PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 966, 5 November 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor, Lady Islington, and suite attended the Victoria League's garden party at "To Koraha," Christchurch, the residence of Air. Arthur E. G. Rhodes yesterday afternoon. The function was largely attended.—Press Association.

Dr, E. Thompson Rigg, who was formerly a successful student of' Wellington College and a graduate of the Yiotoria University, returned to Wellington this week, having completed hia medical course at London University College and Hospital, and taken the London degrees of M.8., 8.5., -11.11.C.5., and L.R.C.P. It will bo remembered that he gained the Buckmill entrance scholarship at the London University College, a notable performance for a colonial boy against the best Homo talent. He has since gained-an-other exhibition and several medals.

Mr. James J. Curtis, founder and for many years head of the well-known carrying firm of J. J. Curtis and Co., died at liis residence, Joknsoftville, at 10 aim. yesterday. The deceased was a son of the late Mr. George Curtis (who arrived in Wellington with the pioneers of 1841), and was born in May Street (off Tinakori Road), where he lived for the greater part of his life. Mr. Curtis retired from active business about ten years ago, and took up his residence at Manakau (on the Manawatu line), but two months ago he settled at Johnsonville in order to be nearer town. Hib health has been indifferent for somo years, and for twelve months past lie has been an invalid. He was one of the earliest members of the . Wellington Rowing Club, and retained an interest in the club up till the end. Mr. Curtis leaves four sons (Messrs William, James, Arthur John, and Harold Curtis). and eight daughters—Mesdames R. D. Hanlon, G. A. Hill (Christchurch), H. Oswin (Te Aroha), V. Waters, A. Gill, Norman James (Masterton), and D. Logan (Masterton), and Miss Rita Curtis. ;

; Amongst the passengers to Wellington by the Main Trunk express yesterday was Mr. Henrv Campbell, Engineer in Charge of Roads and Public Works at Tonga. He is en route to Sydney to purchase machinery and appliances for roadmaking at Tonga. Mr. Campbell, who is a Wanganui boy, and a son of Mr. Campbell, surveyor,, was recently engineer to tho Waimarino County Council, and relinquished that appointment to take up a similar position under the Kiwitea- Council. He went to Tonga a couple of months ago as staffsurveyor, but was afterwards given a higher appointment there.

Mr. H. N. Holmes, of the Welling, ton Young Men's Christian Association, has received news from the National Committee of . Y.M.C.A.'s that they are arranging for Mr. F. S. Goodman, national secretary for Bible_ study work in the associations, to visit Australia and New Zealand next year. .Mr. Goodman is regarded both in America and England as the strongest organiser of this work that the movement has yet produced. Among the passengor3 by the' Maheno, which left Sydney for Auckland on Wednesday, is Mr." Henry, secretary of the Royal Life-saving Society. "Upon tho adjournment of tlie Native Land Court, which will open at Wairoa during the coining week, Judge Jones will proceed to Invercargill, there to attend the sitting of the Native Appellate Court, set down for December 6. Mr. William G. Tatton, an old Taranaki, settler and Maori war veteran, died at Auckland last week, at the age l of„ra- i jr«ars,,, l . > ■ Onr Feilding correspondent states that Mr. Ernest Short, who some tima ago paid a visit to the Argentine, left London at the end of October on his return to New Zealand, and ,is expected to reach Feilding about the middle of December. Mrs.- Short accompanies him. . 'i Mr. R. B. Morris, Inspector of Savings Banks, left by the Moeraki last' evening on a holiday visit to Sydney . and Melbourne. Private cable advice* has been received stating that Dr. R. Ingram Sutton has taken the L.P.S._ degree at Edinburgh, and is returning to New Zealand to practise dentistry. Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., will resume magisterial duties on Monday, when ho will take the sitting of the Lower Hutt Court. He will take the civil sittings at Wellington, commencing from Tuesday next. Mr. W. G. Riddell, • S.M., wiil continue to conduct tho criminal business of the court. On Tuesday evening, Messrs. W. J. Miller and H. G. Rutter were entertained by the staff of Messrs. Harcourt and Co., and were the recipients of presentations on the 'occasion of their leaving the firm to enter into business on their , own account in. Wellington. The Otago Trades Council, as executive for the Trades Councils of the Dominion, are circularising all unions with a view to making a presentation to Mr. Tregear on his retirement as Secretary to the Labour Department in January. The same body has also circularised the trades unions, advocating Mr. M'Cullough's re-election as workers' representative on the Arbitration Court, —Press Association. Mr. Kenneth Glover, fourth son of Mrs. Glover Eaton, L.R.A.M.-, who taught music in Wellington some years ago, has been appointed bandmaster of the 2nd Welsh Regiment. Tho popularity of Mr. Harry Rice, conductor of the Plimmer-Denniston orchestra, was. exemplified last evening, when the Opera House musicians presented him with a silver-mounted pipe as a small token of their regard. Franklein Hermine Krupp, of Germany, who has been in New Zealand for some months, is at present in Wellington. She leaves for tho Wangamii , lliver to-day.