PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1136, 25 May 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-day the Hon. J. Carroll, the Hon. tt. l'owlds, the Hon.-]). Buddo, the Hon. A. 1. i\gata, and the Hon. J. A. Millar will be in Wellington, the non. T. Mackenzie in Auckland, and the Hon. It. M'kenzic in Otago.

Mr. H. C. Tovsley, President of tho Chamber of Commerce, is confined to bis home with an attack of influenza.

Mr. P. J. M'Namara, of tho staff of the National Bank, met with a rather severo accident, while cycling to his homo on Tuesday night. He was'thrown from his machine, and was considerably cut and bruised.

Advice is just to hand that the Eov.AV. Wooding, 8.A., of London, with Mrs. Wooding (sister to Mr. Asnuith, the British Prime Minister), intends to visit New Zealand in tho coming spring. Mr. Wooding will preach and lecture in tho Unitarian Church during his stay in Wellington.

Mr. James Marohbanks, engineer to tho. Harbour Board, has been appointed to represent that body before tho Conciliation Council and Arbitration Court. Tho chairman explained that Mr. Marchbanks had already several times represented tho board before the Court. It was necessary, however, that he should bo accredited in case his credentials should be challenged.

Mr. T. M. Wilford, who was chairman of the Harbour Board from February, 1908, to February, 1910, has presented his framed portrait to that body, to bo hung on its board-room wall. Tho board lias evening passed a vote of thanks to Mr. Wilford for his gift....

The Eev. H. Van Stavercn, who lias been spending a few weeks in Australia for the benefit of his health, returned to Wellington yesterday by the Warritnoo.

Mr. A. M'Carthy, first assistant clerk in the Wnnganui Magistrate's Court, lias been promoted to the position of deputyregistrar at Christchurcli.

Our Wanganui correspondent announces the death, ut the ago of 79, of Mr. William Joseph Park, an old veteran of the Crimean and Indian Mutiny campaigns.

Captain F.' D. Seaborne, of the steamer Cranley, which arrived in "Wellington on March. 21 last, from New York, under charter to the Tyser Company, died in a local private hospital at 3 a.m. yesterday after a protracted illness. Captain Seaborne first visited Wellington on January 31, ISS9, as master of the steamer; Telosa. A few years ago ho called in the Barkston for coal, while on a voyage in that steamer to South America. At the time of. his death Captain Seaborne was ft! years, of age. He. leaves a widow and two , children in! Bristol, England. A special' servico is to bo held at . St. Peter's this morning at o'clock. Tho funeral will leave for Karori at the close of the service. As far back as 1879 deceased was second mate on the Shaw-Sav-ill and Albion Company's old tailing clipper Cruradcr, when the vessel was trading between New Zealand and the Old .Country. A-number.of years.ago he was with Captain Steele on the Swauley as chief officer. Flags on vessels in port and on a number of city buildings were flown at half-mast yesterday as a token of respect to the memory of the lato master mariner.

Mr. Harold Carr, the touring manager of the Eoyal Hawaiian Concert Company, was in town yesterday making arrangements for their opening at the Town Hall on Saturday, June 3. Mr. Carr left' for Lyttelton by the Maori last evening. Dr. M. E. Neligan, former Anglican Bishop of Auckland, writing from Scarborough -to Archdeacon Calder, congratulates the Diocese of Auckland upon having been led to choose for the Bishop one of whom so much heartv good is spoken, and from whosa solid and devout. work so much hopeful anticipation riiay be formed. The letter, concludes: "Behind the new Bishop of Auckland stands—as I know full well from experience—a solid mass of cler«y and laity, who, almost to a man, will trust their Bishop and follow him loyally, believing that, because the Bishop trusts them, they can trust the Bishop. With high' hopes for tho work in t.-irs old diocese, and with love from Mrs. Ncligan and myself, both to our pakoha and Maori friend.', believe me, your affectionate former Bishop, M E Ncligan.", • ■ ' '