PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 885, 3 August 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency tho - Governor, Lord Islington, leaves on Friday night ior Chriscchurch, where he will remain until August 10, on which .day he proceeds' to Dunedin. Leaving Dunedin on August 12, his Excellency will return to Wellington, arriving on the following morning, ■ and leaving on the same day for Auckland, where ho will upon the Winter Show, and return to . Wellington on August 15. On arriving at Lyttelton, his Excellency will receive addresses from the Borough Council and Harbour lioiivd. At Christchurch he will be officially welcomed, by the Mayor, aud wjll receive an address at Victoria , Square. In addition, a levee will be held, and the Governor will dine with the members of the ChristchurcU Club. At Dunedin a similar programme will be observed; and his Excellency will dine Dunedin Club on August 10, and be entertained at a civic banquet on August 11.

Mr. . William Watson, the retiring shareholders' representative on the board of directors of the Bank of New Zealand, was the only nominee for the vacancy, and so retains his seat on the board. Nominations closed on July 31. Dr. W. H. Hosking and Mrs. Hosking, of Masterton, leave shortly on a trip to Australia. Mr. A. E. Wall, geucral manager and superintendent in Australasia, ior the London and Lancashire Insurance Com. pany, is expected to arrive from Sydney by the Moeraki to-day. Colonel A. W. Robin, C.8., Chief of the General Staff, will leave for Christchurch this evening. He will lecture to me tiarnson Ulncers' Utubs at JJUristchuroh and Dunedin, on the subject of the .New ZeaiauU' 'lerritonal. Army. Mr. George Hart, chief reporter of tho Christchurch "Press." is in Wellington on holiuay leave. Mr. Michael Dennehy, a well-known colonist, died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. D. K. Lawlor, Cuba Street, on Monday last, at the age of eighty-one years. Deceased entered the prison service shortly after his arrival in New Zealand in 1875, and later was appointed gaoler at Lawrence, which position he held until retiring from tho service. The interment, takes place at Timaru. The death is reported of Mr. G. T. Cheeseman, proprietor of the Royal.Hotel, Blenheim. For several years Mr. Cheesemau was proprietor of the Central Hotel at Petone. He was also a wellknown racehorse owner, and at une time was considered one uf the best ritie shots in tho Dominion.

In consequence of the increasing work entailed >by the. superinlendunco of the Home Mission woi'K of tho Diocese of Auckland the Archdeacon of Taranaki (Dr. Cole) has placed his resignation of the Archdeaconry in the hands of the liishop. The Eov. I'. G. Evans, who is retiring at tho end of the year from tho Cure of St. Mary's, New i'lymoutn, has been asked by tho Bishop to succeed Dr. Cole. A committee has been, formed by some of the leading laymen of .New Plymouth to consider the question of providing an income for an Archdeacon of Taranaki.. Should the work of the committee result in such provision being made, on- certain lines Mr. Evans will accept the Bishop's invitation to succeed Dr. Cole. In the meantime Dr. Cole continues his oversight of the Taranaki Archdeaconry.

' Madame Carreno, who is to give her fatewoU concert in tho Town Hall on Friday evening, will arrive here from Napier.on Thursday evening. Mr. Franois Stevens, of Oriental Bay, lies seriously ill at the residence of his son, Mr. Gwynno Stevens, at Otaki. Mr. Nicholas Reid, of Messrs. Turnbull and Co., has disposed of his fine residence in Upper Willis Street, where he has resided for 35 years. Mr. Reid intends to reside in Burnell Avenue. The death ie announced df the Eev. Hauraki Paul, at Kaipara. Deceased was the second eldest son of the late Paora Kawharu, chief of tho once mighty Taou tribe. After being educated at tho Wesley College, Auckland, he entered the ministry at the age _ 21. During the 35 years he spent in his work (15 years of which he was stationed at Waitohuna, Raglan, and the remainder at Kaipara) he devoted himself sokly to the welfare of his people, labounng,.continuously aud arduously, until compelled to resign by illness. The deceased leaves a widow and six children. The Kev. Hauraki Paul's two daughters are in charge of the Matihitihi School, Hokianga. Mr. L. G. Eeid, S.M., arrives at Masterton to-day, and will begin duty as magistrate in that centro on Thursday. Mr. Achison, who has been principal light-keeper and quarantine-keeper at Somes Island for many years,.is retiring on superannuation on account of tho ago limit. The vacancy will be filled by the transfer of Principal Light-keeper Arnold, of Nelson lighthouse., Tho Hinemoa will call at Nelson , on her return from the West Coast trip aud bring Mr. Arnold to Wellington. Mr. F. L. Murray has been appointed by tho Joint Board of Control of Lancaster Park ' aud Canterbury Cricket Association as secretary to tho bodies mentioned.—Press Association. Tho members of tho Wellington Bowling Club are to be entertained by Mr. (3. Smith, ono of the directors, at a bridge and wichro tournament at 7.30 this evening.