PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 788, 11 April 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor return? Ed to Wellington >on Saturday, and. will remain in town until Tuesday, when he will leave for Tokaanu oa a ten daye' fishing excursion. The Prime Minister, accompanied by Lady Ward, leaves for Gisbome tomorrow. The Hon. J. A. Millar is in Australia; the Hon. R; M'Kenzie is in the Tauranga district; the Hon. , D.- ■ Buddo is at Oxford; the Hon. G. Fowlds is at Gieborne; and the Hon. T. Mackenzie is in Otago. The Hon. D. Buddo received private and local deputations at Ckristehnrcn on. Saturday. He will return to. Weir lington by to-night's boat. '. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Bell were passengers by the Maori, which arrived from Christchurch yesterday morning, j The Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for Internal Affairs, is due back in Welling- : ton from Christchurch to-morrow morning. Mr. Frank Dyer, a director of, Messrs. W. M. Bannais'ne and Co., has left on a tour of Australia. Information has been received that ' Mr. Wyvern Williams, third Ban , of Mr.; T. 0. Williams, of Wellington; died ■ last, Saturday as the result of a-shoot-ing accident on. his property at Kai-. para. ■ ■ . . Detective Qnaiiermain, of the Finger Print Department, has (it is reported);" been transferred to the detective branch in connection with tie Lambton Quay police station. ■ ■ . '■-.''. Mr. William Honghton, chief .inspector of tho National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., died at his residence, 252 Wellington Terrace, yesterday, in Hβ fiftieth year. Mr. Houghion had been suffering from typhoid fever. His illness had been causing anxiety to his : friends all last w«ek. The late.Mr.... Hough ton's wife died some time ago, leaving him ; with three children, of whom the youngest was only eight years old. Mr. Houghton was for a Jong time connected with St. PanPe Pro-Cathe-' dral. The funeral will leave Ms Jate re-.-sidence at 3.30 p.m. tormorrow.: ■ The death of Mr. Walter, for:longchief proprietor and manager of "The Times," cannot fail to recall many ■ stories of the old great days of British ' journalism (says au English press . ■ writer).' There has been a Walter on" "The Times" ever since the starting . of that great organ a hundred and- ' twenty-five years ago. It was founded by John Walter the first. John. Walter the second, just on a hundred years ago, introduced steam printing. John Walter the third,, controlled it in the days-in the middle of tJie nineteenth; : century, when "The Times",was as no other orgaii had-ever been before the voice of England. Mr. Walter, who.. has just passed away, succeeded to control under different conditions. Hβ was ' a fine English country gentleman. His estate at Bearwood was-a'model of its kind. His work in county 'affairs,' m'-'■ ; national defence, and in many public movements won him general esteem.; ■ Shrinking from personal publicity, while having it in his power, to give, to any . man the greatest publicity the .world can. conceive, finding his chief joy in his estates, while holding the means to' ■_ make or-break great public men, he was one who aimed high.. Other, times have brought other conditions. Tie surroundings of modern journalism are: very different even for the great ' 'Thunderor"of Printing House Square than they were in tho days when Delane ruled., As. Mr. Walter passes to his , rest this■ much we, can say. Hβ bore - his great responsibilities worthily. In carrying out his. life's task, a task at least as high and far-reaching as the work of many kings, self counted for nothing and the State for alii Of personal-ambitions he had- no trace. Ho used his great power, as best he know,. for tho well-being of. England, and her * peoples.'. It "will be well fw'some of .us,-, if 'when the.'hour"of oiir passing comes, those who are left can Eay the same of us,.in our small way, as can be said in all sincerity of him in his, power. .....

Among interested visitorc at the races at' Trenfcham on Saturday werehisExcellency the Governor and party. During the afternoon ■ Lord. Plunket wae farewetted by members of the club. Mr. Haroourt (the president), in proposing his Excellency's health, expressed the great pleasure which it had given members to see Lord Plunket at'the various meetings which had been held un,-. der their auspices in the conrs? of hie term of office. They all regretted that he would soon be taking his departure from the Dominion. In conclusion, Mr. Harcourt, on behalf of the club, wished Lady Plun-' kef-'and'his Excellency long, life and every happiness. The_toa6t was honoured with much enthusiasm. In reply, Lord Plunket said that both Lady Plunket and he had bad a right Rood time in New Zealand. Not the l?a*t pleasant part of 'it had been-ih connection with sport. He regretted that that would be the last time that he would have the opportunity of enjoying the club's hospitality. Long would he remember the good time that lie had had at the hands of the racing clubs, in New Zealand, and especially the Wellington Club. When he. got Home he would doubtless participate in a Plunket Nursery Handicap. (Laughter.) He would like to congratulate the club ,on the success which it had achieved— success duo to great enterprise and a warm love for the sport. Although at Home he had not been a groat racing man, he-felt that. ho Rad learned enough out here to give them some good hints when he went back. ; ' (Applause.) Ho was especially glad to havo been present that day, because he had been able to witness the running of the St. Leger in record time for the course. Once again he would like, on behalf of Lady Plunket and. himself, to thank them all for their kindness and wish them continued success. . : '