PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 529, 9 June 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His -Excelloncy -tlio. Governor • leaves for Palmeraton North by the early express this . morning ito open the new Manawatu iGorge bridgo. He will return to town this evening in order to bo. present at tho bosinc tourney at the Town mil. ' . On Monday Commander Blunt, of H.M.S. . Pionoor, paid .an official call on: the Prima Minister (Sir Joseph Ward). . . .At tho meeting of "the ;Benovolent.,Trustees' 'yestorday.afternoon'tWchiurman (Mr.' John Smith) was granted leave of abscnco on account of ill-health. - ' '' 1 ' . Condolonco . with Councillor J. Wakoham on the death of his relative, -Mrs. Jackson (known to 'early eottlcM of tho Valloy as the' Mother of Pesone),,was expressed yesterday at tho meeting of the Hutt County Council.

A Pre3S Association telegram from Christ---church .states 'that' 1 Sergeant Gough, of the ;V.local.police force, who was. recently .promoted ' and was previously stationed at Winton, died in Christehurch Hospital l yesterday, after a brief illness, aged 47: He leaves a wife and three children. . ... '• Tho official of Commander Blunt, of H.M.S. Pioneer,-.to tho Mayor; was returned , yesterday., • His Worship was accompanied by some of/tne members of the City-Council andtho Town Clerk. The chairman (Mr. T. M. ' Wilford, M.P.) and members of tho Harbour Board also visited the warship yesterday. Our Eeilding correspondent 'States.-that a cablegram, has been sent to London' to • Mr. Leonard ",>Vatkin, 1 formerly : director! of the ,• Palmofston Tcolinical School,'inviting his application for the directorship of tho Foilcling •' .Technical' School, rendeted vacant:by the appointment of Mr. Fossey' to 'tho Napier! -■ school. - ■-.

..- The Instituto.of Marino Engineers is to givo a complimentary, supper at tho Windsor Hotel at 8 p.m. on Monday, when the gold emblems of the institute will be presented to the Hons. J. Carroll,- Gl. Fowlds, R. M'Kenzie,;and C. M. Lulco, Jt.L.C., Messrs. J. P. ; , Luke, .M.P., H. C. Towslev, ■ M. M'Lean, N. .'.M'Lean, Geo. Joachim, W. M. Hanlon, W, - , A.-Elavoll, and A. J. Arnot (of Sydney);' '; death* took place on Saturday of Mr. : Henry W. Moxbr.m, son of Mr. W. 'h. MosKaron,- and grandson of Mr. William Moxhara, whoso Upland farm,- estate of other • years is now the prosperous 'and-picturesquo . suburb Kolburne. The deceased, who was 31 :' yean. of age, waa horn in Wellington. He : loavos 0 '.widow.; Tlio funeral; which took v place yostorday. wM attended by members of - tho Coronation: Lodge, U; A ;0. D. , arid a num- , ber of friends. ; - r ' v - : .v ', ,

.The council of Selwyn College, Cambridge, .. had fixed upon the Rev. Dr. J. ' 0. F Murray, warden, of St. Augustine's College, Canterbury, to succeed to the Mastership of : . tho college. Dr. -Murray, Hlius ! will'. return" to, the, scene of his former' work.., He was .- educated-at Sclipol, -and was a scholar! -? : ,-' Trinity College, Cambridge. 'He was ; ff««ed in, the : second ■ class. in the - Classioal 1 , in 1881, and in the. first class '.of the Tripos in, 1883, and was also Uosso^niyws.ity; Scholar, ;ahd Obtained the 1 GrceK.lestamonfc prjzo and tho Hebrew , : and Scholoficld prizo.; He was.clectcd Follow' . '■ °v el College, .'whote ho hold tho offices', or Dean and jMtor. : ' i A J e -™ r - of condolence has been forwarded , by tho Pnme r Minister (Sir Josoph Ward) to Mr James Mtutin, of Kapiti Island, whose tufo, Huria Matcnga, "Tho Grace Darling of New Zealand," recently died at Wakapuika. siy the decease ..of Huria Matenga."- > Sir Joseph said,, "there is- removed ', from) our. - ... nudst one memory ; v/ill - ever be cherished in the hearts of all' New Zealanders r,tor the,conspicuous bravery, she/displayedfin combating, the elements and rescuing those in imminent porilj thatVu-ilcl,stormy night Pl f .» ew'tury agd, and for the kindly. and 'vV. | V>fable,nat f re -she:exhibited to pakeha ;...., and Maori ahke during ;her' long life.", I n . conclusion,. Sir Joseph said that ha mourned :■ iV, 4 e P ar . t « r e»,. and .extended ,to ber husband' hour of sorrow. 3 SmCereSt Sympathy in lheir Tho Cooks' and 'Waiters' Conference was , s : concluded yesterday morning. It was detha f t « ho c Y ollmgton Union bo ftl ox- ■ uMUbve .of, tho federation for the coming year and that the/other-officers be elected by the . local- union.llio ttmnks. of tho conferonco president, the Hon. J .- P. arr • Wellington; Union for its' hospitallt.v, and tlio secretary, Mr. E. J. Carey. The noKt conference will be held in Christchurch ! ''^ : meeting of the Wellington ; Presbytery, it, was. reported that; the. r.ircent - Diinetliii (it;cided.by' a unanimous - . vote to: form a fund; for. the. insurance of its proposed ' inetho<l of r operations js-by.the.formation of a guarantoo to obtain the . necessary . guarantees , from ' riu u U f' ®°®bdrs , and- adherents of tho : t' ~l t | 3 »ot intended to call up any " V ■■ ■■- - : ?^ tho - ' outsst . " tho •E ? SI1 "P!;r t? malie good an v. loss on)y;:in case Jf the - frnm - °f"i ■4° loss '- Judgingfijop,the past history of the .Cliurcb, the fikc" ;' : a "- r c ®'' being: .mado upon tho : 'fucH-eS r^'- ;?al1 !?- b ® . rc mote; .and .should v \ R<j .mnii ; re^ tho amount would be : chirohw'' 9 fo1 *" There "0 ,399 -W 0 ?® 1 a 1 ""A .manses -covered :by 'insrir- • iF' an ' 0U!1 ' f to' £1221 : - P ° tlod years tl.e churohes, and £1051 on the manses being a emmZ" 1 ft"" of f1351 on the Kholo jW%685 eovere<l by insurance, In tJio period hi T' m F m tM 3,1nl of/£8568 WM paid - Sn : : A '•ommittfe was set •pJaronSs. st 'P't" »«ure the

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