PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1166, 17 June 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Eon. D. Buddo went,south last evening. Bishop Grimes, of Christchurch, was a passenger for Lyttelton'by tlio Maori last evening. Mr. T. E. Sedgwick was a passenger for Loudon by the lonic, which sailed this morning. . The death is announced of Mr. H. 11. Secretan, at one timo general manager of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. at Christchurch, and a representative cricketer. Mr. F. W. Frankland, writing from London to his relatives at Foxton, states that he has definitely decided not to contest' the Manawatu seat at tlio next election. Ho will remain in England until tho earlv part of next year. It is undoistood that Mr. A. Eraser, of Foxton, will be a candidate for the seat. Mr. Harold Beauchamp, chairman of the Bauk of New Zealand, is leaving shortly on a visit to tho Old Country. Mr. John Mill, of Port Chalmers, who came to Wellington to attend the annual meeting of the bank of New Zealand, left again for the south last night. Tho death is announced of Mr. E. Lilley, a well-known lung's Counsel in ■ Queensland. Mr. C. S. Nixon, Collector of Customs ; at Wellington, returned by tho Warrimoo from Melbourne yesterday. Four months ago Mr. Nixon left Wellington on account of ill-health, and has come back benefit- ' ed by the change. Mr. Nixou resumed duty yesterday.

Dr P P M'Evcdv left for the south by lie Maori last evening. Ho will bo away ram Wellington for about a week.

The- death occurred in Wellington yeslerday of Mr. Jolm Hamilton, aged S8 rears.

Ono of the oldest clients of the Bank of New Zealand is Mr. W. 11. llargrcavcs, of Christchurch, and his appreciation of his long connection with that institution is well expressed in the following letter which ho sent recently to Mr. Harold l.eauchamp, chairman of directors:— "Dear sir,—As one of the first and probably the oldest living client of the bank in Christchurch, I beg to lender you my warmest congratulations on the occasion of the jubilee meeting. 1 may mention that it has been my privilege to have been associated with the bank since its opening here in March, 1562, when 1 became a client, and during an unbroken period of nearly 50 years have enjoyed business relations of a most pleasant and, I vonlure to thinlc, mutually satisfactory character. 1 believo 1 am correct iii fitating that my brother, the late K. A. Hargrcaves, was the first of the bank's clients in I.ytteltoii, where (he business of (ho bank first commenced in Canterbury. Willi best wishes for the continued prosperity of Ihe institution over which you so ably preside, and in which I l la yo a very warm interest."

The death is recorded of Mrs. White, wife of Mr. William White, hotelkconer of roxtou.