PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 905, 26 August 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. E. M'Kenzie (Minister for Public Works) leaves on a visit to Wanguuui tliis morning. • , Inspector Kiely, of the Thames, is under orders to take charge of tho Canterbury Police District during tho absence of Inspector Gillies. Bub-Inspec-tor Wright, of Wellington, has l>een in-, stnicted to take temporary charge at the Thames, which district will be placed under tho charge of Inspector' CuUetf, of Auckland.

Tho Rev. Mr. and Sirs, Tnkle, who nave been enjoying a lengthy furlough in.' New Zealand, are about to return to their missionary work in India. ' They will be accompanied back, to India by Dr. and Mrs. Pettit, of Dunediii, who lire at present visiting Wellington in connection with the Laymen's Mission.

The' Eev. Father Casey, of Wellington, is leaving on a visit to Home. He proceeds to Sydney to-day by tho Moeraki.

Tho funeral of Father O'Jlcara took place in Feikling yesterday (says our local correspondent), and was one of. the longest corteges ever seen there. Prior to leaving St. Bridget's Church Requiem Mass was held at 10.30 a.m., when there was a large congregation of mourners!' Included among those .'present were the Vicar-General, Monsignor O'Shea, Monsignor Devoy, Fathers Ecgnault, M'Kcnna, . Bowden, Power, Costello, Le Croix, O'Dwyer, Hurley, Peebles, Lane, Murray, and others. The visiting clergy came to Fcilding from all parts of the North Island.

I Mr. Cecil Little, soil of Mr. Alfred Little, Wellington manager for Messrs. Grcatrcx and Son, died at a Thorndon private hospital yesterday morning, after .an illness which extended over some five weeks. Tho deceased, -who was only 21 years of age, has been for the last nine years in the Royal Insurance Office. Some weeks ago he contracted a bad cold, which developed into pneumonia. Mr. Douglas Littlo (of C. and A. Odlin) and Mr. Ernest Little (of J. Nathan and Co.) are brothers of the deceased. The funeral will take place to-morrow. Miss M. E. Richardson, of the Land and Survey Department, is leaving' on a trip to England on September 23. Mr. and Mrs. David Lang, of New Plymouth, will leave for Sydnoy. to-day, there to join the Runic for London. Mr. David M'Laren Campbell, who has a great reputation among tho Scotsmen of this country as a piper and'an authority on piping, and was well- known at Caledonian gatherings throughout tho Dominion, died in- the Wellington Hospital on Tuesday last, and was buried yesterday with military honours! Draped with tho Union Jack, the coffin was borne fromi'his late residence in Emuiett Street, Newtown, to St. Aune's, Church, where a service was conducted by tho Rev. Father Herring, who also officiated at the graveside. The funeral was attended by* many friends and relatives and representatives of the Scottish societies! . ■ '

In the annual report of the 'session of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, WcV lington, regret is expressed at the death of Mr. John Jack, sen'r., for many years treasurer of the church and superintendent of tho Sabbath School. The Women's, Guild lias also lost one of its most efficient and zealous workers by ; the tragic death of Mrs. Picken, wife of Professor D. K. Woken, M.A. ' Other members and adherents •■ removed by death, were Mr. A. J. Ker, Mrs. Cosgrove, Mrs. Wilson, and Mr. Wm. Dunn. Mr. Dunn for many years had given his services' as auditor of the church acoounts. ,

,Mr. James Vivian, an old resident in New Zealand, died at the residence of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Charlton, of Manly Terrace, Newtown, ou Wednesday, at the age of sixty-five years. The deceased arrived in Wellington forty years ago. He was for many years connected with the drapery firms of Mr. James Smith (Te Aro House),, and Messrs. Herbert Haynes, of Dunedin and Invercargill. The latter iirni employed hini in the capacity ofr'.traveller for a period of twenty years. He was held in high esteem by nil those who knew him. His survivors are his widow (a daughter of the late Mrs. George Waters), son (Mr. Harold Vivian, ol Talmerston North), und daughter (Miss Rita Vivian).