PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

On Wednesday night there died at Waihfv rore, at the reputed ugeof .103/Eawinia Apatu (Mrs. Christy), 1 -the' famous chief..;. Apatu.,-She.was the last.link between the old.-, ' and new Wairoa;'and was, noted for'her kind-: : ■> nessto Europeans. .In tho early: thirties, as tt..'.' girl, she 'defended for. sovctal dnys, with whale.. lanco, ayoung whaler condemned to diVfor a, ;Meach of tapu, finally securing his : escape.-V' Press < . .'• .-,.',. ':',' ■ 'Mr.-A.: J; Buncher,of Bombay,, who has been;: visiting various parts of the Dominion,, left for \ iSydney by the Wairinioo yestcrdoyi ■ ■ '.';•:.;.; Dr. and Mrs. Drayton Cow-and.Miss il, : Ncl- '■ son/of Warwickshire, England,'who have been, 'staying at the Grand Hotel, vlcit for'.Nelson 1;::'. yesterday,, en route, lor .Christchurch. ; '.." V- ■ ;:■,.■• Mr. E.H.-Hooper, formerly of■ tho High;., . Commissioner's oibee, together with' his vnfo anil familyi is at present staying at. tho Hotel' ; Windsor. Other visitors to tho city are Messrs., ; H. Goddard, London, and; C. -E. Maguire, of, > . .; Tonga. -\'- ■'■ ■■■■■' •-, ■' / .'i-'v": :~. A- : :'•■ The Eev, Nicholas Mauowitch, a Eussian';V priest of-this Greek Orthodox Church, is oh a ■;.,, mission' to. New;. Zealand, to .minister' U> the;: ~.'., members of his own communion, and will, prob-. '~ ably settle in Auckland if ho iinus sufficient encouragement.'' Yesterday ho was' visiting : Syriaus and Greeks in Wellington, and at theirrequest will conduct divine sctvic'o with tho : ■,■-; • Eucharist 611 Sunday morning at 10 a.m. in, : St.: Peter's-Schoolroom;' Tho- • servico will bo !. , conducted in Greek, Arabic, and English, the- ■' :sermon beiiig to' English, 'Mr./MnnowitolOlias: .:•'.. been working lor soiuo years among members ' of his own fuitii in'the United States and 1 mora. '.'.;■;■ recently in Canada. He will bb.nt homo tbi* . evening at the Club Hotel to lu'eet auyonewho niay.wish to sec hini ( ~: ' . '. W-'-.-A/' Mr. Arthur Ball anco,'tho Wellington vocalist.';.. )'. w'ho went to England nearly a year ago,' has ;. : adopted the stage as a profession., .When the:'-.; last mail loit ho was touring' tho ■, south;, of ;• England with. Bennett/and Wray's Musical) Comedy, Company, playing "A Country Girl" 1 '; (inwhich Mr. liallan'co was playing tha;prin- y:cipal baritono part, Geolfrey C'halloner), and ~1 "Miss Hook of Holland.'", - '';.'■ v , .:..%,::, .- Mrl'A.. H. Hanson, of' New Plymouth, has .;. been appointed to the position of dnirygrador ~:';■:, at Gisborne.. The .vacancy •at New Plymouth ,will. be filled by .Mr.: \V. Dempster,,of Levitt.:,.-; ' At tho meeting of .tho Technical Education'';; ,--, Board ( last evening, it'.was decided to grant..-. .Mr. H. Luks, electrical' iiistruetoi\'tb. the board,-, twelve months' leave of. abs*iicW(*nliont nay, ■■'■■:■ ■in order to allow hiih ait bppoHjllimy of. visit-,' :ingthe Old World ■■'with; a view' to" improving ; ,' ■ his, knowledge.of electrical work. :/. ;l, '•:' r,','. Mr, Fred Glover, son of Mr;'Geo. .Glover, of ■';.:, Oriental Day, who left New Zealand eighteen'■-: • months ago- and; went. to. Guy's Hospital . to : -.!'-.. complete his . dental- studies;-, has, been ..- sip- -' , pointed assistant dental house.surgeon in .lhat,,j,; institution-' J ;■"'!■;.'" •'■'■'•..'■. .':••■■■■::'■'■'.)

Mr. W. Ciindwick, delegate from Kiddormin-:■ ster to.tho ConforencoVol' Chambers of Com-i,.' : moi'M, recently held, at Sydney, was entertaincd at dinner .by, a representative .','.-. ing of natives of Worcestfrsliilc:rit. the;'Gvaii^■ i. > Hotel last evening; Mr.' A; J.ongmorc presided*; ■ and, was supported by -Mr;; Harry: WymiS;: Mr. 1 '■;' Wostwood, and'li good' : muster. '-The f i Usual' : toasts were honoured and the hcatlh' of - the guest; was proposed by the chairman,,' and rospohiled 1 '■■■■■ to uy.Mri ChnUwiclt, who■ istatcil that his visit' ,■• to'itl'io Antipodes had been lullof. intcrost; arid .-■ lie considers tho future -of;Kb«-;Zealand- to'b'o 1 ,~ one of great possibilities." ilri. Clia'dwickVis;:. pnying special nttenlidn:to commerce between: .', New Zealand and; Worcestershire', .'and ho,takes;. ' Home with liim valuable .information"concern-. ... ing tho He.leaves •< Wellington; on'.;. Monday;':and will? Rail, from,. AWklnhd a : ;woekX•■■!