PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 846, 18 June 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. T. H. Davey, M.P., is a passenger by. tho MararoS, which' left . Lyttejton for, Wellington last night. . Mr. H. J. GreensladeV M.P. for'" Wai- . kato, is on a visit to Wellington. ■-' The death occurred in Wellington on 'Thursday of' Captain Philip Jenkins, an r bld Wellington resident, formerly associated with the coastwise trade out of this port. The deceased, who was •"80 years of age, was born in Wales; and . went to sea as a boy. ,For some years' he was master and owner of.'the schooner, Kate, trading to Pqsrton, Rangitikei, Patea, and Wanganui. His brother, the lato Mr. John Jenkins, who was afterwards signalman at the Wanganui' Heads, was mate of the schooner, and Captain Shilling, of the Harbour Board's pilot staff, was a member of- the crew. Captain Jenkins was subsequently harbourmaster and pilot at Foxton. The funeral is to leave his residence at 11.30 a.m. to-day. ■• i.'Mr. T. Roriayne, general manager of the New Zealand Railways; Mr. J. Burnett, chief, engineer; Mr. Buxton, chief traffic manager; and Mr. Beattie, chief mechanical engineer, are at present inspecting th"e various lines in; Otago. Mt. E. -V. Hail, of the sub-editorial staff of Tin: Dominion,'who is joining -tie' Auckland "Herald" as chief reporter, left, by the Moeraki yesterday on a holiday visit to Sydney prior to taking up lias 'new duties. Prevwris tp taking his leave, Mr. Hall wa-s presented by has comrades with, a travelling ,bag and a fountain pen. The presentation was made, in tho unavoidable absence of the editor, by Mr. M. C. Keaae, assistant-editor of The Doirrxion, who,. on' behalf of • tihe . literary staff, wished Mr. Hall every success in his new.position. Mr.-George Swan, of Wanganui, is a risitpr to Wellington. A . Christchurch Dress Association . telegram ■ states that Mr. George E. •■■ Masonj'of Mason's Flat, who camo to ' Canterbury in 1851, died 'on Wednesday, aged 86. In tho early days ho . held important runs in North Canterbury, and did a great deal of exploring work in the back country. Hβ was credited with having discovered v Lake ' Sumner. Mr. H. L. Cole, who is leaving The Dominion publishing staff to take up another position in the city, was presented with a small token of regard yesterday by members of the commercial and publishing staffs, v Mr. James Wood, Government Printer at Papiia, left Wellington for ' Sydney en route to Port Moresby yesterday. Mr. Tom Pollard, who is well known throughout New Zealand, has decided to permanently settle in Greymouth, whero he will run vaudeville and picture entertainments. • - Detective Quartermain, who has fp-r some years been attached to tho headquarters staff, has been transferred to Auckland, whore ho mil join the ranks of the detective staff; a,nd Acting-Do-teotivo Mason, of Auckland, has been transferred to Wellington. ■Chief Detective Broberg has been confined to his home for the past week by an attack of influenza. Mr. Broberg je now on the way to recovery. Guests at tho Occidental Hotel include Mr. Pringle (Palmerston North) Mr. Stevens (Rangitikci), Mr. Walters, Mr, Bunny, and Mr. Skect (Waira- ■ rapa), and Mr. J. R. M'Donnld (Leviu). ' .Mr. William Bryor, advance representative for Madame Carreno, has arrived in Wellington. Mr. Anthony W. Schofield, of Otaliuhu, died early on Monday morning < . at tho\ago of 76. The deceased, in his early Gays, saw considerable service in the Navy, especially in connection with tho transportation of tlroops to the Crimea. .-' Mr. A. Kino, of Amsterdam, representing Bensdorp Cocoa, is on a vif.it So tho Dominion. Ho left yesterday flor Auckland by the Jtain Trunk express, in company, with Mr. Bernard Hall. New Zealand manager for Messrs. aj,. G.' Dun, and Co.