PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

:'- Mr. and Mrs. T. •'M.-'"' Wiliordyiwere passengers by. the' Maori, :-j which arrivedfrom : the south yesterday; h;//: 'sf ■ .";./■

.'The Hon. J. R.;;Sinclair;-M.L.C.,■'■'is' visiting Diinedin.' '":'.'■''•'-'"'' ':'■'_' : -'~;''"^.] Captain T; H. Enssam, ofDunedin, has; ■received intimation by .cable ..tsays. "the ;"Otagb Daily Times") of ; the death at Brighton,' ■'■.' England, ' on' of ■his father, Mr. :Hormuzd -Rassam,' the well-known Assyriologist.- "'ln', the course of an adventurous career ' Mr.'- Eormnzd Rassani, whfjvas born in 1 Northern Mesopotamia in"1826, joined Mr.. Layardinhis; Assyrian researches in the' forties,, was'held by King Theodore of .Abyssinia as a'political prisoner and kept in chains: for nearly two" years' in ducted the Assyrian explorations between 1876 and-1882, and during thej TurkoRussian war , was sent; by :' the British Foreign Office on a special -~mission 'to 'Asia Minor; Armenia, and Kurdistan to' inquire into the condition of the different 1 Christian communities.^};;':;•' ' Mr. E. D. Butts, formerly postmaster at Invercargill, Wellington; and Dunedin,. died' in Auckland; last, week.—Press As- \ - ', ' > ."'; '..; ; ' .','..'-.; V" ■'•;■■','.;•:':■'■■-*■■' ' In connection' with the promotion of Mr. D. Miller, Chief Postmaster.at Wanganoi,' to a similar position ; at Wolling-; ton, tho : "Herald"; says': "We congratulate Mr. Miller on .this well-deserved recognition .of his . long, and..'able, public, service, during which ho has proved himself not only.painstaking.in the' performance of his duties, but courteous'to;, a degree towards evcryoneiwho came in. con-, tact with him, whether Officially 'or privately. -During his seven years'residence in Wanganui, Mr. Miller has particularly, associated himself with all forms' of clean and manly sports. ' He'was a keen bowler, and. as president of St. John's Bowling Club rendered that body many/valuable services; He was also,popular .with, hockey players, and as president, of. the Hockey Association did much to further i the .interests of the game.. Although precluded by his official position, from; taking any part in public affairs', Mr., Miller nevertheless took a keen interest..in the welfare and progress of. Waiig'anui, and was over.ready, whenever.he was able to. do so, to assist any efforts for'its welfare." ' \'. ■• ~ ';■ v

\ Monsignor O'Reilly (Diocese of .Auckland), who is. spending' his .health' vacation' in New South Wales,, has.'lately passed through a' severe illness.}. He /has now quite recovered,-and says he "never felt .better," but will .assist Nature by a holiday on' the. mountaiiis. .

Mr. H. F. Rawson, teller at the Mas-terton-branch of the Bnnkof New South Wales, has. received notice of transfer to Wellington. : '" '■-:..

Mr. J. Macdonnld, photographer'to the Tourist Department, goes to tho Otira Gorge this week to take some,, views there. '■'•■■ >.-'

• Mr. F. C. Bowler died at Sydenham, Christchurch, last Thursday, at the age of .74. Ho'camov to, Zealand fortysoveu years ago, and after spending' some, time goldmimng in the Pelorus district," went into business at Christchurch. He was ono of the oldest Masons in Cantorbury, and ho was also a, member of the Druids' Lbdgo in Sydenham. He leaves two 'sons and two' da,ughtei6.