PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1243, 27 September 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. James Allen, member for Bruce, is to deliver a political address at Shannon on Saturday evening, October 7. Mr. John Wilkins, the retiring vicepresident of tho Wellington Hating Club, was tho subject of appreciative reference when tho president (Mr. J. 13. Harcourt) was addressing members at the annual meeting of the club last night. The president said:—"Mr. Wilkins has been associated with the club' as an active member for over thirty years, during a great portion of which he served as clerk of the scales. I desiro to place on record the stewards' appreciation of Mr. Wilkins's valuable services, and hope that we will see him on the stewards' stand at Trentham for many years to come." Captain W. T. Taylor, of Wellington, is back from a visit to London, where be negotiated with the Admiralty in connection with an invention of his for coaling warships at sea or in port, and for dredging purposes. Capt.iiu Taylor gave a demonstration of a working model of his invention before a number of naval experts. Captain B. B. Smythe, of the Royal New Zealand Artillery, who has been selected to undergo a course of training in India, was farowelled by his brother officers of the Auckland garrison at an informal function on Friday last, and was presented with a caso of pipes as a marl; of esteem and regard. He left by tlie steamer Maheno on Monday for Sydney, en routo to India. l!«cent inqnirics show (says the "Southland Times") that Stewart Island apparently has the credit of being tho birthplace of the oldest person born of New Zealand parents in New Zealand. The honour belongs to Mr. T. C. Williams, of Auckland, born at Stewart Hand in 182". Mrs. S. Bowyer, who resides at Kaeo, near Whangaroa, was born at To Puna, in tho Bay of Islands, in August, 1828. Bishop W. L. Williams was born at I'aihia on July 22, 1829. Next on (lie list is Mrs. Kemp, who was born in Paihia on February 23, 1830, and lives at Kerikeri, in a hmiso that was built bv the missionaries in 1811), and is tho oldest standing in New Zealand. ■U a mooting of the Marine Enginocrs' Instiliito held on Monday evening it was decided to present Mr. A. li. Hisldp with a clock mid a pirrso of sovereigns a.s a mark of appreciation of his 20 years of .~?rvieo. The presentation will ho made at Ihi! Institute's Buildings on Saturday next, Mr. C. A. Lawrence, of the firm of Messrs; Penty and Lawrence, architects, has been elected a licentiate of the Koyal Institute of British. Architects,