PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1010, 28 December 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

• ——r —»■ His Excellency the Governor proceeded yesterday to Tokaanu, where he will spend some days fishing. On Saturday, accompanied by Mr. Kerr-Clark (private secretary), Lord Islington will leave Tokaanu for Auckland, where ho will attend tin.forthcoming race meeting. Ho may also inspect the vice-regal residence at Auckland. His Excellency returns to Wellington on January G, 1911, and will probably leave soon afterwards for the south, proceeding ns far'as Invorcargill. Precise details of the southern journey have not yet boon arranged. Sir Joseph AVard returns to Wellington by this morning's express. He remains in Wellington nntil I'riday night, when lie will leave for Inveroargill.—Press Association. Another of. tho old identities of Master-: ton lias passed away in the person of Mr, Herbert T. Marsh. Deceased, who was 67 years of age, saw a good deal of service in the Maoris wars, having served first with Colonel Porter, and afterwards with the Ha who's Bay Folunteers. . He was, for some years, sergeant in the armed constabulary. He camo to Master-.tin-Si years ago, and was ono of the founders of the Municipal Fire Brigade. Deceased (says our Masterton correspondent) was accorded" a military funeral -vesterday_moraine. .

* i • . ■ y -His 6 Excelloncy the Governor has been' invited by the Mayor of New Plymouth '(Mr., G. Tisch) 'to pay an official visit to that town during the last week in Jojiuary. On Sunday Mr. J. J. Reich, of Wellington, received a cablegram announcing the death of his brother, Mr. Donald iteich, a. merchant, of Dundee. The deceased gentleman lately tonred N«w Zea-' land, arriving iu January last and leaving for London iu April. During' his stay in this country he made special investigations into the commercial and in(histrinl life of the Dominion, being particularly interested in the hemp industry. Apart from his manufacturing interests in Dundee, Mr. Reich was a fariii er, and owned a property near that cily. H« was born in Forfarslvire, and was only 30 years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Keich leaves a widow, and three children. ' Miss Faubert, of Gisborne, will represent the Hawke's Bay branch- of the New Zealand Teachers Institute at the forthcoming conference at- Hokitika, in addition to Messrs. Watson, Holmes, and Williamson. Prior to leaving on a trip to Austra-' lia, Mr. T. K. Turnbull received a presentation from the New Plymouth Swimming Club. After his return Mr. Turnbull will.commence practice in the, legal profession. Colonel R. J. Collins and Mrs. Collins left for Napier yesterday morning on a holiday trip. It is understood by the "Gisborne Times" that a movement is on foot to' make a testimonial to Mr. W. Pettie for the satisfactory manner in which he carried out the duties of Acting-Mayor while Mr. Lysnar was absent in- England. '. ' After an illness of several months Mr. Eobfrt Martin,, head of the firm of Robert Martin, Ltd., painters and paperhangers, of Manners Street, died somewhat unexpectedly at his residence, 19 Kent Terrace, at 5.45 o'clock last evening. The deceased, who was 72 years of age, was an old resident of Wellington, and one who was held in high respect by all with whom he came in contact. Mr. Martin leaves a family of seven daughters and two sons. ; Mr. J. S. Monro, of Dunedin, is at present a visitor to Wellington. , Mr. Patrick Darby, an old and respected citizen of Auckland, is dead at' the age of seventy-sis.. : Mr. James Allen, member for Bruce, is both'looking and feeling well after the lengthy session (says' the "Herald"). Mr. Allen does not contemplate a trip Home to : atten(l the Coronation festivities. Mr. Hugh J. Ward brought his season to a close at tho Theatre Royal, Adelaide, on Saturday (says the "Argus" of December .19). In response to the demand for a speech, ho said that ho was not going to act any more. He was going to become associated with a firm which he regarded as having made the Australian stage. The standard of the firm, if possible, was going to be higher in the future than in the past. Mr. J. C. Williamson's career had been, beautiful, and he had assisted Australian artists in a- wonderful way.' ■«■'•'.■ An Order-in-Council was signed by the Governor of Victoria (Sir Thomas GibsonC'armichael) last week, for the appointment of Mr. Fitzpatrick as chairman ot : the Railway Commissioners, at a. salary , of JE2750 a year. Mr. Tait, the retired chairman, received ' .£3500 a year. Mr. R. J. Gill, at ono time a Judge of the Native Land Court, died at his residence, Parnell, Auckland, last week; aged 85 years. ' Mr. Gill was-also at one time Under-Secretary for Native Affairs, and presided in.the Native Land Court for about twenty years; ; ■.'■'• A cable message','has been received, stating that, the Bev. W. S. Lucas, who went to London in November'' last; to undergo a serious. operation, is..;~making excellent progress towards recovery. Mr. Lucas is expected, back in Nelson at the end of February;. 1911. ; ' '.-■'