PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 897, 17 August 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) was still confined to bis" home yesterday, but he hones to be in his place in the Jlouse to-night.

Mr. William Corrie Jchnstoni a wellknown evangelist mid co-workei with Moody and Sankoy in America and the United Kingdom, died at his residence, New town, on Sunday morning, in his sixtythird year. Mr. Johnston came to New Zealand from Scotland about 28 years ago owing to failing health, and he conducted missions in Dunedin, Christchurch, and other centres. J'or smno time pasi kv had been writing a series of books on evangelistic subjects. He leaves a widow and three children.

Captain 11. J. S. Seddon, of the Headquarters Staff,, is at present in Nelson, inspecting a now rifle range.

Captain G. S. Richardson, Chief Iγ.stiuctor of Artillery, has gone to Christchurch to supervise a' course of instruction which has been set for the officers and non-commissioned officers of the Canterbury Gunnery Corps.

Mr. C. M. Montefiore, general manager in New Zealand of the Ocean Accident Insurance Corporation, arrived in Sydney from London on Monday. He will probably leave for Wellington on Saturday next. ;

The passengers by the Orient liner Orvieto, which sailed on July 8, include the Eevs. H. E. W. Farrer, H. C. Bell, C. de Carteret, and Canon Ivens, who will take part in the New Zealand General Mission.

Mr. William Gill, who recently retired from tho position of Wellington-manager for the Alliance Assurance Co., is to be presented with u handsomely-illuminated address by the Wellington Fire and Marine Underwriters' Association. ,

Lieutenant Renwick,' the navigating officer of the Antarctic ship Terra Nova, which is en route from England, is well known out here, having spent some time on the, Australian station. For one commission ho was on the surveying ship Penguin! Later ho was on board H.M.S. Prometheus. In London recently he passed his first-class navigation examination with honours.

Mr. Charles Schilsky, who is the examiner for tho Trinity College of Music, London, in Canada,,, New Zealand, and Tasmania this year, arrived at Auckland' by the Mahcno on Sunday. .

The witnesses selected by the Auckland Tramways Union to give evidence at Wellington regarding the Government's Tramway Bill are Messrs. A. Eosser (secvetavv) and Henry Carter. The selection of witnesses on behalf of the City Council will bo considered by the Electrical Committee to-day.

Mr. Joseph Palmer, first manager of the Onion Bank at Christchurch, for many years insnector of the bank, and latterly director, "died at Christchurch yesterday. —Press Association. '

Among the passengers who are expected to arrive by the Maori this morning from Lyttelton are Messrs. G. .J. Anderson, G. W. Russell, A. S. Malcolm, M.P.'s, and tho Hon. G. J. Smith, M.L.C. - <