PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 4 October 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

■Mr. H. C: Tcwstey has been,' nominated 'tot' a seat-on'the first'council'to appointed under,tho'N.Z.JApcouiitants':.Society's Act. .'■.. . >'*' At a meeting of.the Chjistchurcli Prohibition: Leaguo on' l'riday evening,;; a> suggestion>'was"' .made .that the Kov. C.liarlos\ M.-' , Sheldon, the , ■author of, "In His Steps," should, bo 'asked to visit New Zealand- to. assist,in.'the present No- ; license campaign,'but consideration: , 'of , ,■ tho mntter.was deferred.. J. :'.,;■•;• -■;';•:■■■ ,\> . ' ' Mr; 'J.' ' Nelson Frascr,' an' officer-' in-,: the Indian .Education Service, is at prosentvisiting'.. Melbourne, preparatory, to. making a tour of ~ the Australian- States and,-New.! Zealand. Mr. Frase'r was recently Sent/as educational adviser to tho Government in DHtish.'East Alrica, and ■ during, his stay 'in 'Australia - ho. is'-making , a : thorongU study of , thc'.cduchtion system .of tho varioas. States. ".''.'■. ]-. ■■.',',■•',''!.■■l^,'. ,: -.' ; ,'v ■>■;' ■"'■ The Presbytery of. Westiand'. has .nominated'. tho Ecv. 1 , ., B. Frasor, Jf.A., , as Moderator of J the' General Assombly of:' the ■ rresbytcrian'. Church for, 1910/;-■;'';,.,'■;'.;. •■'■':;■.■. v: :-. "■ ';■.:' Mr. A.' W. Ed therford,'- who, was r formerly.; , fov , Ilurunni, and several, liiembers ■ of. his family intend to leave in March on a visit , to Europe and tho, United Kingdom... .They . irillbb' away for about eighteen months. ~'< ; . Mrs.Crombip,: widow of■ th 6; late Mr. C. M, Crombie, formerly Commissioner, .of.'-Taxes ■ fos " New Zealand, died, yesterday, morning alter three:months' illness. Mrs. Crombie was born : in Eriglandd.'in.lWl. .Shn was married in Victoria in 1860, and arrived iin .Wellington!.in v 18"3. Mr. Crombre dicd : liftceri ycarshgo'. Mrs. Ciombio leaves seven sons and six, daughters—»' Messrs.C. A..M. Crombio and. Ki'V. Crombie of; Melbourne,-. 'H.'" Crombio>(Shangliai),v M. J. Crombio (Inglewood),. W. A. Crombio (Sydney), and F. ■Wi Crombio and ,N. J; Crombie, of Wellington. ; ., Her. daughters" are. Sister Mary Dominica' (St.- Mary's , Convent, , .Wellington),. Miss J. C. Crombie, Sister Mary Cecilia (of tho < Sisters of Compassion, Wollington),.Mrs. C; P. ' Dorizac,, and .tho Misses M'. J. and ; E.. M. : Crombie. There , -will bo a Kequiem Mass at St. Mary, of the Angels, Boulcott Street, tomorrow morning at 9.30, and .tho funeral will. leave'the church at 1(1 o'clock, •;•.. . .:.- '