PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

': His Excellency the Governor is to be present, at both .the afternoon and. evening military displays in connection with the Dominion. Day celebrations on Monday nest. Lord Islington is of opinion that it is : right- and proper; that Now: Zealand should recognise, the anniversary, of the day. on which the country emerged from its youth'to lusty manhood, and ho looks forward pleasurably. to' -next Monday's function.•■; Full. Court mourning ceases "on .September 30,, and on Saturday, October' 1, his Excellency will give his first- Ministerial. dinner .at Government House. The same, day, his: Excellency, will preside at .the opening of the now rifle range at Miramar. On October. 8 the Governor will/attend the athletic carnival to be given, in aid of.'the building fund-'of: the, Wellington Boys' Institute, in which movement he .is personally .very much; interested. 'On Thursday, 0"tober 27, his Excpllency,' probably accompanied by .Lady. 1 ! Islington; ! will pay an official visit to Timaru, where he will attend the South Canterbury, Agricultural Show.', 'It is/'pOssible'.' that' Oaniaru'.may' also be visited the same week.: Before going, south, .Lord .and -Lady Islington will give their'first official; reception at Government 1 House,-' an. event'which is; sure to create, a great deal of interest, as' it will bo the first official function since' the metamorphosis/of Mount/View, -the grounds of which are being rapidly beautified by : manual labour- and the subtle aid of'spring-time. ... ...'.■:.■:. ' Captain the Hon.' N. C. GathorneHardy, now, a attached/to the,; Eifle Brigade in England,, has been posted to the Third.Battalion .at : Longmoor; i ,- - : , Captain. Albert V. J! Lockie,.son of-Mr.'-James Lockie, of Wellington,- has been elected, a' member : of the Transvaal Parliament; ~ :.:"'"■'"' .... . " ; .■'■/ ;' •Mr. William Cable,, who. met with, a serious accident on.ThorndonQuay last week,, is. making a good, recovery.::: Mr;' Boy Cable,- who was •also present '■ when /the accident occurred, has recovered.'.'. Archbishop Eedwopd, 'who':'has: been attending the Eucharistic Congress at;M6n-. treal, is expected to return" to Wellington about the end of November, or early in December, i: *-.),-•, ; .'.- /' . '.' Sir .Toseph Ward received a, cablegram' from. London vesterday stating that. Dr. and Mrs. M'Arthur ,left .for New. Zealand, by the, Arawa on September. 16. The. vessel is . due: at Wellington on, -November 1. -•..'' ,'.'.-'■ ; >•■.■..-:.-'".;''■'■ ' ■■'.-.;[ '•:' ; ''. V' '. .' ' Owing to a previous engagement his Excellency the Governor will not be able to be present at the| opening, of' the.rowing season: on October 1. -,;:'/..:'^.'■;';.';.::,/■ Mr. H. W. Peryman.who has been n. member of the' North Canterbury Education Board for. thirty-'"years,..died at his residence'at Tai Tapu on Sunday, states a Press' Association telegram. 'He had been prominent in local government ever since he-arrived in Canterbury. in 18C4. He was 82 years, of. age.. Mr. Martin Murray,.who resigned the Waipawa county. clerkship to accept: the assistant town clerkship of, Napier, ; .was entertained on. Saturday night , (states.. a. Press Association telegram),; when tho Mayor of Waipawa'presented him with an illuminated address, a,gold'albert, a sovereign case, 'and some silverware on Nbehalf of the townspeople. Mi-.' Jiill, county' chairman, presented him with a silver, tea set,; and rose bowl,'the, gift of the council's employees.. Eulogistic speeches were made by prominent residents.: Mr. Murray also received presents from .the bowling and racing clubs and. St. Patrick's choir. "-'' ..'-'/ : It -is' the intention of' his Excellency tho Governor and .'Lady Islington. to ■ remain in Wellington until after Christmas. Early inthcNew Tear they hope to 'do a good deal of travelling in different parts of the Dominion.. The Eev. Dr. Nisbet, ;of 'the First Churcli, Dunedin, who has been spending a lone holiday in Australia, left: Sydney for Wellington on Saturday. ; Dr. Nisbet has been absent from Dunedin on a.year's furlough. ,: ■ - ■ '.."_■''.'. , Mrs. H. Norfolk, an, old, resident. of Riuigiorn, died suddenly, yesterday morning of heart disease, states' a' Christchurch Press Association telegram. :.. Advico has been-received that the Hon. Hamilton Gilmer and Mr. Allan Maguire und party, who has been touring .Great Britain, will leave London for Sydney by tho Macedonia, on October 16. They will make a brief stay in Australia, arriving in Wellington in time for Christmas.. Mr. John Maguire,- son of Mr. Allan Maguire, is remaining at Home to study medicine.; It is also probable Mint Mr. Samuel ; Gilmer, who accompanied his father to England, will remain ' abroad longer than; was anticipated, .".'.■,'..'. Mr, Howard Watkin, Treasurer, , Collector of Customs, and .Postniaster-Goneral of Tonga, is at present: travelling in tho North Island. Mr. James Shaw, ex-Mayor of Adelaide, whose death was announced in a London cable message, was a contractor _■ in a large way, and was well-known in New Zealand, which he had frequently visited. Tho "Southland Times", says he-was in Invorcargill .shortly before the Westralian gold rush, and made'for' the west, whore his investments proved successful. Mr. Shaw, who was tho first.Mayor of Coolgardic, had-been in failing health for Bmua