PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Their Excellencies, . the Governor and Lady Islington,. .accompanied by '. Miss' Stapleton-Cotton, and attended by Captain Crichtoh-Maitland, A.D.C;, and Mr; iverr Clark,' private: secretary, were.present; at' : Madame Calve's concert at the ■lown Hall': last night.. / ■:'■?:■,■;.:, ' Her Excellency Lady. Islington. has consented to perlorm' the opening ceremony in connection with, the Arts. Exhibition at the Academy'in Whitmore Street on October 1..'. ..[.I :■;..' •;>'" ';' ..■.;-''; . A statement published in an: Auckland paper to the ellect that the Hon._ Dr. i'mdlay .intended to 'leave, on..a. visit to 'England,' via '••Australia,', shortly was [ 're-: referred, to Dr.' findlay.'on his return to- Wellington yesterday. The AttorneyGeneral .stated that the. information was '{news'.'to him. He, had "not decided'. on any ''such : trip. ; ''. '/'', ; . ';;;"''■.-;.■-. Dr. Thackcr, of.Christchurch, who.re-' turned from South Africa ..yesterday, says that it- is his intention to contest 'the. Lyttolton'. seat, against,. Mr. .Geo. Lauronson ."at • the V next; ejection. ■-./■ He. will stand as an independent..;.. ■.•',.,

-'Among the passengers to arrive, from South• Africa .yesterday .'were .Dr.- : and Mrs. Thackeiy of Christchurch, and Mr. C. B. Thacker, : of, Banks', Peninsula (brother of Dr. Thacker),.. Mr. J. H. Parker, of.Christchurch, .was ' alsp',-,--,a, passenger/ as far'as. Hobar.t,'. where: he transhipped to J . Melbourne. ;The party are returning from a trip to • the Zambesi, where V they 'witnessed.'; the . ArnstBarry sculling race. . An interview with Dr.", Thacker appears elsewhere in -.; this issue.' ■■■':::-: ■';■ :'■ V-. ;-.'-". : ;;''..' Mr. Hugh : Ward, the' popular actor, whose name will ever be associated with the Children's':Hospital :in:.:this city, leaves Wellington: ; ior' v Sydhey ; to-day. He and his .company, take .with them cue best wishes of their many; friends in New Zealand.^., News has been, received of. the death of Mr.' F. W. Leonard ' Kirk,: solicitor, of Opotiki, after a 10ng... illness. . ■ The deceased'was 4i) years, of,.'age... .He-was tiie youngest- son of the Kev. William Kirk, the well-known Wesleyan missionary, who- still survives - at. 'Petone; and brother of Mr. : R. C. Kirk, solicitor,, of tnis city. He was the- first town ;cierk of Petone. After a period of farming at Otaki' and Opotiki,, he' studied .lawin Auckland, and praotised. as a solicitor, in Opotiii for many years, holding also tho'positions of County'and Town" rioard: Clerk. ■ : He led. a very busy; hfe, acting also as lay-preapher'on many oc-: casidns, ' and 'was highly esteemed. . He is survived by a (a daughter of the Kev. Mr. Watkin) and' three children. ,:■■ - ! . ■'-_•' -'.■ ' ..-(_'■'.. ■';' An old Wanganui "College' boy,- Dr. Howard Christie, returned by the Tonga riro from London yesterday. Dr. Unristie. left : New. Zealand about nine years ago, -and had.; a, very successful university career, passing his final exam-, inatibn soon ' after attaining his majority. -': Since qualifying over.' four ..years ago he has been resident medical officer in the Glasgow ; Weston- ; Infirmary, Maternity Hospital, Royal Hospital for dick- Children, and Belvidere and Buchill. Fever Hospitals'. Dr. Christie goes on to Wanganui to join the medioal nrni of Drs. Christie and Wilson.' .'.-.' Miss Sievwrighit has been appointed by the City Council assistant in the chdl-, dren's department of the Central.Library. Mr; T. W. Appleton, 'managing direc-. tor of the Huddart-Parker Proprietary, Ltd., leaves for Sydney to-day by the Uliinaroa. Among the passengers to leave for Syd-'. ney by the Ulimaroa this afternoon is Mr. T. W. Stringer, K.C. - Our Palnierston correspondent states that Mr. W. M. Stubbs, accountalit at the Palmerston branch of the Union Bank of Australasia, has been ■ promoted to a similar position in the Auckland branch. A farewell - "social" was: tendered . to Archdeacon Harper and 'Mrs. Harper, who leave for Wellington in November next, at Ashhurst, on Wednesday evening (says our Palmerston correspondent). The halt was crowded, and a ; vory enjoyable concert and dance was held. During the evening Archdeacon Harper ■ was presented with a cheque for a substantial amount, as a token of the,esteem in which ho is held, and a mark of appreciation of the work which he has done in that portion of All Saints' Parish, Palmerston. ' ■ ,-, At a large public gathering in the Theatre Royal,-' New Plymouth, last night, Mr. H. Dempsey, who has been for 25 years headmaster of the Central School, Now Plymouth, was. presented with' an illuminated • address, from tho citizens, tho signatories including three' members of tho committee in office owhen Mm Dempsey was appointed,, ono of whom (Mr. F. P. Corkill) is at presont chairman. A presentation was also made of a silver tea and coffee sorvico to Mrs.' Dempsey by the citizens, in honour of' tho occasion.—Press Association. The Rev. J. Buttriss, of Morccambe, England, was a passenger ■ by tho.Tongariro from Hobart yesterday. . • . ■ .'