PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 570, 27 July 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

1 His Excellency-the Governor, accompanied 1 by Captains Gathorne-Hardy and Shannon, 'A.D.C.'s, and 'Mies Hill (uho , is to be the guest of Lady Plunket), left for Auckland by yesterday morning's Main Trunk express. The Revj. R. L. Gwynne, of Tunbridgo Wells, England, ia a visitor to Wellington. Ho leaves for Sydney-on Friday. ' The Hon. G.Fowlds (Minister for Educaiion)leaves this morning for Hawera, wherti he is'to open a new technical school. Sir,Chas. Lucas, and' Mr. Pearson (visiting representatives of the Colonial Office) flore entertained by members of tho Wellington Club last night. - ' Mr. J. C. Cooper, of Tane, who is a member of the' Advisory Committee of the New Zealand Fanners' Union, arrived in Wellington last night . , ' 1 ' Mr. W. Pryor, secretary of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, left for Dunedin Jast night. He expects to roturn to Wellington, in about ten days. . , Oabinot yesterday appointed Mr. Ctooke, of Lawrence, to tho position , , of Stipendiary Magistrate. It i has Hot Jet been decided whoro ho will be stationed." i ' Mr. Joseph , Penningtoii, ii 57th Regiment, war veteran, was faiewclled tho other day at Ingle Wood prior to his departure for Auckland, inhere he is to enter tho -Voter- ' , ansl Home. ' Dr. Findlay will open the new post office at Foxton next' week. Ho has also received invitations to visit two towns in the Wellington provincial district. At one of these he may deliver an address. ( Mr. Harold Cooper> second son of his ' Honour, Mr. Justice Cooper, has obtained his MB., and B So. degrees at Durhamc University, England. Dr Cooper and hig sister, Miss-Ella Cooper, are returning to New v Zealand in September or October., , It is that Mr, Georgo London, who was a Mayor of Potonc; has agieed to v become a candidate for the vacancy , on tho Wellington Education Board, caused by the i- retirement of Major M'Donald Mr. London was formerly a chairman and member' of tho Petone School Committee for a number of years. • ' , u Tho Hon. D. Buddo u (Minister for Internal 'Affairs) goes south by to-night's steamer. ' He is to meet the South Canterbury mem- , b(Tb of Parliament with reference to the disposal of a number of largo grazing runs, tlia leases of,which expire next year.. At Dunedm he will attend to a number' of Health Department matters. He , expects i to return to Wellington next Saturday. Mrs. --Christobel Evens, a resident of Wellington for , many years, and the hist lady chemist registeicd in New Zealand, died at her residence, in Elizabeth Strcot, on ' Sunday evening. For twelve years, sinco the'death of her husband (the late Mr. E. C.t Evens, chemist, of Manners Street), sho , has carried on business m conjunction with her only son, Mr. Hedley Victor j Evens. ' ' \ V Tho Hon. J. Carroll will 'be entertained at a large Native / gathering \iX Papawai tomorrow, in honour of his accession to tho position' of, Acting-Prime Minister. In addi- > tiou to representatives of all the tribes in the Wairarapa, the tribes 'in the Hawko's Bay district Hill also bo fully represented. Dm iug the .co/urso of the proceedings, Air. Carroll will bo" presented with an address. Ho will return to Wellington either tomoiiow night or tho following morning. Mr. E. J. Fallu, who left Wellington yesterdny after a residened of fourteen y«us to take up a position in the ofhco of, tho ' Auokland "Herald," was presented with a travelling rug and umbrella by tho employees of Messis C. 11. Banks, Ltd. Local fanciois, in recognition of the prominent part taken by Mr. Fallu in the affairs of tie Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association, presented him With a purso of sovereigns. I Miv Charlee Freer Crawford, a Maori war veteran', and joungest son of the late Gen- I eral A. F. Crawford, E.A., died suddenly, in New Plymouth on Saturday night. Mr. Crawford had goao out for a walk add fell down unconscious, expiring before medical aid was > procurable. Deceased was born ia Woolwich in 1846, and arrived in Now Zealand when a boy of 19, During , the Maori wars ho served at Waihoho'a.nd Piripiri, arid was severely wounded. Hβ leaves a widow and elovdn children. ' The Attorney-General (Dr. Findlay) leaves on another visit to tho south to-morrow evening. He will meet a deputation from tho legal profession at Clhristchurch on Thursday morning, tho business being in referonce to the pioposed changes in tho Stamps Office. On Friday evening ho ilill dolivor a political address at Timaru, when ho flill deal especially with tho trend of our democracy, and the question of taxation: its history and operations Hβ will also deal more fully with the question of land settlement, and reply to criticisms on his Dunedin speech. It is his intention to loturn here on 'Sunday morning.

Mr, T. Ingram, having severed his connection with To Aro House after twenty years' continuous service with tho firm, was presented, last Saturday night, with a liand'some piece of silver, suitably inscribed, ifr. Thos. I'oreyth, in making the presentation on behalf of tho employees, expreosed their regret at the parting and their good wishes for the ' future. Jlr. Tompsett, general manager, on behalf of_ the company, presented Mr. lngiam with a solid silver smoker's companion, and spoke apprecia- , tively of the services rendered by him during his long period at to Aro House. It is Mr. Ingram's ■ intention, to go into business for himself.