PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 562, 17 July 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency'lho''Governor will present, the colours to King's College Cadets, Auekland, on August 1. On July 21 Lady Plunket will attend a meeting in connection with tho Girls' Friendly. Society in Auckland. On August 6 her Excellency will open a sale of woik in the Choral Hall in aid of tho funds of Dr. Bafnardo's Homes. Their Bxoollonciea will bo in v Christchurch during woo wpek (tho second week in August). Mr. , Wastnoys, accountant to tho Wellington branch' of the National Bank, is 6cnously ill. Mr. JR. R. Martin, the Opposition organiser, leaves for Taranaki to-day. Ho expect* to roturn to Wellington on July 26. The death ie announced of Mr. Ernest E. Walton,, oldest eon of Mr. 'E. W. Wilton, Borhampore. An announcement hae been made ' that Mr. Charles Bailey. ti» well-known fP.mtna • . istio medium, of Melbourne, Is to new Wellington shortly. ' .-: ' Dr. Findlay, Acting Postmaeter-Qonoral, will visit Foxton .shortly for tho purpoeo of opening the new post oflico thoro, which Iβ now nearing completion, , \ Judge Johnson,' of tho Native Land Court, who has just retired on superannuation from tho Service,', will mako hie homo at Te Aroha, Auckland provinoe, for tho future. Ho loft for tho north yesterday. "Mr. E. Horton, of the "Now Zealand Horald," Auckland, and Mrs. Horton arrived by tho Main Trunk express yesterday. Mr. Harton will probably remain in Wellington for about a week. The Hon. 'J. Carroll, Acting-Prime Ministcr, and tbo Hons. D. Buddo, T. Mackenzie, and J. A. Millar will bo> present at ■ the Victoria College Unemployed Relief Conceit this evening, if their Ministerial duties will \ permit. Members 'of the Northern Bowling Associatiom last ovoning congratulated their, chairman, and vico-presidont, Colonel R. J. Collins, on having ocen honoured with tbo Imperial Service Order. > Capts. S. A. Grant t H. J. Whyte, D.5.0., and J. Barton and Liout. W. Robinson, tho four volunt<-cr offioors who wore selected'for a twelve months' courso of training in Engt land, left by tho Warrimoo yesterday to join \ tho Oiontes at Sydney en route for London, Mcsdames Hamilton, Gilmer, Knox Gilincr, Spencer, and C. Palliser, Misses Hill, Klelland, and Maguiro, and Messrs. Allan Maijuiro, W. E. Bethuno, C. Palliser, jun.. Beaumont, Moult, I/. Ledger, Spencer, and Goorgotti .will bo passengers for the South Sea Islands by the Atua, loaving Auckland uoxt Tuesday. Tho last English mail brought aowe of the death of Mr. Richard Holt Briscoe, senior partner in the firm of Wm. Brisoooaad Co., of Wolverhampton, and at ono time concerned in tho Brisooe and Co. which operates bo largely in Now Zealand. Hie only son, Mr. Wm. A. Briscoo, is tho chairmaaof directors of the present firm. Mr. Brosnahan, who haß boon constable in charge of tho Woodvillo district for tho past eleven years, but who bas now retired, and Mrs. Brosnahan, were, on- Wednesday night, states a Press Association telegram, pioscntod by the Mayor, on behalf of | tba losidcnts of tho town and district, witJb ft solid silver tea and coffee service, gold al« bert chain, and an illuminated address.