PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 979, 21 November 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Bishop Wajlis conducted the service at All Saints Church, Kilbirnie, last evening, the Rev. G. E. Blackburn being absent in Dunedin. Mr. Leo do Chateau leaves for Auckland to-day to represent Messrs. Meynell and Gunn with Mr. Goo. Willoughby's Company, which is to commence a tour of New Zealand with "Mr. Preedy and the Countess" and "What Happened toJones" on Monday week. Mr; t>. C. Collins, son of Dr. Golline, of Wellington, and a former student of tlie Wellington College, now at tho Cambridge University, came fourth in the batting averages in first-class cricket in England during the season just ended. His average vras 40.27. . • ' Sir Maurice O'Rorke,. M.L.C., has been elected a Wee-president of tho Historical Society of Dublin. He is the only colonial vice-president of this distinguished society, . The funeral of the late Mr. G. Gray, formerly of the Post and Telegraph Department, took place at Karori cm Saturday. ' The' officiating minister's were the Bov. J. K. Elliott nnd Ht. Lewis, minister of the Church of Christ. Among the mourners were . Colonel Collins, Auditor and Controller-General, Mr. J. K. Warburton, who preceded Colonel Collins in that office, Messrs. D. Robertson (Chief Secretary, Post Office), J. K. Logan (Superintendent, Telegraphs), W. R. Morris (Assistant Secretary), F. V. Waters (Chief Clerk), L. Ledger (accountant), B. Dall (inspector), R. A. Wright, M.P., R. E. Hayes (Registrar of Friendly Societies), W. H. Millward (managing director of the Gear Meat Company), and Mr. Alex. Gray. The chief mourners were Messrs. W. Gray and G. Gray, sons of the deceased.

: One of the principal Maori chiefs in tho Waikato, Mr. Keri Toki te Ahu, who is visiting Wellington in connection with the Hine charges, has decided to contest the Northern Maori District seat at the next general election, in opposition to Dr. Buck. . ••■■.' ■ Among the performers at present appearing with the Puller Company at. the Theatre ißoyal is Mr. Edward Farrell, a comedian, and expert dancer. Mr. Farrell had the misfortune' to lose one of his.lc,gs ,in aii electric car accident some years despito'wli&t would appear to most'people to bo a hopeless handicap on tho stage, Mr. Farrell, with, and at times without, the aid of. his crutch, dances with an agility and, : abandon that are amazing. Medical men who have witnessed his performance have expressed their surprise at the clever dancing of ono bo pathetically maimed. . ' Mr. Frank H. Pope, formerly of Wellington and of recent years district agent for the State Eire Insnrance Department in Otago, has been appointed distrct manager to the Department for the Auckland province. .' - • .. ' , ;; Mr. W. Henry, of the Royal Life Saving Society, left Wellington for Christchurch on Saturday.evening. A large number of local swimmers were down at the , wharf to see him' off. - . ' * ' ' • . Mr. W. H. Evatt, local agent for Messrs. Octzcs and Genitseu, London, left for a trip to London and the Continent by the Warrimoo en Friday last. The morning and evening services at St. Peter's Anglican Church yesterday were attended by-crowded congregations, when Archdeacon Harper preached for the first time as vicar.' In his morning address the new pastor took for his subject 'Tho Church," and in the evening "The Priest." , Both services wero bright, and the hymns appropriately cabsen.