PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime; Minister (Sir.'■ Joseph Ward) left 3"■■ '.'■ ; for '.(Jhristchurch yesterday to bV present at, ,: , "People's Day ,, of- , tho Agricultural Bhovr to- ,•;;', •day, Ho is expected, back on S-oriday. ■ ■■■- >;; ": When the Health of Lord.Eanfurly, cotiplei ; _-, with that of Lady Ranfnrly, was proposed by. : ; . Major Brouri,' at tho annual King s Birtnqay ,-■ :, luncheon of the Empite Veterans Association : •■ at Auckland on' Tuesday,, there was; a of approval, which made plain the deep re-. : , :, gard which the veterans 'continna to hold for ,■■ the ex-Governor of' Now Zealand, Auld .; Lang Syne" washeartily sung as , musical i .. honours, and the - ohaplain (the Bev.i W;..a;-..,;:; Gillam) announced that ho would convey.to u Lady Hanfurly: the veterans' warmly-expreEsed ■; , , eontimonts;'?; ■■.■■ -.'■'■■':"';■;' '["' / '',' : ';'." ■*' .-": '\ ■'■ '\ : 'i ' Mr.'M.'Cable, Assistant City EleotrjcaVEnj .;,v gineer, returned from Auckland yesterday, will resume duty this morning. ... .. ; .', ■■:, i A Press A'ss6cifttlfln:t«lcStW:from Hokitikj :>'- './... states that Mr. lfrcdorick Henne, an old.resi. ■ : , dent. of the Stafford district, died on ■, \Vodne* :■ : , day night,; after' a protracted : illness,;. ■_■■;.,;.;;, ; \■: '\ Mr; r Chdtkß '■ ierkoley has arrived In Wel» v ; .:; lington to mako arrangemdnts for the reap-; ;■;■■. liottanco it \VellinKton on Monday wcok d • V tlie Juliita Knight Company...;,. .. •, l^s : v.<' : \;\ '■'• Among the '^id' Boy s, V ■ "; lingtonian," the official; organ of the Wolling',: /, ton Collc&ei appears the following:—After sonu.,;, very, fino performances, with, the bat. | D..U ; V Cdliihs- (sou . Of Collins, at Wellington) , ■ just missed his blnu , at Ctimbridgo. ,'fhat»hi» :. play was really .ttret-claea tho : folloving dip''..;: .■•-. ping frotnono of'the, daily papers jhowe:-, r .,. "London, May 21.-The ;New Zealandcr.vMri, , . ~.■: D..C. Collins, who'is■ now studying at IVinltj ! , ~; Oollcge;:.- Oainbrldge, lias greatly aistingnlener, , .■;■,' htusolt: during tho■>past week. In the;seniors'. ■»-.•;■.-. match:ho ecorcd two separate centuries, MJ';■.•'. and 138/ and yesterday:'gavo another, splendid...•;;■ •■, exhlliition , when playing . in';tho 'Varsity trial /, ■;.., matcji. - He scored 109 in a mastorly f&ShiOß, , .,v -.',. hitting fourteen 4's in the.course of ,an< in-.'-. , : nings, only marred by a somewhat temo stroke,,: • / off ..which was just uvissod in thoelipe when , 83.' -It- is Indeed i, rare distinction for any, : , orickotor.to 'ScotothreoicontorioS '/.■ hud! Mr. OoUJns's feat^odnstitutce,;.'!'underi ■'.'■ stand, <o, .'Yarsity" rocord,;-.ln-:his 138 in,;the ; :; ; , : ;seniors , ■fflatoh, Mr. Collins hit d,coupl*'.of ,s ■;• BVandieixtoon' 4V>i In addition to hie eilen- ' r '.did'•batting foat ho'tookrthreo , wioketsfcfrr*? 1, .'!* 1 runs in tho, opposing side's first lnnlnet,. and>•>- >' two wickotS'for (Srin'the, Second/';: Jarly. in '■':.■■ May he was elected' a : meaner of the M.C.G! Hβ has also been rowing hard and well-as No. ' ,' •■Jf.iri the; Trinity Euggcr boat, which; met With tUUOh ;6UCCC6S V '•::>:?. Xi ■■ if. !:i > '-.;■:>■ . Colonel, Allin: Bqll,.•: Anokhnd.. Provlneial . , ■ president:of tho Parmere' Union, arrind from ■''■'■ the' north yesterday. So returns to the Wai- , ■' k&toiby to-day's '..ctpress.'"-. >.-., : , ■■/'. ' :