waters. ■ 1 . The funeral of tlio late Mr.' John F. Sheridiin, the.well-known actor, took place at'the Waverley'Cemetery, Sydney, oh Sunday afternoon, December 27', in the, presence. o*f . a largo number of old stage;associates and friends. A great crowd of the general-pub-lic, mostly females,, gathered round the grave. I The pall-bearers wero Messrs. T. Curran,- G. Mai-low, R.. Needham, and H. Cousens, all employees of tho deceased. Nona of the late Mr. 'Sheridan's family were pre-: , sont, his "wife arid daughter being in Brooklyn, U.S.A.' ,; Among the theatrical represeu- . tatives'and the I "general public:at the g:rave-" side were '"Messrs". -Stanley Grant. , (denoascd's manager), Allan Hamilton, G. P. G'Neill, Harry Clay, Percy,'Walslie, J. ,H. Nunn, : J. Campbell, T." : Quinn,' Augustus .Fitzpatrick,'. J. Hagan;' Hughes, H, , Mil's-! ■ grovej jun., F., .Wentworth, H. Stoiieham, ~ John Kennedy, Phil. Elvy, H.. Jerdan," C. Massie; Jas. Moore, E. M'Lean, Joe Baker, : •Fr.iiik Walton, D. O'Brien, Tom Gall, E. J.! Kilpatrick,. T. Murphy, Jack Richards, J. Slater, Harry Roberts. H. Whaito, Claude . '.. Whaite, Lewis" Scott, H. Skinner, Stanislaus Leslie, Siiinott, Miss Hcbo ißarlbw, Mrs. Siimott, and Dr. G. Bolirsmann. Wreath? were sent by a number of friends, and'admirers, including the. 'pantomime children who had been; with the deceased during the company's last tour, as well as from tho leading theatres, and the leading theatrical people. Rev. Father- Lawler officiated at tlio graveside., ■